Description: She is lean but muscular and wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Ermina was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Alex liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Being a Shepherd kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Guy reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 sp. Azurite (16 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).