Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She is an epitome of beauty. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Ermina wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Ermina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Arnold embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Oriel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Percival does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp.