Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Ermina hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Sage. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a hunchback. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cecily studied abroad. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. His hair is white and very short. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.