Description: A 5'5" eastern woman, she dresses like a well dressed Carpenter does. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ermina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She became a Carpenter soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of a Animal Trainer, who enjoyed hunting, Ernest was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ernest 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is content; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the north. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.