Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Ermina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30000 cp. Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Lewis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Adam is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).