Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Criella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red fur is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Great took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bow and armor she uses now. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Kelter 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 cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has golden hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Hadwisa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 gp.