Description: An older woman who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Portia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

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

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, black shirt, and brown tie. She has styled her cinnamon fur well, parting it to the left. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gurdis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 3'5", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Locksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Menny hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.