Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and falchions. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Birel grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Star ruby (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eida grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Rose hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Rose liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A freak accident while working with his Farmer mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Emma lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His auburn hair is lengthy. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Ar-Gul lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 150 pp.