Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She has moderate length brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. Ilde 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 sp. Citrine (40 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dagnal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Dagnal 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lagazi grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has no crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shoemaker. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and black tie. He has copper crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).