Description: She stands about 5'6" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Katherine was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 sp. Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: An older man who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is bronze and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Medrash never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Jasper (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her crest is gold and curly. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Blendaeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is an amazing painter.

History: Nutae was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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 born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.