Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). 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 to pay off her debts

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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 were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He uses divination through singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Occupation: Baker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.