Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She wears a brown vest and prefers yellow and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Galiena was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beatrice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp. Azurite (15 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Margery took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).