Description: An older woman who tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Sard (80 gp).