Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His tied-back hair is golden. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hugh will drive conversation. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Spyglass.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Giselle lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing her hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back silver hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Herbalist like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 gp.