Planescape
PERSONALITIES IN THE SOCIETY OF SENSATION
Darin and Anya join the Sensates at about the time and are introduced by the kindly Factotum Annali Webspinner to four other Sensates who are also new recruits in the process of trying to figure out what to record in order to join the faction.
Alcides Papamylonas (human planar 18 yrs old): Alcides is a native of Arborea, more specifically, from the town of Thrassos in Olympia. Thrassos is known for its olives and olive oil, although Alcides also speaks of its school of artists and famous amphitheater.
Alcides has classic Greek features, strong and dark, and the classic Greek nature, outgoing and big-hearted. His deep laughter is often heard in the small group of recruits, and he enjoys good food and wine, song and dance. Although not gorgeous, Alcides is good-looking (ch: 13) and very easy to get along with.
Joining the Sensates is a natural for him; the Sensates are based in Arborea, so he grew up familiar with their beliefs. He has come to Sigil to "eat new foods, drink new wines, and learn new songs and dances!"
Autumn Strappado (tiefling planar 21? yrs old): Autumn is a lovely young woman with goatlike hooves and pointed teeth, auburn hair and green eyes. She grew up in Ribcage, the gatetown outside Baator, and has a streetwise demeanour that the others lack. She is flirtatious, mischievous, sometimes wicked, detests authority and loves long, hot baths. One gets the feeling that one is invited to join the baths with her, although she doesn't press anybody on the subject.
Autumn doesn't talk about her childhood or how she got to Sigil, but it's clear she's joined the Sensates in reaction to the restrictive culture known to exist in Ribcage. She's ambitious and hopes to climb in the Sensates' hierarchy, so she's always seeking out new sensations, even now before she's officially joined.
Autumn likes to dare others to do things, and almost always takes a dare, herself.
Canty Ap Hydd (half-elven planar 90? years old): Canty is another Arborean, although he grew up in Grandfather Oak in Arvandor. Canty speaks well of old "Moss-Among-His-Roots" but seems happy to be in Sigil, where being a half-elf is less noticeable. Life in Arvandor, he explains, was just too slow. Coming from Canty, that means something.
Canty has bright red hair and blue eyes, with slender elven features with a slight human cast around the eyes and mouth (ch: 12). Far from the firebrand one might think he'd be based on his coloration, Canty has an elf's reflective nature, often seeing things in the long term. He shares Alcides' appreciation for fine wines and foods, although he's a vegetarian, and loves art and architecture. He often tries to talk Autumn out of her crazy ideas, but ultimately he won't stop anyone determined to try something dangerous ... he just declines to join in, himself. He'd rather experience it on a crystal.
Canty joined the Sensates because of his love for art, and hopes to become an artist, himself, within the faction.
Avdotya Silversdotter (human planar, 17 yrs old): Avdotya is a native of Skeinheim in Vanaheim in Ysgard. She is a tall, strong young woman with long pale blonde hair and clear blue eyes (ch: 14). She is friendly and generous, with a firm belief that everything is communal and respect is earned by giving. One should ideally have others in one's debt and try to stay out of debt, but debt is never used against somebody as a tool of power. Sigil has caused her some difficulty; she just isn't used to the capitalism, greed and treachery that characterizes the Cage so well.
Avdotya came to Sigil out of curiosity; she wants to see the planes before she marries and settles down. She gravitated toward the Sensorium as a way to see places she didn't have the means to get to herself, and gradually decided to become a Sensate herself, thinking it would be a grand thing to travel all over the multiverse and then share her experiences with others.
Avdotya is generous to a fault but no fool; like many Ysgardians, she knows how to fight and can be as generous with her fists as with anything else if she feels the need to protect herself or another.
