Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. Her hair is white and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Hecat is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Healer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has moderate length silver hair. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Elf Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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 was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his red crest in a flapper bob. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.