Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. The war was a terrible time for her, and Veloptima does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. Her hair is golden and curly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Cecily has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Cecily and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is portly but not overly obese. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Breastplate.