Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A 6'5" western man, he is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Moon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With bright golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her fur is short and red. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Great fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and pickaxes. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Performer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.