Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Avelina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She sports silver long hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. Chaedi abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 pp. Coral (100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.