Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Gerald was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears black trousers with pastel and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has silver crest. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pyxrin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.