Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and is pretty ugly. She has slicked back brown hair. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Andraste lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His head has been shaved. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Roondar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Roondar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Lance lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 180 gp.