Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her red hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Elama's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

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. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 340 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Grom was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Beggar. He has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Detective again.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His fur is cut close to his head. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Disguise kit.