Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Hobart was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and sickles. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Patrin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Patrin took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Weaver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 sp.