Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jacoba will drive conversation. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. In her 14th 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aldous does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: Standing 4'1", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She wears her auburn hair up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Richard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp).