Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ortegar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ortegar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ortegar. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 100 gp.