Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Elegant is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 240 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She takes great joy in being the best Mercenary in town.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'7", this man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Gorbundus speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.