Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red and very short. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is short and red. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Maiathah was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. She has worked as a Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.