Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Nirgel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Job, Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp. Amber (60 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Jet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jet (90 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.