Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 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).