Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a pastel tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. Great abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. In her 16th 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a black suit. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished falchion as well. Her blue hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Layabout, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.