Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heskan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heskan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a hunchback. His tied-back hair is red. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears professional attire. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Simon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Detective. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.