Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is well kept. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Diesa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mumpena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born into a rich family. Through the years after Mumpena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mumpena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.