Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and flails. His white hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Detective business.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jade (150 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Rose (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. Her tied-back hair is black. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Lia was born with her father's beautiful face. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Lia's homeland. Lia decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (12 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy red suit. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is blonde and curly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Varis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Varis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this southern man is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His white hair is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Iados enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.