Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, marred by teas. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Detective. She has worked as a Detective like her father before her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her green crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. A true patriot, Jezean would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Halimath enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Halimath 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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.