Description: He is a mite stocky and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Laucian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120000 cp. Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Maiathah began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Seddit lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a red suit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A freak accident while working with her Merchant mother left her crippled. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp.