Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Makaria has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a white vest and prefers blue and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Ishmoz abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He wears pastel trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He keeps his gray fur in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Actor. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She got into the Roofer business at a young age. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

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; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp).