Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a green costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. The war was a terrible time for her, and Osah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Osah was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Laborer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of greatswords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is red. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Hoshû enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker mother left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a seamstress again

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Sun and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 18000 gp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Jade (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. 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 Mortician. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her brown hair down. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

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. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.