Description: This light-skinned female wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Melissa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She struck the Detective job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Emerald (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Brogg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Good lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fancy white suit. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. 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 almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Jade (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary mother left her crippled. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 pp. Coral (90 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bowyer profession.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Brug was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ploughman. He has worked as a Ploughman like his father before him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.