Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bastard sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: Herleva hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Herleva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Suhnae grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Shoemaker has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to be a barkeep again

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her gold crest up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Mishann is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, marred by teas. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Dariff was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Clerebold was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Clerebold's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is white and very short. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.