Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Merla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great joy in being the best Detective in town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She struck the Detective job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length black fur. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Smoking 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 180 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. 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: She got into the Armorer business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Armorer and found it very stressful. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with red slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp. Sard (30 gp). 1 Chain shirt.