Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has no crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'9" and wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his scimitar. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black fur is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Art hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Morkral lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" eastern woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Ielenia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Elf, 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 has worked as a Detective like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 sp. 3 Smokesticks. 3 Acid flasks. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. She wears her black crest down. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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 father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1700 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).