Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

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

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is white and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gomory was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Sard (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, grey shirt, and black tie. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a Armorer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He got into the Armorer business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She has green eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her youth she was a Sage, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Hatae was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hatae never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She is physically well-built. Her hair is short and white. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Mercenary, Beleth learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Armorer, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. She has worked as a Mercenary like her mother before her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.