Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Ar-Kaius took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Skoth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Skoth has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a violet tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her red hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Farmer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has red hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is an amazing painter.

History: Susannah was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Susannah has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. He keeps his orange fur in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Shadow was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Shadow was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shadow decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rose (60 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries a battered shield and tarnished flail as well. His brown hair is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp.