Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His crest is gold and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Jade (120 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Emerald (700 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). White opal (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, green shirt, and brown tie, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Hunter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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 made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He tends to his Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Yvonne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and carries crossbows. He wears his blonde hair up. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Morgran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, marred by teas. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Mûg speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This western man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and brown robe with the hood down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Dilettante who has hired him part-time. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kody was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bowyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).