Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a white scarf. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Euphemia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, marred by beers. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Gnome Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.