Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a brown collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, marred by teas. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her ears are large.

Personality: Herleva is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She usually wears her green robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is short and blue. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and carries nunchakus. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sun isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 280 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Abalaba hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.