Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and to be a shipwright again

Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Slave, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Nature, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 sp. Jade (40 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large violet jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tippletoe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear white tank tops with blue pants. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a fancy violet suit. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small violet hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her blue robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Virra was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Coral (50 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished kukri as well. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gillyd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 320 gp.