Description: She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. She wears her golden hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gynnie studied abroad. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Banker; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 360 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Ghaliver was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A 6'6" eastern man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a grey suit, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He works hard and plays hard.

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. When Andram reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a shoemaker again

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 5'6" western man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shifting embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Shifting was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shifting's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

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

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Markosian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1600 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Painter does. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Jasper (70 gp).