Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Armara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her red fur is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Trail was taken on many hunting expeditions. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Trail and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.