Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Veloptima has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a red shirt, with a pastel mid length shorts with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Mason. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (30 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a Banker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Meriele was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mason. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a yellow shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An older woman who wears dull grey sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed axe, just in case, she is not a threatening figure. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ahlyssa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and carries hand crossbows. Her fur is beige and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Orianna liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp. Rose (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.