Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Solomon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Solomon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and brown robe with the hood down. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Varis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His fur is short and gray. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Silent is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, pastel shirt, and red tie. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His fur is short and yellow. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Beast's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beast was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Syllin hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Syllin was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Oloric was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Servant. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: Bardryn 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. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a bowyer again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp).