Description: He very much looks the part of a Stylist. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy yellow fur. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Quick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 110000 cp. Jet (130 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 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 is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy white hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Kathra was born with her father's beautiful face. Kathra abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Being a Bookbinder kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Spy uniform. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Spy. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'1" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Saphara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Zircon (60 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, red shirt, and yellow tie. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is black and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Thodris was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He wears his chestnut hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).