Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Detective like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 is content.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Menny fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp.