Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 frequently practicing swordplay.

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. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Caeldrim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Uthemar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Mamnen was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. Her white hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Laborer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Coral (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears just a violet suit. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Henry has worked very hard to control his curse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Shamash was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (60 gp). Jasper (50 gp).