Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Nelkin was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp).

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 professional attire. His gold crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Detective business.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is chestnut and very short. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Wobbles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She is physically well-built. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shoemaker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Anakis is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

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 suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hoshû was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Holg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.