Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. He is a great chef.

History: Zephan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a interpreter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a very tight haircut. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fisher, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length black hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Maiathah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes and is in decent physical shape. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Full Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She wears her dark red hair down. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of a Junk Dealer, who enjoyed hunting, Aym was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 wants revenge against brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cook business.

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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her white hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Werydd hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gerald embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Gerald was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She became a Jeweler soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp.