Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Detective does. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is still thick. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age her mother died while driving off some goblins. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in scimitar use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stableman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theirastra grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 260 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is silver and curly. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Fragrant was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'8" and wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is cut short. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Phann hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Griselda liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown diamond (6000 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.