Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Cecily was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cecily was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Farmer. She has worked as a Farmer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This dark-skinned male is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Unemployed first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1200 gp. Sard (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She is physically well-built. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Avelina took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His fur is red and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Drifting speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears skinny pants and wears a violet and green robe with the hood down. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Quillathe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Quillathe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He is an epitome of beauty. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Halander was born with his father's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 26000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her black crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fisher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Kadana was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fisher. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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

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. Hrathy 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. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60000 cp. Peridot (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2800 gp.