Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This western woman is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Curran's homeland. Curran decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears professional attire. She has moderate length white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Robbie is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Coral (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).