Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Rûkdûg enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blue hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Priest but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sariel was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Being a Priest kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Navigator profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Griselda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Sard (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the right. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Aasathra was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.