Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. He has wavy purple hair. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicor studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jet (100 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She sports white long hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A freak accident while working with his Dyer father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Detective and was forced into it by her family; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. He uses divination through singing.

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. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.