Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 pp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. Valafar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. Her silver crest is lengthy. She has gold eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Farideh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has brown hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Amber (100 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Quick was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, 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 Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1300 pp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Coral (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Blacksmith mother left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Greethen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Greethen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.