Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born into a rich family. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for her, and Agnes does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When Agnes reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Portia hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Portia was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a grey tunic with violet highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.