Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Cora was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Cora was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Cora's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pijjirik studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Amber (150 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Meriele was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Meriele's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is brown and very short. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished shortspear as well. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: Shamash was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Cynical, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Alexandrite (1500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.