Description: Standing 5'1", this man is dressed in an above average manner. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A true patriot, Norman would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Emerald (800 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a fancy green suit. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her black crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Slave Trader business.

History: Jarsali was born the youngest of three triplets. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Coral (150 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Sard (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.