Description: She is a mite stocky and wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her red hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nikki has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jet (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His fur is short and orange. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dagger fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Amber (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his blue crest up. He has gold 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. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Direcris grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with red pants. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Blacksmith and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jet (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, white shirt, and tan tie. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. 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. He's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Malachite (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.