Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Avelina speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jade (80 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He wears his red hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. To his fellows he 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is portly but not overly obese. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Sarah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. Through the years after Whurbin was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Whurbin's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amber (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Yvonne was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her blonde hair down. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Vicky was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 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.