Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Oloric lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to be a mayor again

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Merla took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. She has worked as a Detective like her mother before her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kipper grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Ruler, but he got bored and became a Brewer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and balancing his hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white fur is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Dagger was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by his family; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 pp. Malachite (8 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. She has moderate length white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Vorka hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Coral (120 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's in love; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Darrow was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jade (120 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.