Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Matilda has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 900 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is cut short. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Nicholas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Amber (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes. and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.