Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fancy blue suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He bought a whip and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has no hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jade (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Coral (100 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her black crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dentratha will drive conversation. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dentratha studied abroad. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jade (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Amber (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (16 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.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 2'11" northern man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.