Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He takes great joy in being the best Masseuse in town.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Ruler and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a server again

Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Coral (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Amber (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with pastel pants. He carries a battered bow and tarnished quarterstaff as well. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is cut short. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Callie was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 78. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Meriele enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rose (30 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and likes to wear green tank tops with white pants. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.