Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Az-Adar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Az-Adar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Detective. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Azza was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 pp. Hematite (7 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Coral (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. This black eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jet (160 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a Bricklayer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 has worked as a Bricklayer like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: She wears a simple white robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She has golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Lagazi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of falchions, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Quick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Quick was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).