Description: This woman wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Diesa was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a very tight haircut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Onyx (70 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: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Hlin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He wears his chestnut hair up. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: Born in the east to a Carter, Henry learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Ruler, but he got bored and became a Carter. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears baggy grey pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: Gifted from a young age, Helen studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a pastel top hat and pastel clothes, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her childhood dream was to be a Banker, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).