Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, violet shirt, and brown tie. His hair is red and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Meriele will drive conversation. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp. Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bertram has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Rose (80 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her orange fur down. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Shivering was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shivering's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adrik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Rezena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and halberds. With bright blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired her part-time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Engraver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is typically in her Dyer uniform. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Xanaphia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently the stress of being a Dyer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp. Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.