Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is black and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and is pretty ugly. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His hair is brown and curly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length white fur. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He feeds upon the attention of others.

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. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She has moderate length copper crest. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aasathra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A 4'1" northern man, he wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Yvonne hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Yvonne never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.