Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her red fur is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Pelt was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 pp. Jet (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raam hails from a village terrorized by drow. When Raam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his left side and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Actor like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nemeia hails from a village terrorized by drow. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Nemeia was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Elizabeth would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. She tends to her Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Locksmith. His blonde hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Feng would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the east to a Locksmith, Feng learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.