Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Simon hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Backpack.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is cut close to her head. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Myev learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, marred by beers. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Stannor embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Gifted from a young age, Purson studied abroad. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'6". She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. Her hair is short and black. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Nagrette was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 280 gp. Coral (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman very much looks the part of a Detective. She wears her white hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).