Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, marred by chocolates. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Portia was born the youngest of three triplets. When Portia reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fletcher, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When Azzakh reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely green suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her crest is red and curly. She has red eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Quespa is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears grey trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His crest is bronze and curly. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Gorbundus abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 sp.