Description: She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 is content; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a blue suit. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length auburn hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail, and carries lances. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Meriele isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Detective like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She usually wears her violet robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Rohesia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a Miner soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gildmak isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

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 Halflings in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Gildmak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). 6 Acid flasks.