Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Howard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He struck the Baker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Akta was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A 6'8" southern woman, she sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has wavy rusty crest. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Ruloth took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Laborer business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Laborer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for her, and Alice does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Alice was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and kukris. Her blue crest is knotted and matted. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Kadana does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kadana grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kadana. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.