Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jillian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 210 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a yellow collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Adelaide is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears blue trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: Ronobe is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ronobe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ronobe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 500 sp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a red shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and green pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his brown robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His beige fur is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Pelt never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 sp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'5". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Nithther hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Nithther lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. She has no hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.