Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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, Semyaza is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Semyaza was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. Moon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 pp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy dark red hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Damakos lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a black coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 360 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Chalcedony (80 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 is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp.