Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Thamuz lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Bonds: In love, Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 180 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and red tie. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Frouse was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Frouse was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'1" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fletcher. Her black crest is singed and shortened. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Uadjit hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 gp. White pearl (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no fur. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Spear enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Spear was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His green crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).