Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. She sports chestnut long hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: Virra hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp. Azurite (4 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her tied-back hair is white. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired her part-time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has a crush on the local priest

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his red crest down. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Rathkran is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Murook and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).