Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Mara speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Stylist, but she got bored and became a Detective. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for her, and Portia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Portia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. After months of barely getting by, Portia managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and half-orc compassion

Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. He carries a battered club and tarnished spear as well. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

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 is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and pastel pants. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Standing 2'11", this man wears a red shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. He has wavy brown hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 240 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).