Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Volen 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy white crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has a very tight haircut. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 250 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'1" southern man, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of aquamarine and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has moderate length rusty crest. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears pastel trousers with grey and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is typically in his Glassblower uniform. He has wavy auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Hobart learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Pacifist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Disguise kit.