Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull red iron scale mail. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Breena began to lead the lost caravan. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 cp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is cut short. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

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

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports red long hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered violet hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sarah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.