Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Don was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Kerkad speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Server. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Server for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her blonde hair up. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stableman, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Family, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'6". She wears tattered old clothes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her crest is rusty and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (16 gp).