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. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Doctor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants. His crest is copper and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Baradad learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is short and blue. His black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear green tank tops with blue skirt, and is pretty ugly. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears just a black suit. He wears his gold crest up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Azzakh took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears professional attire. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Melech wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a simple green robe with pastel stripes complete with hood, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt, and carries pickaxes. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Eberk grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Eberk. After a long history of fighting, Eberk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.