Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has no fur. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His crest is short and green. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Tarhun was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Art studied abroad. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. Her black crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. His gray fur is lengthy. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman wears skinny pants and wears a blue and yellow robe with the hood down. She wears her golden hair down. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Meriele was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has moderate length golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead 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. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When Henk reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Henk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Dayereth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dayereth 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 Dayereth. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, violet cloak. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp.