Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; 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: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. 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 chestnut hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great joy in being the best Detective in town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has worked as a Detective like his father before him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. His gold crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Patrin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Patrin grew up listening to his father's many stories. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Duvamil is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 sp.