Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large black jacket. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1700 sp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Khrosh studied abroad. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is chestnut and curly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Theodoric will drive conversation. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.