Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a simple yellow robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

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 very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Leshanna liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thamior studied abroad. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Eloise was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is cut close to his head. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cloak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Barrister, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When Cloak reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her beige fur well, parting it to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.