Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has worked as a Architect like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a Dilettante first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears professional attire. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear green tank tops with tan skirt. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

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 sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length black crest. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ishte has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Gargax was born with his mother's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.