Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born to a Herbalist, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her auburn hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the west. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who has the majority of her body covered in plate, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Elizabeth hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After months of barely getting by, Justin managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).