Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aldous is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and shortspears. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Griselda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Griselda decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Barkeep kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Hematite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the north. Rohesia was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Map Maker. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Dean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp).