Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Justin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Justin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anselm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Dustin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.