Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ralf studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Carrie hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His black hair is cut short. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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, Bork is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).