Description: He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished longsword as well. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Skoth speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the east to a Priest, Skoth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Debt, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Arumawann was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).