Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blue crest is braided into rings. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Patrin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Priest. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Detective and was forced into it by his family; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy silver hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rose (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Onyx (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).