Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 220 pp. Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His orange fur is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Emerald hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Smoking was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Blacksmith. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 11000 sp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).