Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. His hair is chestnut and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

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. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Moss agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Detective uniform. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his silver hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Everard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp.