Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has worked as a Interpreter like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jade (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Detective first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. He's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears professional attire. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Bowyer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shipwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.