Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. He has wavy golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has gray fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Shadow was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

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. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Carter father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adrik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Addict, Disease. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Roondar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.