Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'8" and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Detective business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naeris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nelkin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Nelkin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gifted student he started as a Junk Dealer, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.