Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a yellow coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Manfred took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Drogo learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Adelard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

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

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his black robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He has wavy black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 pp.