Description: He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case, marred by sweets. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Balimaar took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished shield as well. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alexandre was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alexandre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).