Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Malachite (7 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.