Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, white cloak. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and tends to wear a large green jacket. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in a small forest village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Reynard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in ceremonial dagger use. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small plains village. 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. After a long history of fighting, Raymond and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local sailor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Detective first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Cory was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.