Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He has green eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Gilbert lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Alex was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hugh grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raymond embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

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 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 to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Job. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope.