Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: A 4'9" eastern man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peren grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and yellow robe with the hood down. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aelar embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Aelar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.