Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, red shirt, and grey tie. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Detective business.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Vanuath liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and tan tie. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Heian was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Body Guard. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 180 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aust is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born into a rich family. Aust was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aust decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Aust managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

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