Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Adran is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Debt, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He usually wears his green robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder, marred by sweets. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Theriatis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Theriatis. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. Hadarai was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mason. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.