Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has black hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Riardon was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.