Description: He wears a black vest and prefers green and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Berrian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 370 pp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.