Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Soveliss lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Adran abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Enialis was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Soveliss isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Soveliss lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Soveliss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Laucian was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and 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: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).