Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 sp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 210 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jade (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has worked as a Butcher like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Junk Dealer again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Azaki was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in a small desert village. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 sp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.