Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 pp. Amber (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He takes great joy in being the best Scribe in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).