Description: This light-skinned male wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Peren is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Peren was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Medium magic item.