Hi everyone! Well, I am finally getting this updated list of characters out for you all. It will definitely help you to keep track of all the characters on our team. I did not realize how many changes there have been since my last update list. Please feel free to print this if you want, or bookmark the page, so you can refer to it if you need to check on certain characters who show up in the various cases. Not all characters show up in all cases, so this will be helpful to know who is who and a little about their background. There are mostly women on our team, as you know if you have been reading for a while. Most were rescued from membership in criminal organizations or had been kidnapped by such organizations for use by them in different ways. We do have more men now than in the past, and more cats too. So, let’s get going… 

Baldwin, he is the president of The Investigators, Inc., also the owner. Though Muffin and I had started it, we sold it to Baldwin, and he now pays the bills and our wages. He is a multi billionaire with companies all over the world. He is 50 and single. He is a large man (kind of barrel shaped) and has become a good friend of Steve. 

Steve, he is the team leader and makes the final decision on cases and choosing new team members. He has been wounded many times, nearly died twice. The most serious wounds were bullet wounds close to his spine. As a result he can no longer participate in things too strenuous, though he still tries. He needs daily massages and a drug to counteract another drug he had been given him which makes him go into a “nowhere” state. He is 32 and married to Sky. 

Sky, she fell in love with Steve almost immediately that she met him. She is from America, has long blond hair and blue eyes. She is an amazing fighter, and fast with a gun. She is 23. Due to things in her past (beyond her control), her family will not talk to her. 

Rock, the largest man on our team and 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 350lbs. He is all muscle, a very strong man and Steve’s best friend. He is 33 and married to Annelie. He is the second leader on the team after Steve. 

Annelie, has been around longer than anyone else except Steve and Kat. She was with a criminal organization but because of her help she was given a new identity by the police and given freedom. She has no family, is 6 feet tall and has shoulder length brown hair and hazel eyes. She has had two hip replacements due to injuries on cases with us, so no longer goes on active cases. She is amazing with a computer and can find most any information for us. She is the oldest woman on the team at 34 and is married to Rock. 

Crystal, same size as Sky with long blond hair and blue eyes, they look like twins but are cousins, their mothers, plus one other woman, were triplets. She is an amazing fighter and good with a gun. She is single, 23 and no family. 

Kristina, has been with us a long time also, very good with guns of all sorts, fearless and amazing fighter. She is 28, single, long brown hair, brown eyes, 5ft 6 inches tall, had a rough past and has no family. She is the third leader on the team. 

Galyna, she is our counselor and advisor to Steve. She can tell when a person is lying or having problems they are not dealing with. She will help them, but if that fails she will tell me. She is 5 ft, 5 inches, very long light brown hair and green eyes. She is 28, single with 2 sisters who will not speak to her due to things in her past. 

Tracy, spent time in prison for drug trafficking. She is sister of a man named Jake who had helped us many times. He asked me to give her a chance and I have not regretted it. Fearless, great fighter, good with a gun and has a great memory. She is 5ft 4 inches, long brown hair, brown eyes, 22, single with no family since Jake was killed. 

Astrid, from Sweden, was in the armed forces. She can use many weapons, excellent sniper, very good in wilderness survival. She is 25, single with family in Sweden. She is 5ft 7 inches tall, long blond hair, blue eyes. 

Roxette, she is 26, 5ft 6inches tall, very long blond hair, blue eyes, from Sweden, friend of Astrid. She was in the military, excellent with all sorts of weapons, explosives and fighting. Has family in Sweden. Also good in wilderness survival. 

Engla, 24, 5ft 5 inches tall, long blondish hair, blue eyes, from Sweden, parents live in Canada. She is a friend of Steve, knows 10 languages fluently, amazing knowledge of all European countries. 

Kat, she is 30, 5ft 6 inches tall, very long blond hair, blue eyes. Former wife of Steve, once hated Steve and tried to kill him, then fell in love and married him. Was killed and buried but came back months later claiming to be Kat’s ghost. Has unique abilities in inventing, can move amazingly fast, can disappear, cannot be killed, can kill with one kick. Seems to have healing abilities and amazing hearing. A ghost, or the real Kat? One of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Aasta, 18, our youngest member, from Italy, given a new identity due to her dad being in a criminal organization. She has very long brown hair always worn in a ponytail, brown eyes, speaks 5 languages fluently, has amazing knowledge of 50 different countries. Single, daughter to Aari. One of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Cinnamon, 23, 5ft 6 inches tall, has long cinnamon colored hair, brown eyes. Former member of Mandar’s Team 4 Security. Has amazing memory, great in wilderness survival, originally from U.K. and has family there. Speaks 4 languages, excellent with guns and fighting. 

Catalina, 24, 5ft 5inches tall, was in the military, excellent with explosives of all kinds, fast and accurate with a gun. Given a new identity for her protection. She is single, has family but only her mother will speak to her due to things in her past.

Sapphire, she is 21, 5ft 7 inches tall, long dark brown hair, brown eyes. She is Russian but escaped from Russia with us after helping us on a case. Has amazing knowledge of Russia and most European countries, knows 10 languages. Daughter of Matt. 

Penny, 28, 6ft tall, childhood friend of Steve, shoulder length light brown hair, hazel eyes. Great fighter, good with guns and knives. Has good memory and problem solving skills. Has 2 sisters who will not speak to her due to things in her past. 

Dawn, 23, 5ft 6 inches tall, long blondish hair, light blue eyes, fast and accurate with a gun, amazing in many types of fighting. Has father and 3 siblings who have disowned her. Father had her last name legally changed and said he hated her for being in a porn organization, something she had been forced to do. Now one of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Amber, 21, 5ft 3 inches tall, very long golden honey hair. Has no family, former member of Baldwin Security, forced into porn when she was 16. Fast and accurate with a gun, great fighter, one of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Charly, 20, 5ft 4 inches tall, shoulder length light brown hair, brown eyes, excellent with all guns, knives and in fighting. Has family who hate her for her involvement with a criminal organization. 

Kera, 23, 5ft 5 inches tall, long light brown hair, green eyes. She is excellent with all weapons and in fighting, has great memory and amazing ability to work in the dark. Her family will not speak to her due to things in her past. Former member of Mandar’s Team 4 Security. One of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Aoife (pronounced eefa), she is 25, 5 ft 7 inches tall, long, darker red hair, green eyes, Irish with family in Ireland. Was in the military, excellent with many weapons and is a sniper, excellent memory and ability to work in the dark. 

Beryan, 25, 5ft 7 inches tall, very long auburn hair, green eyes, Irish, friend of Aoife, Steve’s masseuse, has family in Ireland who hate her due to things in her past. Fast and accurate with a gun, one of Steve’s bodyguards. 

Candace, 19, long brown hair, brown eyes, 5ft 5inches tall, from America, former member of Baldwin Security. Excellent fighter, good with guns. Had been forced into porn at 17 causing her family to hate her. Has trust issues with men, asked for a chance and given it. 

Kari, 21, 5ft 4 inches tall, shoulder length light brown hair, light brown eyes, from America. Former member of Baldwin Security, friend of Candace. She went through bad times as a teen. Very kind and helpful to her friends. Has family who will not speak to her due to her past. Has trust issues with men, also asked for a chance and given it. 

Amandine, 22, 5 ft 5 inches tall, very long dark brown hair, brown eyes, from France, friend of Candace and Kari. Has 2 sisters who will not speak to her due to things in her past. Good with guns of all sorts, excellent fighter. 

Cassie, 22, 5ft 2 inches tall, long auburn hair, green eyes, forced into porn so her husband divorced her and took their baby. We rescued her and Amber’s sister at the same time. She was given a new identity and joined our team. She has family in America who will not speak to her. Always ready to help, mainly stays at home and works with Annelie. 

Cheryl, 17 years old, 5ft 3 inches tall, shoulder length brown hair, hazel eyes, a very beautiful young woman, sold into sex industry at 15 by her dad. Family now hates her and will have nothing to do with her for being involved in sex industry. She asked for help and we gladly gave it. Now the youngest member of our team and has become good friends with Aasta. 

Ginnifer, from Mandar’s security team, 22 years old, 5ft 4 inches tall, very long honey colored hair, blue eyes. Abused as a child and forced into porn at 16, escaped a year later. Good fighter and good with all sorts of guns. Great problem solver and knowledge in wilderness survival. 

Marlena, 22 years old, 5ft 4 inches tall, long light brown hair, green eyes. From Mandar’s security team, she was loaned to us but wanted to stay and joined our team. She is excellent in many types of fighting, great with guns, knives and explosives. Great knowledge of jewelry, new and old. Fantastic memory, good at solving problems, fearless, excellent worker at night. 

Jennifer, 30 years old, 5ft 6inches tall, very long blond hair, blue eyes, identical twin with Kat. Very first wife of Steve, married while still enemies while on a case together. Marriage annulled after the case. She had a change of heart, helped me on that case and joined our team after. She was killed and buried, but like Kat she came back after many months. Like Kat she has unique abilities, can disappear, kill with one kick, can’t be killed, seems to have healing ability, amazing hearing, very fast and accurate with gun. Also good inventor. Ghost or the real Jennifer? 

Kerstina, 28, single, our doctor. She is from Sweden, friend of Astrid and Roxette. Has family in Sweden. Was in the military, can use many different guns. Excellent surgeon. 

Bridgette, she is 27, 5ft 7 inches tall, single, from the U.K. and has family there. She is one of our nurses and also our vet. Trained to use many different guns, good fighter. Has brown shoulder length hair, brown eyes. 

Chantelle, 24, 5ft 6 inches tall, shoulder length auburn hair, brown eyes, from France, one of our nurses. Had been abused as a child. She is very kind and gentle. 

The Men:

Logan MacAllister, known as Mac, 37, single, no family. Has a dark beard, is 5 ft 10 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds. He was given a new identity due to his dealings with a criminal organization. He has a great knowledge of the criminal world. He was a hired killer, but only of other criminals. Now a valuable member of our team. One of Steve’s bodyguards. 

John, 37, single, no family. Was a sworn enemy of Steve right from the beginning, tried to kill Steve many times. But he had a change of heart at one point when he saw Steve being falsely accused of murder. Now a valuable member of our team and a good friend of Steve. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 220 pounds and is very strong. 

Aari, 45, widower, father to Aasta. He was given a new identity due to being high up in a criminal organization. We faked his death so he could get out. He now has a greying beard, unlike before when he had no beard. He is a valuable member of our team with a great knowledge of the criminal world. Knows 10 languages fluently. Now a good friend of Steve and one of his bodyguards. 

Clarence, 38, widower, lost his 3 children, had worked with Aari in the same criminal organization. Good friend of John also. 5ft 10 inches tall, 190 pounds and strong. Good man with a gun and good fighter. 

Alfred, 43, divorced, good friend of Aari, also worked in the criminal world. Good fighter, good with a gun, understands the criminal way of thinking, knows a great many criminals by sight. Very intelligent man. Very knowledgeable in gems. 

Miles, 36, single, 5ft 11 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, worked in a criminal organization for 18 years, but wanted out. Asked for a chance and was given it. Excellent fighter, good with many guns. A good friend of John and Clarence. 

The Cats:

Muffin, Steve and Sky’s cat, amazing pickpocket. 

Storm, Kristina’s cat, a wildcat called a Margay, from Brazil but found in the Sahara Desert, good at opening locks. 

Snow, Catalina’s cat, our smallest cat, pure white, short legs, long fur. Good ability to figure out puzzles. 

Tiia, Astrid’s cat, from Sweden, a tortoiseshell cat, long fur. 

Rusty, Kat’s cat, orange in color, short fur, large cat. 

Ginger, Dawn’s cat, also orange, but long fur. 

Tiger, Mac’s cat, odd black and white striped cat, also quite large, good at opening locks. 

All cats have been trained to sniff our hidden cameras, listening devices, tracking devices and drugs. All cats have the ability to communicate to people they trust, just like talking. This makes them great PI cats, they can listen to people talking and tell us what is being said, so we do not have to be close by. All cats have their own special backpacks, originally designed by Steve, but improved by Kat. All cats can use special slingshots with steel balls with a force strong enough to kill people. They also have special nets, designed by Kat to pick up the balls on the their own. They can also shoot tiny missiles, flares, smoke and sleeping gas from their backpacks, all designed by Kat. 

Friends of our team: 

Rossana, an undercover police officer from Italy that has helped us nearly from the beginning. 

Mandar, 55, widower, a billionaire businessman from the U.K. with companies around the world. He has “adopted” the girls on our team that have no family and he has helped us many times. He has a cat named Tandi who also can communicate with people like our cats. Kat made her a backpack too. 

Well, guess that is all for this update, a bit longer than the last one, but we have more people on our team now. I hope you continue to have a great time reading this series! 

Steve and Muffin. 

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