Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Shax reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp.