Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Shax has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. A true patriot, Shava would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Brewer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When Shava 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 tends to her Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blue hair is braided into rings. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His first spouse was a Dyer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 340 gp. Zircon (70 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is silver and curly. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Breastplate.