Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished sickle as well. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Shax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Crampernap was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Acid flasks. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears yellow trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is long and white with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.