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: 100 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. She struck the Miller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his chestnut hair down. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Crampernap was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Cook, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and nunchakus. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Reddlepop isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Navigator responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).