Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Shax reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with red pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and axes. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2800 sp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a hunchback. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Nutae hails from a village terrorized by drow. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gaaki is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.