Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shax's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and doesn't want to be a actor and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her right side and is in decent physical shape. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Depressed, Secretive, Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Orryn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Carrie was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barber. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a crush on the local tanner

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries longswords. He keeps his long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Great was born with his father's beautiful face. Through the years after Great was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Great's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Great and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a violet vest and prefers grey and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bethrynna embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Priest, her father struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 19000 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.