Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are red.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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, Shax is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Dyer. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Hecat hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Hecat alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Spear was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age his mother died while driving off some gnolls. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in club use. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.