Nate
Nate is a homicidal psychopath trapped within a barely restrained moral shell. His
affinity for the bad guys is surpassed only by his blissful enjoyment of random and
unrestrained destruction. Despite all this, Nate manages to remain pleasant enough
to those he does not deem deserving of repeated strikes to the head.
Nate has a near legendary hatred of dice, which love to mock him endlessly by
provably ignoring the law of averages when in his hands. This does not deter him from continuously adding to his growing dice collection because his eternal hatred is surpassed only by his collector's compulsion and his love of shiny things.
First Appearance: #1 - May 20, 2002
Shirk
No one knows Shirk's last name. Conceivably, he doesn't have one. Shirk is a "scout" and highly versed in the art of poisons, their application, and their creation. He also has skill in throwing weapons and crossbows, and has a special affinity for shadows. Because his fate rests in the hands of dice which themselves rest in the hands of Nate, Shirk often finds himself in situations not reflective of his stat points.
Shirk takes on the usual duties of a party's scout
(#23) and can generally hold his own in a fight
(#37). His greatest contributions to the party so far has been as the caretaker of the Deus Ex Machina, the Buy At Bob book of coupons
(#72) and as a makeshift flotation device
(#282).
Now that the party has left the town of Bob and is no longer in need of crossing bottomless pits, Shirk will need to find a new way to contribute to the group. This could be from the application of his skills
(#265) or by remembering that he's still lugging around a sack-full of random magic potions
(#89).
First Appearance: #8 - May 29, 2002
