Editing Rails Through Hell (section)

==Non Player Characters==

===General Thorrn Lightningstrike===

The white haired and bearded dwarven general volunteered from retirement. He is no stranger to fighting the horrors. Eye patch and a mechanikal leg tell of his past in the surface patrols. He is experienced and shrewd, and technically in charge of the task force. But used to having to lead from the rear because of his injuries, he is known to listen to his officers. And anyone else whose expertise he respects.

A number of veterans from Stonegate Defence Force volunteered along with the General. Most of them are assigned to the train's turrets due to their experience with heavy military weapons.

===Member of Parliament from Scorpion’s Oath – Wolf Twicesworn===

The dark haired elf with piercing blue eyes is the only member of the Parliament in Exile to offer more than thoughts and prayers for the task force. He volunteered himself, and is accompanied by a large group of Stingers. The military arm of Scorpion's Oath that he himself is a member of.

Wolf is a politician fond of giving rousing speeches, especially to his followers who drink up his every word. He is also known as an excellent swordsman who is not afraid to use his blade. His followers call him a patriot. His detractors call him a fanatic. Even before departure, he has already butted heads with General Lightningstrike about matters of strategy and the chain of command. He has made clear that he thinks that as a member of the surface parliament, he should be in charge.

===Rail Guard Captain – Oskar Steamfist===

Once, the Rail Guard was a large and respected force patrolling and policing the railway. After the Stonegate closed, what remained of their duties dwindled to maintaining and patrolling the Stonegate Station, along with their numbers.

Few people were surprised when the entire remaining Rail Guard volunteered for the task force. In the time since the closing of Stonegate, the Rail Guard has gained a reputation as a boisterous and unruly lot, and their burly Captain certainly exhibits both of the qualities in abundance. But no one can doubt their eagerness, and they may possess the best information remaining of the rail lines outside.

===The Drivers – Emerald and Opal Irongear===

The non identical dwarven twin girls - one a redhead and the other blonde - seem young for the task force, but with the railway closed, few people know how to drive a locomotive the size of Black Betty, who leaves even the largest of those used in the mines to her shadow. And the twins are two of them. Coming from a long and proud line of railway workers, they literally grew up learning to drive the giant locomotive. And they have made clear that Black Betty is ''theirs'' and if she goes, they go.

===The Engineer – Erdil Irongear===

Emerald and Opal are not coming alone. They are accompanied by their grandfather Erdil. The gray haired dwarf is the very image of a grumpy old man, but he says he could maintain the train in his sleep, and could be right. He is also another person with skills to pilot Black Betty, should something happen to one of the twins.

===Archivist Cleo Nightingale===

Another person who looks not only too young but also unlikely to survive, the short, petite, brunette human woman looks like a particularly stiff breeze could carry her away. But she is not along for her combat skills. '''The Archivists''' were a group of scholars among the refugees who had fled with what knowledge they could carry with them, and also collected and recorded stories from the initial refugees. They have kept this knowledge, and possess an impressive library about the world outside, and of encounters with the horrors. Bringing all that knowledge along would be a difficult task though - if not for Cleo. The granddaughter of the Head Archivist, she has been fascinated with the world outside since early age and has read most of the writings Archivists have about the subject. And she has a nearly infallible memory.

If only the walking, talking library's curiousness would not be likely to get her in trouble, for she seems determined to learn as much as she can and bring back more current information.

===Chief Medic Ingrid Blackbear===

Ingrid trained to be a doctor. She also grew up to be the chieftain of Bear Clan. Now in her middle age and her dark hair growing grey, the tall and powerfully built woman has the attitude of one who knows she is the biggest, baddest mommy bear in the clan. Her bedside manner is not exactly comforting, but that matters little when she is carrying your bleeding form from the battlefield over her shoulder.

===The Quartermaster, Katbelmogegga aka Kat===

The hyperactive female gobber does not seem to ever stay still, or even slow down to walk. She is always dashing around. Then again, with all the dispersed supply cars to look after, that probably makes her perfect for the job. She keeps her hair in a long braid, is always carrying a thermos full of '''kef''' - a bitter, stimulating drink made from a type of dark mushroom that is dried and powdered - and is also a fond of '''silver cigars''', that are made from a silver-gray fungus.

===Garka Ironbiter===

Despite her relatively youthful age, in her twenties, this warrior of the Order of the Vengeful Fist is considered to be one of the best martial artists in Stonegate. Which is why the elders of her order chose her to lead the Ogrun volunteers of the Order for the task force. With her dedication, the training of her martial order, and her Ogrun formidableness, the dark haired Ogrun woman is without a doubt one of the most dangerous people among the task force.

===Jessica Flametongue===

Considered a prodigy among the arcanists of the exiles, this young sorceress could manifest battle magics at the age of three. Her order of Firestarters chose her to lead the substantial arcane force of theirs that volunteered for the task force. The platinum blonde human woman has an unusual feature - her irises are bright red.