diff --git a/deadsands/deadsands-theme/templates/region.html b/deadsands/deadsands-theme/templates/region.html
index f716b83..0f81880 100644
--- a/deadsands/deadsands-theme/templates/region.html
+++ b/deadsands/deadsands-theme/templates/region.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         {% set target = article.title.replace(' ', '_') %}
         {% if self.is_dm() or article.show_dm_content %}
-        <div class='location'>
+        <div class='location statblock'>
             <div style='cursor: pointer;'
                 onclick="document.getElementById('{{target}}').style.display=((document.getElementById('{{ target }}').style.display=='none')?'':'none');" ><h3>{{ article.title }}</h3></div>
             <div id="{{ target }}" style='display:none;'>
diff --git a/deadsands/site_tools/shell/interactive_shell.py b/deadsands/site_tools/shell/interactive_shell.py
index aa731d3..4b15694 100644
--- a/deadsands/site_tools/shell/interactive_shell.py
+++ b/deadsands/site_tools/shell/interactive_shell.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from rolltable.tables import RollTable
 from site_tools.shell.base import BasePrompt, command
 from site_tools import campaign
 from site_tools import jobs
+from site_tools import striders
 
 from reckoning.calendar import TelisaranCalendar
 from reckoning.telisaran import Day
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import npc
 BINDINGS = KeyBindings()
 
 ANCESTRY_PACK, ANCESTRIES = npc.load_ancestry_pack()
+ANCESTRIES['strider'] = striders
 
 
 class DMShell(BasePrompt):
@@ -211,16 +213,14 @@ class DMShell(BasePrompt):
         """
         Generate an NPC commoner
         """
-        char = npc.random_npc([parts[0]] if parts else [])
-        self.console.print(char.ancestry.capitalize())
-        self.console.print("\n".join([
-            "",
-            f"{char.description}",
-            f"Personality: {char.personality}",
-            f"Flaw:        {char.flaw}",
-            f"Goal:        {char.goal}",
-            "",
-        ]))
+        char = npc.random_npc([ANCESTRIES[parts[0]]] if parts else [])
+        self.console.print(char.description + "\n")
+        if char.personality:
+            self.console.print(f"Personality: {char.personality}\n")
+        if char.flaw:
+            self.console.print(f"Flaw:        {char.flaw}\n")
+        if char.goal:
+            self.console.print(f"Goal:        {char.goal}\n")
 
     @command(usage="""
     [title]QUIT[/title]
diff --git a/deadsands/site_tools/striders.py b/deadsands/site_tools/striders.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c484a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deadsands/site_tools/striders.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import random
+import textwrap
+
+from functools import cached_property
+
+import npc
+
+from language import types
+from language.languages import lizardfolk
+
+
+subspecies = [
+    ('black', 'acid'),
+    ('red', 'fire'),
+    ('blue', 'lightning'),
+    ('green', 'poison'),
+    ('white', 'frost')
+]
+
+ages = types.WeightedSet(
+    ('wyrmling', 0.2),
+    ('young', 1.0),
+    ('adult', 1.0),
+    ('ancient', 0.5)
+)
+
+
+class SandStriderNameGenerator(types.NameGenerator):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            language=lizardfolk.Language,
+            templates=types.NameSet(
+                (types.NameTemplate("name,name"), 1.0),
+            ),
+        )
+
+
+class NPC(npc.types.NPC):
+
+    language = lizardfolk
+
+    has_tail = True
+    has_horns = True
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(self)
+        self._personality = ''
+        self._flaw = ''
+        self._goal = ''
+
+    @cached_property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return str(SandStriderNameGenerator())
+
+    @cached_property
+    def fullname(self) -> str:
+        return self.name
+
+    @cached_property
+    def age(self) -> str:
+        return ages.random()
+
+    @cached_property
+    def subspecies(self) -> tuple:
+        return random.choice(subspecies)
+
+    @cached_property
+    def color(self) -> str:
+        return self.subspecies[0]
+
+    @cached_property
+    def spit(self) -> str:
+        return self.subspecies[1]
+
+    @property
+    def description(self) -> str:
+        return (
+            f"{self.name} is {npc.types.a_or_an(self.age)} {self.age} {self.color} sand strider "
+            f"with {self.horns} horns, {npc.types.a_or_an(self.nose)} {self.nose} snout, "
+            f"{self.body} body, and {self.tail} tail. {self.name} spits {self.spit}."
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def character_sheet(self) -> str:
+        return '\n'.join(textwrap.wrap(self.description, width=120))