Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Abalaba alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished bastard sword as well. She has no hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears professional attire. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp.