Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Abalaba was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Arha never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 14000 cp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of ruby and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She is greedy; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.