Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Abalaba enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears just a blue suit. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Brewer. He takes great joy in being the best Brewer in town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Brewer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 sp.