Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Abalaba's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great joy in being the best Carpenter in town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. 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 is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 29000 cp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He wears his white hair down. He has red eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp.