Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Abalaba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Bounty Hunter. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vondal grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. Her dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).