Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Abalaba never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shipwright, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Banded agate (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her silver hair up. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Being a Banker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30 pp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Bendoo was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Herbalist. After a long history of fighting, Bendoo and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She has brown eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bendoo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.