Yo man, like welcome to Jamaka! I be tellin' ya, Jamaka be one way cool place to live, ya? The place, it be on this tropical island that them mainlanders call Marktaban or somethin' silly like that. We Islanders just call it the Isle, ya? This place, it be like MAXIMUM location, man. The weather be warm all year round, and Mr. Golden Sun, he shines bright and warm all the time, ripenin' all them coconuts and bright yellow bananas. But best of all, the people around here, we be some really friendly guys, ya? That's right, not like them mainlanders, man. They can be kinda stuffy sometimes, ya know? But here in Jamaka, you just be leavin' all of that behind, 'cuz you be in for some real good times!
Ehh, what about this mainland, you say? Well, we here on the Isle, we don't know much about it, ya? I hear that there be some kind of Wholly Empire or somethin' that supposed to be pretty big. In fact, they say that place is so big that you can't even get from one end to the other in a day! Now how scary is that, man? They gots lots of strange thoughts over there too. I think they be into some kind of voodoo or somethin' like that, ya? That be just crazy, I think we be better off stayin' right here in Jamaka, ya know what I mean? We gotsa the sand, the beach and Mr. Big Golden Sun and that be all that we need.
Hey, but don't get me wrong, man! There be other villages here on the Isle, the people there be pretty nice too. Sometimes we get together and hava the beach party with them, ya? We don't do that too often, though, 'cuz this here jungle be pretty dangerous, ya? Ohhh ya man, you be takin' my word, if them crazy monkeys or the other nasty beasties don't get ya, the Ganja-Man will! It be too bad, if it weren't for all that scary stuff, we could be visitin' with the neighbors more often. Not only that, but not too far away, there be this way cool volcano, man. Ya, we had some plans to do some big time engineerin' there, man. We were gonna put in these steam vents and builda like the jaccuzzi man, and then we'd make...
Well, anyway, I be goin' on way too long, and we never did get around to that. Probably for the best, ya? Woulda been waaaaay too much work, man. So like I be sayin': welcome to Jamaka! I hope you be stayin' here a while and that you be havin' a real good time while you be at it. As for me, I just gonna be goin' down to the beach to catch some rays. Ohhhhh ya. Man.
And so, arriving on the shores of the island of Marktaban en route to the village of Jamaka are our three stalwart heroes. what reason might such a diverse crew have for coming to this tropical locale? Perhaps we shall soon see...
Ashen The Lost
Occupation: Wandering Pilgrim
By his own proclamation, the soft-spoken Ashen is nothing but a simple peasant, making a pilgrimmage to various holy sites throughout the land, seeing enlightenment from God. A pale-skinned man in coarse black, hooded robes, he seems to own little more than the clothes on his back and the mule who seems to be his stalwart companion. In fact, he seems to prefer this beast of burden's company over that of anyone else so far. In a fight, Ashen
has been revealed to in fact be a lethal weapon trained in the secret fighting style of Ju-Jesuitsu, which he uses to devastating effect.
Tiffany Chidden
Occupation: Travelling Ex-Entertainer
Tiffany is a small, mousey looking brunette dressed in bizarre clothing of a myriad of clashing colors, which, as she is quick to proudly point out, are of her own making. In addition to being a tailor, she also wields the deep and innate powers of a Sorceress, bending raw magical powers to her will. She is travelling to Jamaka in search of her mentor, but why she believes she will find him or her in this secluded tropical paradise remains unknown.
Ralph Heavy Handed
Occupation: Construction Worker
Ralph is a hefty young lad, with a face that looks a little too old for his lack of years. He wears a beat-up set of leather armor and carries both a sword and a bow at his side. Strong but seemingly lacking in education, Ralph is travelling to Jamaka with a local engineer for work on some kind of construction project, though what this project might be, even he doesn't seem to know.
Karla Debraoux
Occupation: Errant Thief
Not too much is known about Karla Debraoux. Clad in a faded, red newsboy-type cap and threadbare clothing, and with more than a bit of dirt and grime on her face, she is the kind of person who fades very easily into the background without being noticed. Indeed, if not for her remarkably well-made and well-kept boots and her handiness with a knife, one would judge her to be little more than the street urchin like which she appears. Seemingly used to a more urban setting, her presence on the jungle island of Marktaban is something of a mystery...