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Pono Loa character overviews.
Age: 27
Height: 6’2”
Build: average
Hair: dark
Complexion: dark
Distinguishing features: Carries a Uke - wears t-shirt and
colorful board shorts - flip flops
Occupation: dive bar singer
Corey worked a number of odd jobs to keep a
paycheck coming in while he pursued his true love: music. After
growing up in Hawaii, he traveled the Southwest extensively, ultimately
settling in the desert of Arizona.
While attending his grandmother’s funeral back in
Hawaii, Corey was magically summoned to Pono Loa by
Kinipela. Corey in turn summoned his own grandfather,
Dean, to help him.
During his stay on Ponolo, Corey discovered that he
could ‘make magic’ by singing. He uses his grandfather’s ukulele to
cast spells.
Prior to being summoned to Pono Loa, Corey played
at the Lounge, a dive bar outside of Phoenix.
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Age: 22
Height: 6’2”
Build: a little on the tall and skinny side
Hair: light – short; thin mustache
Complexion: white / tan
Distinguishing features: thin mustache, sailor’s cap
Occupation: Coxswain (motormack) on Higgins LCVP
Dean had a vagabond childhood, running away from
home at 13 to ride the rails. After traveling the country and working
any number of jobs, Dean settled in a dusty town outside of Phoenix,
Arizona where he met
Leo. When world war II broke out, Dean and Leo joined up with the
coast guard (the line was too long in the other service branches) and
were shipped off to the pacific where they fought against the Japanese
before being zapped to Moleolani by Dean’s grandson,
Corey.
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Age: 23
Height: 6’4”
Build: tall and lean
Hair: dark - short
Complexion: white / tan
Distinguishing features: sailor’s cap, scar across right eye
Occupation: Engineer on Higgins LCVP
Leo grew up in the roughneck bars of Texas. He
developed a brash temper and a tough as nails reputation when his father
would encourage the young Leo to fight at local bars (often provoking
patNahoas by boasting “My son can beat any man in here !”).
Leo brought his temperament with him when he moved
to Phoenix, Arizona where he befriended the more mild mannered, but fun
loving
Dean. When war broke out, Dean and Leo joined up with the coast
guard (the line was too long in the other service branches) and were
shipped off to the pacific where they fought against the Japanese before
being zapped to Moleolani by Dean’s grandson,
Corey.
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Age: Mid 20's
Height: 5’6”
Build: average
Hair: dark - long
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: Long Hear
Occupation: Island Princess
Kinipela is a princess of Pono Loa, a small island
in the Moleolani archipelago located in the mystical South Seas. As the
eldest daughter of the island chief, she was raised to lead and serve
the people of Pono Loa. At a young age, the local priesthood tutored
her in both the mystic and martial arts. She has always had a rivalry
with her sister
Nahoa, but does not yet suspect the extent of her sister’s
ambition.
Originally settled eight generations earlier by
warriors from the great island kingdom of Moleolani, Pono Loa prospered
as a center of agriculture. Following the death of Moleolani’s Ali’i
Nui (King), Pona Loa found itself isolated from the rest of the
kingdom. Over the past few years, many of Pono Loa’s warriors and
ruling class have left to participate in the great war in the northern
islands. Weakened and confronted by both internal and external threats,
Kinipela has conjured help from another world…Corey.
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 Age:
Mid 30's
Height: 6’6”
Build: Tall and skinny
Hair: dark - long (braided pony tail)
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: pattern tatoo on right side of torso
Occupation: Navigator for Kinipela
Makaweli is an expert navigator. He is fiercely
loyal to
Kinipela. After participating in the Northern Island Wars, Makaweli
returned to Pono Loa to provide support to Kinipela and her father.
Often a man of few words, Makaweli lets his actions
do much of his talking.
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Age: 20's
Height: 6'
Build: athletic female
Hair: short dark hair, often wears headpiece
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: often sneering
Occupation: Kahuna ‘ana’ana (sorceress)
Nahoa is the younger sister of
Kinipela, and daughter of the current high chief of Pono Loa.
For the past several years Nahoa has secretly
studied dark magic and has become a kahuna ‘ana’ana. (sorceress). She
recently murdered both the chief of the Kamakau district and his heir in
an effort to gain control of the region. That plan was unexpectedly
derailed with the arrival of
Corey.
There is some evidence that she is working with the
Olohe (a band of highwaymen) and their leader
Moko. It is unclear if
Lauleneke’s recent arrival on Pono Loa was yet another part of
Nahoa’s plan, or an unexpected obstacle in her quest for power.
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Age: 30's
Height: 6'
Build: Big and muscular
Hair: no hair anywhere
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: bone piercing
Occupation: Olohe
Moko’s rogue Olohe are highwaymen known for the
fierceness in battle. Commonly called 'bonebreakers' they are expert in
wrestling and hand to hand combat. The Olohe are hairless, performing
rituals to remove all their hair. Moko is the leader of a band of Olohe
in the Kamakau district of Pono Loa.
It is rumored that he has an arrangement with the
dark sorceress
Nahoa.
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Age: Mid 40's
Height: 6’6”
Build: beefy but strong
Hair: dark - long, beard
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: girth, royal garb
Occupation: King of Mokupea
Lauleneke is the king of Mokupea, a chain of
islands to the south east of Pono Loa. Noted for his girth and
ferocity, his reputation for eating his foes has gained him infamy and
his moniker: the Cannibal King of Mokupea. Cannibalism is reviled
throughout the islands, but Lauleneke has shown is willingness to break
from tradition and violate kapus to gain power, in this case, taking the
mana of his most powerful enemies.
While ruthless, his prowess in combat and his
willingness to reward his
warriors have made him hugely popular amongst his army.
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These vicious warriors earned their stripes during
Lauleneke’s battle to consolidate Mokupea. Their reputation as
skilled and heartless foes has spread as Lauleneke has conquered
neighboring islands.
Recognizable by their stylized helmets, Mokupea
warriors use a variety of weapons including war clubs and javelins.
Their leader demands unquestioning loyalty and rewards his favored
warriors with positions of prominence. Within his army, traditional
social hierarchies are often turned upside down as the strongest and
most talented are promoted over those with familial ties. This policy
has helped give Lauleneke the edge in many battles.
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Age: Unknown (appears middle aged)
Height: 3'
Build: short and thick (like a dwarf)
Hair: dark and long - long beard - hairy body
Complexion: Hawaiian
Distinguishing features: short and hairy - wears a loin
cloth - pointed ears
Occupation: Menehune
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