Abel Valiente

Personality: To-the-point, aggressive, very intelligent but occasionally lets her impulse control get away from her

Likes: Gold, gold jewlery, gilded objects, smoking from a pipe, ocean air smell, tall and broad women who make her look dainty by comparison

Dislikes: Drawn-out conversations, feeling physically vulnerable, not being in control, being bored

At 15 years old, Abel was abducted by pirates who killed her merchant parents and who used her for manual labor. This went on for about a year, until Abel escaped from her bonds, started a mutiny, killed the captain and his loyalists, and took place as the leader of the crew. She worked on-and-off as a licensed privateer for specific  governments, (which is how she met her ex-wife), but deep down she  preferred lawless pirating. It was this thrill-seeking nerve in her that caused her to lose a leg. She had captured a particularly wealthy ship, and was throwing all of its crew off-board, when she accidentally let a treasure chest go down with them. She dove into the waters to retrieve it, and was met in the water with the jaws of a shark just below her right knee. The consequences of this reckless act caused Abel to reevaluate her choices, divide her loot with her crew, and pursue a tamer career. She now steals gold from people by working as a moneylender. This is how she knows merchants Herb and Ravi, who she finds to be rather stupid, although deep down she does care for them.