Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He usually wears his grey robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Gerard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Gerard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear flannel. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Takra will drive conversation. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).