Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with yellow slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Manfred is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a brown collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 pp. Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Gerard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. With wild auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp.