Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Aldous wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Antitoxin. 6 Acid flasks. 2 Smokesticks. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a hunchback. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Theobald is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a white collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A freak accident while working with his Baker father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Nicholas is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Nicholas was born the youngest of three triplets. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.