Description: An older man who wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a axe on his belt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Anselm was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He married young, but lost his spouse to orcs. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Alex hails from a village terrorized by orcs. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to protect his home

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.