Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Adelard has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Jasper (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Bernard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He is physically well-built. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ralf grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ralf. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished spear as well. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Anthony is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Anthony was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Anthony's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.