Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

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 has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Uthemar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Painter. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Korfel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.