Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Paelias 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. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'9" and prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 pp. Jacinth (8000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is an amazing painter.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.