HoC Bk1 Characters: More (Sarah's Morfex)

Name: More (the Morfex)

Species: Morfex

Class: A

Description: Round ball of fur with large eyes and mouth.  He is the size of a baseball. Has a tongue and teeth.

Attack(s): Morfexes aren’t known to attack, unless it's a dust bunny. But More is different.

Special attack(s): His teeth. (Regular Morfex don’t have them)

Defense(s): Can flatten like a mouse and go under doors. Roll away on walls, ceilings, floors.

Known facts: He LOVES Lunchbox Wars! He watches out for Sarah.

Tame: Only for Sarah and Taps.

Weakness(es): If the Tapestry’s resident Dust Bunny is around, More WILL case him.

Current Status: Alive

Last known Location: Tapestry

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Tut - SKS Magic Basics Teacher

Name: Tut

Age: 2682

Relationship Status: Widowed

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Spade ♠♠ (Double)
Card Rank: (Originally a 6) 

Occupation: SKS Magic Basics Teacher

Known Talent: Teaching. Lunchbox Wars (LBW).

Known Habits: Coughing sand (Cursed)

Awards/Recognition: Longest lived teacher at SKS. International Pro LBW player. Retired KotR (Knight of the Realm). 

Current Status: Alive...barely.

Last known location: Starlight Key School

SKS Staff Badge:

*Author's Note: For those who may be wondering why Tut's Staff badge doesn't show 2 spades (cause he's a double), it's because he doesn't feel the need to. All that's required is that you show your dominant suit.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Jacer

Name: Jacer Huntsinger

Age: 14

Parent(s): Tove Patrick Huntsinger & Alyssa “Al”

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Club ♣
Card Rank: 8 

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Talent: Lunchbox Wars

Known Habits: Tugging on his shiny seashell belt.

Known Lunchbox Avatar(s): Bigfoot

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Starlight Key School

SKS Badge:

*Author's Note: Jacer's parents own "Al's Bakery".

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Z and Piedee, King & Queen of Hearts

Name: Zelotes Card, King of Hearts

Relationship Status: Married (See Piedee)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Heart ♥/ Diamond ♦

Card Rank: King

Occupation: King of Hearts, Head Monarch of all the Suits.

Known Talent: Ruling, court tactics, motorcycle riding

Current Status: Alive

Nickname: King “Z”

Last known location: Heart Palace

Name: Piedee, Queen of Hearts

Relationship Status: Married (See Zelotes)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Heart ♥ ♥ (Double)
Card Rank: Queen 

Occupation: Queen of Hearts, Head Monarch of all the Suits.

Known Talent: Motorcycle riding, popping wheelies, doing daring stunts

Known Habits: Shelling peanuts (or any nut) and tossing it everywhere (mostly to annoy Taps). Being in random spots at random times.

Current Status: Alive

Nickname: Wheels (Taps)

Last known location: On her bike, heading to Bak’s Bike Shop to pick up some greased quicksilver.


*Author's Note: Since Piedee's hair is knee length, her helmet has a special enchantment that keeps her hair out of her line of sight.


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HoC Bk1 Characters: Grandma Rose

Name: Rose Temperance Ebbet

Relationship Status: Widowed. Grandma to Zack Ebbet.

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Spade ♠♠ (Double)
Card Rank: 8 

Skill of Choice: Plants

Occupation: Knight of the Tapestry Realm (KotTR)

Known Talent: Plants

Known Habits: Being cranky and blunt

Awards/Recognition: Invented Thorn Whips

Current Status: CARDED and in 3 pieces!

Last known location: Taps’ top hat

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Ransom

Name: Ransom Abbot Harris

Age: 17 

Parent(s): Dead

Sibling(s): Dead

Guardian: Taps

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Human

Occupation: Modeling

Known Talent: Running

Awards/Recognition: Won several track meet races. Survived several Limbo Closet lock-ins. Helped Sarah save several children from a Limbo Closet.

Current Status: Alive
Nickname: Handsome Ransom

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

*Author's Note: This is the "Vistor's" badge Ransom wears in bk1.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Griff

Name: Griff Blakemore

Age: 17

Parents: Redge & Angelina Blakemore *

Siblings: 6 Sisters

Relationship Status: Single (Likes Arianna Hyland)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic User

MUF: Unknown

Suit: Diamond ♦
Card Rank: 6 

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Talent: Magicanik

Known Habits: Always working on some device.

Known Lunchbox Avatar(s): Robot with a saw-sword.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

*Griff's parents can be found in another book Michelle wrote: Hallow's Gate.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Sharon "Ronnie"

Name: Sharon “Ronnie” Card

Age: 9-10

Parent(s): KIDNAPPED!

Sibling(s): Sally (See Sally Card)

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic User

MUF: Nursery Rhymes & Times book

Suit: Club ♣ ♣ (Double)
Card Rank: 3 

Current Status: KIDNAPPED!

Last known location: In a grey car.


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The Last Alley, HoC bk1. Character Sheet List and Links.

List of Characters (By first name, alphabetically)

*Author's Note: The information on each character is based off the idea that you've already read The Last Alley, House of Cards, Bk1.



Children/Teen Characters

Arianna Hyland

Cameron Card

Griff Blakemore

Jacer Huntsinger

Ransom Harris

Sally Card

Sandee (Dee)

Sarah Card

Sharon (Ronnie) Card

T-Bone

Zack Ebbet



Adult Characters

Darrin Clowol

Dev Cubay

Emerson Devine

Grandma Rose Ebbet

Jeffery Cujels

Joyce Haberlie

Kory Williams

Lacey Devine

Lana Devine, Principal

Lori Williams

Mr. Pytt

Orson Devine

Piedee, Queen of Hearts

Teresa Accolade Persimmons (Taps)

Tut

Vincent Marble

Wagon Lady

Yaz Cubay

Zelotes Card, King of Hearts

HoC Bk1 Characters: T-Bone

Name: T-Bone

Age: 13

Guardian(s): Taps

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic User

MUF: Unknown

Suit: Diamond ♦
Card Rank: 3 

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Habits: LOVES Lunchbox Wars!

Known Lunchbox Avatar(s): Doberman Pinscher

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Zack

Name: Zack Ebbet

Age: 16

Guardian: Grandma Rose/Taps

Relationship Status: Single (Likes Arianna Hyland)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Spade ♠
Card Rank: 5 

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Talent: Plants

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

*Author's Note: Zack is holding a Mugwump, an organic machine that Spades often use in their large gardens.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Sandee "Dee"

Name: Sandee “Dee”

Age: 16

Guardian: Taps

Relationship Status: Single

Suit: Unknown
Card Rank: Unknown 

Known Talent: Can sing beautifully.

Known Habits: Knitting, crocheting doilies, tatting

Awards/Recognition: Magically moved the Last Alley and locked it in place so the Lurker King can’t get in. Made binocks.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

*Author's Note: Dee isn't in school right now.


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HoC Bk1 Characters: Sally

Name: Sally "Sal" Card

Age: 14

Parent(s): KIDNAPPED!

Guardian: Taps
Sibling(s): (See Sharon "Ronnie" Card)  KIDNAPPED!

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Club ♣ ♣ (Double)
Card Rank: 9 

Weapon of Choice: Aluminum baseball bat

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Talent: Fighting Lurkers

Known Habits: Focused on finding her sister.

Awards/Recognition: Has a dotted belt (Each dot means she’s “kicked a Lurker’s butt”). Survived a Lurker King attack. Circle 4 in Lunchbox wars.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Ari

Name: Arianna “Ari” Hyland

Age: 16

Parent(s): King Daniel Musgrove Hyland & Queen Charlotte "Letty" Ariminta Marble

Sibling(s): 40.

Relationship Status: Single (Likes Griff Blakemore)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic User

M.U.F: Violin

Suit: Diamond ♦♦ (Double)

Card Rank: Jaquelin 
Occupation: Princess of Diamonds, SKS Student

Known Talent: Plays her magical violin to bring out her spark. Dances.

Known Habits: Will skip self defense class so she can play her violin.

Awards/Recognition: Honor Student.

Current Status: Alive.

Last known location: Diamond Palace

SKS Badge:

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Cameron

Name: Cameron Card

Age: 13

Parent(s): Sent on a special mission.

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Club ♣ ♣ (Double)
Card Rank: Unknown...possibly a 9. 

Weapon of Choice: F.D. (Fairy Dust) Grenades

Occupation: SKS Student

Known Talent: Picking locks, combat, hiding

Known Habits: Getting into trouble with Principal Devine, snooping, proud of his suit (Club)

Known Lunchbox Avatar(s): Shark Blimp

Awards/Recognition: Inventing FD grenades

Current Status: Alive.

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge: 

*Author's Note: Carries around Dude in his pocket.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Sarah

Name: Sarah Card

Age: 13

Parent(s): MISSING!

Guardian: Taps
Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic User

MUF: Backpack (dark grey, red, 8 silver stars, and a heart faced cat adorn it)

Suit: Heart ♥♥ (Double)
Card Rank: Jaquelin 

Occupation: Triple royal ♥ + ♠ +?. SKS Student.

Known Talent: Helping and including others, healing (heart)

Known Habits: Grips her backpack straps during times of strong emotion.

Known Lunchbox Avatar(s): A golden knight (comes with shield, lance, and sword)

Awards/Recognition: Survived a Lurker King and Wingnut attack. Helped save 52+ children and Ransom Harris from a Limbo Closet.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Badge:

*Author's Note: Sarah also carries More with her when going to school. He serves as a little spy and protector.

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Taps

Name: Teresa Accolade Persimmons AKA "Taps"

Parents: Lawrence & Millicent Persimmons
Sibling(s): Liddy
Guardian (Former): Geraldine Persimmons (her aunt)
Wards: Sally, Sandee "Dee", Sarah, T-Bone, Zack, Ransom

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Club ♣/Heart ♥
Card Rank: 10 

Occupation: Knight of the 1st rank, Realm Keeper, Royal Bodyguard.

Known Talent: Excellent hostess. Proficient in Combat (magical and physical). Leadership.

Known Habits: Raspberry addict. Using her tapper (cane) when angry.

Awards/Recognition: A.C.E. (Academy of Club Executioners) graduate. The first magick to ever hire on Gobs and make it work (Gobmonger). A founder of Starlight Key School.  Faced off with the Lurker King and his lackeys on several occasions. Saved countless lives. The list goes on...

Current Status: (Subject to debate)

Nickname(s): Persistent Persimmons, Ribbons (Piedee, Q of H)

Last known location: Tapestry

SKS Founder's Badge:

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Prance

Name: Prancine. "Prance"

Relationship Status: Single

Race: Goblin (Full) “Full Gob”

Occupation: Head of Security at the Tapestry (Check da badge!), and head tribal chief of her goblin tribe.

Known Talent: Detective work, spying

Known Habits: Eating erasers and almost anything else…minus used baby diapers.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry


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HoC Bk1 Characters: Lacey Devine

Name: Lacey Devine

Sibling(s): Twin (See Principal Lana Devine)

Relationship Status: Married. (See Orson)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Diamond ♦ /Club ♣
Card Rank: 9 

Occupation: Fashionestia!

Known Talent: Fashion Design. Has 3 Designer labels: DD (Drastically Dangerous-Special Club line, permission only), Devine Eye (High cost, but topline), DubDee Shoes (Saving Soles brand).

Known Habits: Shoe fettish (Known only by family). Getting lost. Unpredictable.
Awards/Recognition: A Founder of Starlight Key School. Owns her own fashion magazine and fashion company "Devine Eye".

Current Status: Alive
Nickname: "Spacey Lacey"

Last known location: Who knows? If you see her, would you inform her of her location and check to see if she's wearing her "misshun" shoes?

SKS Founder's Badge:

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HoC Bk1 Characters: Lana Devine - SKS Principal

Name: Lana Devine

Sibling(s): Twin (see Lacey)

Relationship Status: Married. (See Emerson)

Race: Magick

Spark: Magic Born

Suit: Diamond ♦ /Club ♣
Card Rank: 9 

Occupation: SKS Principal

Known Talent: Organization. Strict.

Awards/Recognition: A Founder of Starlight Key School (SKS). Member of the school board.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Starlight Key School 

SKS Principal Badge:

* One thing to note about Lana's badge is that she has two golden keys crossed behind her blue Founder's key. The golden keys are a symbol that she is the acting principal of Starlight Key School.


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HoC Bk1 Characters: Jeffery

Name: Jeffery Cujels

Sibling(s): 12 Brothers

Relationship Status: Single (In love but it's unrequited)

Race: Goblin (Half) "Half Gob"

Occupation: Tapestry's Head Butler

Known Talent: Punctual. Dutiful.

Known Habits: Regimented.

Awards/Recognition: Has been with the Persimmons family for 2 generations. Second in command while Taps is away.

Current Status: Alive

Last known location: Tapestry


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House of Cards bk1: FAN ART !!!

I can't tell you how much we appreciate having fan art done of our books! :D

We have some wonderful art done already of our 1st bk by some of our early listeners:

Huston, age 10

Pic 1: Cameron Card

Pic 2: Dude



Pic 3: Lurker

Pic 4: The Lurker King (in the middle, wearing a skull crown) with his flock.

Pic 5: Octavious and his kitchen utensils.


Regan, age 11

Pic 1: Sarah Card












Pic 2: More and the Dust Bunny



Pic 3: Lacey Vs. Lurker

Pic 4: Taps and Jeffery

Pic 5: Ari Vs. Wingnut

Pic 6: Cameron Card



This brightens any author's day! To have actual fan art of the story you've written/helped write is a blessing and an exciting gift!

-Strav

Update on: HoC 1 Book Cover

  

We changed the title so you can discern the book from the rest that will be in the series. We took out one character and added in another. Blood was added due to the scene that happens right before this one.

I'm thinking this is the final look for the front cover of  HOC bk 1.

We're still tweeking the blurb on the back cover. I think it sounds better.


We're hoping to have short bio sheets and some pictures of the main characters up soon.

* Here's a warning for you, the bio sheets that we post WILL be based on where the characters are at the end of the 1st book. So there WILL be spoilers! If you haven't read the book first anyway. *


-Strav

HOC: Update

New Update:

We hope to release HOC bk 1 this year: 2015.

Mom wants to make sure it's up to snuff and that things are more exciting and work smoother in the book.

More drawings have been added to our gallery so we can describe the characters and scenes better.

When the time comes, we'll announce it.

-Strav

HOC bk1 Update

Well,

The first edit of HOC bk 1, is halfway through. (Big sigh of relief)

After helping Mom edit most of her books, we've got a routine now:

She writes, I edit. She edits and gives the book to Dad. He reads, edits, and gives it back to Mom. Sometimes we have other pre-readers.

My favorite part right now is reading the chapters aloud that she's edited. We have fun speaking in the characters accents or voice tones (it's one of my favorite things to do). Plus, we find out what sounds right and edit the problems that we wouldn't have caught otherwise. It helps us tighten the stories so they're a lot more enjoyable for the readers.

I'm also working on sketches and colored pictures that will help portray everything better.

So, there's your update.

We're still on cue for the December release date.


-Strav