MEET THE CHARACTERS

The abbey at Casinovile is the home of 52 monks, each one representing a playing card from a deck of 52 cards. The chief monks are the four main characters dressed in robes that represent the four suits of playing cards. They are in charge of running a crooked gambling casino. These four monks are dead spirits. In fact, they don't even exist. What we see are just empty robes that move around, as if someone were inside.

Bro. Rakeoff of Spades	Bro. Hoyle of Heats	Bro. Kepplinger of Clubs	Bro. Pink of Diamonds

Most stories will feature only the four chief monks, especially the short strips. However, there are other characters that make up a full deck of cards.

The court monks are the representatives of the 12 court cards from a deck of playing cards: Kings, Queens, and Jacks. Unlike our four chief monks, all the other characters are living human beings, which makes them just mere mortals.

King Marcus of Spades	King Umberto of Hearts aka The Suicide King	King Devol of Clubs	King Lupino of Diamonds
Queen Elizabeth of Spades	Queen Teresa of Hearts	Queen Magda of Clubs	Queen Agnes of Diamonds
Black Jack Dustin of Spades & Bro. Modiano of Hearts aka The One-Eyed Jacks		Jack the River of Clubs	Jack of Diamonds aka J.D.

The rest of the monks are representatives of the 38 numbered playing cards from a deck. They are just doing their jobs in the casino, and apart from a few exceptions (such as the wild deuces) they are usually not featured characters.

10 of Spades	10 of Hearts	10 of Clubs	10 of Diamonds
9 of Spades	9 of Hearts	9 of Clubs	9 of Diamonds
8 of Spades	8 of Hearts	8 of Clubs	8 of Diamonds
7 of Spades	7 of Hearts	7 of Clubs	7 of Diamonds
6 of Spades	6 of Hearts	6 of Clubs	6 of Diamonds
5 of Spades	5 of Hearts	5 of Clubs	5 of Diamonds
4 of Spades	4 of Hearts	4 of Clubs	4 of Diamonds
3 of Spades	3 of Hearts	3 of Clubs	3 of Diamonds
Deuce of Spades	Deuce of Hearts	Deuce of Clubs	Deuce of Diamonds