Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Xappan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Xappan has worked very hard to control his curse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Shanairla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp).