Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Mantus liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is content; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A 6'8" southern man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His white fur is singed and shortened. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Kite was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Kite's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Kite and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length brown hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His orange fur, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (15 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.