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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy E Grenemyer" data-source="post: 6790741" data-attributes="member: 12388">The Company of the Crimson ManticoreThis eclectic mix of adventurers ranges up and down the Sword Coast from Calimshan to Luskan, and as far inland as Thay. The Manticores are expert horsemen and ride trained mounts that are equal to their masters in terms of bravery and resolve in the face of danger, and quite possibly in intelligence.Between them the Manticores speak over a dozen languages, and all share a love of horses. Wanderlust is a common trait in their ranks, as is a deep hatred for any who block the road.The Company of the Crimson Manticore started out as a specialized escort service based in Waterdeep—one that catered to elves seeking armed and mounted protection while traveling along the human-infested roads of Faerûn.The needs of the elves coupled with the dangers to be found as one traveled from Waterdeep to destinations all over the continent required the very best of the escorts, so Elnithor wasted no time in recruiting those he judged best suited to task and terrain, whether half-elf or human, and often from the destinations his customers had in mind.As Elnithor’s business grew, he passed the reigns of responsibility to his daughters and took to the road with his most trusted lieutenants to settle scores tallied up in previous roadside skirmishes.For three decades the Manticores have exterminated brigands, highwaymen and anyone who dares to block their path. They hunt those who harm and attack elves and half-elves, and readily share their wrath with hunters of halflings and anyone known to clear-cut woodlands and attack the supernatural denizens of the forests.The Manticores are known for not seeking fame so much as trouble, which has led them into conflict with local authorities more than once. Nevertheless they are welcomed and appreciated in most woodland settlements where elves and half-elves live, and trade caravans are eager to partner with them for as long as they share the same road.Time has not blunted Elnithor’s zeal, and as his holdings have grown in Waterdeep (along with his grandchildren) he has recruited and replenished the ranks of the Manticores from within his own family and that of his retired lieutenants.It is unheard of for Elnithor to winter anywhere other than Waterdeep, though in the cold months his lieutenants can be found Faerûn-over, just as the enemies of the Manticores are many, and spread across the face of the continent.The most current roster of the Manticores is:• Elnithor of Farmeadows, 5th level sorcerer, 8th level ranger, CG, elven male, leader• Zazphrombelar of Almraiven, 11th level elven fighter, NG, male• Jalassa Weepingtree, 7th level thief/3rd level fighter, CG, half-elf female• Murlanthra “Many Spells” Martolk, 10th level half-elf wizard, CG, female• Stornalad of Tangled Trees, 10th level fighter, NG, human male• Sasbrenor the Stormbringer, 9th level half-elf cleric of Talos, CG, male• Horskald, 8th level barbarian, CG, human male• Thut-hakh, 7th level monk of Ilmater, CG, half-ogre male</blockquote>

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