Harbin Wester
Harbin Wester, the fourth
Harbin Wester was the townmaster of Phandalin in the late 15th century DR.
Harbin was a corpulent middle-aged banker and politician. He was the wealthiest resident of Phandalin and its biggest landowner, and he tended to dress in clothes that communicated his wealth.
Personality
Harbin was pompous and pretentious. He generally presented himself as polite and friendly, but this was just for politics. In fact, he was a greedy, calculating, and two-faced businessman at heart, unafraid to push the boundaries of decency or legality to get what he wanted. That said, he was also genuinely a fretful and hapless coward when faced with dangers beyond his control. For example, when a dragon was spotted in the area around Phandalin, Harbin locked himself inside his home and insisted on conducting all townmaster business from behind his closed door (including paying out rewards for bounties and jobs, leading to him sliding payments under his door one coin at a time).Mental characteristics
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As townmaster, Harbin served as mediator, judge, and record-keeper for Phandalin. He carried one set of keys to the jail cells in the Townmaster's Hall. He was also responsible for posting jobs and bounties, and for paying out the rewards for these tasks.
Independent of his role as townmaster (and later town councilor), Harbin acted as a banker in Phandalin, lending out both money and land. He was known to use the debts owed to him to pressure townsfolk and business partners into giving him what he wanted.
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Although he was good at pretending otherwise, Harbin cared relatively little for the townsfolk of Phandalin, a position which put him at odds with political rival Sildar Hallwinter. He had a number of connections in both Neverwinter and Waterdeep, which he claimed enabled him to field a small army if needed.
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Male
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Heavy
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