**Jeff's Character** Shadows in the Wind Shadow - Tabaxi - Fighter: Battle Master / Warlock: Hexblade

Seeker Shadows in the Wind (a.k.a. Shadow)

Shadows in the Wind (Shadow)
Male Tabaxi Fighter: Battle Master / Warlock: Hexblade
Age: 29
STR: 6 DEX: 18+2 CON: 12 INT: 15 WIS: 11 CHA: 16+1
Background: Outlander / Noble

Planned Feat Path:
1: Crossbow Expert
4: Linguist
6: Sharpshooter
10: Metamagic Adept: Subtle Spell & Quickened Spell
12: Skill Expert: CHA, Intimidation, Deception
16: Resilient: WIS
18: +2 CHA
20: Tough

Planned Battle Maneuvers:
3: Precision Attack
3: Ambush
3: Parry
11: Commanding Presence
11: Evasive Footwork
14: Distracting Strike
14: Goading Attack
19: Maneuvering Attack
19: Disarming Attack

Planned Spell List:
7: [Cantrip] Mind Sliver
7: [Cantrip] Minor Illusion
7: [1st Lvl] Charm Person
7: [1st Lvl] Shield
8: [1st Lvl] Expeditious Retreat
8: [1st Lvl] Disguise Self (At Will: Mask of Many Faces)
9: [Cantrip] Message
9: [Cantrip] Mage Hand
9: [Cantrip] Guidance
9: [2nd Lvl] Invisibility
9: [2nd Lvl] Suggestion (Switch out Expeditious Retreat)
10: [2nd Lvl] Hold Person


Other Skills Needed via RP:

• Disguise Kit
• Alchemist's Supplies
• Poisoner's Kit
• Smith's Tools
• Glassblower's Tools
• Jeweler's Tools

Potential Future Inventions:

• Shadow's Bolt Blaster - 1d10 piercing dmg, 100/400, two-handed, heavy, reload 6, misfire 1, on a crit fires an additional bolt, rolling a new attack roll for it. Heavy Crossbow version of Tinkertop Bolt Blaster, visually Van Helsing's crossbow with the drum clip.
• Clip / Drum Modifications - Capacity & Special Bolt Selection??
• Residuum Powered Quad-Crossbow - 2d8 piercing dmg + 2d4 *chosen elemental dmg*, 50/200, two-handed, heavy, reload 1-2, misfire 2, on a crit fires an additional volley of 2 bolts, rolling a new attack roll for it, assuming there are still bolts loaded. (medium range, launches 2 bolts simultaneously with each attack, that are treated as a single roll)
• Full-Auto Residuum & Clockwork Crossbow - 3d10 piercing dmg, 20/60, two-handed, heavy, reload 12, misfire 3, on a crit fires an additional volley of 3 bolts, rolling a new attack roll for it. (lacks the power for longer range fire, but launches 3 bolts with each attack that are treated as a single roll)
• Special Bolt Types - Flash Bang (Blinding/Deafening), 2 Bolt Bola (Grapple), Flare (Advantage for targeting), etc.
• Combat Kitty Mask w/ Breathing apparatus & Special lenses for vision
• Clockwork Familiar / Pet - Capuchin Monkey
• Gas / Concussion Grenade?? - As Fog Cloud lvl 1 or Thunderwave lvl 1, DC = 14, consumable
• Tripmines, Traps, etc.
• Advances on Diplomacy Glove w/ Residuum Power Source
• "Hawkeye" style Quiver w/ Specialty Bolts
• Walkie-Talkies / Earwigs w/Residuum Power Source?
• Spring / Jump Boots
• Grappling Hook Launcher w/ Enchanted Hook (Localized Silence)

Shadow is a member of a secret group dedicated to the complete eradication of anything relating to firearms, called (the Seekers). (The Seekers) are based out of Whitestone originally, but its members scour the globe in search of any relic of Percival's horrific invention, though these days such finds are truly rare. Originally formed by Lady Vex'alia when the world joined together to ban the creation & use of gunpowder, the group now functions mostly as Tal'Dorei's secret police. But his story began long before he was a Seeker.

Shadow is all too familiar with the devastation that can come from blackpowder, an innocent victim of an explosion caused by a pipe bomb as a child (age 8), his left arm was torn off at the shoulder. He survived only because of a group of healers from the local Temple of Sarenrae, but his arm had been blown to pieces & couldn't be reattached. His parents tried desperately to find any way to heal their maimed child, taking him to numerous temples to no avail.

Eventually, years later, they heard of an inventor from far off Whitestone that might be able to help. What they didn't know was that in his sleep, Shadow had been approached by an entity in his dreams. The dream asked only a single question - "What would you do to get the function of your arm back?" already knowing Shadow's answer before he admitted it aloud "Anything!" It was the very next day that his parents heard about Percy. Shadow couldn't believe it, but he didn't ponder the possible ramifications of what had occurred.
(I envision this as Percy's demon, back for round 3 at fucking with his life tangentially. It saw an opportunity to corrupt another soul through Shadow's bitter resentment for those who maimed him, while simultaneously twisting the fates to integrate Percy in that corruption process.) **Also totally willing to scrap this for a new reasoning for his Warlock lvls. I wasn't originally meaning to make a clone of Percy, but accidentally ended kinda close based upon the multiclass abilities I discovered** Seeker missions provide plenty of opportunities for corruption.

At 20 years old, Shadow was sent to Tal'Dorei with an escort befitting an emissary (lent by his distant relatives), 12 of the finest soldiers Ank'horel could muster. Among the escort, his eldest sister, Rain was personally tasked with ensuring his safe return once his new arm had been completed & Shadow was fit to travel once more. The travel took months, first across the Ozmet Sea to Emon, then by horseback from there to Whitestone. The creation process, including intricate clockwork in many places in addition to the countless hydraulics, took nearly a year of working side-by-side with Percy to 'finish' the new arm for Shadow. Getting used to it was something else entirely, requiring another 2 years of regular practice using the mechanical appendage, then making more adjustments. In the end, it functions as seamlessly as if it were a real arm in most circumstances, including heavy rain, though submerging it in water causes it to malfunction until it can be fully dried. (subject to other limitation possibilities)

It was during those 3 years that Shadow first learned of the Seekers' existence & mission. Joining their ranks was a calling he could not resist, despite his sister's constant reminders that they must leave one day once his arm was completed. He convinced Percy to hide him, telling his sister that he had run away in the night shortly before they were to return home, so that he could remain behind to follow his heart & end the existence of firearms / blackpowder once & for all. Now 23 years old, Shadow began training with the city guard, discovering an early knack for using a new clockwork crossbow developed in Whitestone that includes a clip & auto-drawing bow string (requiring less intricate use of his mechanical hand than a traditional one). For 5 years he trained diligently, studied the histories that the Seekers use to hone in their search and tinkering whenever he had free time. He worked on the many ideas he'd had as a child, but lacking the dexterity to see them completed had only dreamt of until then. And then the day came for him to take the Oath of a Seeker, vowing to spend the rest of his days wiping firearms / blackpowder & their creation from the face of Exandria.

**SPECIAL NOTE** - I see Percy taking this on as a redemption project, someone he can go above & beyond to help, as a 'poster boy' of his efforts to change the past. I also see the two of them having a very interesting relationship from Shadow's perspective, who receives his healing from the very hands that created the means of his initial maiming. Science led to his pain, but it also delivered his salvation from that pain.

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THE STORY HE TELLS -
He's a traveling collector of oddities & information, just a wandering Tabaxi in search of the next intriguing object that catches his eye. He has family in the distant land of Marquette, but when he grew up the time came for him to go his own way & form his own family, with the impression this is just how Tabaxi work where he is from.
(Technically a vague truth that helps cut down on suspicions without giving any details about his mission as a Seeker or his family's real connections. There are still obvious holes in the story to anyone who spends any amount of time with him, starting with the noble demeanor & mechanical arm he struggles to hide, but those are a regular problem for him regardless. He usually ends up dropping the ruse once he is sure someone hasn't been sent by his family to drag him home, if for no other reason than he can't keep it up.)

Physical Description

Body Features

• Lithe, Toned Muscles - flexible & dextrous rather than strong
• Left arm & shoulder missing.
• Burn & shrapnel scars all along left side of torso & thigh.

Facial Features

• Crescent shaped scar, curving down over right temple that is far fresher, in addition to the numerous others coming up the left side of his neck & jaw.
• Missing 1/2 of left ear. (still functional)
• Right ear pierced numerous times all along its length, a variety of beaded jewelry adorning it.

Identifying Characteristics

Shadow is a walking billboard of identifying features

Physical quirks

• Swishes tail grumpily whenever people stare at his scars
• Keeps trench coat or a cloak drawn over his left side to cover the mechanical arm from prying eyes interested only in the spectacle of someone so uniquely different than the average person. (side effect of leaving his trigger hand free to move at all times)

Special abilities

• Darkvision 60'
• Feline Agility - Double movement speed for 1 round, cannot use again until move 0 ft for a round
• Cat's Claws - 20' Climb Speed, 1d4+Str piercing dmg on unarmed strikes
• Second Wind - 1/ Short or Long Rest; Bonus Action: Regain 1d10 + Fighter lvl HP

Apparel & Accessories

• Steampunk Cyborg' Clockwork Left Arm (paid for initially by family & Percy - 500 gp value)
• Pocket Watch on a Chain (Shadow's first clockwork creation)
• Studded Leather Armor
• Shield
• Seeker's Crossbow, Hand - Martial Ranged Weapon 1d4+DEX Piercing Dmg, Range (30/120), Light, Loading, Ammunition - Shrinks down to the size of a brooch with the utterance of a command word. Speaking the word again causes the crossbow to revert to its normal size. If it was loaded when it was shrunk down, it remains loaded upon reverting. (FREE Magic Item)
• 200 Bolts
• Long, Black, Leather Trench Overcoat
• Very Fine, Double-Breasted Undercoat & Pants w/ hints & accents that allude to / give the impression of military leadership
• Set of Fine Robes in the style of Saudi Arabian nobles, including a white turban. (Packed away deep in his backpack to help hide his true identity)
• Signet Ring
• Parts of Shadow's Bolt Blaster (Incomplete): 1d10 piercing, 100/400, two-handed, heavy, reload 6, fires 2nd bolt on crit, misfire 1 (Begun with Percy's assistance, to be completed by Shadow - 1200 gp value)
• Tinker's Tools
• Very Fine, White Gold-Plated Flask - Engraved with Clan crest: Intricately detailed & colorful image of an Oasis surrounded by sandy dunes
• Cart & Draft Horse
• Book - 250 pgs in which he's been writing his designs, ideas, etc

Specialized Equipment

• Arbalism - The use of a crossbow, honed while training with the Whitestone guard & some of the other Seekers.
• Tinkering - learned during a brief apprenticeship with Percy, mixes elements of alchemy, smithing, clockwork & eventually Residuum empowerment, depending on the invention being worked on. Requires a proper workshop for anything complex or intricate.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

• Born the 7th of 9 children in a minor noble family in Ank'horel (thinking similar to the Saudi Royal Family, a quite distant relative of big politics & wealth, lived largely as upper echelon merchants)
• Arm blown off at age 8 as an innocent bystander to a pipe bombing.
• Sent to every temple in the city in hopes of repairing the damage to his arm, to no avail.
• Grew up without the responsibility of needing to take over the family business one day as his older siblings did, both because of his disability & his rank in the birth order, instead spending many hours reading.
• Sent to Whitestone as a young man to meet Percy, who created a new mechanical arm for him.
• Spent 3 years in the process of creation, adjustment & rehabilitation to his new arm.
• Refused to return home, instead hiding out & spending years training in the Whitestone guard with the aim of becoming a Seeker one day.
• Joined the ranks of the Seekers, those who scour the globe in hopes of finally eradicating firearms from the world once & for all.

Gender Identity

Male - He/His/Him

Sexuality

Bi-Sexual - Partners of either sex are welcome, generally dedicated to 1 at a time other than the occasional wild fling or threesome

Education

• Private tutors provided his 'school' education to accommodate his disability.
• Tinkering apprenticeship with Percy during the years of his arm being constructed.
• Combat training with the Whitestone guard.
• Safe blackpowder device disposal. (Fantasy Bomb Tech - usually blow it in place from safe distance)

Employment

A job was never truly necessary, beyond occasionally doing the books for his family's business growing up. Only in the last 6 years has Shadow had to learn the real value of money, particularly this last year now that he is out in the world without even the support he received while training in Whitestone.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Overcame the odds dealt to him in life to become a fully qualified Seeker, eventually outshining most of the Whitestone guards (renowned for being one of the most elite guard units of any city in Tal'Dorei, albeit smaller than almost all the others as well) who trained him in combat to begin with.

Failures & Embarrassments

Failures

• ??

Embarassments

• Whenever someone views him as crippled, treats him with pity, offers him unasked for charity, etc.

Mental Trauma

• Survived a bomb attack - exhibits some symptoms of PTSD when triggered by loud sounds
• Made to feel crippled most by his own family, who babied him the rest of his life after that point, even when it was not necessary

Intellectual Characteristics

• Young - somewhat stunted maturity because of sheltering by family
• Curious about the world, as any Tabaxi is, but amplified because of his sheltered upbringing
• Very self-aware, trying hard to shape the image that he projects to the world
• Driven to make a difference in the world
• Calculating, both in combat & social encounters
• Assurances of noble birth only recently cast off still color his outlook on life - never worrying for money, being in charge of making decisions that affect the common citizens, socioeconomic upbringing of a silver spoon in his ass, etc
• Fleeting Fancies / A.D.D. - Always intrigued by new objects, ideas or stories, Shadow has a tough time staying focused on a single task for an extended period of time & constantly finds himself drawn to cycle his inventory out for the newest or shiniest thing that has his attention for the moment. (Long-term tinkering projects &/or party objectives run the risk of being ignored if not completed in a timely fashion, simply forgetting to ever get back to them once moved on from)

Morality & Philosophy

• Shadow will not abide innocent people becoming collateral damage, turning on those who cannot or will not adhere to this attitude towards life. Only when it is completely unavoidable & every other opportunity to minimize harm has been taken, will Shadow forgive someone who causes bodily harm to an innocent person in order to achieve their goals.
• The world would have been better if blackpowder had never been discovered.
• Live life to the fullest every single day, because you never know what tomorrow will bring or if you will even see tomorrow.

Taboos

• Outlawed & hidden knowledge has a seductive appeal to it, if only to better understand those who imposed their will over that knowledge.
• As with most nobles, views the majority of laws as applying to the masses, while nobles are able to bend them within reason, so long as they have 'justifiable cause' to do so. (A view that has gotten stronger in his time around Percy in particular - "Do as I say, not as I do" attitude of being the only adult in the room at all times)

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Motivations / Hopes & Dreams -

• To prevent anyone else from having to live the life he does, maimed forever by the destructive power of black powder.
• Live as 'full' of a life as he can, experiencing as many things as he can now that he is capable again.
• Prove to the world, his family in particular, that he is just as capable as anyone else & more so than most. He strives to bring honor to their Clan name & return wealthy in his own right.
• Find a family that can love him for who he is, not their image of who he was supposed to be.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Savvies

• Blending Refined Residuum into more the traditional tinkering techniques of clockwork, alchemy & blacksmithing
• Marquessian Waltz
• Fencing / Dueling (a rare physical activity that only required 1 arm & an honorable way for nobles to settle grudges)

Ineptitudes

• Money Management
• Riding on Horseback

Likes & Dislikes

Likes

• Reading non-fiction, particularly history & anything technological or scientific in nature
• Trying new & foreign things of all kinds, especially cuisine
• Almost any outdoor activity that requires the use of 2 hands

Dislikes

• Fire
• Loud Noises
• Riding on any animal - though if he must Shadow would prefer to ride a camel over any other beast of burden.

Virtues & Personality perks

• Firmly believes in protecting the innocent
• Nimble / agile, even for a Tabaxi

Vices & Personality flaws

• Deeply believes his family will probably never see him as anything but a 'crippled charity case' and can't bring himself to go home until he's definitively proven that isn't the case.
• Shadow has developed a gambling addiction over the years, feeling like he has nothing to lose ultimately. What's a few coins compared to already losing his arm, especially back when he had the coin purses of a noble? The stakes aren't always coin either, he's a gambler even with his life at times.

Personality Quirks

• Prefers to sleep off the ground - lofted beds, hammocks, up trees, etc are all preferable to being solidly on the ground, anywhere he can feel like he has a perch to peer down from.
• Twitches towards sudden, loud noises of all types, particularly bangs, booms or anything that resembles an explosion.
• His tail almost always betrays his inner thoughts & emotions.
• Always uses full first names, including any proper titles of noble station when speaking about others. Nicknames are reserved for blood relatives & those closest friends that could be considered family.

Hygiene

Always very well kept, Shadow bathes as often as possible while adventuring & balks at any duty that will involve getting intentionally dirty, such as traipsing through sewers, or walking long distances in the rain on muddy roads. While he has been hiding his true family connections, he still gives off an air of nobility in his physical presentation.

Social

Contacts & Relations

• Lord Percival DeRolo - One of the few people who Shadow deeply respects on an intellectual and a social level. Despite the age gap & mentor / student relationship, he's one of the few people Shadow would call a friend, mostly due to Percy never viewing him as incapable & only ever striving to re-enable him in life, above & beyond the new arm.
• Lady Vex'alia DeRolo - A friendly rival on the archery field & a constant guiding presence in Percy's life, which consequently guided Shadow's.
• The DeRolo Kids
• 1-2 other Seekers met during his time in Whitestone
• Numerous Whitestone guards, most of whom would be more acquainted with him than he is with them. 
• Passing familiarity with the rest of Vox Machina, never having reason to interact with them directly, but seeing them frequently in Whitestone. They likely know far more of him than vice versa (He stands out like a sore thumb & always has. They would have questioned Percy & Vex about him long ago).
• The Council of Tal'Dorei is well aware of Shadow's presence on the continent, keeping general tabs of any noble from abroad that resides within their borders. Choosing to stay as far out of family matters as possible, denying any knowledge of his whereabouts to anyone who inquired after his initial 'disappearance'.

Family Ties

• The Vibrant Oasis Clan
• Mother - Beauty of Summer's Eve (Summer), Age: 59 - Stay at home mother, kept busy with 9 children over the years. A strong matriarch who kept a tight grip on her domain, the household. Even Quill deferred to her on matters pertaining to their home life. Babied Shadow more than anyone. 
• Father - Swift Quill Scratching Across Parchment (Quill), Age: 65 - A savant of fine antiquities who seems to know at least a little something about nearly everything that ever makes its way to his shop, assuming he hasn't seen that exact piece before already. In his later years, he is still involved in the business, but has handed the reigns over to Hawk at this point. Treated Shadow with borderline contempt, unable to hide his pity for the maimed son who would never amount to anything.
• Brother (Eldest Sibling) - Nimble Hawk Diving Through the Sky (Hawk), Age: 39 - Raised as the successor to Quill in running the family's business. Studied hard & solemnly accepted his duty as 1st born son, now in charge of all final sales decisions. Shadow & Hawk were always friendly enough during the extremely rare occasions that Hawk had time to spend with his baby brother. 
• Sister-in-Law (Hawk's Wife) - Esra Basaran, Age: 36 - The human daughter of one of the other minor noble families in Ank'horel, an arranged marriage to maintain both families' status in the city. She despises that she was married off to a Tabaxi family. The connection has brought little to the family beyond title, which rankles Hawk, causing further tension between him & Esra. They had no children the last Shadow knew, with no indications of any in the near future.
• Brother (2nd Eldest Sibling) - Feather Twirling in the Wind (Feather), Age: 38 - Jealous of Hawk's prominent position within the family, the two have always feuded & Feather has strived to be better than Hawk at everything to do with the family's business in hopes of one day being given his chance to take the reigns. Feather's scheming attitude toward getting ahead in life always rankled Shadow. Between that & the similar amounts of time Feather spent focused on business as Hawk did, Shadow spent the least time with Feather of any of his siblings. 
• Sister-in-Law (Feather's Wife) - Eclipse of the Moon (Eclipse) - The Tabaxi daughter of a wealthy merchant whose connections have bolstered the family's business greatly, though their union was as much about affection as it was convenience. It is one of many small 'victories' Feather sees as having over Hawk. She was pregnant with a 2nd child when Shadow left for Whitestone.
• Niece (Feather & Eclipse's 1st child) - Sky Full of Stars (Star), Age: 9 - Was still an infant when Shadow left.
• Sister (3rd Eldest Sibling) - Rain in Summer Turning the Dust to Mud (Rain), Age: 35 - In many ways a second mother to all of the younger siblings, especially Shadow, she was always a bit of a spinster with no real desire to leave home. Regularly charged to help Shadow whenever Summer was busy. Escorted Shadow on his journey to Whitestone in search of a new arm & remained there with him during the years it required to be completed. Lying to her in order to get away from returning was one of the hardest things Shadow ever had to do, which is why he had Percy do it for him. Other than their mother, Rain was the biggest culprit of babying Shadow in his eyes, constantly offering to do things that he felt he should be able to do for himself. Other than his twin brother, Rain was the family member who spent the most time with Shadow.
• Sister (4th Eldest Sibling) - Defiant Snowflake on a Spring Morning (Snow), Age: 34 - Living up to her name, Snow was always the rebel of the family. She never had any interest in staying put to work in a "musty furniture store" (her words, not his) or be married off to some other noble. Comes home on occasion, but spends much of her time traveling the world now. Snow's rebellious spirit & confident bravado made her into Shadow's hero growing up, idolizing the life he imagined her living through the stories she brought back to him growing up. 
• Sister (5th Eldest Sibling) - Stout Honey Droplet (Honey), Age: 30 - Annoyingly infatuated by the noble lifestyle, Honey wanted nothing more in life than to marry rich & keep living a luxurious life. Her whole adolescence was driven towards becoming the perfect wife for a noble. Honey never had time to bother with the black sheep of the family, almost universally ignoring Shadow's existence except when directly asked about him in public. 
• Brother (Twin Sibling) - Jade Leaf Among the Fall Colors (Jade), Age: 29 - Technically born an hour before Shadow, the two of them were inseparable until the explosion. After that Jade became a constant reminder of what he would never be able to accomplish physically, mirroring his own face back at him still fully able to live a normal life. That underlying bitterness never stopped Jade from being one of the best brothers someone could ask for.
• Sister (1st Younger Sibling) - Winter Breath of Fog (Winter), Age: 27 - Eager to grow up quick, Winter always hung out with older kids, wishing she wasn't one of the youngest in the family. Her efforts were perpetually hampered by an innocence & naiveté that makes her age readily apparent. 
• Brother (Youngest Sibling) - Little Thunder Clap at Night (Thunder), Age: 26 - Known as 'Boomer' to the younger siblings (up to Shadow & Jade) for his penchant to burst into the middle of things with total disregard for protocol or manners.

Religious Views

• Science gave him a hand & his capability back, where the Gods failed to answer his family's prayers for years.
• He no longer wants his arm back through divine means. If Regenerate is ever cast upon him involuntarily, he will become infuriated & likely never forgive the caster of the spell.
• Other healing spells will still be appreciated & he certainly has no desire to remain dead if it isn't necessary, but his appreciation for the gifts of the Gods will be hard earned, his gratitude going instead to the individual channeling their powers.

Social Aptitude

With any noble upbringing comes a modicum of social grace & etiquette that is instilled right from birth, but Shadow in particular has had to rely on his wits, gut instincts & ability to talk himself out of situations on numerous occasions. He carries himself with the confidence of knowing he could always back up his words with the proper authority. Dauntless, egotistical & resilient, he doesn't back down from a challenge, especially from someone he views as inferior (almost everyone).

Mannerisms

• Behaves as an educated man of noble blood
• Holds himself in a regal manner that has been tempered by the structures of military service
• Polite, even when he is mocking or otherwise using his superior intellect & station to be mean to someone. (Says all the 'right' or 'politically correct' things, no matter what attitude is behind those words)

Hobbies & Pets

Pets

• None currently, had many back at home of a variety of exotic species

Hobbies

• Tinkering
• Studying history

Speech

• Posh / Upperclass British Accent - to reflect his worldly schooling (distinctly not Marquessian)
• Doesn't cuss often, though uses 'bloody' with regularity

Wealth & Financial state

• Ran away from family - no current access to their wealth. His immediate family trades in artifacts, relics, antiques & anything interesting that crosses their path, owning a shop in Ank'horel that is as much a warehouse for their collection as it is a shop.
• Used the last of his expendable funds from his parents (meant to last for the return journey) to purchase the Bolt Blaster from Whitestone's armory & pay for his various small tinkering projects thus far.

Alignment

Neutral Good

Species

Tabaxi

Ethnicity

Marquessian

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Seeker
Prince of the Noble Families of Ank'horel

Year of Birth

807 29 Years old

Circumstances of Birth

The 7th of 9 children & 1 of a pair of twins in a family that is distantly related to the nobility of Ank'horel by marriage.

Birthplace

Ank'horel

Pronouns

He / His / Him

Gender

Male

Eyes

Green, Cat's Eyes

Hair

Very Short Mohawk of Tan Hair that matches the rest of his fur

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Even Tan Fur, Accent Streaks of White underneath the Eyes / Around the Mouth & Black streaks vertically above each Eye & along the Ears (Caracal Coloration)

Height

6'4"

Weight

155 lbs

Quotes & Catchphrases

• "If a thing can't be done without maiming or killing an innocent person, then whatever it is better be worth the price they & their loved ones will pay for the greater good. For if it isn't then one has descended unequivocally into evil, which must be stopped or put down."
• "War may at times be unavoidable, however it is only desirable in comparison with surrendering to slaughter."
• "A warrior's greatest honor is to give their life for countless innocents who will never know their name."

Aligned Organization

The Seekers of Whitestone

Known Languages

Common, Marquessian, Elvish, Undercommon

Character Prototype

• Van Helsing, meets the white guy in Wild Wild West &/or Inspector Gadget, meets Indiana Jones
• Foreign Dignitary in hiding (his true connections known to very few) - based loosely upon the dozens of Saudi Arabian princes in modern day.