Meet Ash! The first of my D&D 5e compatible Toraion homebrew race, possibly a future playtest of the race, and overall an embodiment of a concept I’ve been trying to pin down for a while.

“Ashenfur” is a name he gave himself, after losing memories of what his parents named him. There’s still some background and game-mechanic wibbly-wobblies I need to work out but as it currently stands, Ash is to be primarily a Warlock, with some Alchemist Artificer on the side!~ Enough to give him some potion/elixir savoir faire and let him have a little construct buddy in Blackberry, his crow homunculus!

Story-wise, Ash was stolen from his homeland in Torai, by slavers in nearby lands and seas surrounding the landmass. The slave master who bought him took his flight, the few precious mementos he kept of home, and his name from him. Shortly before making his escape, Ash entreated some power beyond to help him get out, forming his Warlock Pact. He killed or severely wounded his captor and fled to the nearest sea port, where he stowed away on boats heading west towards the lands of Curoq and Axia.
It is in Axia that he picks up his first Artificer level, as well as learning how to handle firearms. Axia is the leading region for firearms development, and its western neighbor, Breggario, is THE alchemy/apothecarial hotspot of the world. So he spends his time learning here and having his trust in humanoids built/restored. It’s slow going but he is extremely receptive to real kindness; I’m talking big ol Ghibli tears at being shown hospitality for the first time in years. c:

One day he IS going to go be the freedom fighter he feels he should be. <3

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