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Breagan Zalavaris

Dragonborn Rogue

“Justice is not a natural force in this world. If we want justice, we carve it out for ourselves.”

Appearance: This lithe dragonborn’s arms and hands are wrapped in black cloth strips under his cloak, but you can still see a few of his brass scales. Below his cowl, you catch a glimpse a sharp jaw and a split upper lip showing one sharp tooth. It gives a stern and snarling look to his face when he smiles. You can’t see his eyes, but you get the feeling that he’s watching you from the deep shadow of his hood.

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Personality: Breagan Zalavaris has quick hands and an even quicker mind, though he prefers to keep his thoughts to himself. He trusts his instincts about people, especially when those instincts run contrary to the evidence. He is drawn to mysteries and the unexplained, compelled to seek the truth lying beneath.

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Motivation: It’s not hard to trace corruption, you just have to go where the real power is. I’ve known more honor among thieves than in the paneled council halls and decorated chambers of the clan lords.

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Roleplaying Tips: Breagan intentionally slouches in order to conceal his true height and is obsessive about the wickedly curved shortswords he carries. He often battles his own depression and self-doubt.

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Background: Breagan and his brother Valdur were members of one of the smaller dragonborn clans that settled in the southeastern reaches. While investigating ties between an influential noble and the underworld, he was framed for a crime he didn’t commit and banished to the western continent. He and his brother joined on as members of The First Line as Breagan searches for any proof of his innocence.

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Traits: Adventurer, Agile, Chaotic, Cunning, Good, Intelligent, Intimidating, and Mercenary

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Dark Secret: Breagan uncovered something much more disturbing than criminal alliances among the dragonborn nobility. The truth is something dark and infernal, though no one would take his word for it.

Plot Hooks
  • Though Valdur seems to be enjoying his place in The First Line, Breagan cannot let go of the conspiracy that led to his banishment. He is always probing the criminal circles of this continent for connections to the one that framed him. Perhaps you or one of your party has the next piece of information he needs. 

  • Breagan knows he must return east if he is ever going to uncover the evil moldering among the dragonborn and will need allies among his kind willing to vouch for him. He knows that finding such allies in this foreign land will be difficult but he is determined to investigate every dragonborn that crosses his path. If he is satisfied that they aren’t agents of his enemies, he will try to win their trust.

  • Breagan Zalavaris is still haunted by nightmares of what he saw when a passage was opened and a greater evil momentarily touched this world. It is a secret he is afraid of, but one that compels his search for someone who will believe, someone who knows the truth and who is preparing for what is coming.

Connections

Breagan Zalavaris is the younger brother of fighter Valdur Zalavaris.

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Breagan Zalavaris is a member of the mercenary band The First Line.

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Breagan Zalavaris dislikes Saralie Savrigne, The First Line's cleric.

Bonus Content

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- PinkDiceGM

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