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Now here is the backstory for my human character, which is what I will most likely be playing in the game, and using in my Baldur's Gate 3 fan fiction when I start working on it.

Name: Zavier "Hawkeye" Hawkins

Race: Human

Class: Ranger (Hunter)

Background: Urchin

Alignment: True Neutral

Birthday: 9 Flamerule, 1464 DR (30 years old during Descent into Avernus and Baldur's Gate 3)
Year of Six-Armed Elf
Born under the Sign of the Chalice
and with 3rd Quarter Selûne under the sign of the Swan

Who He Dreams Of Every Night: Cassandria Morrowind, a female half-elf


Zavier grew up living in Baldur's Gate, and unlike most urchins, he knew who his parents were. His mother, Maya Marivaldi, is an adventurer who came from Turmish. She was the sister of an infamous pirate captain named Anton Marivaldi, or so she claims. Zavier's father, Jarrod Rayburton, was an adventurer from Chult, and he is rumored to be the descendant of Dhalmass Rayburton, the only human member of the Tabaxi super-paladins from Mezro. Maya and Jarrod met each other in Baldur's Gate and they settled into the city and had Zavier, their only child.

Zavier grew up loving the city life, playing with his friends and such, but a part of him yearned to be out of the city to see nature with his own two eyes. This is likely because of what little Tabaxi blood is stirring inside his bloodveins, as Dhalmass had a daughter with a female Tabaxi, but since he was too young to go out adventuring on his own yet, his parents advised him to stay within the city among friends they know of. Years later, in 1476 DR, Jarrod and Maya received word that one of their old friends, who a few years ago became a paladin in Fort Morninglord, which is not far from Elturel, mysteriously disappeared along with all other Fort Morninglord paladins, and they decide to investigate their disappearance. Days later, Zavier soon got word that his parents have gone missing too. This emotionally devastated him, and now the only family he has left are his childhood friends that he grew up with, and living a life as an urchin, wandering the alleys of Baldur's Gate, stealing food wherever he could, avoid getting caught by the Flaming Fist and the Watch, and getting into fun mischief with his friends, who still have their parents, but none of their parents have the time or resources to adopt an orphaned child like Zavier, so on his worst days, Zavier would occasionally come to one of his friends for help, whether it is for food, drinks or new clothes.

At the age of 17, Zavier made some money as a freelancer, choosing to make his own surname "Hawkins" instead of using his father or mother's surname because he believed whoever is behind their disappearance is probably looking for him too or believes he is dead. With enough money in his coin bags, Zavier finally left the city to see the world outside the walls of Baldur's Gate. He traveled north to Neverwinter where he met and befriended a Ranger classed human man named Zarkin Farlong (My Neverwinter MMORPG character), who is one of the heroes of Sleeping Dragon Bridge, protecting the city of Neverwinter from evil threats like the moon elf lich Valindra Shadowmantle. Zavier is the descendant of Dario Farlong (My Neverwinter Nights 2 character), the Knight-Captain of the Neverwinter Nine who defeated the King of Shadows 100 years ago in the mid 1370's, and he taught Zavier how to be a Ranger. Zavier learned a lot from Zarkin, how to communicate with animals, be proficient with bows and arrows, etc. Also, during his visit in Neverwinter, Zavier met a half-elf woman that he immediately grew attracted towards because of her beautiful chestnut hair, almond eyes, flawless fair skin and slender figure. He only got her name, Cassandria Morrowind, but he never got the opportunity to befriend her, much to his disappointment, because like Zarkin, she too was busy helping protect Neverwinter from evil forces.

Zavier spent the next several years honing his skills as a ranger, but never getting involved in Neverwinter's affairs. Eventually in 1494 DR he grew homesick and decided to return to Baldur's Gate and try to find out what happened to his mother and father. however, after passing through Waterdeep, Zavier got captured by a strange ship with tentacles on the sides hovering in the sky.