I am planning on making a githyanki monk with strong Wu Kong vibes, given the fact that Githyanki are of the same shredded build and have 1+ ape index about them. Haven't decided on the subclass yet, but I won't go unarmed for sure and will probably stick with the quarterstaff. I'd travel with Laezel and try to expose her views on the Faerun as plain and short-sighted, trying to learn from the world and its inhabitants. Yet still, I'd most likely follow the creche path.
This is very similar to what I'm planning for my 2nd playthrough! I played a gith barb for around 30 hours in EA and really enjoyed my time with him and Lae. For that reason, I decided to bring him back for the actual game and jotted down some backstory for him. Unlike Lae'zel, he's not going to be a warrior but a g'lathk, a member of the caste that is in charge of procuring food and materials for the Gith colonies. It's impossible to normally grow crops in the astral plane where time doesn't flow so this small group of farmers/animal breeders is always trying to figure out ways to provide resources for the rest of the Githyanki. My barbarian would basically be a survivalist crossed with a gardener and nutritionist
who spends his time traveling from planet to planet looking for seeds and animals that can adapt and survive in extreme conditions. He'd be extremely fascinated by Faerun and will encourage Lae'zel to try all the weird exotic things such as food and petting cats lol. I'm chosing to make him a barbarian over, let's say, ranger, because I like the idea that the planets he'd be sent to scout and explore would be like our prehistoric Earth, inhospitable and extremely dangerous, populated by giant creatures and dangerous tribes. A ranger simply wouldn't cut it XD.
As per my first playthrough, I'm planning on creating my Seldarine Drow Bard Malrith. I was hoping we'll get access to college of Whispers but Swords will do. After all, it goes well with the cult of Eilistraee and all that jazz. She's a bard from New Olamn who spent her formative years working for the Xanathar guild in Skullport, below Waterdeep so her and Gale are compatriots. She mostly dealt in secrets and espionage and was a bit of a race grifter... taking advantage of the fact that most people fear drow, she often made people believe she was kinda of a big deal and that the entire Menzobaranzan would hunt down whoever dared to cross her (a bard can be really convincing even when they're clearly spouting nonsense) but in reality she's quite the soft-hearted type.
