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I mentioned him in the short race appreciation thread earlier, but thought I'd give him a shoutout here, too.

Dwarf Dreogan Strongale comes from a family of acrobats and had an idyllic childhood and youth travelling the Sword Coast with his parents and siblings, until in the 1360s DR tragedy struck and the family's caravan was set on by bandits while on their way to perform at a circus in Nashkel. Young Dreogan's family were killed, and he was trapped in a wrecked and burning wagon. He eventually managed to crawl out, broken, bleeding and burned and was picked up by some kindly folk on their way north who took him to the temple at the Friendly Arm Inn where he was stabilised and the worst of his injuries healed, but his legs were still too badly damaged to walk and nothing could completely banish the pain from his injuries. But while he's often grumpy and prone to taking a few drinks (especially when his old aches are bothering him), he is grateful for his life and wants to help others they way he was helped and these days there are even occasional flashes of the joker and performer he used to be. The god who called most to him was Ilmater, and Dreogan eventually made his way to the Open Hand temple in Rivington, where he slowly learned to walk again and then to put his old acrobatic skills to new use as a martial artist, though he'll never have the agility he had in his youth.

He planned to live out his old age at the temple, until a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths among the poor and refugees that he and his brethren served sent him chasing down rumours of the resurgence of a Bhaalist cult in the city, including whisperings that Sarevok Anchev, the Bhaalspawn behind the unrest that caused the deaths of Dreogan's family, still lived. But, while following the trail in the tunnels under the town, he was set upon and knocked out, and next thing he knew he woke up on a nautiloid with a mindflayer parasite being inserted into his eye.



(Gold dwarf, Entertainer background, 1 level Light Cleric of Ilmater (dip for RP and useful sanctuary spell), Open Hand monk STR based with Tavern Brawler feat)