PAWTHOR is a wiry male kobold with rust-red scales, a cream-colored muzzle, bright amber eyes, and a jagged line of small horns running from his brow to the back of his skull. He wears dented chain mail sized and modified for his compact frame, a battered shield painted with a crude golden claw, and a red soldier's scarf tied around one arm. His longsword is nearly as tall as he is, and he carries it with stubborn pride rather than grace.

PAWTHOR is bold, suspicious, and intensely practical. He has a soldier's instinct for danger but a kobold's talent for finding unconventional solutions. He boasts loudly before combat, then quietly checks everyone's escape route. Although he pretends to care only about survival and personal glory, he cannot ignore someone smaller or weaker being bullied.

PAWTHOR was born beneath a ruined watchtower where his kobold clan survived by scavenging the leftovers of larger armies. When a border war reached the tunnels, the clan was forced to serve as scouts and sappers for a human regiment. PAWTHOR discovered that he possessed an unusual talent for standing in the most dangerous place and refusing to move. The soldiers began calling him Pawthor after he dragged a wounded standard-bearer from a burning barricade using only a rope, a shield, and a great deal of angry shouting.