Veyr Talonshade
Veyr Talonshade
Sheet
AC 14 · HP 8 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- DeceptionCHA
- InsightWIS
- PerceptionWIS
- PersuasionCHA
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
11 featuresAlways on
- Feline Agility
When When you move on your turn
Move with catlike speed, then vanish into cover or shadow before enemies can pin you down.
- Cat's Claws
When When you make an unarmed strike
Extend claws to make unarmed strikes that deal slashing damage, useful when blades are not at hand.
- ExpertiseLevel 1
You have Expertise in two of your skill proficiencies of your choice. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses the chosen skills.
- Sneak AttackLevel 1
Once per turn, you can deal extra damage to one creature you hit with an attack roll if you have Advantage on the roll and the attack uses a Finesse or a Ranged weapon. You do not need Advantage if at least one ally is within 5 feet of the target, that ally is not Incapacitated, and you do not have Disadvantage. The extra damage is 1d6, and its type matches the weapon’s damage type.
- Thieves' CantLevel 1
You know Thieves’ Cant and one other language of your choice.
- Weapon MasteryLevel 1
You gain the ability to use the mastery properties of two kinds of weapons with which you have proficiency. You can change the chosen weapon kinds whenever you finish a Long Rest.
- TraitTabaxiDarkvision, 60 feet
- TraitTabaxiFeline Agility, you can double your Speed until the end of the turn, then you cannot use this trait again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns
- TraitTabaxiCat's Claws, your claws can be used for unarmed strikes that deal 1d6 slashing damage
- TraitTabaxiCat's Talent, you have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills
- Criminal ContactCriminal
You have a reliable criminal contact who can provide information, shelter, or help with underworld dealings, though never for free and never without caution.
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- 4×DaggerA pair of quick strike blades.
- ShortswordA versatile melee weapon carried for close work.
- ShortbowA ranged weapon for silent ambushes.
Armor
- Leather ArmorLight armor worn beneath a travel cloak.
Tools
- Thieves' ToolsTools used to open locks and disable simple traps.
Gear
- 20×ArrowsA bundle of arrows for the shortbow.
- QuiverContainer for arrows.
- Burglar's PackA pack containing burglary essentials.
- CrowbarA heavy iron bar for prying open doors, crates, or windows.
- 2×PouchSmall containers useful for carrying stolen goods, chalk, or clues.
- Traveler's ClothesTravel-ready clothes suited to moving unnoticed through towns and roadways.
Appearance
A lean male tabaxi with storm-gray fur, black ear tufts, amber eyes like coin-gold in lamplight, and a long tail that flicks whenever he spots an opportunity. He favors dark travel clothes, soft leather armor hidden beneath a hooded coat, and keeps a few polished trinkets, dice, a signet ring, a broken watch, on cords and pockets as trophies from notable hunts. His movements are quiet and precise, more predator than pickpocket, and he wears a faint, knowing smirk as if every room is already a trail he has learned to read.
Mannerisms
He circles a conversation before joining it, as if choosing the best angle of attack. When amused, the tip of his tail twitches twice. He rarely stands still for long, and when listening, he tilts one ear toward a speaker while his eyes remain on the exits.
Personality
Patient, observant, and dryly witty, Veyr treats every interaction like a careful stalk. He is charming when it helps the hunt, quiet when it helps the hunt, and gone entirely when the hunt is complete. He respects competence, especially in rivals, and has a habit of complimenting a worthy target before taking their measure.
Ideals
The world is full of people who think themselves untouchable, and the hunt exists to prove otherwise. Skill should always outpace arrogance.
Bonds
He keeps a hidden cache of trophies from his finest hunts, and will risk a great deal before allowing them to be taken or destroyed.
Flaws
He cannot resist the most dangerous quarry if it looks impressive enough, even when retreat would be wiser. He enjoys the game too much, sometimes lingering to savor the chase when he should be escaping. When a target pleads, bargains, or flaunts their confidence, he is tempted to stay one step longer just to see the look on their face when the truth catches up.
Quirks
Background
He was not raised to worship coin, power, or conquest. He was raised by the thrill of the trail. As a cub, he learned that the most satisfying prize was never the purse itself, but the moment before the mark realized he had been found. He began in crowded markets and river docks, stalking tourists with loose purses, gamblers riding their luck too hard, and self-important officials who hid ugly habits behind polished manners. Every successful hunt taught him patience, timing, and the pleasure of a clean capture. Every failure taught him how to smile while retreating into the dark. As he grew, the hunt became a discipline rather than a habit. He cultivated a sly tongue for drawing out confessions, a nimble tread for vanishing down alleys and rafters, and a habit of collecting tokens from his best catches, a bent fountain pen from a corrupt tax collector, a silver cufflink from a cheating noble, a carved ivory chip from a gambler who thought himself untouchable. He does not steal for the sake of poverty or greed, he steals to test the balance of power, to remind the proud that they can bleed, and to savor the chase. Now he moves through cities like a shadow with whiskers, tracking secrets as readily as footprints, and always looking for the next prey with the furthest to fall.
“As a cub, he learned that the most satisfying prize was never the purse itself, but the moment before the mark realized he had been found.”
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Species
Tabaxi
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