Arbo is a short, wiry kobold with rust-red scales, a cream-colored muzzle, and bright amber eyes that rarely stop scanning his surroundings. He wears a patched leather harness beneath a weather-stained traveler’s cloak, and carries an oversized greataxe that he maintains with almost religious focus. His clothing is deliberately loose and layered, concealing the two other kobolds who make up his trench-coat disguise. Up close, the disguise is obvious, but Arbo has complete confidence in it.

Arbo is quiet, disciplined, and surprisingly content with his own company. He prefers exercise to conversation and wilderness trails to crowded streets. Beneath his suspicion and awkwardness, he is deeply compassionate. He wants to prove that a kobold, or three kobolds in a coat, can be dependable, brave, and good.

Arbo was born beneath a collapsed watchtower, in a kobold warren that survived by keeping quiet, moving quickly, and never letting outsiders know how many kobolds were actually present. He grew up as the third member of a remarkably small family unit, alongside two littermates who were stronger, louder, and much better at pretending to be one tall adventurer. Their first trench-coat disguise was built from a stolen tent, three belts, and an unreasonable amount of hope. It worked once, for nearly six minutes, and that was enough to convince them it was their destiny. The trio eventually left the warren after a band of mercenaries destroyed much of their home. Arbo found that he was happiest alone in the wilderness, lifting stones, chopping fallen trees, and practicing with weapons until his muscles ached. He does not particularly enjoy talking to people, and people generally do not enjoy discovering that the quiet traveler is actually three kobolds stacked inside a coat. Still, Arbo believes that doing good may eventually make others less afraid of him. When the trio protects a lost traveler, shares food, or drives off a monster, Arbo considers it another careful step toward becoming the kind of strange person that others might someday welcome.