#badjaw

Figuring out Badjaw’s new look.  She got reincarnated as a Dragonborn thanks to shenanigans.

Long story short, Badjaw died trying to save her friends because of some Shadows (she punched one to death, taking necrotic damage).  Because our DM is a total sweetheart, she got resurrected into a new race through a druidic ritual. 

Now she’s a Silver (as far as we know; the DM promised that he has a surprise in store) Dragonborn, and totally overwhelmed by the fact she now has emotions.

This fulfilled an in-game joke stemming from amazing Arcana, History, and Insight checks on her part, when she was literally made to be the comic relief “What the fuck is going on?” character.

And here is my first D&D character, Badjaw the lizardfolk monk.  She got her name thanks to her deformed upper jaw, the result of a rival crushing her snout when she was a hatchling.  She survived the injury, and proved herself an able-bodied scout and hunter for her tribe.  However, she was always more curious and intelligent than most, wanting to know what lay outside her home swamp.

She got her chance to find out when her tribe was wiped out by a lich’s minions, who had invaded the swamp hunting for magical artifacts left behind.  Surviving only because she wasn’t in her village, she is now on a quest for vengeance, knowing that if something isn’t done, she won’t have a home to return to.  Along the way, she learned from watching and listening to the 'softskin' races she met, meaning that she is a lot more intelligent than most people assume.  But she doesn’t always need her brain; it’s hard to reason with seven feet and almost four hundred pounds of angry reptile if her companions are threatened.

She also has a deep-seated fear of the undead and anything associated with them.  They are legit the only thing that really freaks her out.

She took longer than Talia to design, mostly because her proportions are based on the Zoras from Breath of the Wild.  I’m slowly learning how to better color with markers, though, so I’m pretty happy with this.

We got attacked by an Owlbear last session.  Badjaw was unconscious for most of the fight and her pride demanded retribution.