Homebrewing NPCs - Drav Oroskill

One of the ongoing NPCs in my campaign who's tied to a few of my plots is a Tabaxi bard named Drav Oroskill from Chult. Besides being a level headed and oft times hilarious addition to the game, Drav often finds himself annoyed by the general ignorance or even the joy exhibited by party members. 

He doesn't like to run behind schedule and every little pit stop he will make a big deal of.
Besides one of his strange quirks of liking his own odor, Drav is the head of a guild called the Historical Artifacts and Lore Society, HALS for short based out of Mosstone. He is a researcher and collector of strange and interesting artifacts. Drav prefers to get involved himself on some adventures, especially if there's some knowledge gathering of particular interest to him or an artifact he doesn't trust others to carry.

Drav takes great pride in all of his items in his collection and rarely does he take any of them on an adventure, but when he does, he makes sure everyone knows about the amazing gear he's carrying. If time permits, he'll offer up an intriguing story about the time he delved into a pit of horror and grime to recover such an artifact.


Some of the items he and his team have collected Drav isn't exactly well versed in, and this often gets Drav in trouble, and others as well...

During one adventure with the party, he used a Helmet of Greater Teleport where he drew a ritual circle around himself in salt and got the party to join him in the tight-fitting circle. A dog's tail nearly got them all killed. The helmet itself was too tight for Drav's cathead and he had trouble getting it on and taking it off.

There is no end to the humor and bizarre situations a party will find themselves in with Drav around.

Drav Facts:

• Drav enjoys his own body odor
• He prefers to spend his downtime in bars gathering intel on pretty much anything
• Drav prefers to talk out dilemas rather than fight
• He'll definitely lie if he thinks it will help his cause, but not to loyal friends.

One of Drav's more crafty magic items is one he had made especially for him that he uses on the daily to keep track of his party, or just to spy on someone he has become distrustful of.

Drav's Character Sheet (Thanks to Fast Character Maker)

Feel free to use Drav Oroskill in any campaigns or worlds of your own! But I must insist if you do, he should always add a little humor and fun to a campaign, as Drav is a lighthearted and complicated fellow who just wants more stuff to add to his collection. 

*Pictures above are taken from a private comic art collection done between friends. Art done by S. Armstrong.