Mao Zan

*"I grew up with nothing, I wanted... more."*

Mao Zan is a Dragonborn Hexblade Warlock played by Naomi.

## Biography

Zan has no memory of their parents. A sickly child, they struggled to survive in the slums where they were abandoned and learned very quickly that they would not survive alone. They learned how to persuade and manipulate others into helping them survive and they were able to stay above starvation. As they grew older, they began to get themselves involved in higher society and was filled with a deep hatred and envy of the opulence they saw. This hunger for more grew and grew till it became overwhelming.

Something buried deep in the catacombs heard that hunger and called them deep below the city. Their they found a sword. A sword called Desire. A sword that promised them everything.

## Description

### Appearance

An average height dragonborn who's a little slimmer than normal with a head of white spikes that stand out against their coppery scales. They tend to wear extravagant silks in blues and purples with fine jewellery and ornamentation.

They have strip of brilliant blue scales around their left wrist from their excursions to the plane of water. A small patch of scales just below their right elbow have morphed to look like iridescent beetle shells from their excursions to the feywild. There is a small dark green scar along their forearm that shifts and morphs to look like a result of different animal attacks. All of their marks are hidden by blue ribbons wrapped around their forearms.

### Personality

Exuding a laid back air of confidence, Zan tries to give the impression that they are an affable, unflappable person with little care for things beyond material wealth. In truth, they care a lot about many many things. Most specifically, the things that they consider having ownership over, or rather, the *people* they consider belonging to them in some way. They form deep personal attachments to individuals and consider themselves personally responsible for those people's health and happiness. The hunger that drives them is often times directionless until they hyperfixate on something new that they want but it is always there.

## Relationships

### Hieronymus

Zan isn't entirely sure what to make of Hieronymous, he's flipped their worldview a great deal and has forced them to re-contextualise their place in the universe. They're not sure how they feel about that or about him but they are definitely interested.

### The Defenders

These chaotic but interesting people have already impressed Zan a great deal. They exude confidence, knowledge and power, while Zan doesn't know how or if they could be useful to them specifically but they're sure that a day will come in the future when being kind to them now will pay off.

### Desire

They've been together ever since Zan was a teenager and have formed an almost instinctual understanding. Desire is their closest confidant and until recently they had thought that it was mutual. Discovering just how much Desire has hidden from them has changed their opinion greatly but they are not willing to address it right now.

### Silverash

A curious relationship, Silverash picked Zan up when they were first beginning to make a name for themself after finding Desire. Seeing potential, he took Zan under his wing, teaching them how to actually fight with a sword and giving them the opportunity to actually be someone. Zan leapt at the chance and has been loyal to him ever since.

### Cao Jia

Their oldest friend and the closest of 'their people' that they consider an equal. When Jia revealed themselves as a changeling and a member of the Guardians of the One, they were shaken but the reveal helped strengthen their relationship. Jia is the only one who knows about Desire.

### Tao Song

A criminal who encourages Zan to indulge in their darker instincts and to take what they want instead of trying to manipulate people into giving it. She often provides Mao darkvision on jobs.

### Sun Yijun

Huge and Muscular, Yijun's soft spoken intimidation drew Zan to him as soon as they met. It took a long while to draw him away from the gangs that he enforced for but he is grateful for the less dangerous work and the assurance of mutual loyalty.

### Cai Fu

A recent friend, Zan was drawn to her creations and she was drawn to their extravagance and imagination.

## Character Information

### Notable Items

* **Desire:** Typically worn as a jewelled pendant to be shown off
* **Amulet of Health**: A gem necklace that they've had for a long time, it staves off the blood sickness that weakened them for most of their childhood.
* **Planeshifting Tuning Forks**: Used for their jaunts away from the material plane

### Abilities

#### Feats

* Dragon Fear
* Tandem Tactician

#### Racial Abilities

* Natural Armour
* Breath Weapon (Fire)
* Good Host

#### Class Abilities

* Pact Magic
* Eldritch Invocations:
	+ Thirsting Blade
	+ Gaze of Two Minds
	+ Mask of Many Faces
	+ Whispers of the Grave
	+ Beguiling Influence
	+ Maddening Hex
* Hexblade's Curse
* Hex Warrior
* Accursed Specter
* Armour of Hexes
* Mystic Arcanum