Quicksilver

## Backstory

First of all, Silver is a Tabaxi.
This fact is evident from the very moment anyone lays eyes on him, excepting
those with very poor or lost eyesight. Silver is just over six feet tall when
standing normally, or six feet, eight inches tall when he extends his legs all
the way, which he does when he wants to seem intimidating, or when he is trying
to reach something on a very high shelf. Most of his fur (Yes, fur. Tabaxi,
remember?) is a very light gray, with spots of darker gray, almost but not
quite black, throughout. His chest fur is pure white, and puffs out
impressively from the open collars of his shirts like a fine cravat. This
coloration, in addition to the speed that he demonstrated at an impressively
young age, inspired his full name Quicksilver. His eyes are a bright green, and
he tends to offset this color with his clothing, which is usually in
ostentatious hues of purples, oranges and blues. These clothes typically
consist of jerkins and shorter trousers, such that Silver’s movement in
unrestricted, since he never knows when he may need to rush to the aid of a
helpless civilian or his own honor. For this purpose, he carries two blades at
his sides, similar to short swords but with a slight curve, ending in a hooked
tip. These blades, with their elaborately decorated hilts and their exotic
design, are mementos of Maztica, the land that Silver calls home. Furthermore,
to mark his nobility, Silver has a number of golden bangles around his wrist,
with one on each having a jade inlay.

Silver is the eldest son of Quiver-of-One,
and the descendant of the Tabaxi who united most of the Tabaxi clans in their
homeland. With Silver being the next in the line of succession by their
customs, he was sent out into the world at large, in order to learn as much as
he could about leadership in the lands distant from Maztica, and to tell tales
of his own land as well.

Of course, almost none of what has
previously been said is true. Yes, the individual in question is a Tabaxi, and
they do match the physical description previously provided, but their name,
background and motivations are far less noble. His given name was Lies-in-Wait,
given for how his gray tones would allow him to hide unseen in the twilight
jungle. This name is shortened to Lies (The humor of that word’s other meaning
in Common was hardly lost on our friend). Lies grew tired of Maztica, and the
monotony of daily life in his small village, so he set out to travel the world,
having heard stories from Tabaxi returning from their own travels. He first
arrived in Waterdeep, after a long and uncomfortable voyage across the sea, but
was not met with the high adventure and excitement that he had been led to
expect. Rather, he arrived as an immigrant with little coin and fewer prospects,
who saw glimpses of the lavish lifestyles of the powerful, but was far too poor
to experience it himself.

               Realizing
that he would need a job to fund whatever travels he would want to attempt, he
searched the posting board of a small tavern, finding a job as a messenger and
runner, something Lies felt well equipped for. He worked this job for some
months, saving up coin, and even trying to buy some nicer clothes, but he was
refused service by the owner of Ethereal Designs, a snobby high elf. Lies was
getting close to having enough saved up to afford a trip to Neverwinter when he
almost walked in on a raid by The Harpers on his (now, former) employers. He later learned the reason for the raid, and that at least some of the deliveries he had made had been poison, used to assassinate Lords of Waterdeep. Using
the speed that had gotten him the job in the first place, he managed to get
out, and set out early on his travels. Unfortunately, his funds weren’t enough
for him to live comfortably on the road, and it wasn’t long before he was once
again living on little more than bread and whatever he could hunt down by the
side of the road.

About half way to Neverwinter, he
came across a wagon with the logo of Ethereal Designs painted garishly on its
side. Its driver seemed to be absent, probably in the tavern on the other side
of town, so Lies took a peek in the back, hoping at least to find warmer
clothes. Instead, he came across a hoard of magic items, meant for sale in Waterdeep.
Promising himself that it was just to get himself back on his feet, Lies
stuffed what he could into bags of holding, and set off before the driver could
return. Over the rest of the trip, Lies formulated and executed a
transformation, trading his finds for fine clothes and well-crafted swords, in
addition to food and lodging. By the time he was closing in on Neverwinter,
Quicksilver, the Maztican Warrior Prince, was born. After telling tales of his
family’s great deeds in his homeland to a rapt audience in a tavern one night,
a man by the name of Roger Holdar approached Silver, asking to travel with him,
hoping to hear more stories, and offering his sword arm in return, as there
were tales of goblin attacks on the nearby road. Silver graciously accepted,
and was soon glad that he had, as a goblin band struck one night as the two
companions rested by the fire. The goblins were too great in number, and the
two turned to flee, but only Silver was able to escape, as Roger held the
goblin hoard back, to protect this “noble”.

Newly humbled by the power of his
forged title, Silver sought out those who might have known Roger, and
discovered that he had been a member of the Lord’s Alliance, a group dedicated
to protecting order and civilization from the dangers of the world. Seeking out
others of this group (while making his first forays into the social lives of
the wealthy), Silver came upon Sildar Hallwinter, who offered him the
opportunity to do a job to help repay some of the debt he felt he owed the
Alliance.

## Allies, Contacts and Followers

### Allies and Contacts:

Mirt

Volo

Vajra Safahr

### Followers:

Waterdeep Brawlers

Asha van Richten

## Equipment

Cloak of Protection (attuned)

Shroud Splitter (attuned)

Sunsword (attuned)

Wand of Secrets

+1 Studded Leather

Bracelet of Mending

Comb of Disguise

## Quicksilver

### Aliases

Silver (shortened name)Lies-In-Wait (given name)

### Affiliation

The Revenant's DawnThe Lord's Alliance (Cloak)