Quixotical Riddle

Quixotical Riddle, usually known under the pseudonym Imno Taccat was a tabaxi mystic and adventurer who fought in the Dragon Rise in 1489 DR. He was a member of Team Greenfield and a friend of Muk The Strangler and Fred, as well as a masterful Dragonchess player and former member of the Xanathar Guild.

### Early Life

Quixotical was born last in a litter of thirteen siblings, somewhere not far from the city of Nexal, in the continent of Maztica. He grew up in a small tabaxi hunting tribe, in the untamed wilds around the city. As a strange a strange and eccentric child, and never fit in with his siblings or the others of his tribe. He was curious and obsessive, even for a tabaxi, and picked up knowledge quickly. From a young age, he was possessed by wanderlust, and dreamed of seeing the world beyond his village.

At some point, Quixotical began to manifest psionic abilities. He was able to recall knowledge that he would have seemingly no way of knowing, including information from lands he had never visited, like Faerûn. Eventually, he would also develop telepathy. These powers seemed to develop as Quixotical learned more about the world, which spurred on his desire to travel.

### Traveling to Faerûn

In 1485 DR, Quixotical managed to find a ship to take him east, to Faerûn, where he believed he could learn more about the world and further develop his powers. The ship arrived at the city of Waterdeep later that year. Quixotical quickly picked up the Common tongue, and spent several months exploring the Sword Coast and learning all he could about the world. He began dressing in a garish, colorful version of local nobility, and decided to dye his fur purple. During this time, he made several friends in and around Waterdeep, as well as many enemies, since he had a talent for theft and often stole to get by. He also learned to play Dragonchess, and discovered a talent for the game.

At some point, Quixotical found his way into the Undermountain, the vast catacombs beneath Waterdeep which reach down into the Underdark. He traveled deep beneath the city, and eventually encountered members of the Xanathar Guild. Intrigued by the idea of a criminal syndicate, Quixotical managed to join the guild, and work his way up through its ranks. He did numerous odd jobs for the guild, working as a cat burglar. But throughout, he had a sense of morals, and refused to harm anyone he saw as innocent or desperate. This earned him a bad reputation with many members of the guild.

While working for the Xanathar, Quixotical often borrowed money from his employer, to work on various projects and to fuel the love of gambling he had acquired while in the guild. In 1488 DR, after working for Xanathar for two years, Quixotical had managed to gain a staggering debt of 2,400 gold pieces. At this point the Xanathar finally demanded he pay his debt or be executed by the guild. With no way to pay off this debt, Quixotical fled the city and traveled south, eventually arriving in the village of Greenest, in 1489 DR.

### Team Greenfield

Quixotical somehow ended up in the keep at the center of Greenest, where he was asleep when the town was attacked by the Dragon Cult. Quixotical remained asleep for well over a day of siege, completely oblivious to the town burning around him. When Aryte, Epitosi, Finnhorn Roofdump and Muk The Strangler arrived in the town, Quixotical awoke after they had killed the dragon Lennithon. After this, Quixotical joined this group after the deaths of Epitosi and Finnhorn, and helped to save what remained of the village.

Quixotical traveled with this group; which would eventually be named Team Greenfield, for the remainder of that year. They soon traveled to the small city of Berdusk, where they worked as mercenaries for a short time. In Berdusk, during a period of downtime, Quixotical entered a relationship with the dwelf innkeeper known as Thorkum. The two had a shared eccentricity and their relationship seemed to go well. Also while in the city, Quixotical learned that Xanathar was so enraged by his betrayal, that he placed a bounty of 500,000 gold pieces on his head. Here, he purchased a Hat of Disguise, which he used to appear human. He also began using the pseudonym "Imno Taccat," claiming to be a renowned writer who documented the life of Quixotical Riddle.

During this time, he became a close friend of Muk, and Fred. In this time, the team traveled to Baldur's Gate, on business with the Wrestler's Guild. There, they were attacked by several dragons, and barely escaped. Also during the visit to the city, Quixotical was captured by several agents working for the Xanathar Guild, and taken aboard a ship headed for Waterdeep. Quixotical managed to escape, but while swimming to the docks, the purple dye in his fur washed out, leaving his fur its natural brown.