Kaleb Maeren

Biography
Character Name: Kaleb Maeren
Character Level: 3
Race: Human (Variant)
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Deity: Umberlee
Size: Medium
Hair: Brown, Short
Eyes: Blue/Gray
Height: 5’ 11”
Weight: 180
Age: 30

Appearance:
Kaleb is tall, lean, and athletic. His skin is darkly tanned from his time at sea, and his body is riddled with scars from both punishment and battle. His hair is long and unkempt, his beard trimmed as if with sheep shears, and his eyes smolder beneath a heavy brow. He often sports a red bandanna tied around his forehead, and pants torn to shorts just at the knee. When on land, Kaleb often wears a pair of hempen sandals, but otherwise he prefers to be barefoot and bear chested.

History:
Born a poor boy to a poor family, Kaleb immediately fell into trouble with the law almost as soon as he could walk. He landed in a jail cell more times than he could count. His father, a local fence, pawned him off on an associate of his that took him away from Waterdeep. The man was part owner of a merchant company, and was the first mate on a sailing ship, so by the age of twelve he was already learned the ways of the sea. He traveled from the southern Sword Coast up to Luskan, to Icewind Dale, and everywhere in between. It wasn’t long before he was manning the ship, and after nearly a decade he returned home to see his family, and the city he left behind.

Personality:
Kaleb appears very aloof, calm, with disarming smile and charming wit. While not extraordinarily intelligent, he does possess practical knowledge, a la street smarts, and is deviously cunning. His priorities are him, himself, and what he wants, and he does whatever he feels like in the moment to ensure that he survives the day. Also, if coin is involved, he is more highly motivated. However, he is, at heart, an opportunist, and values his life over everyone else’s. He’s been known to leave associates behind to ensure he makes a profit.

Stats
Ability Scores
Using point buy or the standard array give us the following stats:

Strength: 10
Dexterity: 16 (15 + 1 Racial)
Constitution: 14 (13 + 1 Racial)
Intelligence: 13
Wisdom: 10
Charisma:12

Class
Rogue 3 (Swashbuckler)

Skills
Acrobatics: +3
Animal Handling: 0
Arcana: +1
Athletics: +2
Deception: +1
History: +1
Insight: +2
Intimidation: +3
Investigation: +1
Medicine: 0
Nature: +1
Perception: +2
Performance: +1
Persuasion: +3
Religion: +1
Sleight of Hand: +5
Stealth: +5
Survival: 0

Proficiencies & Languages
Racial:
- Skill: Persuasion
- Languages: Common, Elven

Background:
- Skills: Athletics, Slight of Hand
- Gaming Set (Three Dragon Ante), Water Vehicles

Rogue:
- Armor: Light armor
- Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords
- Tools: Thieves' tools
- Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
- Skills: Insight, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth
- Expertise: Persuasion, Thieves Tools

Background
Harborfolk –
You are one of the hundreds of small-time fishermen and women who haul the bounty of Waterdeep's saltwater harbor to the city's markets each morning. You have spent countless days rowing in the waters in and around Waterdeep and know them and the other fisherfolk, dockworkers, and port inhabitants better than anyone. Though you have left that life behind, you still visit once in a while.

Feats
Dual Wielder –
You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:
- You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate melee weapon in each hand.
- You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed melee weapons you are wielding aren't light.
- You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Gear
- Backsword (Reskinned Rapier, 1d8 Slashing)
- Short Sword
- Studded Leather Armor
- Dagger x2
- Common Clothes
- Thieves tools
- Explorers Pack
- Fishing Tackle
- Row Boat
- Three-Dragon Ante Set
- Gold (270)

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I sold the Leather Armor in my class starting options, and bought Studded instead. I think that was the only change I made on equipment.