Strongbow is a fierce defender of his people and land, protecting the Quetzeldaun homeland from all who would seek to violate it. His gunstock war club and prodigious strength are enough to convince most – and others require more strenuous convincing.
American Eagle (Jason Strongbow) in the comics is from the Navajo Nation (in Canada we call them nations, while in the US they are called tribes). But I thought he was a perfect opportunity to draw an Aarakocra, who are a significant force in Anchorome (a homebrew subrace called the Quetzaldaun, anyway).
The City Watch/Investigator background gives him Athletics and Insight skills.
American Eagle started out in a very stereotypical outfit, but has been seen more recently in a pretty cool set of standard clothes with a special eagle-themed motorcycle helmet, which is a nice touch for a comic universe where most Indigenous persons are in fairly awful non-Indigenous interpretations of regalia.
Narya was born amidst the owl-like Aarakocra of the far north in Anchorome, but was raised by a Minninewah Medicine Man. She links the two peoples now, using her Druidic magic to protect and defend.
Snowbird (Narya) is problematic as a white skinned blond haired Inuit deity (what?!) but is otherwise a very cool character concept from Alpha Flight (which as a Canadian, I have an affinity for). Here she’s an snowy-owlfolk and the comic character’s shapeshifting powers translate easily into the Druid (Circle of the Moon) class.
The Cloistered Scholar background reflects an isolated upbringing and provides Arcana and Nature skills.
The Anchorome Campaign Guide extrapolates on the canon fact that the Aearee, one of the creator races of Toril and the ancestors or creators of the aarakocra and kenku, had an aerie on this continent. The campaign guide discusses eagle-types and owl-types, and as a Canadian I really wanted a puffin-type for the eastern regions.
The Marvelous Anchorome Series imagines Marvel Comics Indigenous characters as D&D PCs and NPCs from the Forgotten Realms “True World” setting, including Anchorome, Maztica, and Lopango. See also my new Distinguished Anchorome series and Random Anchorome.
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