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Background - Pantera de la Vega

 (OOC information.  Pantera has one non-expiring Inspiration point!)

Pantera de la Vega

Orphaned as a kitten, I was adopted by a band of pirates looking for a good luck charm. As I grew up, my skills also grew as I learned thievery, swordplay and acrobatics while serving under the captain. Soon, I became not a mascot, but a valued member of the crew.

I also learned that there can be honor among thieves. While we suffered no guilt at relieving bloated merchants and royalty of their riches, I also watched my captain distribute food and clothing to the local street urchins at each port of call. It was ingrained in me that those that can protect themselves must strive to provide aid to those unable to do so.

Unfortunately, good things tend to come to an end. One soon to be fateful dawn, we left dock and sailed into cold and foggy weather. The crows nest called out the sighting of a trading ship riding low in the water. But as we turned to bring our guns to bear, two escorting corvettes suddenly appeared out of the mist and opened fire. As cannonballs ripped through our hull, I was thrown overboard into the sea. Clinging to a piece of the mast, I could only watch helplessly as my home for 15 years slipped beneath the waves.

Eventually, I drifted near an uncharted island where I unlashed myself and stumbled onto solid ground. Living on fish and the local flora, I survived for weeks until I saw a ship on the horizon. Hastily, I built a bonfire to signal them as I said a small prayer. I was elated to see that they soon dropped a longboat and that it was heading my way! But my prayers quickly turned to curses as I found myself eye-to-eye with a blunderbuss wielded by a hobgoblin festooned with the symbol of the Slaver’s Guild…

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