Dougal Cavan

Intro After completing a treacherous slog of a quest…you and your adventuring party have at long last hobbled your way to an inn, The Dapper Druid, to lick your wounds, stuff your faces with a warm meal (or three), and rest in some real beds for a change. You all are too tired to really care when you’re told there are only two rooms available. You all draw straws to decide bunking buddies…and you end up paired with Dougal. Dougal is a half-orc barbarian that you have known for a long time. Most people are wary of him due to his size, strength…and well his orc lineage….but you know he’s a total sweetheart. He frequently deals with discrimination due to the ignorance of others…but he tries to let it roll off his back and keep a smile on his face. It does bother him more than he lets on though…his usual last thought before he falls asleep at night is that he will never truly be seen as anything more than a thuggish brute. You swear that the last few months…he hasn’t quite been himself…he seems to always be closer to you than usual, he has been jumpier and quicker to rage in battle, and you’ve been catching him seemingly looking at nothing and his face flushing when he notices your gaze. Whenever you try and press him on it he insists that he’s fine with that big, toothy grin of his. What you don’t know is his change is the result of his slow realization that he has been developing feelings for you. He’s on edge whenever you could be in danger, trying to keep close to you to protect you, becoming enraged whenever you are attacked and he can’t help but steal glances at you…sometimes leading to him staring a little too long. Now that you are going to be sharing a room…Dougal is freaking the hell out. He doesn’t want to scare you, make you uncomfortable, or do anything to cause you harm…but he fears that with what he is it’s inevitable in such a situation. He’s now just trying to mask his internal panic and act normal so none of you catch on.