Charirkesauraj (aka "Big Red")

Charirkesauraj (pronounced "Char Rear Kess Soar Raj") is a dragonborn barbarian, Champion of the Pit, and one of the four Battlemasters of Riverguard.

His name is Draconic; it translates as "Red into Brass." Born a dragonborn with the heritage of the evil red dragons, he earned his name when he trained with a true Brass dragon in the methods and beliefs of the metallic dragonflight. His master taught him to temper his chromatic tendencies with prudence and justice, and also taught him how to channel his firey breath weapon into a line, as well as the cone that comes naturally to him.

Because his name is somewhat difficult to pronounce, and certainly to chant, his fans in the Pit simply call him "Big Red." He is not a fan of this name, as he has tried for most of his life to distance himself from the red dragons, but allows it nevertheless, knowing they only use it to cheer him. If anyone calls him that nickname as an insult, or uses his heritage against him in any way, he becomes enraged quite quickly.

Standing 7 feet and 2 inches, Big Red is actually not particularly large for a dragonborn. His scales are a deep red, and his molten eyes have only a hint of pupils left. He wears studded leather pants to protect his legs, but wears only harnesses on his upper body, preferring to let his natural armor defend him in combat, and to not cover his back, should he require the use of his wings.

Big Red is a man of few words, but not one who has trouble expressing himself. If he is angry, people will usually be able to tell by the way he smashes things. As a barbarian, he has a distaste for complicated laws, preferring to allow his code of honor dictate his sense of justice.

He is married to Cyrrath Waystalker. It's said she is the only person alive who had heard him laugh.