Jay brings Qurr to the table. Qurr is an Aarakocra Barbarian on a mission to prove herself to the goddess Syranita.Jay and I discuss how introducing randomness into character building can help bring characters to life, creating detailed backstories that leave room for growth, how an aarakocra might adjust to a city built for non-flying characters, and how even a pun can inspire a character.This character is built for D&D 5e.Jay is a retired U.S. Navy Broadcast Journalist, a High School English Teacher, and the creator of Better Backstories.  She is also a D&D Dungeon Master, a cosplayer, and she identifies as a non-binary femizenter. Learn more about Jay at:https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/jayCharacter Artwork by Blazbaros Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blazbaros/Twitter: https://twitter.com/blazbarosDeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/blazbarosSend us a textCover art by The CuriographerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecuriographer Sign up for my Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the podcast:https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/760760/109867356957705889/shareSupport the PodcastYou can find Star at:Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamacYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstoriesThreads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstoriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstoriesBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/characterswithoutstories.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstoriesThanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!