Tamer

An elven entertainer brings forth an array of exotic beasts to entertain an eager crowd, showing a poor dusty village in the middle of nowhere a multitude of creatures they've never seen before.

Charging in with loud squawks and a mix of feathers and fur flying everywhere, a dragonborn rides her griffon mount, flapping away from danger as they strike together at the giant they face.

Howls echo across a battlefield as a halfling whistles, commanding a wolf clad in custom made armor, it's bite causing the wound it just made to freeze over.

A tamer can do all of these and more, from raising mounts for themselves and their allies, to training a monster to be just like another member of the group. One common thing among them though is that tamers, regardless of the number of creatures they've reared, love each and every one of the beasts they have raised.

Trainer of Beasts Tamers have spent much of their time learning as much as they can, either about the various creatures of the world in general, or the specifics of the monster they have been with since its birth. Whether it be studying up on every species of dragon and their various breath types, or the needs of the owlbear hatchling currently under their care. As a result, tamers tend to be lacking in combat skills. Often lacking magical study to cast spells, or martial training to weild a weapon properly, they instead rely on the charges they've fully raised to protect them. This often doesn't sit well with the tamer, as the object of their love and care puts itself at risk for their sake, so they spend a lot of time and effort making sure it will at least stay safe.

Love, Care, and Caution The tamers' obsession with beasts and monsters has gotten many of them shunned for fear of bringing calamity to those around them in their attempts to get all manner of creature brought to heel. Indeed, some do so whether it be in attempts for more creature knowledge gone wrong or perhaps because the frustration at those around them denying their value turns them to evil. There are those whose skills are sought after, however, with some being revered in the towns they are from for using monsters to keep them safe. Some even are taken into royal courts to make exotic mounts for the kingdom's warriors. As such, there is often extreme hesitation in most encounters with anyone that openly admits to being a tamer, since there is a chance they'll be good and kindhearted, but an equal chance they could be evil. Perhaps even raising an army or a beast so destructive none can slay it. Taming any sort of creature is difficult work, however, and even more so with the dangers of rarer and more monsterous creatures. None object to adventuring with a group as long as they can get some help in raising their pets. Even better is the chance of an adventure finding them a new creature to rear. New experiences often benefit the creatures they raise as well, helping them learn more about the dangers of the world as well as understand the power they can attain.