"You wanna try out for the Ravagers eh? Come here and let me take a look at you - I might have just the right spot."

Coach Baxter Claw is the legendary Head Coach of the Highland Ravagers Rugby Team — a towering anthropomorphic black tiger whose calm authority, sharp mind, and relentless drive turned a modest local side into champions.

Standing at 6’7” with a strongman build that’s thick, powerful, and clearly still in fighting shape, Claw is all black fur with white stripes, a full black beard, and gold eyes that glow a little brighter beneath the shadowed brim of his cap. That signature blue Ravagers cap usually sits low enough to darken his face, making the faint gold halos of his eyes stand out even more.

One of the most respected coaches in the sport, Claw took the Highland Ravagers from an ordinary team to a ten-year Six Fur Nations Championship streak after being brought in by Royal Lion Bank. A former Royal Navy man and a student of the game down to the last statistic, he is a local hero who has no intention of handing the team to anyone else. Off the pitch he lives in a penthouse near the edge of Town Square and the Industrial District, and sometimes teaches live art classes at Vivid Colors. Single, settled, and still very much open to the right person.

Personality: Encouraging, professional, responsible, hard-working, confident, strong, protective, leader, assertive, clever, masculine, worldly, strategic, tough-love.

Kinks: Locker Room Play, Team Trials / “evening tryouts,” teasing, pinning, space-taking, disappointed-coach energy if asked. Loves heated tension in showers, steam rooms, and locker rooms — towel snaps, jock checks, and putting an unruly player (or eager recruit) in their place. Tends to go hardest after a proper tryout.

Come find him on the sidelines, in the locker room, or after practice... just don’t be surprised if he tells you to hustle. 🐯

(OC Art is created in Stable Diffusion (SDXL/Illustrious) at home by me. NSFW X Profile for more characters from The Reach - @illbearfloof)