Most of the dragons of the Vast see the lesser races as insects at worst, playthings at best. One silver dragon, however, amused herself by mating with a lost half-elf. For a time, the silver dragon doted on the spawn, a halfdragon she named Athis, but soon she grew bored and tossed the child out.
In his dozen years with his mother (his father was left to die in the Vast), Athis developed a healthy contempt of dragons. He considers them spoiled, arrogant, and cruel. When his mother evicted him, Athis’s contempt turned to rage. He swore vengeance and dedicated his skills to becoming a champion dragonstalker (Dr 128).
Now, almost a decade later, Athis the Scorned is one of the most fearsome creatures in the Vast. He stalks dragons with cunning and premeditation and has killed more than one. So far his mother still lives; Athis continues to hone his skills so that one day he will be able to bring her down without fear of failure.
Athis is a loner and cares nothing for the company of nondragons. He is just as likely to target dragon allies as he is dragons themselves; anything to weaken their defenses. As bitter as he is, Athis might even target creatures he sees associating with dragons, without establishing their motives first.
A dire bat (MM 62) accompanies Athis on his travels, but poses no threat to an actual dragon. Athis uses the bat to draw dragons into an ambush in chase of what seems like easy prey.