As is tradition, my first run is as a Bard. What better class to handle conversations and record the lore? Mechanically speaking, I also play Bards because they are the "jack of all trades" class, and while it may not be true here, it was the class to solo party most D&D CRPGs I grew up with since they are decent at everything from fighting and casting, to picking locks and persuasion.
He's also a Gold Dragon born, but I made his scale colors look like he's from a Cyberpunk music video (magenta and cyan with a metallic sheen).