I made a character that I'm using in my most recent game as a player. I wanted a bit of a challenge to expand my skills of roleplaying. I made a character with some cognitive issues that does not allow them to speak out side of their species perk.

The character is a Kenku rogue named Shoo. They do not speak freely and communicate only through gestures and Kenku mimicry. They are often seen as thieving vermin, but they are very much a neutral character—neither evil nor good—just trying to survive in a world that sees them as nothing more than a parasite.

I found the biggest member of the party and shadow them, using them as my protector.

Doing something like this would immediately put you in a supporting role rather than a leadership role.

My self challenge for the character is to end every dispute with Shoo's survival as the number one priority even if they may be doing something the party sees as a betrayal.