You know what: bf!nom as a dragon
Dragon Nom sits on his hoard of gold and precious stones. Feared, rich and lonely.
He adopts (accidentally) two rogues that tried to steal some of his treasure. They still try to rob him and are sometimes successful. Are they annoying? Yes. Is he going to do anything about them? Not really! He's too fond of them.
Dragon Nom sits on his hoard of gold, precious stones and two little thieves. Feared, rich, but no longer lonely.
Some people are still terrified of the mighty, black dragon. They make a sacrifice. Now the cave also harbours a little half-elf mage who gets along well with the rogues. Plus, he's very nice to talk to.
Dragon Nom sits on his hoard of gold, precious stones, two little thieves and a kind mage. Happy, content and far from lonely.