The bard is a jack-of-all-trades type of character who can pick up the basic roles of rogue, mage, and healer. It's a class made for support and role-playing, but not really for combat situations (at least, not when compared to other classes). I like the idea of role-playing a bard, but I've never had the chance to play one for more than a couple of sessions, so we will see how it goes.
I chose a tabaxi because I wanted to play something exotic. Actually, this choice is amazingly tame compared to the other ideas that I had for characters. I had to scramble a bit due to needing to cover multiple roles, so I did not get quite as creative as I could have. Still, I'm pretty happy with the personality and backstory that I've thrown together.
As for a name, the tabaxi naming conventions were unfamiliar to me, so I solicited help from a random tabaxi name generator. One of its options was Marble on the Sky with the nickname Marble. As Marble was the name of my cat as I was growing up, I felt that fate had made its decision for me. It also game me a mental picture for my character's appearance.
I'm looking forward to Marble's new adventures.