Something described as pitiful is not considered to be satisfactory or deserving of respect:used to say that you consider something to be very bad or not satisfactory or not enough:
Gale Dekarios was an ambitious human wizard who lived in Waterdeep and the Sword Coast during the late 15th century DR.1
The aspiring sage had a full brown beard and matching hair, brown eyes, and light skin. He wore a blue-purple robe. The curious mage wished to become the greatest wizard Faerûn had ever seen.1