Class: [Storm] Sorcerer 6th / Warlock 1st (+1 in Service); Harpys Messengers Coven Member
HD: 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 / 5 +7 -1 Sacrifice to primordial elements,-1 Ritual -1 Blood Bond/Oath, = 35
Essence: 31 [@13] -1 (-2 Warlock; working for the Mistress of Ravens gets +1 calculated level for powers – not HP) -14 Occult Aptitude 4,-1 Natural Occult Talent, -1 Tombstone Arch
> Essence Burn: Non magical items in contact with the character degrade and disintegrate in sunlight.
CP = 7
Inspiration: 1
Strength [9] -1 (carry capacity = x15 lbs)
Intelligence [14] +2
Wisdom [11] +0
Dexterity [12] +1
Constitution [12] +1
Charisma [21] +5
Sanity [13] +1
Skills: History {+2}, Persuasion {+5}, Singing, Arcana {+2, +1, +2; 1 Mana = Simple}, Insight
> Perception (non-proficient; +5 with Raven)
Lores @+2: The Oldening, Medja, Montvin (locale), Celestials
Tools: None
Weapon: daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows; Simple Weapons
Armor: Light
Saves: Constitution, Charisma, Sanity [Mind Flayer taught]
TRAIT: Natural Occult Ability, Mana Pool, Occult Breakthrough, Occult Insight (1 Mana = simple Arcana)
Communication: [common human of Orlec] Dundarum (speak + literate), Primordial (speak + literate; Aquan, Auran, Ignan, Terran), + Feyloise (speak and literate), Gladnorian (primitive; group commands)
Movement: 25′ (-5′ of movement in normal walking and combat, but not when performing a Dash action)
Tactics/Setup: Prefers to expand all resources and destroy foes with overwhelming force.
Armor: Studded Leather (2; 1 Resilience); Dex (1) > ARMOR CLASS = 13 (+2 w/Anuators Shield: 15)
Resistances: Thunder, Lightning
PROHIBITED: (by faith) Fire and Force causing damage spells
Occult Aptitude 4 / Mana = 18
Spell SAVE DC = 8 + prof + CHA = 16 (+1/17 using tribal focus/thunder damage)
Spell Attack > prof + CHA = +8
Sorcery Points = 5+1 (+1 from a dark ritual)
Recovery: All Sorcery spells slots and Sorcery Points regained after a Long Rest / 1 of each per Short Rest
Metamagic: Quickened Sorcery (@2 for convert action to Bonus Action); Subtle Spell – When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to cast it without any somatic or verbal components + NEW: Robust Spell (1 sorcery point affects an area +50% as big, but limited to same creature maximum – if any)
Flexible Casting:
a) You can use your sorcery points to gain additional Spell Slots, or sacrifice Spell Slots to gain additional sorcery points.
b) Converting a Spell Slot to Sorcery Points. As a Bonus Action on Your Turn, you can expend one spell slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the slot’s level.
Aptitude Powers: Mirror Image, Detect Magic (when ritualized and detection becomes a Bonus Action instead, and last an additional 10 minutes * Occult Aptitude), Occult Assistant (as Unseen Servant, moves twice as fast; Arcana DC 12 check for the eyes to be the equivalent of 2 motes of Dancing Lights cantrip and Bonus HP = Occult Aptitude).
Cantrip [Sorcerer 6] > Shocking Grasp (2D8/9+1 Shock Advantage, Dexterity save can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn.), Dancing Lights, Thunderous Split (2D6/7+2+1 thunder/60’/2 foes within 5’/Con save), Thunderous Boom (60′ You cause disorienting thunder on one creature that you can see within range. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6/7+2+1 thunder damage, and it has disadvantage on the next weapon attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.), Minor Illusion (no concentration) / Warlock [2] Prestidigitation, Mage Hand (30′, #10) / Spell Sniper [0] Ray of Frost (60′ 2D8 + lose 10′ of movement)
>> Song of the Awakened Dead: [replaces Spare the Dying] Necromancy cantrip / Casting time:1 action / Range: 60′ / Components: V, S, M (a musical instrument or whistling) / Duration:Concentration, up to 1 minute
You begin to whistle an eerie tune. As an action, you can cause one corpse or skeleton within 30 feet of you to lash out at a creature within 5 feet of it (using Warlock spell attack modifier), dealing 1d6/3 bludgeoning damage and 1d6/3 necrotic damage on a hit. At 5th level (and each level that adjusts a cantrip power), you can affect a second corpse or bone pile.
>> “Occult Flash“: Can use 1 Mana to add 1 to the DC for the save or +1 Attack, +1 damage, +50% range, and adds a one way Message cantrip effect for a Occult Class Cantrip and infuses the cantrip with one effect from Prestidigitation (cannot suppress these effects).
>> Luminary: The character ritually incants for 4 hours uninterrupted and switches one of their Cantrips Known with another one from the same occult class.
1st [4+1 supplement ritual] > (3) [Sorc] Thunderwave (15′ cube/2D8[9 +3]+10′ push away/vs. Con), Chromatic Orb (90′ range/3D8[13 +4 thunder] choose type/attack), Fog Cloud / [Warlock] Armor of Agathys (1 hour; 5 HP/Cold Damage per level), Protection from Evil/Good
>> Ritual of Minor Occult Supplementation: 10 minutes ritual incantation with minor+major; Expeditious Retreat
2nd [3+1 supplement ritual] > (2) Shatter (3D8[13 +4]/10′ rad/60′ range/vs. Con), Detect Thoughts (Spell Mastery/no spell slot if prepared – Fiend of Knowledge), Dragon Breath (1 target can 3D6 +1D6 per level higher [acid, thunder, lightning, cold, poison]; Dex save for half, 15′ cone, 1 minute)
>> Ritual of Major Occult Supplementation: 10 minutes ritual incantation with minor+major; Suggestion
3rd [3+1 supplement ritual] > (1) Thunder Blast (150’/20′ radius/8D6(28) [+9/+5] like fireball, but thunder; Dexterity or lose 10′ of movement)
>> Ritual of Superior Occult Supplementation: 10 minutes ritual incantation with minor+major; Clairvoyance
1) “All Out” Thunder: +2 per Die/+1/+5 = -1 Charge; 2 sorcerer points (cast as bonus action) > triggers 10′ fly per spell level;
Personal Defense = Gaseous Form as a Reaction (1 hard damage – assumes charges left in talisman).
2) Sitting on throne in Harpy Hall >
Familiar in rafters, spirit raven on left shoulder. There are 6 flasks of oil on ignition stones (within 30 – for Mage Hand) – 2 for each doorway. There are 3 colored smoke “bombs” (on throne – each side and top/10′ radius) – ready to be lit from Prestidigitation; There is a rope noose hanging over the throne so that the Tempestuous magic can take him into the rafters to a door. There is a dark crystal ball that is seen to be a focus (decoy) of Icrane. Two heavy crossbows in the rafters pointed to the 5′ in front of the throne (for mage hand). There is a bag of white bones and a deck of cards on a rough hewn black table.
> If there is a chance to prepare – Unseen/Occult Servant. It will hold up a straw and wood mask prop with a black robe behind the left side of the throne (decoy)
Arcane Focus: Tribal Talisman/Branch (piece) from lightning struck tree (+1 to DC thunder)
Worn: Arthur’s Medallion (under his shirt), wedding ring (50; plain)
Armor [typical]: Studded Leather (1 Resilience) = AC 13 (+2 with Anuators shield = AC 15)
> Anuator’s Shield
Weapons [typical]: None
Trials of the steppe shamans, ended up with tattoos on arms and fist. If tattoos are broken, the power is gone until it can be restored. The spell powers can be cast as a Action or As a Reaction. Each time a thunder spell or effect is cast in combat it regains a charge equal to the level of spell (CHARGES = 1 / max. 12). Each use causes a point of Hard damage.
1) Bonus CHA adjustment in damage to thunder/lightning spell or effect + triggers Tempestuous Magic (10′ fly per spell level) – normal damage, not hard.
2) Thunderous Smite (next melee attack +2D6/7 [+3] thunder + Dex or knocked back 10′ and prone)
3) Gaseous Form (1 hour/10′ move)
4) Sleet Storm (40′ radius/150’/Dex save or fall prone; with Frost Bite on initial cast for anyone caught in it)
The raven vanishes when it dies, if you die, or if the two of you are separated by more than 5 miles. At the end of a short or long rest, you can call the raven back to you—no matter where it is or whether it died—and it reappears within 5 feet of you.
Description: Race: Human (native of Orlec), male, 6’0, Black Hair (short), clean shaven w/sideburns, right handed, dusky skin, #170, 8″ thang.
Tattoos: Sorcerous fetish on arms, chest and legs. a bunch of words from a book on his forearms that were tattooed on him when the book attacked.
Background: Noble; Persuasion, History, Singing (tribal; instead of gaming?), +1 Language
Personality Trait: The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity. I must publicly promote their welfare and be generous.
Ideal: Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do.
> Picked up traveling with Death’s Cradle and the harsh treatment of the people leaving the oldening and in Cheril.
Bond: The common folk must see me as a hero of the people. I must champion the cause which improves their lot.
> Tied to the history of his family and its role in their clan.
Flaw: I too often hear veiled insults and threats in every word addressed to me, and I’m quick to anger.
WIFE: Paula Forest (diplomat/beaurocrat)
Headquarters: Merowey – Harpy Hall (harpy statue on each side of the roof)
> Familiar stays at the Hall of the Harpy unless noted. It is watching for anyone to infiltrate.
Merowey is under the protection of The Harpy’s Messengers. In the coming struggle for the world, Medja must reign supreme. The allies may not always appear polished and shining lights of righteousness… we are of that ilk, but ultimately we stand with the light and life. The Harpy’s Messengers are swift, merciless, and exacting in their toll for justice. We follow the lawful precepts, but when they are subverted against the people then our own laws kick in.
Within the group:
The chain of command is absolute; Icrane is the leader. Obey or suffer their wrath.
Do not endanger members without good cause. Never betray the trust of a fellow.
Support the causes of right and good.
Where necessary, sink to the levels of your enemy to achieve victory.
Wiped out 2 noble houses. Civil war.
Braget we had lunch with, he poisoned us then gave us the antidote after we agreed to help. He must die.
Arsonists?
Tree Cutter Downer?
Massive Clash! 200 vs. 400 (200 are levy) + mini siege engines – Esme took 2 out.
Adventuring With: Norian Aurthur, Prykevagon, Esni, Yew Deep, Silvas
Astral Projection: Lost Rallying wind, -1 Essence, -1 Strength, items worn in sunlight degrade, cannot heal in sunlight, when character dies becomes shadow and attacks party, 3 short rest powers and Menacing feat
Icrane was a child of the winter people, from Ghunfan Reach in The Oldening. The Winter People were mountain valley folk, with auburn hair, pale skin and living at great heights among the blustery cold winds. They worshiped a strange elemental power named “Achrae”, also called “The Lonely Voice” – Achrae roamed the remote peaks searching for a counterpoint to his whistling voice. They had a tradition of powerful magic and song, though there were few of them. Icrane was brought up strong on his family traditions, and became a sorcerer like his grandfather and mother before him. He took on song and dance, to take his mother’s place and lead the people of his village in their ceremonies.
He learned the powerful voice he had by singing from the high mountain tops to echo for as long as he could. He followed the hunters of his clan and sang them the song of war to bolster their courage and used the wind he summoned to amplify his voice. He withstood the trials of ice, wind, and lightning with his mother in order to wrestle the powers of the elements.
Following his people’s traditions, he left them for a year and went north, following the peaks into Ghunfar to have his far-ranging time as all of the singers must, and return with knowledge of the outside world and tell stories of it. For months he watched the edges of civilized society, learning their ways and the dialect of his people’s language.
In Ghunfar he struggled, but soon fell in with a band of violent sell-swords called the Death’s Cradle. He was saved by them, nearly killed by a runaway cart in one of the cities when Elid the Stoney stepped in and saved him. In Icrane’s culture, his life was then bonded to Elid. Forced into depravity and violence, he served a full three years in the debt to Elid before he repaid it.
The mercenaries were hired by the council of Meritan. Suspicions grew over time, of council members acting inappropriately. Two factions of the city of Meritan plunged it into civil war. The faction of Sir Hugh Duvre lead a people’s army against the governor and council which had overtaxed the populace and left little to defend them from the marauders of the steppe that were preying on the caravans and fields. The civil war lasted over 4 months and at least 10,000 were killed. At first, the civil war was a war of factions in the streets. Then the council got desperate and enjoined the smugglers and thieves of the city – and even a few shady mercenary bands on the sly. Soon, civilians were turning on each other and the city burned. Trade crashed, fortunes fell, and the population fled. Sir Hugh turned to desperate tactics himself lives of innocents were snuffed out in reprisal. Sir Hugh Duvre was captured and hung and quartered for his crimes. The people were brutally suppressed just before a force of the king’s arrived to take matters into his hands. Some of the council were jailed; the mercenaries escaped just ahead of the trials.
Death’s Cradle were hired to spearhead an attack against encroaching nomads of the stripped Steppe – though they were merely defending themselves against the loss of river valley land taken from them in conquest. An attack was launched on their sacred place, called Twin Rocks. It was there, in the ensuing chaos, that Icrane managed to save one of the brotherhoods own and repay the debt. Despite this, he did all he could to save as many of the steppe folk in secret. He betrayed his bonds – binds he never believed in other than keeping his oath to repay those that saved him.
He spent a year among the Silver Hair clan of the steppe folk – trying to erase the debt for attacking their people. The shaman of the people understood he was also a sacred one, a wind-talker like some of their healers. He studied with them and learned more esoteric arts, building on his own wrathful powers with a softer perspective.
[Gain: Magic Initiate + Rallying Voice]
He returned to his people a changed man, nearly five and a half years later. He found his place had been taken by his younger sister. He no longer fit into the clan of his own people, and grew more despondent. He made the choice to leave his people, and fled to the lowlands. HE had not completed his training among his people, and he cannot seen the energies of FIRE and EARTH.
There he followed seekers, looking to escape The Oldening and make their way across the steppe to the south. They exploited him for his power to protect them, and after three attempts they finally made it to the free city of Cheril. There, he was robbed of nearly everything he had over time. Weakened and with his sacred bundle stolen and held hostage, he was forced into petty crime. He managed to recover his satchel with his people’s mementos and escape. They caught up with him in the dark alleys of Cheril, and he barely managed to throw his satchel into the gutter before he was jumped and beaten by a gang of thugs. He was beaten and left for dead.
He eventually recovered and slowly traveled south towards Montvin regaining his strength and purpose. He learned of the cultures as he went, and knew that he would never fit in in the crossroads city of Montvin – though there was plenty of activity in the area to hire the like of him.
MOTIVATION: The character is an angry one, looking for purpose and meaning, having suffered several let downs trying to make it on his own. He knows he has strayed for from his people, he no longer cares and sees the world as cruel and wants nothing more than power to be the master of his own destiny.
DEATHS: Yeti Breath
BUILD OUT: Start @2nd; +1 level for basic background; extended background to gain 4th level Feat Magic Initiate [Warlock] at 3rd.