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<blockquote data-quote="KirayaTiDrekan" data-source="post: 6416967" data-attributes="member: 6755061"><p>[sblock=Nissa Faori]</p><p></p><p><strong>Nissa Faori of Timberfall</strong></p><p></p><p>The daughter of a lumberer who wanted a son, Nissa's mother was cursed by the hags of the Fey Moor to give birth to a daughter who would eventually become a hag. The midwife present at the birth happened to be a priestess of Lathandar. Sensing the curse, the priestess attempted to reverse it but was only partially successful, passing most of the evil to Nissa's mother, who transformed into something...monstrous while giving birth to Nissa. Nissa's mother disappeared into the Fey Moor after giving birth.</p><p></p><p>Nissa grew up a sickly child due to the aftereffects of the curse and its attempted removal. While the other children were learning the major trade of Timberfall, lumber cutting, hauling, and shipping, Nissa was inside reading books, learning, and studying anything and everything she could about magic. </p><p></p><p>When Nissa reached puberty, the episodes started. She had always been a target of bullying from the other children whenever she had to be out and about. With puberty, it got worse, until one day she flew into a blind rage and...changed. She flew at one of the local boys and bit him on the arm hard enough to cause permanent damage. The curse had not been entirely removed and it caused her fits of uncontrollable anger accompanied by a physical transformation - not as hideous as a true hag, but monstrous nonetheless. Frantic, Nissa's father tried to find the priestess midwife, but learned she had died just a year earlier. Desperate, he ventured into the Fey Moor and made a bargain with a hag - a remedy that Nissa could take once daily to keep her anger in check. In exchange for the recipe for the remedy, the hag demanded a future favor from either Nissa or her father. Her father agreed, but kept the bargain secret from Nissa, figuring he would shoulder the burden himself.</p><p></p><p>Nissa's father being relatively well off, he was able to make good on a promise to send her to far-off Kingsport and the prestigious Blackthorn Academy. Nissa has a supply of her remedy and the recipe to make more. What she doesn't know...she is building up a tolerance for the remedy and its starting to lose its effect on her. The rages will soon return and get worse.</p><p></p><p>Race: Human (Variant)</p><p>Class: Barbarian (Path of the Berserker)</p><p>Background: Sage</p><p>Alignment: Lawful Good</p><p></p><p>Str: 12 (+1)</p><p>Dex: 13 (+1)</p><p>Con: 12 (+1)</p><p>Int: 15 (+2)</p><p>Wis: 12 (+1)</p><p>Cha: 14 (+2)</p><p></p><p>HP: 11</p><p>HD: 1d12</p><p>AC: 12 (+1 Dex, +1 Con, no armor)</p><p></p><p>Dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, finesse, light thrown (range 20/60)</p><p>Shortbow - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 piercing, ammunition (20 arrows; range 80/320), two-handed</p><p>Battle Axe - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 slashing, versatile (1d10)</p><p></p><p><u>Racial Traits</u></p><p></p><p>+1 to two ability scores (Int and Cha)</p><p>Skill Proficiency - Medicine</p><p>Feat - Linguist (+1 Int, 3 languages, create written ciphers)</p><p></p><p><u>Background Traits</u></p><p></p><p>Skill Proficiencies - Arcana, History</p><p>Languages - Two</p><p>Specialty - Discredited Academic (the discredited part has likely not happened, yet; once her secret comes out, she's likely to be expelled from Blackthorn)</p><p>Feature - Researcher (if she doesn't know something, she knows where to find the knowledge - libraries, universities, other sages, etc)</p><p></p><p><u>Class Traits</u></p><p></p><p>Rage - 2/long rest, Advantage on Str checks and saves, +2 damage with Str based melee attacks, Resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage</p><p></p><p>Unarmored Defense - Without armor, AC = 10 + Dex mod + Con mod</p><p></p><p><u>Proficiencies</u></p><p></p><p>Proficiency Bonus: +2</p><p></p><p>Arcana (Int)</p><p>History (Int)</p><p>Medicine (Wis)</p><p>Nature (Int)</p><p>Perception (Wis)</p><p></p><p>Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields</p><p>Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons</p><p></p><p>Strength Saves, Constitution Saves</p><p></p><p>Languages: Common, Elven, Sylvan, Dwarven, Giant, Draconic</p><p></p><p><u>Equipment and Gear</u></p><p></p><p>Battle Axe (a woodcutting axe that was "weaponized" by Nissa's great great grandfather to fight creatures from the Fey Moor when Timberfall was first settled; it is now a family heirloom and Nissa carries it in a display case currently, having no current intentions of using it as an actual weapon)</p><p>Shortbow + 20 arrows</p><p>Dagger</p><p></p><p>Scholar's Pack (backpack, History of the Central Marches 4th Edition, bottle of ink, ink pen, 10 sheets of parchment, bag of sand, small knife)</p><p>Extra bottle of ink and quill</p><p>Extra small knife</p><p>Acceptance Letter to Blackthorn Academy</p><p>Common clothes</p><p>Belt Pouch (10 gp)</p><p></p><p><u>Characteristics</u></p><p></p><p>Personality Trait - I am horribly awkward in social situations.</p><p>Personality Trait - I have a hard time trusting people and keep secrets even from the people I do trust.</p><p></p><p>Ideal: Knowledge transcends the material; the mind and spirit can and should transcend the body.</p><p></p><p>Bond: I secretly wish to find my mother and learn what really happened when I was born.</p><p></p><p>Flaw: I am afraid for my soul...I have begun to enjoy and even crave my bouts of rage.</p><p></p><p><u>Future Development</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u></u>Multi-class to Warlock (when the hag who originally cursed her mother and later made the bargain with her father comes calling to collect the favor, she demands Nissa's service in a Pact of the Tome - archfey patron, the hag's mistress)</p><p></p><p>Possible Feats - Healer, Keen Mind, Observant, War Caster</p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>I think I managed to cover everything. Let me know if I missed something or there's something else you need.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Added future plans for later levels; subject to change based on campaign circumstances of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KirayaTiDrekan, post: 6416967, member: 6755061"] [sblock=Nissa Faori] [B]Nissa Faori of Timberfall[/B] The daughter of a lumberer who wanted a son, Nissa's mother was cursed by the hags of the Fey Moor to give birth to a daughter who would eventually become a hag. The midwife present at the birth happened to be a priestess of Lathandar. Sensing the curse, the priestess attempted to reverse it but was only partially successful, passing most of the evil to Nissa's mother, who transformed into something...monstrous while giving birth to Nissa. Nissa's mother disappeared into the Fey Moor after giving birth. Nissa grew up a sickly child due to the aftereffects of the curse and its attempted removal. While the other children were learning the major trade of Timberfall, lumber cutting, hauling, and shipping, Nissa was inside reading books, learning, and studying anything and everything she could about magic. When Nissa reached puberty, the episodes started. She had always been a target of bullying from the other children whenever she had to be out and about. With puberty, it got worse, until one day she flew into a blind rage and...changed. She flew at one of the local boys and bit him on the arm hard enough to cause permanent damage. The curse had not been entirely removed and it caused her fits of uncontrollable anger accompanied by a physical transformation - not as hideous as a true hag, but monstrous nonetheless. Frantic, Nissa's father tried to find the priestess midwife, but learned she had died just a year earlier. Desperate, he ventured into the Fey Moor and made a bargain with a hag - a remedy that Nissa could take once daily to keep her anger in check. In exchange for the recipe for the remedy, the hag demanded a future favor from either Nissa or her father. Her father agreed, but kept the bargain secret from Nissa, figuring he would shoulder the burden himself. Nissa's father being relatively well off, he was able to make good on a promise to send her to far-off Kingsport and the prestigious Blackthorn Academy. Nissa has a supply of her remedy and the recipe to make more. What she doesn't know...she is building up a tolerance for the remedy and its starting to lose its effect on her. The rages will soon return and get worse. Race: Human (Variant) Class: Barbarian (Path of the Berserker) Background: Sage Alignment: Lawful Good Str: 12 (+1) Dex: 13 (+1) Con: 12 (+1) Int: 15 (+2) Wis: 12 (+1) Cha: 14 (+2) HP: 11 HD: 1d12 AC: 12 (+1 Dex, +1 Con, no armor) Dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, finesse, light thrown (range 20/60) Shortbow - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 piercing, ammunition (20 arrows; range 80/320), two-handed Battle Axe - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 slashing, versatile (1d10) [U]Racial Traits[/U] +1 to two ability scores (Int and Cha) Skill Proficiency - Medicine Feat - Linguist (+1 Int, 3 languages, create written ciphers) [U]Background Traits[/U] Skill Proficiencies - Arcana, History Languages - Two Specialty - Discredited Academic (the discredited part has likely not happened, yet; once her secret comes out, she's likely to be expelled from Blackthorn) Feature - Researcher (if she doesn't know something, she knows where to find the knowledge - libraries, universities, other sages, etc) [U]Class Traits[/U] Rage - 2/long rest, Advantage on Str checks and saves, +2 damage with Str based melee attacks, Resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage Unarmored Defense - Without armor, AC = 10 + Dex mod + Con mod [U]Proficiencies[/U] Proficiency Bonus: +2 Arcana (Int) History (Int) Medicine (Wis) Nature (Int) Perception (Wis) Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons Strength Saves, Constitution Saves Languages: Common, Elven, Sylvan, Dwarven, Giant, Draconic [U]Equipment and Gear[/U] Battle Axe (a woodcutting axe that was "weaponized" by Nissa's great great grandfather to fight creatures from the Fey Moor when Timberfall was first settled; it is now a family heirloom and Nissa carries it in a display case currently, having no current intentions of using it as an actual weapon) Shortbow + 20 arrows Dagger Scholar's Pack (backpack, History of the Central Marches 4th Edition, bottle of ink, ink pen, 10 sheets of parchment, bag of sand, small knife) Extra bottle of ink and quill Extra small knife Acceptance Letter to Blackthorn Academy Common clothes Belt Pouch (10 gp) [U]Characteristics[/U] Personality Trait - I am horribly awkward in social situations. Personality Trait - I have a hard time trusting people and keep secrets even from the people I do trust. Ideal: Knowledge transcends the material; the mind and spirit can and should transcend the body. Bond: I secretly wish to find my mother and learn what really happened when I was born. Flaw: I am afraid for my soul...I have begun to enjoy and even crave my bouts of rage. [U]Future Development [/U]Multi-class to Warlock (when the hag who originally cursed her mother and later made the bargain with her father comes calling to collect the favor, she demands Nissa's service in a Pact of the Tome - archfey patron, the hag's mistress) Possible Feats - Healer, Keen Mind, Observant, War Caster [/sblock] I think I managed to cover everything. Let me know if I missed something or there's something else you need. Edit: Added future plans for later levels; subject to change based on campaign circumstances of course. [/QUOTE]
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