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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6466490" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="font-size: 15px">Claude du Tourbillon, Enigmatic Financier</span></span></p><p><em>Medium humanoid (human), lawful neutral</em></p><p>AC 16 (bracers of defense)</p><p>HP 54 (12d8)</p><p>Speed 30 ft</p><p>Str 9 (-1) Dex 16 (+3) Con 10 (+0) Int 18 (+4) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 14 (+2)</p><p>Saving Throws Intelligence +7, Charisma +5</p><p>Skills arcana +7, deception +5, history +7, insight +5, investigation +7, mathematics +7, nature +7, perception +5, persuasion +5</p><p>Tools (+3) cartographer's tools, navigator's tools</p><p>Feats alert, keen mind, mariner*, skilled</p><p>Senses passive perception 15</p><p>Languages English, Dutch, French, Persian, Spanish, Latin</p><p>Challenge 5 (XP 1,800); Wizard (diviner) 12</p><p></p><p>ROLEPLAYING</p><p>Bond. Loved One. His foster son Emanuel Wynn was a buccaneer taken captive by the captain of La Gloriosa before she went down, and du Tourbillon is determined to find him.</p><p>Bond. The Grimoire. A book of vast magical power sunk with La Gloriosa, and du Tourbillon wants it, both for himself and to keep it out of the hands of Lè Academie Royale des Sciences and El Ministerio de Intelegencia de Los Indies.</p><p>Ideal. A Man is His Word. Failing to honor an agreement or fulfill a promise is the most egregious offense. (Lawful)</p><p>Ideal. Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic)</p><p>Flaw. Most people scream and run when they see a demon or a Maelstrom - du Tourbillon stops to take notes. </p><p>Flaw. No one must ever learn about what du Tourbillon stole from Lè Academie.</p><p>Personality Trait. Du Tourbillon is a snob who looks down on those who can't appreciate the finer things in life.</p><p>Personality Trait. Du Tourbillon is a stickler for etiquette, ritual, pomp and circumstance.</p><p></p><p>FORTUNES</p><p>Contacts (business associates), Magic Trinkets (Amulet of Proof against Detection, Bracers of Defense), Ship Mage, Trading Company, Black Spot, Enemy (Academie Royale des Sciences), Grog-headed, Obligation (Emanuel Wynn)</p><p></p><p>TRAITS</p><p>Alert. Du Tourbillon can't be surprised while conscious, has a +7 initiative bonus, and other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against him for being hidden.</p><p>Amulet of Proof against Detection: While wearing this amulet, du Tourbillon can't be targeted by divination magic and can't be perceived by scrying sensors.</p><p>Expert Divination. When du Tourbillon casts a divination spell of 2nd level or higher, he regains one lower level spell slot.</p><p>Keen Mind. Du Tourbillon always knows which way is north, the number of hours till next sunrise or sunset, and can accurately recall anything he has seen or heard within the past month.</p><p>Merchant. Du Tourbillon is always aware of recent trade route conditions, unusual items passing thru the market, fluctuations in the price and availability of trade goods, and which merchants to avoid or do business with. In addition, he can accurately appraise just about anything given 10 minutes, and when in doubt his Intelligence checks to appraise an item are advantaged. While this won't identify magic items, it will reveal a higher than normal gold piece value and may recall bits of lore about an item that hint at its properties.</p><p>Spellcasting. Du Tourbillon casts spells as a 12th level wizard, and his spellcasting ability is Intelligence (save DC 15, spell attack +7). He can prepare 16 spells and usually has the following spells prepared from his spellbook (which has many spells, including all divinations of 1st-5th level).</p><p>Cantrips: buoyancy*, light, mariner's boon*, message, mending, ray of frost (3d8)</p><p>1st Level (4 slots): detect magic (ritual), fog cloud, shield, unseen servant</p><p>2nd Level (3 slots): detect thoughts, locate object, shatter (3d8)</p><p>3rd Level (3 slots): clairvoyance, dispel magic, lightning bolt (8d6)</p><p>4th Level (3 slots): control water, ice storm (2d8+4d6), locate creature</p><p>5th Level (2 slots): cone of cold (8d8), legend lore</p><p>6th Level (1 slot): trueseeing</p><p>Storm Sense. Du Tourbillon can predict what the weather will be until the next sunrise or sunset. In addition, he also can sense when a storm is supernatural in origin (e.g. summoned by control weather).</p><p></p><p>ACTIONS</p><p>Sword Cane. Melee weapon attack. Hit: +6 hit, reach 5-ft, one target. Damage: 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage.</p><p>Ray of Frost. Ranged spell attack. Hit: +7 hit, range 60-ft, one target. Damage: 13 (3d8) cold damage, and the target's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of du Tourbillon's next turn.</p><p>Third Eye (recharge short rest). Du Tourbillon gains one of the following benefits until he takes a short or long rest, or is incapacitated: darkvision (60-ft), ethereal sight (60-ft), see invisibility (10-ft), or read all languages.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/lRMz7.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Claude du Tourbillon keeps the truth about himself wrapped under several layers of misdirection, rumor, and bold-faced lies. The reason for his evasiveness is that du Tourbillon once was a member of La Divinacion, that branch of the Academie Royale des Sciences responsible for keeping tabs on enemies of the French mage conspiracy. He gave everything in service to La Divinacion, neglecting his wife Jenevette and adopted son Emanuel to conduct the Academie's business in the East Indies. During this time du Tourbillon encountered many eastern magical traditions and his horizons expanded so that he began to question the motives of his Academie mentor. He also befriended a Mughal gunner nicknamed Badouin, and the two became developed a close working relationship.</p><p></p><p>Jenevette, upon stealing secrets of the La Divinacion, would flee with her lover only to be murdered by agents of the Academie. Emanuel would join the navy only to go missing at sea. When du Tourbillon learned of his son's disappearance and that La Divinacion was responsible for Jenevette's death, he shared heated words with his mentor which resulted in a spell duel that left his mentor comatose. While fleeing the reach of the Academie, du Tourbillon's ship was ravaged by the Maelstrom, possibly a parting gift from his former allies, which nearly killed du Tourbillon and left him changed. It was his friend Badouin who pulled him from the wreckage and du Tourbillon's new life began.</p><p></p><p>Full of remorse, and now wholly against the agenda of the Academie, du Tourbillon adopted his current nome de guer and applied his skills with divination toward building his own wealth. He established a trading company specialized in seeking out wrecked ships and lost treasures, with Badouin as his pursuer and personal aide. All the while he looked for clues of what befell his son Emanuel and what secrets his wife Jenevette was planning to trade which led to her death. Recently, he has tracked his Emanuel to the Caribbean, where his son was a buccaneer and later a pirate. Du Touribllon has organized a party of treasure-hunters to seek the sunken wreck of La Gloriosa which may hold the key to learning his son's fate and dealing a crippling blow to Lè Academie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6466490, member: 20323"] [color=DarkOrange][size=4]Claude du Tourbillon, Enigmatic Financier[/size][/color] [i]Medium humanoid (human), lawful neutral[/i] AC 16 (bracers of defense) HP 54 (12d8) Speed 30 ft Str 9 (-1) Dex 16 (+3) Con 10 (+0) Int 18 (+4) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 14 (+2) Saving Throws Intelligence +7, Charisma +5 Skills arcana +7, deception +5, history +7, insight +5, investigation +7, mathematics +7, nature +7, perception +5, persuasion +5 Tools (+3) cartographer's tools, navigator's tools Feats alert, keen mind, mariner*, skilled Senses passive perception 15 Languages English, Dutch, French, Persian, Spanish, Latin Challenge 5 (XP 1,800); Wizard (diviner) 12 ROLEPLAYING Bond. Loved One. His foster son Emanuel Wynn was a buccaneer taken captive by the captain of La Gloriosa before she went down, and du Tourbillon is determined to find him. Bond. The Grimoire. A book of vast magical power sunk with La Gloriosa, and du Tourbillon wants it, both for himself and to keep it out of the hands of Lè Academie Royale des Sciences and El Ministerio de Intelegencia de Los Indies. Ideal. A Man is His Word. Failing to honor an agreement or fulfill a promise is the most egregious offense. (Lawful) Ideal. Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic) Flaw. Most people scream and run when they see a demon or a Maelstrom - du Tourbillon stops to take notes. Flaw. No one must ever learn about what du Tourbillon stole from Lè Academie. Personality Trait. Du Tourbillon is a snob who looks down on those who can't appreciate the finer things in life. Personality Trait. Du Tourbillon is a stickler for etiquette, ritual, pomp and circumstance. FORTUNES Contacts (business associates), Magic Trinkets (Amulet of Proof against Detection, Bracers of Defense), Ship Mage, Trading Company, Black Spot, Enemy (Academie Royale des Sciences), Grog-headed, Obligation (Emanuel Wynn) TRAITS Alert. Du Tourbillon can't be surprised while conscious, has a +7 initiative bonus, and other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against him for being hidden. Amulet of Proof against Detection: While wearing this amulet, du Tourbillon can't be targeted by divination magic and can't be perceived by scrying sensors. Expert Divination. When du Tourbillon casts a divination spell of 2nd level or higher, he regains one lower level spell slot. Keen Mind. Du Tourbillon always knows which way is north, the number of hours till next sunrise or sunset, and can accurately recall anything he has seen or heard within the past month. Merchant. Du Tourbillon is always aware of recent trade route conditions, unusual items passing thru the market, fluctuations in the price and availability of trade goods, and which merchants to avoid or do business with. In addition, he can accurately appraise just about anything given 10 minutes, and when in doubt his Intelligence checks to appraise an item are advantaged. While this won't identify magic items, it will reveal a higher than normal gold piece value and may recall bits of lore about an item that hint at its properties. Spellcasting. Du Tourbillon casts spells as a 12th level wizard, and his spellcasting ability is Intelligence (save DC 15, spell attack +7). He can prepare 16 spells and usually has the following spells prepared from his spellbook (which has many spells, including all divinations of 1st-5th level). Cantrips: buoyancy*, light, mariner's boon*, message, mending, ray of frost (3d8) 1st Level (4 slots): detect magic (ritual), fog cloud, shield, unseen servant 2nd Level (3 slots): detect thoughts, locate object, shatter (3d8) 3rd Level (3 slots): clairvoyance, dispel magic, lightning bolt (8d6) 4th Level (3 slots): control water, ice storm (2d8+4d6), locate creature 5th Level (2 slots): cone of cold (8d8), legend lore 6th Level (1 slot): trueseeing Storm Sense. Du Tourbillon can predict what the weather will be until the next sunrise or sunset. In addition, he also can sense when a storm is supernatural in origin (e.g. summoned by control weather). ACTIONS Sword Cane. Melee weapon attack. Hit: +6 hit, reach 5-ft, one target. Damage: 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage. Ray of Frost. Ranged spell attack. Hit: +7 hit, range 60-ft, one target. Damage: 13 (3d8) cold damage, and the target's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of du Tourbillon's next turn. Third Eye (recharge short rest). Du Tourbillon gains one of the following benefits until he takes a short or long rest, or is incapacitated: darkvision (60-ft), ethereal sight (60-ft), see invisibility (10-ft), or read all languages. [img]http://i.imgur.com/lRMz7.png[/img] Claude du Tourbillon keeps the truth about himself wrapped under several layers of misdirection, rumor, and bold-faced lies. The reason for his evasiveness is that du Tourbillon once was a member of La Divinacion, that branch of the Academie Royale des Sciences responsible for keeping tabs on enemies of the French mage conspiracy. He gave everything in service to La Divinacion, neglecting his wife Jenevette and adopted son Emanuel to conduct the Academie's business in the East Indies. During this time du Tourbillon encountered many eastern magical traditions and his horizons expanded so that he began to question the motives of his Academie mentor. He also befriended a Mughal gunner nicknamed Badouin, and the two became developed a close working relationship. Jenevette, upon stealing secrets of the La Divinacion, would flee with her lover only to be murdered by agents of the Academie. Emanuel would join the navy only to go missing at sea. When du Tourbillon learned of his son's disappearance and that La Divinacion was responsible for Jenevette's death, he shared heated words with his mentor which resulted in a spell duel that left his mentor comatose. While fleeing the reach of the Academie, du Tourbillon's ship was ravaged by the Maelstrom, possibly a parting gift from his former allies, which nearly killed du Tourbillon and left him changed. It was his friend Badouin who pulled him from the wreckage and du Tourbillon's new life began. Full of remorse, and now wholly against the agenda of the Academie, du Tourbillon adopted his current nome de guer and applied his skills with divination toward building his own wealth. He established a trading company specialized in seeking out wrecked ships and lost treasures, with Badouin as his pursuer and personal aide. All the while he looked for clues of what befell his son Emanuel and what secrets his wife Jenevette was planning to trade which led to her death. Recently, he has tracked his Emanuel to the Caribbean, where his son was a buccaneer and later a pirate. Du Touribllon has organized a party of treasure-hunters to seek the sunken wreck of La Gloriosa which may hold the key to learning his son's fate and dealing a crippling blow to Lè Academie. [/QUOTE]
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