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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 7089320" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>A few steps behind the gnomes was a resplendent figure in shiny full plate, bearing an unlikely combination of shield and...staff? Yet the staff was graven with strange runes and fair crackled with magic around the crystal that hovered just over its end. Taller and larger of build than an elf, but with the delicate features and pointed ears of their kin, this was Dame Astirise, a witchknight from the great city of Silverwood. Long, flowing blonde hair, held from her eyes by a simple circlet of steel or by her helmet when she wore it. Piercing green eyes. A face with a maiden's beauty but the intensity of an older woman; she shed years like a duck did water, it was said. She was one of the older members of the guild, perhaps even from the start of it.</p><p></p><p>Astirise slung her staff back over her shoulder and produced a lantern of brass and clouded quartz. Despite it being daylight, she filled the lantern with oil and lit it, holding it high while keeping her shield at the ready.</p><p></p><p>The others might be there for treasure, or glory, or for a glimpse at the lich's secrets...that was all perfectly fine for Astirise. She was there for the lich itself. Though its reign of terror had long ended, and the creature had spent centuries only preying on those who came for it...there was no telling how long that would last. If it woke, if it hungered...who then would stop it? And what was keeping such a creature so quiet, holed up in its lair? Nothing good.</p><p></p><p>No. Ending the lich would be a fitting quest for Astirise...one she was content to end her story with, if it came to that. There were so few shadows in the world dark enough to require her now. This could well be one of the deepest. It was where she was needed.</p><p></p><p>"<strong>Do not look at random,"</strong> the half-elf knight said, her voice ringing out clearly. A voice that had commanded armies, shouting orders at a hundred paces or more. <strong>"Form a pattern. You, there. You, there. And so on. Otherwise we'll waste time searching spots other people have already examined."</strong></p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, under the unearthly flickering light of her lantern, she chose a spot and began to examine every rock, every stump, for signs of an entrance.</p><p></p><p>Perception! [roll0] or [roll1] w/advantage, and plus [roll2] from Guidance.</p><p></p><p>(Bwah...Perception 31, and can see invisible stuff. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p>(Oops, forgot statblock<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p><em>Attributes Save bonuses</em></p><p><em>Str 18 +12</em></p><p><em>Dex 14 +16</em></p><p><em>Con 16 +17</em></p><p><em>Int 10 +8</em></p><p><em>Wis 14 +16</em></p><p><em>Cha 20 +19</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>HP 124 - AC 24</em></p><p><em>Prof Bonus +6</em></p><p><em>Init +2 Speed 30' Swim 40'</em></p><p><em>Passive Perception 18 </em></p><p><em>Spell Slots</em></p><p><em>- Paladin 1 - 4/4, 2 - 3/3, 3 - 3/3</em></p><p><em>- Warlock 2 (level 3)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Advantage vs Charm and Poison effects, Can see in any form of Darkness up to 120'</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 7089320, member: 4936"] A few steps behind the gnomes was a resplendent figure in shiny full plate, bearing an unlikely combination of shield and...staff? Yet the staff was graven with strange runes and fair crackled with magic around the crystal that hovered just over its end. Taller and larger of build than an elf, but with the delicate features and pointed ears of their kin, this was Dame Astirise, a witchknight from the great city of Silverwood. Long, flowing blonde hair, held from her eyes by a simple circlet of steel or by her helmet when she wore it. Piercing green eyes. A face with a maiden's beauty but the intensity of an older woman; she shed years like a duck did water, it was said. She was one of the older members of the guild, perhaps even from the start of it. Astirise slung her staff back over her shoulder and produced a lantern of brass and clouded quartz. Despite it being daylight, she filled the lantern with oil and lit it, holding it high while keeping her shield at the ready. The others might be there for treasure, or glory, or for a glimpse at the lich's secrets...that was all perfectly fine for Astirise. She was there for the lich itself. Though its reign of terror had long ended, and the creature had spent centuries only preying on those who came for it...there was no telling how long that would last. If it woke, if it hungered...who then would stop it? And what was keeping such a creature so quiet, holed up in its lair? Nothing good. No. Ending the lich would be a fitting quest for Astirise...one she was content to end her story with, if it came to that. There were so few shadows in the world dark enough to require her now. This could well be one of the deepest. It was where she was needed. "[B]Do not look at random,"[/B] the half-elf knight said, her voice ringing out clearly. A voice that had commanded armies, shouting orders at a hundred paces or more. [B]"Form a pattern. You, there. You, there. And so on. Otherwise we'll waste time searching spots other people have already examined."[/B] Meanwhile, under the unearthly flickering light of her lantern, she chose a spot and began to examine every rock, every stump, for signs of an entrance. Perception! [roll0] or [roll1] w/advantage, and plus [roll2] from Guidance. (Bwah...Perception 31, and can see invisible stuff. :)) (Oops, forgot statblock:) [I]Attributes Save bonuses Str 18 +12 Dex 14 +16 Con 16 +17 Int 10 +8 Wis 14 +16 Cha 20 +19 HP 124 - AC 24 Prof Bonus +6 Init +2 Speed 30' Swim 40' Passive Perception 18 Spell Slots - Paladin 1 - 4/4, 2 - 3/3, 3 - 3/3 - Warlock 2 (level 3) Advantage vs Charm and Poison effects, Can see in any form of Darkness up to 120'[/I] [/QUOTE]
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