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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 1976182" data-attributes="member: 11760">Wikanby is a smallish kobold, and not held in particularly high esteem by his tribe.Wikanby has committed two sins with the Tumble Down Kobolds: First, he's a dragon-worshipper, a devotee of Io, and he wears a multicolored metal disc around his neck as a holy symbol. Secondly, Wikanby is a wizard.His scholarly nature led him to recover spellbooks from captured prisoners and to force a captured wizard to teach him the basics, but when his tribe decided he was obviously some sort of revolutionary, he had to flee with his life, dodging dire weasels and kobold rangers stalking him.Eventually, with a lot of luck and some fast-talking, he found himself adopted as the mascot for a group of adventurers, and learned enough Common, and earned enough gold, to be able to enroll himself in a wizard's college. Partially the wizards wanted to see if he could succeed, and partially they brought him in for his perceived entertainment value. He surprised everyone by succeeding wonderfully.Curious about the world, and convinced that the true path to draconic transcendence lies in studying dragons and learning more magic than any of his tribe has ever imagined, Wikanby isn't so much evil as he is amoral. He does have a bad habit of hungering for human babies, a delicacy only the chief and his harem enjoyed, and only that on special occasions. As of yet, Wikanby has never been able to purchase a human baby for the purposes of eating it, partially because he knows what would happen to him if word got around that he was in the market. Still, he's very curious, because it was the tribal delicacy since he was a hatchling.Wikanby normally wears a short black hooded cloak that just covers the tip of his tail, with the left breast emblazoned with his college's crest, a golden ram's head on a red shield. He wears small reading glasses (a magic item that lets him read magic and comprehend written languages at will) perched on the end of his snout, which are attached to a chain around his neck. He carries a cold iron gnomebane short sword at his waist, but normally carries a wooden club carved with dragons as a walking stick. His clothes are modest but normal for an adventurer of middle levels, although he goes barefoot. He is fond of jewelry, and wears impressive rings and gold toe rings. His weasel familiar, Serpent, normally peeps out of Wikanby's hood.Although he's a scholar, dragon's blood still sings in his veins, and when in doubt, Wikanby deals with any problem with fire, lightning or acid. He favors destructive, dramatic spells, and he fights dirty. A dead opponent can't hurt him, no matter how much bigger than him they might have been.The following spell is typical of Wikanby's magics, in more than one way:Wikanby's Dragon BoltEvocation [Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire]Level: Sor/Wiz 1Components: V, S, FCasting Time: 1 Standard ActionRange: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)Targets: Up to five creatures, no two of which can be more than 15 yards apartDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: NoneSpell Resistance: YesA bolt of magical energy is spit from the caster's mouth, and strikes its target, dealing 1d4+1 points of a energy damage.The bolt is shaped like a miniature chromatic dragon of a random type, and the type determines the form of energy damage inflicted. The bolt strikes unerringly, even if the target is in melee combat or has less than total cover or total concealment. Specific parts of a creature cannot be singled out. Inanimate objects are not damaged by the spell.The type of dragon bolt fired is determined randomly for each bolt released:D4        Color        Energy1        Black        Acid2        White        Cold3        Blue        Electricity4        Red        FireFor every two caster levels beyond 1st, you gain an additional bolt -- two at 3rd level, three at 4th, four at 7th, and the maximum of five bolts at 9th level or higher. The color and type of each bolt is randomly determined. If you shoot multiple bolts, you can have them strike a single creature or several creatures. A single bolt can strike only one creature. You must designate targets before you determine the type of bolt, check for spell resistance or roll damage.Focus: A small statuette of a chromatic dragon (any type).</blockquote>

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