Vaka
Vaka
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AC 11 · HP 202 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AthleticsSTR
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- MedicineWIS
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionWIS
Armor
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Features
23 featuresAction
- Divine SenseLevel 1
You can detect strong evil and powerful good within 60 feet as an action, including celestials, fiends, undead, and consecrated or desecrated locations or objects. You can use this feature a number of times equal to 1 + your Charisma modifier per long rest.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
You gain one additional attack whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Always on
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When When she hits a creature with a melee weapon attack.
A burst of divine radiance that adds radiant damage to a melee hit by expending a spell slot.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
When As an action, on touch.
Heals a creature by touch from a pool of holy energy.
- Inspiring SmiteLevel 3
When Immediately after dealing Divine Smite damage.
Channels glory into a wave of temporary vitality for allies after a smite.
- Glorious DefenseLevel 15
When As a reaction when a creature within 10 feet is hit by an attack.
Bolsters an ally's defense with supernatural timing and positioning.
- Paladin ProficienciesLevel 1
You have a d10 Hit Die, and as a paladin you are proficient with all armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons. Your saving throw proficiencies are Wisdom and Charisma, and you choose two skills from the paladin list.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
You learn to channel divine power into practical spellcasting. Charisma is your spellcasting ability, and you can use a holy symbol as your focus. You prepare a number of paladin spells each day equal to your Charisma modifier + half your paladin level, rounded down.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
You can sense the magical nature of your oath and the force of your divine conviction. Your oath grants specific spells that are always prepared and do not count against your prepared spells.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
Your divine magic shields you from disease.
- Oath of GloryLevel 3
You gain the benefits of your chosen oath, including its oath spells and channel divinity options.
- Peerless AthleteLevel 3
You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution ability check that uses no proficiency bonus. Your carrying capacity doubles, and you can stand from prone without costing extra movement.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 6
Your aura extends your protective presence to allies within 10 feet. They add your Charisma modifier to all saving throws while you are conscious, and you gain this aura only if you are not incapacitated.
- Aura of CourageLevel 10
You and friendly creatures within 10 feet cannot be frightened while you are conscious.
- Aura ExpansionLevel 18
Your Aura of Protection extends to 30 feet.
- Improved Channel DivinityLevel 18
You can use Channel Divinity three times between rests. This increases the number of times you can fuel your oath and other channel divinity options before resting.
- Aura of AlacrityLevel 7
You are constantly inspiring speed. Your speed increases by 10 feet, and a creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of you has its speed increased by 10 feet until the end of that turn.
- TraitOrcDarkvision, 60 feet
- TraitOrcRelentless Endurance, once per long rest when reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, drop to 1 hit point instead
- TraitOrcSavage Attacks, when you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time
- TraitOrcMenacing, proficiency in Intimidation
- TraitOrcPowerful Build, count as one size larger when determining carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift
- Shelter of the FaithfulAcolyte
You command the respect of those who share your faith, and you can usually secure shelter, modest assistance, or access to a temple of your order when circumstances allow.
Spells
10 spellsSpellcasting. Vaka casts with Charisma (spell save DC 18, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (4 slots): ,
2nd level (3 slots): ,
3rd level (3 slots): ,
4th level (3 slots): ,
5th level (1 slot): ,
Gear
7 itemsGear
- Leather jacket and tank topA worn leather jacket and fitted black tank top, chosen as street clothes rather than armor.
- Patched canvas pants and combat bootsHeavy-duty patched canvas pants and thick-soled combat boots.
- Holy symbolA holy symbol carried on a chain, used as a spellcasting focus.
- Prayer bookA prayer book containing her vows, litanies, and the names of the dead she remembers.
- Ceremonial vestmentsFine robes or ceremonial vestments from her temple days, kept folded and rarely worn.
- Belt pouchA belt pouch for coins and keepsakes.
- Explorer's packAn explorer's pack with bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, water skin, and rope.
Appearance
Vaka is a towering female orc with deep forest green skin, thick ivory tusks, sharp amber eyes, and a battered, scarred face that looks carved for hard choices. She stands about six and a half feet tall, broad-shouldered and heavily muscled, with black hair shaved at the sides and worn long on top. Her skin carries old scars, a jagged line across her collarbone and a puckered bullet wound on her bicep, and she dresses in modern streetwear, a worn leather jacket over a tight black tank top, patched canvas pants, and heavy combat boots. She carries herself like a veteran who expects trouble and is ready to welcome it.
Mannerisms
She speaks in a rough, confident cadence, often punctuating serious statements with dry humor or a dismissive snort. When listening, she folds her arms, tilts her head slightly, and watches people like she is measuring their stance. In tense moments she rolls her shoulders, flexes her hands, or quietly recites a prayer through one tusk.
Personality
Brash, sardonic, and unafraid to take up space, Vaka talks like a veteran who has seen enough to stop romanticizing war. She likes honest effort, clear plans, and people who mean what they say. Beneath the profanity and swagger is a deeply disciplined protector who notices every weak point in a formation, every tremor in a frightened voice, and every lie told to spare feelings. She is generous in battle, ruthless toward bullies, and oddly tender with children, the sick, and anyone trying to become better than they were yesterday.
Ideals
Strength is a promise, not a threat. It should be used to protect the helpless, hold the line, and drag people through the fire when they would otherwise be left behind.
Bonds
She keeps a weathered prayer token from the shrine where she found her calling, and she visits every temple that will still let an orc woman kneel in peace. She protects the helpless with a near possessive intensity, especially soldiers, acolytes, and anyone else who has been treated as expendable. She also carries the names of the dead in a pocket notebook, and swears that none of them will be forgotten while she still draws breath.
Flaws
Vaka respects competence so much that she sometimes excuses brutality if it gets results, then has to wrestle with the shame of it afterward. She can be recklessly direct, barking the truth when a softer answer would have served better. She also struggles to admit fear, weakness, or grief, and when she is hurt she tends to become louder instead of quieter.
Quirks
Background
Vaka was born under the iron discipline of an orc war-clan, but she never fit the simple story they wanted for her. She was too curious for the raid pits, too stubborn to die in the drills, and too attentive to the wounded to ignore the cost of every victory. When a shrine on the edge of contested ground took in the injured from both sides, she was assigned there as punishment, and instead found her calling. The priests taught her that strength was not merely the right to take, but the duty to stand where others could not. She learned prayer beside bloodstained bandages, and she learned that mercy can be as fierce as any axe.
“She was too curious for the raid pits, too stubborn to die in the drills, and too attentive to the wounded to ignore the cost of every victory.”
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