Pellian Quillwhistle
Pellian Quillwhistle
Sheet
AC 14 · HP 9 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
10 featuresAlways on
- Bardic InspirationLevel 1
When Bonus action
Choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet that can hear you. It gains a d6 Bardic Inspiration die for 10 minutes, usable on one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw.
- SpellcastingLevel 1
You can cast bard spells using Charisma as your spellcasting ability. You know two bard cantrips and four 1st-level bard spells. You use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
- TraitHigh ElfDarkvision, you can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
- TraitHigh ElfKeen Senses, proficiency in the Perception skill.
- TraitHigh ElfFey Ancestry, advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cannot put you to sleep.
- TraitHigh ElfTrance, you do not need to sleep and can finish a long rest in 4 hours through meditation.
- TraitHigh ElfElf Weapon Training, proficiency with longswords, shortswords, shortbows, and longbows.
- Cantrip, you know the Minor Illusion cantripHigh ElfIntelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.
- TraitHigh ElfExtra Language, you can speak, read, and write one additional language, Draconic.
- False IdentityCharlatan
You have become intimately familiar with the habits, laws, and social structures of your hometown. Although the town now wants you captured, you can still recognize local customs, identify old civic officials, and locate people who remember your former identity. You can usually find a place to hide among travelers, merchants, or minor criminals, provided you do not stay too long.
Spells
7 spellsSpellcasting. Pellian Quillwhistle casts with Charisma (spell save DC 12, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , ,
1st level (2 slots): , , ,
Gear
10 itemsWeapons
- RapierA finely balanced blade with a basket hilt, useful for both dueling and dramatic flourishes.
- DaggerA slim backup blade hidden in a boot sheath.
Armor
- Leather armorLight armor worn beneath Pellian's flamboyant coat.
Tools
- LuteA polished wooden instrument covered in painted stars and one suspiciously recent repair.
- Disguise kitA tiny case containing wigs, cosmetics, false facial hair, theatrical wax, and clothing accessories.
- Forgery kitA collection of papers, seals, inks, and engraving tools used to create convincing false documents.
Gear
- Diplomat's packA compact traveling kit containing bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, waterskin, and assorted necessities.
- Fine clothesA flamboyant set of fine clothes intended to suggest wealth, importance, or both.
- Belt pouchA belt pouch containing starting currency.
Purse
- 15×Gold piecesStarting currency from the charlatan background.
Appearance
A slender high elf with warm bronze skin, bright green eyes, and unruly copper-gold hair tied back with counterfeit silk ribbons. He wears scuffed leather armor beneath an outrageously colorful entertainer's coat, decorated with fake medals, imitation gemstones, and labels claiming impossible origins. His smile is dazzling, his boots are perpetually dusty, and one pointed ear bears three mismatched earrings.
Mannerisms
Pellian speaks as if addressing an audience, punctuating ordinary conversations with theatrical bows, finger snaps, and exaggerated pauses. He constantly rolls a coin across his knuckles, changes his accent when nervous, and gives every object he sells an extravagant title before admitting what it actually is.
Personality
Bubbly, theatrical, and relentlessly optimistic. Pellian treats every conversation like a marketplace performance and every setback like an opportunity for a better punchline. He is genuinely attentive to people who are lonely or embarrassed, but he becomes evasive and overly charming whenever anyone asks about his old hometown.
Ideals
Joy is a form of truth. The world is cruel enough without making every exchange miserable, and I will use music, laughter, and cleverness to give people hope, even when I have to be painfully honest about the consequences of my past.
Bonds
I will repay every person in Larkspur Vale who lost money because of me, even if I have to become famous enough to perform for kings to do it. I also keep the original bounty notice folded inside my lute case as a reminder that charm without responsibility is just another kind of theft.
Flaws
I cannot resist improving a profitable lie, even when the original lie is already working perfectly. I also mistake being forgiven for being absolved, and I am far too confident that one more dazzling performance can solve any problem.
Quirks
Background
Pellian Quillwhistle was born in the elven town of Larkspur Vale, where every artisan proudly stamped their work with a family crest and every merchant swore that quality was a sacred tradition. Pellian found the whole arrangement terribly dull. He began by selling ordinary berry wine as rare moonplum vintage, then graduated to imitation silverware, fake enchanted brooches, and a line of so-called dragon-silk scarves that were, in truth, brightly dyed kitchen cloth. His patter was so cheerful, his demonstrations so theatrical, and his paperwork so convincing that even the town council purchased several crates of counterfeit luxury goods before discovering the truth. When the deception finally unraveled, Pellian expected angry shouting and perhaps a stern lecture from his parents. Instead, the entire town agreed to place a bounty on him. The proclamation described him as a menace to honest commerce, a public nuisance, and an elf whose smile should never be trusted. Pellian fled with his lute, his disguise kit, and the last remaining case of dragon-silk scarves. He now travels from settlement to settlement as a bard, performing songs about honesty while quietly selling suspiciously familiar products under new names. Beneath the comedy, he is genuinely ashamed of the harm he caused and hopes to become so successful that he can repay every victim, though he has not yet stopped making questionable business decisions.
“Pellian found the whole arrangement terribly dull.”
- Background
- Charlatan
Connections
Species
High Elf
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