Grimoire
Grimoire
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AC 13 · HP 10 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- ArcanaINT
- HistoryINT
- InvestigationINT
- PerceptionWIS
- ReligionINT
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
15 featuresAlways on
- Mage Hand
When At will
A practical magical manipulation spell useful for minor tasks, distractions, and scholarly demonstrations.
- Light
When At will
Produces a tiny floating light, often used while reading in the dark or marking paths through ruins.
- Ray of Frost
When At will
A chilling bolt of frost that Grimoire uses when a careful warning has been ignored.
- Minor Illusion
When At will
A subtle illusion cantrip that creates sensory misdirection, useful for pranks, signals, or concealment.
- Prestidigitation
When At will
A precise burst of magical force used to manipulate small objects or assist with experimentation.
- Find Familiar
When 1 per Long Rest without a spell slot, or with a spell slot when prepared
Calls forth a familiar spirit to aid in reconnaissance, study, and companionship.
- SpellcastingLevel 1
You have a spellbook containing six 1st-level wizard spells of your choice. You know three wizard cantrips of your choice. You can prepare a number of wizard spells equal to your Intelligence modifier plus your wizard level. You can cast prepared wizard spells by expending spell slots, and you can use an arcane focus or component pouch to cast your wizard spells.
- Arcane RecoveryLevel 1
Once per day when you finish a Short Rest, you can recover expended spell slots with a combined level equal to or less than half your wizard level, rounded up. None of the recovered slots can be 6th level or higher.
- TraitElfDarkvision, you can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
- TraitElfFey Ancestry, you have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.
- TraitElfKeen Senses, you have proficiency in Perception.
- TraitElfTrance, you don’t need to sleep, and you can finish a Long Rest in 4 hours of meditation.
- TraitElfHigh Elf Lineage, you know the Prestidigitation cantrip.
- TraitElfHigh Elf Lineage, Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this species trait.
- ResearcherSage
Grimoire can usually locate a scholarly contact, archive, or institution that can point him toward obscure information, lost lore, or a knowledgeable expert. His reputation as a diligent researcher opens doors in academic circles, though not always in polite society.
Spells
11 spellsSpellcasting. Grimoire casts with Intelligence (spell save DC 14, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , , , ,
1st level (2 slots): , , , , ,
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- QuarterstaffA sturdy wooden quarterstaff used as a walking stick and emergency weapon.
Tools
- Calligrapher's suppliesFine writing tools used for copying notes, glyphs, and spell formulas.
Gear
- Book, historyA scholarly journal of arcane history, carried and annotated constantly.
- RobeA worn robe suitable for study, travel, and long nights in libraries.
- 8×ParchmentA case of blank writing sheets for correspondence and spell research.
- Component pouchStandard wizard spellcasting kit for material components.
- Scholar's packA pack containing scholarly and travel essentials.
- SpellbookA repository for his prepared and learned wizard spells.
Purse
- 8×Gold PiecesCoin remaining after purchasing equipment.
Appearance
Tall and lean even by elven standards, with sharp silver eyes, ink-stained fingers, and long dark hair usually tied back with spare quills. He wears a travel-worn robe layered over sensible boots, and keeps a weathered spellbook chained to his belt like a sacred relic. His expression is curious, intense, and faintly amused, as if the universe is a riddle he has already decided to outwit.
Mannerisms
He speaks while turning pages he is not reading, taps a fingertip against his temple when thinking, and unconsciously underlines important words in the air with his quill hand. When excited, he launches into rapid, precise explanations and forgets that most people do not enjoy footnotes.
Personality
Patient, inquisitive, and dryly humorous, Grimoire treats every conversation like a research opportunity. He is generous with help, especially when it involves a problem others have given up on, but he expects people to think before they act.
Ideals
Truth should be free, and knowledge should serve compassion rather than vanity or power. Grimoire believes every hidden thing deserves to be understood, but understanding must be used to protect the vulnerable.
Bonds
He carries the first spellbook he ever owned, a scarred volume gifted by the scholar who taught him to read magical notation. He will risk himself to preserve rare books, recovered histories, and anyone who is being denied the truth.
Flaws
He cannot leave a mystery unsolved, even when the answer would be wiser left alone. He can become condescending when others dismiss books, archives, or careful study, and in dangerous moments he sometimes trusts his cleverness more than his common sense.
Quirks
Background
Grimoire was born beneath a canopy of ancient elven trees, in a household where memories were prized almost as much as living relatives. While other elves recited poetry, he devoured histories, star charts, and half-burned commentaries rescued from ruined libraries. He learned early that the past was not a dead thing, but a locked door, and every line of arcane notation was a key. His fascination grew into wizardry when an itinerant scholar noticed that the strange boy could read marginalia faster than most people could read titles. As he matured, Grimoire became a collector of questions. He studied at every archive that would tolerate him, bartered errands for access to private collections, and copied spells with obsessive care. Yet the more he learned, the more he recoiled from the narrow-minded habits of his elders, who preferred old answers to uncomfortable truths. He left home not to reject elven tradition, but to rescue it from stagnation. Now he wanders the world armed with ink, wit, and a stubbornly hopeful conviction that knowledge should free the living, not chain them to the dead.
“While other elves recited poetry, he devoured histories, star charts, and half-burned commentaries rescued from ruined libraries.”
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Elf
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