Ezra Shepard
Ezra Shepard
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AC 12 · HP 46 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- HistorySTR
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Tools
Languages
Features
15 featuresAlways on
- Steel Keeper Hit DieLevel 1
Steel Keeper class chassis details beyond the supplied hit die and named Stormforged Edge features were not provided. This entry records the supplied hit-die rule only: 1d10 per Steel Keeper level. At level 6, hit points are calculated as 10 + Constitution modifier at level 1, then 5 × (6 + Constitution modifier), for 46 total.
- Bonded BladeLevel 1
The Bonded Blade begins as a blank slate and develops abilities in response to its wielder. Ezra's blade is named Fury. The exact rules for bonding, manifestations, Steel Resonance, and the base class progression were not supplied.
- Triune Storm TemperLevel 3
After a Long Rest, when choosing or changing a Blade Manifestation, Ezra can attune Fury to Tempest, Ember, or Bastion. The chosen aspect determines the damage type of the subclass's Storm techniques. The supplied rules do not specify the damage types or the remaining technique details.
- Storm ZoneLevel 6
When Ezra hits a creature with Fury, he can expend one Steel Resonance to create a temporary elemental hazard in a 10-foot-radius zone centered on a point. The supplied description ends before specifying the point's restrictions, the zone's effects, or its duration.
- Unspecified Steel Keeper chassis detailsLevel 1
Steel Keeper saving throw proficiencies, armor and weapon training, class skills, level-by-level features, and the Steel Resonance maximum and recovery rules were not included in the provided class mechanics. They are left unspecified rather than guessed.
- Savage AttackerLevel 1
Soldier background Origin feat. Once on each of Ezra's turns when he hits a creature with a weapon, he can deal an extra 1d6 damage to it.
- AlertLevel 1
Human Origin feat. Ezra adds his proficiency bonus to initiative rolls, already reflected in the initiative value. His initiative modifier is +5.
- ResourcefulLevel 1
Human trait. Ezra gains Heroic Inspiration whenever he finishes a Long Rest.
- SkillfulLevel 1
Human trait. Ezra gains proficiency in one skill of his choice, selected here as Perception.
- VersatileLevel 1
Human trait. Ezra gains an additional Origin feat, represented here by Alert.
- ResourcefulHumangains Heroic Inspiration after finishing a Long Rest.
- SkillfulHumangains proficiency in one skill, Perception chosen.
- VersatileHumangains one additional Origin feat, Alert chosen.
- TraitHumanSpeed 30 feet.
- Military RankSoldier
Military Rank: Ezra can invoke his former standing among soldiers to gain respectful treatment from those who recognize the rank and influence over lower-ranking personnel, subject to the campaign's circumstances.
Gear
4 itemsWeapons
- Fury, Bonded BladeEzra's bonded sword, named Fury. It is described as a sword that manifests weapon-bound techniques; no damage die, mastery property, or other weapon statistics were supplied.
Tools
- Gaming setA gaming set carried from his soldiering days; the specific set is left open.
Gear
- Soldier's field kitA soldier's practical kit for field service. Exact class starting equipment was not supplied.
- Shepard family tokenA keepsake from the Shepard family on Whym.
Appearance
Ezra is lean and square-shouldered, with close-cropped dark hair and a steady, unshowy expression. His hands are broad, callused across the palms, and nicked with tiny pale lines from years of sword drills and hilt work. In a room, his gaze checks doors, hands, and the space between people before it settles on a face. Fury is a plain, single-edged steel sword whose surface carries fine branching marks that kindle with blue-white lightning when he draws on its storm.
Mannerisms
He checks the nearest exits and the hands of anyone speaking angrily, then deliberately returns his attention to their face. Before drawing Fury, he presses his thumb to the guard as if listening for a reply.
Personality
Patient and quietly competitive, Ezra prefers practice to boasting. He has a dry, understated humor, and is gentler with beginners than he is with himself.
Ideals
Worth is built through what you choose to protect, not the gift you are born with. Power should make a defender more dependable, never less accountable.
Bonds
He carries the Shepard name as a promise to his family, not a debt they imposed. Fury is his closest companion, and he refuses to let its power turn him into the careless weapon he once feared he could never become.
Flaws
Ezra can mistake restraint for weakness and wait too long to ask for help. When Fury's lightning answers him, he is tempted to prove that the power he lacked as a child has finally made him exceptional.
Quirks
Background
Ezra Shepard was the youngest son of the Shepard Clan, one of the seven old clans of Whym, where elemental gifts were treated as both inheritance and obligation. While his siblings learned to coax wind, heat, or stone, Ezra's hands stayed empty. He trained anyway, first with a wooden practice blade and later in the ranks of the Steel Keepers, determined to earn distinction through discipline rather than bloodline. His years as a soldier taught him to read a battlefield as a changing arrangement of routes, cover, and danger.
“While his siblings learned to coax wind, heat, or stone, Ezra's hands stayed empty.”
- Background
- Soldier
Connections
Species
Human
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