Kertag Varzun
Kertag Varzun
Sheet
AC 19 · HP 54 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalCHA
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
21 featuresBonus action
- Sacred Weapon
When After using Channel Divinity
As a bonus action, Kertag marks a creature's location with a flash of holy light. Until the end of his next turn, his weapon attacks against that creature have advantage.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
Kertag can use a bonus action to expend points from a healing pool that restores a total of 25 hit points per long rest. He can also spend 5 points to cure one disease or neutralize one poison affecting a creature.
Always on
- Turn the Unholy
When As an action while presenting his holy symbol
Kertag presents his holy symbol and commands fiends and undead within 30 feet to flee if they fail a Wisdom saving throw.
- Divine SenseLevel 1
Kertag can detect celestials, fiends, and undead within 60 feet until the end of his next turn. He can use this feature a number of times equal to his Charisma modifier, regaining all uses after a long rest.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 1
Kertag has advantage on saving throws against being frightened, and allies within 10 feet gain the same benefit while he is conscious.
- Fighting Style, DefenseLevel 2
Kertag gains a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing armor.
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When Kertag hits with a melee weapon attack, he can expend a spell slot to deal radiant damage in addition to the weapon's damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a 1st-level slot, plus 1d8 for each slot level above 1st, to a maximum of 5d8. The damage increases by 1d8 against fiends and undead.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
Kertag uses Charisma as his spellcasting ability. He can prepare a number of paladin spells equal to his Charisma modifier plus half his paladin level, rounded down. He has access to 1st-level and 2nd-level paladin spells.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
Kertag is immune to disease.
- Sacred Oath, Oath of DevotionLevel 3
Kertag gains the Oath of Devotion. His oath spells are always prepared and do not count against his prepared spells.
- Channel DivinityLevel 3
Kertag can use his Channel Divinity once per short or long rest. Sacred Weapon allows him to imbue one melee weapon with radiant power for 1 minute, adding his Charisma modifier to attack rolls and causing the weapon to emit bright light. Turn the Unholy forces fiends and undead within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw or become turned for up to 1 minute.
- Oath SpellsLevel 3
Kertag gains immunity to disease and his oath grants him the Devotion oath spells: protection from evil and good, sanctuary, lesser restoration, and zone of truth.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
Kertag can attack twice, instead of once, whenever he takes the Attack action on his turn.
- TraitHigh ElfDarkvision, 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 Perception.
- TraitHigh ElfFey Ancestry, advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cannot put him to sleep.
- TraitHigh ElfTrance, requires only 4 hours of meditation to gain the benefits of an 8-hour long rest.
- TraitHigh ElfElf Weapon Training, proficiency with longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
- TraitHigh ElfCantrip, knows the Minor Illusion cantrip, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
- TraitHigh ElfExtra Language, speaks Draconic in addition to Common and Elvish.
- Position of PrivilegeNoble
People of high birth treat Kertag with respect, and he can secure an audience with local nobility when necessary. Common folk are also inclined to assume that he has the authority and responsibility expected of a noble protector.
Spells
10 spellsSpellcasting. Kertag Varzun casts with Charisma (spell save DC 15, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (4 slots): , , , , , ,
2nd level (2 slots): , ,
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- LongswordMartial melee weapon, 1d8 slashing damage, versatile 1d10.
- 5×JavelinSimple thrown weapons, 1d6 piercing damage, range 30/120.
Armor
- Chain mailAC 16. Heavy armor made of interlocking metal rings.
- ShieldAC bonus +2. Bears a silver sunburst holy symbol.
Tools
- Gaming setA small carved set used for formal games of strategy.
- FluteA polished bone flute used for ceremonial music and quiet concentration.
Gear
- Holy symbolA divine emblem used as Kertag's spellcasting focus.
- Fine clothesElegant clothing appropriate to his social rank.
- Signet ringA ring bearing his family's crest, used to identify his noble lineage.
- Scroll of pedigreeA sealed scroll recording his family tree and noble pedigree.
Purse
- 25×Gold piecesMoney carried for travel and personal expenses.
Appearance
A tall, broad-shouldered high elf with bronze skin, straight black hair cut to the jaw, and sharp gray-green eyes. His face is clean-shaven except for a narrow line of beard along the chin. He wears well-maintained chain mail beneath a deep blue surcoat, carries a polished shield marked with a silver sunburst, and keeps his signet ring on a cord around his neck rather than on his finger. His movements are controlled and formal, but old scars across his left forearm hint at years spent protecting others in close combat.
Mannerisms
He straightens his gloves before making a difficult decision, addresses servants and nobles with the same formal courtesy, and pauses for one measured breath before drawing his sword. When angered, he becomes quieter rather than louder.
Personality
Kertag is courteous, observant, and intensely deliberate. He remembers the names of guards, stable hands, and villagers, but becomes awkward when praised for bravery. He prefers direct promises to grand speeches, and he treats every oath as a practical responsibility rather than a poetic ideal.
Ideals
Duty. A person's worth is measured by what they protect when protection costs them comfort, reputation, or power.
Bonds
He is devoted to the border villages his family once neglected, and he sends part of every reward to their rebuilding fund. He also carries his former mentor's cracked prayer medallion and refuses to let its damage be repaired.
Flaws
Kertag judges himself by impossible standards and becomes rigid when others question his honor. He has difficulty accepting help, especially from people of lower social standing, because he fears appearing weak or hypocritical. When faced with corruption within a noble household, his anger can become dangerously personal.
Quirks
Background
Kertag Varzun was born into a respected high elf household whose influence came from treaties, land stewardship, and generations of service to the border settlements. His family expected him to become a diplomat, but Kertag found diplomacy hollow when it was not backed by action. During a winter convoy raid, he watched armed retainers argue over jurisdiction while villagers were trapped behind a burning gate. He broke ranks, rescued the survivors, and spent the night carrying the wounded through snow. The experience convinced him that honor was not a matter of lineage or ceremony. It was the choice to stand between danger and someone who could not withstand it alone. He later trained under a stern temple knight who taught him the discipline of the paladin, combining martial skill, prayer, and an uncompromising sense of duty. Kertag swore the Oath of Devotion after exposing a noble relative who had been selling military supplies to bandits. The scandal cost his family political standing, but it gave Kertag a clearer inheritance, a promise that truth and protection matter more than comfort. He now travels as an emissary, guardian, and occasional embarrassment to the aristocracy, seeking threats that polite society prefers to ignore while trying to prove that privilege can be used as a shield rather than a wall.
“His family expected him to become a diplomat, but Kertag found diplomacy hollow when it was not backed by action.”
- Background
- Noble
Connections
Species
High Elf
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