Rieke Talereaper
Rieke Talereaper
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AC 13 · HP 10 · 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
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
12 featuresAlways on
- Eldritch Blast
When Action
Rieke unleashes a beam of crackling shadow energy at a creature within 120 feet. Make a ranged spell attack using her spell attack bonus. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 force damage.
- Mage Hand
When Action
Rieke creates a spectral, raven-shaped hand at a point within 30 feet. The hand can manipulate objects, open unlocked doors, retrieve items, and perform similar simple tasks.
- Hex
When Bonus Action
Rieke marks a creature with supernatural misfortune. Until the spell ends, she deals an extra 1d6 necrotic damage to the target whenever she hits it with an attack, and she has advantage on ability checks made to find it.
- Armor of Agathys
When Action
Rieke surrounds herself with a protective shell of killing cold. She gains 5 temporary hit points, and a creature that hits her with a melee attack while those temporary hit points remain takes 5 cold damage.
- Otherworldly PatronLevel 1
Rieke has made a pact with the Raven Queen of the Shadowfell, an otherworldly patron. This grants her access to warlock features and spells associated with her patron. At 1st level, she gains the patron feature available to her chosen patron.
- Pact MagicLevel 1
Rieke knows two cantrips from the warlock spell list. Charisma is her spellcasting ability for her warlock spells.
- Pact Magic Spell SlotsLevel 1
Rieke has one 1st-level warlock spell slot. The slot is regained after completing a short or long rest.
- Ability Score IncreaseHumanRieke's Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma each increase by 1.
- SizeHumanRieke is Medium.
- SpeedHumanRieke's walking speed is 30 feet.
- LanguagesHumanRieke can speak, read, and write Common and one additional language of her choice.
- By Popular DemandEntertainer
Rieke can always find a place to perform, usually securing modest food and lodging for herself and her companions. In towns where she is unknown, she can quickly establish a reputation through music, storytelling, or theatrical performance.
Spells
4 spellsSpellcasting. Rieke Talereaper casts with Charisma (spell save DC 15, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): ,
1st level (1 slot): ,
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- Light crossbowA compact ranged weapon with a darkwood stock, suitable for travel and stage disguises.
Tools
- Disguise kitA disguise kit used to adopt the appearances of actors, nobles, pilgrims, or mourners.
- ViolA small musical instrument used in Rieke's performances, chosen here as a silver-stringed viol.
Gear
- 20×Crossbow boltsAmmunition for the light crossbow.
- Arcane focusA crystal shard mounted in a silver setting, used as Rieke's arcane focus.
- Scholar's packA backpack containing parchment, ink, pens, books, and other tools for recording stories and research.
- CostumeA fine dark-colored performance outfit embroidered with subtle raven motifs.
Purse
- 15×Gold piecesThe coins Rieke has earned through performances and small commissions.
Appearance
Rieke is a tall, poised human woman with warm brown skin, sharp gray eyes, and long black hair braided with silver thread. She dresses like a traveling stage performer, wearing a dark violet coat, fitted leather boots, and a high-collared shirt embroidered with tiny ravens. Her hands are stained with ink from years of recording stories, and a black feather hangs from her left ear. Her smile is captivating but rarely reaches her eyes.
Mannerisms
Rieke speaks with theatrical precision, often pausing before important words as though waiting for an audience to lean closer. She bows slightly when introduced, taps rhythms against her spellcasting focus while thinking, and lowers her voice whenever she mentions the dead.
Personality
Rieke is charming, observant, and intensely curious. She can turn nearly any encounter into a performance, making strangers feel fascinating and important while quietly cataloging their words and reactions. She is patient with the frightened and respectful toward the dead, but becomes cold and exacting when someone deliberately destroys knowledge or abuses the helpless.
Ideals
Knowledge. Every life contains a story, and every story deserves to survive its teller. Order. The dead must be remembered properly, and the boundary between life and death must not be disturbed without purpose.
Bonds
Since that night, Rieke has served the Raven Queen of the Shadowfell. Her patron sends her into the mortal world to collect knowledge, legends, confessions, and stories of the dead. In exchange, Rieke was given a fragment of shadow magic and a command to ensure that no truly significant story is forgotten. She now travels as an entertainer and occult archivist, gathering tales wherever people laugh, mourn, celebrate, or die. Her performances are bright and engaging, but each one conceals a message meant for her distant patron.
Flaws
Rieke treats people as sources of stories before she treats them as friends. She cannot resist recording a secret, even when doing so may endanger someone. She also fears being forgotten more than she fears death, and may make reckless choices to ensure that her name becomes part of a legend.
Quirks
Background
Rieke Talereaper was raised among itinerant performers who traveled from village green to noble court, trading songs and stories for meals, shelter, and coin. She became famous for her ability to remember every tale she heard, preserving not only the words but also the pauses, gestures, and secrets hidden between them. During one winter performance, she recited a lament that no living person in the audience recognized. When the final note faded, every candle in the theater went out, and a raven perched upon the stage spoke with the voice of the dead queen of an ancient kingdom.
“During one winter performance, she recited a lament that no living person in the audience recognized.”
- Background
- Entertainer
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Species
Human
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