Emne Zillerna
Emne Zillerna
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AC 16 · HP 100 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- DeceptionCHA
- InsightWIS
- InvestigationINT
- PerceptionWIS
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
25 featuresAlways on
- Colossus Slayer
When Once per turn when she hits a wounded creature
When Emne hits a creature with a weapon attack, she can deal extra damage to one creature she hits on that turn if the target is below its maximum hit points, once per turn.
- Hunter's Mark
When When she spends a spell slot and marks a foe
Emne can cast hunter's mark as a ranger spell, turning a chosen quarry into a relentless pursuit target.
- Favored EnemyLevel 1
Emne chooses a favored enemy, granting her advantage on Wisdom checks to track that type of creature and on Intelligence checks to recall information about them. She also learns one language associated with that enemy. At this level she has favored enemies of humanoids and undead, reflecting both court intrigue and the horrors of the Shadowfell.
- Natural ExplorerLevel 1
Emne is adept at traveling through her chosen terrain. While in forest and underground environments, she ignores difficult terrain, can't get lost by nonmagical means, remains alert to danger, and can navigate and forage with much greater efficiency.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
Emne knows how to use ranger magic, preparing and casting spells from the ranger list using Wisdom as her spellcasting ability.
- Fighting Style, ArcheryLevel 2
At 2nd level, Emne adopts a fighting style. Archery gives her a +2 bonus to attack rolls she makes with ranged weapons.
- Primeval AwarenessLevel 3
Emne can sense the presence of strong supernatural influence nearby, particularly celestials, fiends, and undead, though this does not reveal their exact location.
- Ranger Archetype, HunterLevel 3
Emne has chosen the Hunter archetype, emphasizing relentless pursuit and battlefield efficiency.
- Hunter's Prey, Colossus SlayerLevel 3
When Emne hits a creature with a weapon attack, she can choose to deal extra damage to one target once per turn if that target is already wounded.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Emne gains an Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
Emne can attack twice, instead of once, whenever she takes the Attack action on her turn.
- Favored Enemy and Natural Explorer ImprovementsLevel 6
Emne's favored enemy and natural explorer choices improve, reflecting broader expertise and a deeper awareness of hidden trails and hunted prey. She gains an additional favored enemy and additional favored terrain. Her natural explorer benefits also become more versatile.
- Defensive Tactics, Multiattack DefenseLevel 7
Emne chooses a defensive hunting tactic. Against her hunter's prey, she is difficult to wear down, especially when fighting multiple enemies.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8
Emne gains an Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- Land's StrideLevel 8
Emne moves through nonmagical difficult terrain without penalty when she uses her ranger mobility features, and she can move stealthily at a normal pace in her favored surroundings. Her woodland and subterranean travel feels almost unnatural to onlookers.
- Spellcasting ImprovementLevel 9
Emne gains access to 3rd-level ranger spell slots and prepares stronger magic as her bond to the wild and shadow deepens.
- Hide in Plain SightLevel 10
Emne can choose to hide when only lightly obscured, allowing her to vanish into natural shadow, weather, or gloom with exceptional ease.
- MultiattackLevel 11
Emne gains a second hunter feature, letting her respond to clustered enemies with devastating efficiency.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 12
Emne gains an Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- TraitElfDarkvision, 60 ft.
- TraitElfFey Ancestry
- TraitElfTrance
- TraitElfKeen Senses
- TraitElfShadar-kai heritage, a shadow-touched elven bloodline with uncanny resilience and a life spent between worlds
- Criminal ContactCriminal
Emne has a reliable network of underworld contacts who can provide information, shelter, forged papers, or quiet introductions to the right sort of trouble.
Spells
6 spellsSpellcasting. Emne Zillerna casts with Wisdom (spell save DC 12, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (4 slots): , ,
2nd level (3 slots): ,
3rd level (3 slots):
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- 2×ShortswordA pair of light blades balanced for close work and quick escapes.
- LongbowLong range hunting bow.
Armor
- Scale MailSturdy scale mail worn under a shadow-dark cloak.
Tools
- CrowbarUsed for prying, climbing, and breaking things that deserve it.
Gear
- 20×ArrowsA full set of arrows carried in a leather quiver.
- Explorer's PackIncludes bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, waterskin, and rope.
- Dark Common ClothesA hooded set of dark common clothes suited for blending into alleyways and night travel.
- Burglar's PackA small chest of tools and stolen basics, useful for quiet work and breaking in.
- Belt PouchA pouch of coin for immediate expenses.
Appearance
Tall and lean with moon-pale skin touched by the cold of the Shadowfell, Emne has silver-white hair usually braided back for travel, ice-gray eyes, and an unnervingly quiet presence. She favors fitted dark leather, a shadow-toned cloak, and practical ranger gear worn with the effortless grace of an aristocrat who learned to disappear. A thin, elegant scar crosses one cheek, and she often wears a small family signet hidden on a cord beneath her collar.
Mannerisms
She speaks softly and rarely repeats herself. Before entering a room, she unconsciously counts exits, windows, and angles of cover. When thinking, she taps two fingers against the hilt of a blade, and when irritated she smiles instead of frowning, as if keeping a private joke.
Personality
Emne is composed, dryly witty, and difficult to impress. She prefers action to speeches, but when she does speak, she is precise and unnervingly observant. She dislikes waste, hates being patronized, and has a private affection for clever people who survive by their own rules.
Ideals
Freedom, no throne, oath, or ancient house has the right to own a soul. Emne believes people should choose their paths, even if those paths lead through lies, theft, or blood, because a chosen sin is still better than an inherited chain.
Bonds
She still carries a hidden signet of her highborn house, and she will not let it be taken or destroyed. Emne also keeps a private, half-obsessive watch for the name Gilcra, because she suspects the kingdom’s old dealings with her family ended in betrayal, not necessity.
Flaws
She trusts her instincts more than other people, and her instincts are often sharpened by suspicion rather than wisdom. Emne can turn a simple slight into a months-long feud, especially if the insult comes from nobility, and she sometimes chooses the most dangerous or inconvenient solution simply because it feels freer than obeying someone else’s plan.
Quirks
Background
Emne Xizx Zillerna was born among the Shadar-kai courts of the Shadowfell, where etiquette was a blade and lineage was a shield. Her house was highborn, ancient enough to remember the years before the Sundering, when its envoys moved between the gloom and the Mortal Realm with gifts, threats, and whispered bargains. In those days her family dealt often with the Kingdom of Gilcra, and Emne was raised to believe that diplomacy was simply hunting with better manners. She learned the roads of both worlds early, and she learned even earlier that the living lied about death, the dead lied about peace, and nobles lied about everything else. The trouble began when her family’s old promises in Gilcra came due and someone decided to collect in blood instead of coin. Emne survived because she was faster than the assassins and meaner than the prayers sent after her. She vanished into the mortal wilds, where she traded courtly poise for a ranger’s discipline, tracking fugitives, relics, and threats that crossed too easily between shadows and moonlight. Over time she made herself useful to smugglers, thieves, and fence masters, not out of loyalty but because criminals understand the value of discretion. She now walks the border between law and lawlessness, chasing the remnants of her house’s old entanglements while deciding, case by case, whether vengeance, profit, or personal satisfaction is the more honest motive.
“In those days her family dealt often with the Kingdom of Gilcra, and Emne was raised to believe that diplomacy was simply hunting with better manners.”
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