Thalanil Veyr
Thalanil Veyr
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AC 11 · HP 26 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- ArcanaINT
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- PerceptionWIS
- ReligionINT
Weapons
Languages
Features
13 featuresAlways on
- SpellcastingLevel 1
You can cast wizard spells, prepare a number of wizard spells equal to your Intelligence modifier plus your wizard level, and you maintain a spellbook containing the spells you know.
- Arcane RecoveryLevel 1
You regain some spell energy after a short rest. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can recover expended spell slots with a combined level equal to half your wizard level, rounded up.
- Arcane TraditionLevel 2
You specialize in the School of Evocation, learning to shape destructive magic with precision and economy.
- Sculpt SpellsLevel 2
You can create pockets of safety within your evocations. When you cast an evocation spell that affects other creatures you can see, you can choose a number of them equal to 1 plus the spell level to automatically succeed on the saving throw, taking no damage if they would normally take half on a success.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
You gain an Ability Score Improvement. In this build, the increase is applied to Intelligence.
- Empowered EvocationLevel 6
You add your Intelligence modifier to one damage roll of any wizard evocation spell you cast.
- DarkvisionHigh ElfYou can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
- Keen SensesHigh ElfYou have proficiency in the Perception skill.
- Fey AncestryHigh ElfYou have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cannot put you to sleep.
- TranceHigh ElfElves do not need to sleep and can meditate for 4 hours to gain the same benefit a human gains from 8 hours of sleep.
- Elf Weapon TrainingHigh ElfYou have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
- CantripHigh ElfYou know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. This build includes Fire Bolt.
- ResearcherSage
If you do not know where to obtain lore, you often know who does. Your years among archives, colleges, and scholars have given you a web of contacts and the knack for finding the right research trail.
Spells
15 spellsSpellcasting. Thalanil Veyr casts with Intelligence (spell save DC 13, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , , , ,
1st level (4 slots): , , , , ,
2nd level (3 slots):
3rd level (3 slots): , ,
Gear
10 itemsWeapons
- QuarterstaffA simple quarterstaff suitable for both walking and warding off trouble.
- DaggerA sturdy dagger kept for emergencies and fine work.
Gear
- Component PouchA pouch of material components used to cast wizard spells.
- SpellbookA spellbook containing the wizard's recorded spells and research notes.
- Scholar's PackA set of scholar's tools and travel supplies, including books, ink, parchment, and a heavy cloak.
- Bottle of InkA bottle of black ink used for copying spells and notes.
- QuillA feather quill worn smooth from constant use.
- Letter from a Dead ColleagueA letter from a dead colleague, sealed and never answered.
- Common ClothesA set of plain but well-kept traveling clothes.
Purse
- Pouch of CoinA purse containing the remaining wealth from scholarly patronage.
Appearance
A lean high elf with pale gold skin, silver-blond hair worn in a loose braid, and sharp amber eyes that miss very little. They favor indigo robes stitched with subtle star patterns, a worn satchel full of notes, and ink-stained fingers. A silver arcane focus hangs at the belt beside a neat bundle of chalk, parchment, and a practical dagger. Their expression is usually thoughtful, as if they are perpetually one page away from an important discovery.
Mannerisms
He pauses before answering as if mentally citing a source, traces symbols in the air when thinking, and unconsciously straightens books, maps, and even scattered camp tools. When startled, he mutters the first line of a spell in Elvish under his breath.
Personality
Quietly inquisitive and unfailingly courteous, Thalanil listens more than he speaks, then offers startlingly precise conclusions. He is patient with confusion, gentle with the wounded, and relentless when a problem resembles a puzzle. Beneath the calm exterior is a dry wit and a streak of stubborn idealism that refuses to let cruelty go unchallenged.
Ideals
Truth. Facts are the only honest monument the living can leave behind, and every lie, no matter how comforting, eventually becomes a trap.
Bonds
He carries the final letter of his mentor, Master Eris Vale, who died before completing a dangerous investigation. Thalanil has sworn to finish the work and name the truth behind it, no matter how long it takes.
Flaws
He trusts written evidence too much and can be dangerously dismissive of living witnesses who speak in riddles, emotion, or fear. When obsessed with a mystery, he forgets to eat, sleep, or notice obvious danger until the last possible second.
Quirks
Background
Thalanil Veyr was born in a woodland enclave where memory was treated like sacred fire. His family expected him to tend stories, songs, and ancestral rites, but he found himself more fascinated by the machinery beneath a spell than the beauty of its performance. While other youths learned the old dances of moonlit courts, Thalanil hid in scriptoria, copying diagrams from damaged tomes and trying to understand why certain syllables bent reality while others simply echoed in the air. That curiosity eventually led him beyond the enclave, first to a coastal library that bought forgotten maps and half-burned journals, then to the service of a conclave of sages who valued his meticulous hand and restless mind. He discovered that the oldest mysteries were not always locked in noble vaults, but buried in battlefield reliquaries, caravan records, and the private notes of dead scholars. Now he travels with a traveling collection of annotations, corrections, and unfinished theories, determined to finish a work his late mentor began, a study of magical disasters that may one day prevent another city from vanishing into nothingness.
- Background
- Sage
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Species
High Elf
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