Nyk Vaelith
Nyk Vaelith
Sheet
AC 12 · HP 10 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
12 featuresAlways on
- Eldritch Blast
When Action, target within 120 feet
Nyk fires a lance of crackling violet force at a creature within 120 feet. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 force damage.
- Mage Hand
When Action, point within 30 feet
Nyk creates a spectral, floating hand that can manipulate objects, open unlocked doors, retrieve items, and perform other simple tasks within 30 feet.
- Hexblade's CurseLevel 1
When Bonus action, one creature within 30 feet
Nyk curses one creature within 30 feet for 1 minute, gaining improved damage, critical hit range, and healing when the target dies.
- Otherworldly PatronLevel 1
Nyk has a pact with a mysterious otherworldly patron. This grants her magical abilities and allows her to use Charisma as her spellcasting ability.
- Pact MagicLevel 1
Nyk can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus. She knows two warlock cantrips and two 1st-level warlock spells. She regains her expended spell slots after a short or long rest.
- Hex WarriorLevel 1
Nyk is proficient with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. When she finishes a long rest, she can touch one weapon with which she is proficient that lacks the two-handed property. She can use Charisma instead of Strength or Dexterity for that weapon's attack and damage rolls. If she later gains the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon she creates.
- TraitElfDarkvision, Nyk can see in dim light within 120 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
- TraitElfFey Ancestry, Nyk has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cannot put her to sleep.
- TraitElfTrance, Nyk meditates deeply for 4 hours instead of sleeping and retains the benefits of a long rest.
- Drow Magic, Nyk knows the dancing lights cantripElfAt 3rd level, she can cast faerie fire once per long rest. At 5th level, she can cast darkness once per long rest. Charisma is her spellcasting ability for these spells.
- TraitElfSunlight Sensitivity, Nyk has disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when she, her target, or what she is trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
- WandererOutlander
Nyk has an excellent memory for maps and geography, and can find food and fresh water for herself and up to five other people each day, provided the land offers those resources. She can also determine the general direction, distance, and terrain features around her.
Spells
2 spellsSpellcasting. Nyk Vaelith casts with Charisma (spell save DC 14, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (1 slot): ,
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA simple one-handed blade, designated by Nyk as her Hex Warrior weapon.
- 2×DaggerA pair of balanced backup blades.
- Light crossbowA ranged weapon with 20 matching bolts.
Armor
- Leather armorLight armor made from cured leather, suitable for travel and basic protection.
Gear
- 20×Crossbow boltAmmunition for the light crossbow.
- Arcane focusA crystal shard mounted in black iron, used as Nyk's arcane focus.
- Dungeoneer's packA pack containing a bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, waterskin, and other travel supplies.
- Scholar's suppliesA small field journal, ink, pens, parchment, and a pouch of chalk used to record routes and magical observations.
- Outlander gearA weathered cloak, a hunting knife, a set of traveler's clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
Appearance
Nyk Vaelith is a slender drow elf with ash-gray skin touched by faint violet undertones. Her long silver-white hair is gathered into a loose braid threaded with black cord and small iron charms. Her bright amethyst eyes glow subtly whenever she channels magic. She wears worn leather armor beneath a dark travel cloak, and carries a black-bladed pact weapon whose edge seems to drink in torchlight.
Mannerisms
Nyk speaks softly and rarely wastes words. She studies exits before sitting, touches stone walls when entering unfamiliar places, and pauses before answering questions as if weighing whether the truth is safe. When angered, her amethyst eyes brighten and her fingers tighten around the hilt of her pact weapon.
Personality
Quiet, observant, and self-reliant, Nyk prefers the company of travelers, hunters, and other outsiders. She is patient in the wild and guarded in civilized places. Beneath her reserve is a dry, unsettling sense of humor and a fierce respect for anyone who survives without surrendering their identity.
Ideals
Freedom. No throne, temple, bloodline, or patron should own another person's will. Power is only worthwhile when it lets the powerless choose their own road.
Bonds
She is bound to the forgotten watchtower where she found her pact weapon, and will return there if the weapon ever demands it. She also protects exiles and wanderers, because she knows what it means to have nowhere safe to go.
Flaws
Nyk assumes every gift conceals a hook, and her suspicion can make genuine kindness feel like a threat. She is also dangerously reluctant to abandon a mystery, especially when the pact weapon begins urging her toward an answer.
Quirks
Background
Nyk Vaelith was born beneath the earth, where every path was guarded and every name carried a price. She learned early to read stone, fungus, wind, and silence, becoming a guide for smugglers, exiles, and those desperate enough to risk the lightless roads. Her gifts for survival eventually carried her far beyond the lands of her birth, though she never entirely escaped the suspicion that followed her drow heritage. In a ruined watchtower on the surface, Nyk found a weapon buried beneath an altar of black glass. The blade spoke without words, offering power in exchange for service to a mysterious shadowy patron. Nyk accepted, not out of devotion, but because the pact gave her the strength to survive forces that had hunted her across the wilderness. Now she wanders between settlements and forgotten roads, taking work where it comes, studying the pact blade, and quietly searching for the truth about the entity that awakened it.
“In a ruined watchtower on the surface, Nyk found a weapon buried beneath an altar of black glass.”
- Background
- Outlander
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Species
Elf
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