Rillan Padrin
Rillan Padrin
Sheet
AC 17 · HP 28 · 40 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalCHA
Weapons
Languages
Features
20 featuresAction
- Extra AttackLevel 4
Rillan can attack twice, instead of once, whenever they take the Attack action on their turn.
Bonus action
- Flurry of Blows
When After taking the Attack action
After taking the Attack action, Rillan can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action.
- Patient Defense
When On their turn
Rillan can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a bonus action.
- Step of the Wind
When On their turn
Rillan can spend 1 ki point to Dash or Disengage as a bonus action, and their jump distance is doubled for the turn.
- Martial ArtsLevel 1
Rillan's martial arts training allows them to use Dexterity instead of Strength for unarmed strikes and monk weapons. While unarmed or wielding only monk weapons, they can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action after taking the Attack action. Their martial arts die is a d4, and they may use Dexterity for unarmed strikes and monk weapons.
- KiLevel 2
Rillan can spend 4 ki points to fuel special techniques. Ki points return after a short or long rest. Their ki save DC is 13. They can use Flurry of Blows to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action after taking the Attack action, Patient Defense to take the Dodge action as a bonus action, and Step of the Wind to Dash or Disengage as a bonus action, with their jump distance doubled.
- Shell DefenseTortleAs an action, they can withdraw into their shell, gaining +4 AC and advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While withdrawn, they are prone, their speed is 0, they have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, and they cannot take reactions. They can emerge as a bonus action.
Reaction
- Deflect MissilesLevel 3
When Hit by a ranged weapon attack
After being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Rillan uses their reaction to reduce the damage by 1d10 + 12. If the damage becomes 0, they may catch the missile and spend 1 ki point to throw it back.
- Slow FallLevel 4
When When falling
Rillan can use a reaction to reduce falling damage by 20.
Always on
- Open Hand TechniqueLevel 3
When Hit with an attack granted by Flurry of Blows
When Rillan hits with a Flurry of Blows attack, they can knock the target prone, push it up to 15 feet, or prevent it from taking reactions until the end of Rillan's next turn.
- Stunning StrikeLevel 4
When Hit with a melee weapon attack
When Rillan hits with a melee weapon attack, they can spend 1 ki point to force a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target is stunned until the end of Rillan's next turn.
- Unarmored MovementLevel 2
Rillan's speed increases by 10 feet while they are not wearing armor or wielding a shield.
- Monastic Tradition, Way of the Open HandLevel 3
Rillan chooses the Way of the Open Hand, learning to manipulate an opponent's ki through precise unarmed strikes.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Rillan gains a +2 increase to Dexterity, raising their Dexterity score from 16 to 18 and their Dexterity modifier from +3 to +4.
- ClawsTortleTheir claws are natural weapons that deal 1d4 slashing damage on a hit.
- Hold BreathTortleThey can hold their breath for up to 1 hour.
- Natural ArmorTortleTheir shell provides an AC of 17. They gain no benefit from wearing armor, but can use a shield.
- Tortle StrengthTortleTortles have a climbing speed equal to their walking speed and are naturally adapted to climbing rough surfaces.
- LanguagesTortleThey can speak, read, and write Common and Aquan.
- Shelter of the FaithfulAcolyte
Rillan can expect respectful treatment and support from temples, shrines, and religious communities devoted to their faith or a compatible belief system. They may request modest aid, such as healing, shelter, or basic assistance, though they are expected to contribute in return.
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- QuarterstaffA simple wooden practice staff used as both a walking aid and a monk weapon.
- 10×DartsLight thrown weapons balanced for quick, repeated attacks.
Gear
- Explorer's PackA pack containing basic adventuring supplies, including bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, rations, rope, and other necessities.
- Holy SymbolA small symbol representing the underground monastery's unnamed guardian saint.
- Prayer BookA collection of devotional teachings and copied parables from the monastery's library.
- 5×IncenseScented sticks used during meditation and funerary rites.
- VestmentsCeremonial clothing worn during services and formal observances.
- Common ClothesPlain traveling clothing suitable for a wandering acolyte.
Purse
- 15×Gold PiecesRillan's remaining personal funds.
Appearance
A broad-shelled tortle with weathered olive-green skin, amber eyes, and a chipped lower beak. Their shell is marked with pale mineral streaks from years spent beneath the earth. They wear plain brown monastery robes cut short for movement, a faded gray sash, and worn leather wrappings around their hands and feet. Their prayer beads are made from small pieces of cave stone, each one carved with the name of someone they failed to protect.
Mannerisms
Rillan speaks softly and rarely interrupts, but their voice becomes perfectly flat when delivering a threat. They keep their head lowered during prayer, tap two fingers against their shell before making a difficult decision, and always position themselves between strangers and the nearest exit.
Personality
Rillan is patient with the frightened, attentive to small suffering, and quietly intense around injustice. They prefer practical help over grand speeches, whether that means carrying a sick miner, repairing a broken door, or standing watch through the night. Their anger is not loud. It is deliberate, focused, and terrifyingly persistent.
Ideals
Mercy belongs to the helpless, not to the people who harm them. A good person must be willing to stand between cruelty and its victims, even when doing so is dangerous, ugly, or condemned by the righteous.
Bonds
The children they rescued from the monastery are scattered across the region, and Rillan quietly searches for signs that they survived. They also keep one broken monastery prayer bell as proof that compassion can be louder than doctrine.
Flaws
Rillan is frighteningly quick to decide that someone is beyond redemption. Once they identify a person as wicked, they find it difficult to show mercy, even when restraint would better serve the innocent. They also distrust pacifists who use philosophy as an excuse to avoid responsibility.
Quirks
Background
Rillan was raised in an underground monastery carved into the limestone beneath a remote hill country. The monastery taught silence, discipline, and the belief that violence was always a spiritual failure. Rillan embraced the discipline but never accepted the conclusion. In the tunnels beyond the monastery, they saw smugglers exploit miners, cultists prey on refugees, and cruel overseers punish the helpless while the monks debated whether intervention would disturb the balance of the world. The final break came when a group of escaped children sought sanctuary at the monastery gates. The elders refused them, claiming that the children had brought danger upon themselves. Rillan opened the gates anyway and fought the pursuing mercenaries in the shrine hall. Afterward, the elders condemned not the mercenaries, but Rillan's willingness to meet wickedness with overwhelming force. Rillan left before judgment could be passed, carrying only their prayer beads and a promise to make their training useful. They now travel from settlement to settlement, offering aid to the frightened and delivering swift, merciless punishment to those who prey upon them.
“The monastery taught silence, discipline, and the belief that violence was always a spiritual failure.”
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Species
Tortle
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