Dinnidian
Dinnidian
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AC 11 · HP 32 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionCHA
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionWIS
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
Armor
Weapons
Languages
Features
17 featuresAlways on
- Breath Weapon
When Once per short or long rest
Dinnidian exhales a 15-foot cone of fire. Each creature in the area must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6 fire damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one. He can use this once per short or long rest.
- Eldritch Blast
When Action
Dinnidian fires a beam of crackling force at a creature within 120 feet. He makes a ranged spell attack with a +7 bonus, dealing 1d10 + 4 force damage on a hit. He fires two beams at 5th level.
- Dark One's BlessingLevel 1
When When a hostile creature within his awareness drops to 0 hit points
Dinnidian invokes fiendish energy through his patron's name, gaining 9 temporary hit points when he reduces a hostile creature to 0 hit points.
- Otherworldly Patron, The FiendLevel 1
Dinnidian's magic comes from a pact with a fiendish patron. He uses Charisma as his spellcasting ability and can recover his Pact Magic spell slots after a short or long rest.
- Pact MagicLevel 1
Dinnidian knows three cantrips and six warlock spells. He has two 3rd-level spell slots, which recharge after a short or long rest.
- Eldritch InvocationsLevel 2
Dinnidian has learned Agonizing Blast, Devil's Sight, and Book of Ancient Secrets. Agonizing Blast adds his Charisma modifier to each beam of eldritch blast. Devil's Sight lets him see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to 120 feet. Book of Ancient Secrets grants a Book of Shadows and allows him to learn and cast ritual spells recorded within it.
- Pact Boon, Pact of the TomeLevel 3
Dinnidian has chosen Pact of the Tome. His patron grants him a Book of Shadows containing three additional cantrips from any class.
- Expanded Spell ListLevel 3
Dinnidian can choose one additional spell from the Fiend expanded spell list whenever he learns a warlock spell. The expanded list includes burning hands, command, blindness/deafness, scorching ray, fireball, stinking cloud, fire shield, wall of fire, flame strike, and hallow.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Dinnidian increased his Charisma by 2 at 4th level, raising it from 17 to 19 after applying his dragonborn racial bonus.
- Pact Magic ImprovementLevel 5
Dinnidian's Pact Magic slots are 3rd-level slots. He knows the eldritch blast, mage hand, and minor illusion cantrips, plus three additional cantrips from his Pact of the Tome.
- Dragonborn Ability Score IncreaseDragonbornStrength +2 and Charisma +1, already included in the final ability scores.
- Draconic AncestryDragonbornRed dragon ancestry, granting fire damage for Breath Weapon and fire damage resistance.
- Breath WeaponDragonborn15-foot cone, Dexterity saving throw DC 13, 2d6 fire damage, usable once per short or long rest.
- Damage ResistanceDragonbornResistance to fire damage.
- Draconic LanguageDragonbornDinnidian can speak, read, and write Draconic.
- SpeedDragonborn30 feet.
- Shelter of the FaithfulAcolyte
Dinnidian can invoke the aid of his religious organization, whose members will provide ordinary assistance, shelter, and support when circumstances and resources permit. They will also assist in religious ceremonies, though his openly sinister beliefs make some members wary.
Spells
12 spellsSpellcasting. Dinnidian casts with Charisma (spell save DC 15, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): , , , , ,
1st level: ,
2nd level: ,
3rd level (2 slots): ,
Gear
12 itemsWeapons
- DaggerA plain iron dagger used as both a weapon and ritual implement.
- Light crossbowA light crossbow with a worn black stock.
Armor
- Leather armorA fitted suit of dark leather armor reinforced at the shoulders and collar.
Gear
- 20×Crossbow boltsBolts suitable for the light crossbow.
- Component pouchA pouch of powdered minerals, charcoal, incense ash, and other spell components.
- Scholar's packA scholar's pack containing a backpack, a book of lore, ink, pens, parchment, tinder, and rations.
- Holy symbolA brass infernal symbol worn at his throat.
- Prayer bookA carefully copied volume of prayers and doctrinal commentary.
- 5×Incense sticksUsed during daily rites and infernal invocations.
- VestmentsFormal temple garments for ceremonies and public appearances.
- Common clothesSimple everyday clothing beneath his robes.
Purse
- 15×Gold piecesThe remnants of his temple stipend and travel funds.
Appearance
Dinnidian is a broad-shouldered red dragonborn with polished crimson scales, black horns swept back from his crown, and a heavy tail that moves with deliberate precision. His robes are meticulously arranged beneath a dark leather coat, and a brass holy symbol hangs beside a black iron arcane focus. His hands are thickly callused from years of copying manuscripts, tending censers, and performing ritual work. Within a minute of meeting him, most people notice that he repeatedly adjusts the holy symbol at his throat whenever someone questions his authority.
Mannerisms
He speaks softly and precisely, as though delivering a sermon even during casual conversation. When displeased, he pauses to adjust the brass holy symbol at his throat, then resumes speaking with exaggerated courtesy.
Personality
Dinnidian is composed, observant, and unfailingly polite, especially when he is being cruel. He remembers names, titles, debts, and insults with equal accuracy. He genuinely enjoys helping people when assistance creates dependence, and he views fear as a form of honesty that strips away false virtue.
Ideals
Order. Freedom is merely the privilege of the powerful to impose chaos on everyone else. A just world is one in which every person knows their place and obeys the law above them.
Bonds
The temple that raised him must eventually recognize Dinnidian as its true spiritual authority, whether its elders submit willingly or not.
Flaws
Dinnidian cannot tolerate being contradicted in public. He would rather create a dangerous enemy than allow someone to challenge his authority without consequence.
Quirks
Background
Dinnidian was raised in a severe temple where obedience was praised as the highest virtue and mercy was treated as a resource to be rationed. His red dragonborn heritage made him physically imposing, but it was his memory, patience, and talent for ritual that earned him a place among the temple scribes. He copied forbidden commentaries into acceptable language, memorized genealogies of saints and tyrants, and learned that every institution survives by controlling who is allowed to speak with authority. He came to believe that law was not meant to protect the weak, but to teach them where they belonged. His path to warlock power began when he discovered a sealed liturgical text hidden beneath the temple's oldest altar. The writing addressed an infernal intelligence as a benefactor rather than a demon, promising order through fear and salvation through submission. Dinnidian completed the ritual in secret and entered into a pact with a fiend whose name he refuses to speak aloud. The bargain gave him fire, command of shadowed forces, and a growing influence over those who mistake his measured voice for wisdom. Now he travels as a wandering acolyte and spiritual authority, offering protection, judgment, and carefully worded prayers while quietly building a hierarchy that will eventually place every soul beneath a law only he and his patron understand.
“He came to believe that law was not meant to protect the weak, but to teach them where they belonged.”
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Species
Dragonborn
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