Talon Rex
Talon Rex
Sheet
AC 16 · HP 21 · 40 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- InsightWIS
- MedicineWIS
- PerceptionWIS
- ReligionWIS
- StealthDEX
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
16 featuresBonus action
- Step of the Wind
When When he spends 1 ki point
He can Dash as a bonus action, and his movement becomes extraordinarily swift, especially in bursts of pursuit or escape.
- Patient Defense
When When he spends 1 ki point
He can take the Dodge action as a bonus action, turning his awareness inward and making himself far harder to strike.
Always on
- Flurry of Blows
When When he takes the Attack action and attacks with an unarmed strike or monk weapon
A burst of practiced motion that lets him rain down blows and, if he spends ki, control an enemy's footing, position, or ability to react.
- Deflect MissilesLevel 3
When When hit by a ranged weapon attack
He may use his reaction to reduce the damage of a ranged weapon hit, and potentially catch the projectile if the damage drops to 0.
- Unarmored DefenseLevel 1
While wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, Talon adds his Wisdom modifier to his Armor Class.
- Martial ArtsLevel 1
He can use Dexterity instead of Strength for attack and damage rolls with monk weapons and unarmed strikes. He can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of his unarmed strike or monk weapon, and this die improves as he gains levels.
- KiLevel 2
He has a pool of 3 ki points, which he can spend to fuel monk techniques. His ki save DC is 12.
- Unarmored MovementLevel 2
His speed increases by 10 feet while he is not wearing armor or wielding a shield.
- Monastic TraditionLevel 3
He chooses the Way of the Open Hand, mastering balance, control, and precise strikes that can knock foes down, push them back, or deny them their reactions when he spends ki on Flurry of Blows.
- Open Hand TechniqueLevel 3
When he hits with Flurry of Blows, he can impose special effects on the target, such as preventing reactions, forcing a Strength save to fall prone, or pushing it away from him.
- TraitTabaxiDarkvision, 60 feet
- TraitTabaxiFeline Agility
- TraitTabaxiCat's Claws
- TraitTabaxiCat's Talent
- TraitTabaxiLanguages, Common and one extra language
- DiscoveryHermit
Talon discovered a vital clue, sacred truth, or hidden place during his solitude, and he knows how to interpret omens, patterns, and secluded wisdom when seeking answers.
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- shortswordA versatile monk weapon carried for travel and defense.
- 10×dartsA bundle of thrown weapons for quick strikes.
Tools
- herbalism kitTools for gathering and preparing healing herbs.
Gear
- explorer's packA sturdy travel pack with adventuring essentials chosen for rough roads.
- scroll case of notesA small case containing notes, maps, and observations from hermit life.
- common clothesSimple garments suited to secluded living.
- winter blanketWarm bedding from a solitary life in the wild.
Purse
- 5×gold piecesA few coins saved from humble travel and service.
Appearance
Lean tabaxi male with amber-furred stripes, gold eyes, a weathered green monk sash, wrapped forearms, and a calm predatory grace. His ears are often angled toward distant sounds, and he carries a small herb pouch and river-worn prayer beads.
Mannerisms
He speaks softly but with sudden intensity when something matters. When thinking, he tilts his head like a listening cat and drums two fingers against his wrist wraps. He often circles a room once before sitting, as if measuring the safest path through it.
Personality
Quietly observant, patient, and unexpectedly warm, Talon treats strangers like stories he has not finished reading yet. He prefers reconciliation to conflict, but once he decides someone is preying on the weak, his composure becomes a cold, focused stillness.
Ideals
Harmony. Strength should protect the gentle and keep the living world in balance, not dominate it. Every creature has a place in the great pattern, and it is his duty to defend that pattern when it is threatened.
Bonds
Breton is his chosen home, and he will defend its people as fiercely as any temple vow. He also keeps a small token from the Veridian Temple and visits it in prayer whenever the road grows uncertain.
Flaws
Talon can be slow to trust authority, especially when it feels rigid or joyless. He also has the bad habit of wandering off in pursuit of a clue, a scent, or a quiet place to meditate, even when others need him to stay put.
Quirks
Background
Talon Rex was born beneath moonlit boughs in the glen of the Fairies, where laughter drifted through the leaves like chimes and every shadow seemed alive with old magic. He was carried as a cub to the Veridian Temple, where the monks of the green cloisters raised him with patient discipline and taught him to listen, not only to the body and breath, but to the land itself. There he learned to move like a silent stalker and stand like a mountain, until his elders declared him ready for the Spirit Journey, the sacred wandering that tests whether a soul belongs to the world beyond the temple walls. The journey led him downriver to Breton on the Cressa River, a village of plain roofs, hardworking hands, and generous hearts. The villagers accepted the strange monk from the start, and Talon found in their simple routines a peace as deep as any forest meditation. He stayed, helping mend fences, settle disputes, and tend the sick with river herbs and temple remedies. Yet he never forgot the call of the wild places, or the half-heard whispers of the glen that first shaped him. Now he walks the line between village kindness and sacred solitude, guarding Breton as quietly as a cat in tall grass, while seeking the hidden purpose that his Spirit Journey still has not revealed.
“The journey led him downriver to Breton on the Cressa River, a village of plain roofs, hardworking hands, and generous hearts.”
- Background
- Hermit
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Species
Tabaxi
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