Zelek
Zelek
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AC 18 · HP 74 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
21 featuresBonus action
- Second WindLevel 1
As a bonus action, regain 1d10 + 10 hit points. Once used, this feature requires a short or long rest to use again.
- Know Your EnemyLevel 7
Zelek can use a bonus action or 1 minute of observation to learn whether a creature is superior, equal, or inferior to him in Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, armor class, current hit points, total class levels, and fighter levels.
Always on
- Fighting Style: DefenseLevel 1
Choose a Fighting Style. Zelek chose Defense, gaining a +1 bonus to AC while wearing armor.
- Action SurgeLevel 2
On his turn, Zelek can take one additional action. Once used, this feature requires a short or long rest to use again.
- Martial Archetype: Battle MasterLevel 3
Zelek chose the Battle Master archetype, gaining superiority dice, martial maneuvers, and training in the tools of war.
- Combat SuperiorityLevel 3
Zelek gains four superiority dice, which are d8s, and can use them to fuel maneuvers. A superiority die is regained after a short or long rest. His maneuver save DC is 15, calculated as 8 + proficiency bonus + Strength modifier.
- Student of WarLevel 3
Zelek gains proficiency with smith's tools and can use them to identify the source of damage to metal objects, such as weapons and armor.
- Improved Combat SuperiorityLevel 10
Zelek's superiority dice become d10s. He has five superiority dice and knows seven maneuvers. His maneuver save DC is 15.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Zelek gains an Ability Score Improvement. The provided ability scores are treated as fixed generation values, so no additional increase is applied here.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 6
Zelek gains an Ability Score Improvement. The provided ability scores are treated as fixed generation values, so no additional increase is applied here.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8
Zelek gains an Ability Score Improvement. The provided ability scores are treated as fixed generation values, so no additional increase is applied here.
- Savage AttacksLevel 1
When Zelek scores a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, he rolls one additional weapon damage die and adds it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
- Relentless EnduranceLevel 1
When reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, Zelek can drop to 1 hit point instead. This feature can be used once per long rest.
- DarkvisionLevel 1
Zelek has darkvision out to 60 feet. He can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, perceiving darkness as shades of gray.
- MenacingLevel 1
Zelek has proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
- Battle Master ManeuversLevel 3
Zelek knows the Commander’s Strike, Disarming Attack, Menacing Attack, Parry, Precision Attack, Riposte, and Trip Attack maneuvers.
- TraitHalf-OrcDarkvision
- TraitHalf-OrcRelentless Endurance
- TraitHalf-OrcSavage Attacks
- TraitHalf-OrcMenacing
- WandererOutlander
Zelek has an excellent memory for maps and geography, and can always find food and fresh water for himself and up to five other people each day, provided the land offers natural sources. He can also determine the direction of true north.
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA versatile martial weapon used with one or two hands, dealing 1d8 slashing damage one-handed.
- Light crossbowA ranged weapon with a normal range of 80 feet and a long range of 320 feet, dealing 1d8 piercing damage.
Armor
- Chain mailArmor made of interlocking metal rings. While worn, it grants AC 16.
- ShieldA sturdy shield bearing plain concentric circles. It grants a +2 bonus to AC.
Gear
- 20×Crossbow boltsAmmunition for the light crossbow.
- Dungeoneer's packA pack containing useful adventuring gear, including a bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, and rope.
- StaffA wooden staff used for walking and defense.
- Hunting trapA device used to capture small or medium creatures.
- Animal trophyA trophy taken from an animal hunted by Zelek, such as a tooth, claw, horn, or pelt.
- Traveler's clothesRugged clothing suitable for travel through the wilderness.
Purse
- 10×Gold piecesA belt pouch containing starting currency.
Appearance
Zelek is a broad-shouldered half-orc who stands with the stillness of a hunting animal, making his size seem even greater than it is. His skin is deep olive-gray, his black hair is worn in a short, uneven braid, and two lower tusks protrude slightly over his lower lip. He wears practical chain mail beneath a weather-darkened cloak, with a shield marked by plain concentric circles rather than a crest. His voice is low and measured, but when anger breaks through his restraint, his breathing becomes loud and deliberate, like a bellows being forced back under control. He carries himself with enough physical presence that strangers often step aside before realizing they have done so.
Mannerisms
Zelek pauses before answering difficult questions, usually inhaling slowly through his nose as if testing the air. He keeps one hand resting lightly on his shield strap when entering an unfamiliar place. When listening, he tilts his head and watches a person's feet instead of their face. If angered, he becomes quieter first, then his breathing grows deep and audible before he speaks.
Personality
Quiet, observant, and difficult to provoke, Zelek prefers practical action to declarations. He studies people the way he studies terrain, noting habits, weaknesses, and the routes by which trouble might approach. He is courteous without being warm, patient without being passive, and unexpectedly gentle with frightened animals and inexperienced travelers.
Ideals
Balance. The wild does not hate the weak, and it does not reward the strong. It simply reveals what each person is willing to do to survive. Zelek believes every power must be answered by another power, and every victory must leave room for tomorrow.
Bonds
He carries a small carved token made from the antler of the first great beast he tracked alone. It reminds him of the frontier community that raised him, and he will risk himself to protect isolated settlements from forces they cannot face alone.
Flaws
Zelek distrusts causes that demand loyalty before understanding. When forced to choose quickly, he may reject the obvious alliance simply because too many people expect him to make it. He also has difficulty accepting help, believing that dependence is the first step toward being claimed by someone else's purpose.
Quirks
Background
Zelek was born on the edge of a frontier settlement where human traders and orc hunting bands met without ever fully trusting one another. His mother taught him the names of medicinal roots and the habits of migrating animals, while his orc father taught him that strength was useful only when it was controlled. When a winter expedition vanished in the high country, Zelek joined the search and found the survivors surrounded by predators and driven half-mad by hunger. He carried them home one by one, learning that a shield could protect more lives than a sword could claim. Afterward, Zelek became a road-walker, taking work as a guide, guard, and wilderness scout. He trained with soldiers because disciplined formation offered a language understood by every people he encountered, even when spoken without words. Yet he never settled into any banner or cause. He now travels alone by choice, following rumors of dangerous places and people who need someone capable of standing between them and what hunts in the dark. He is not searching for glory or redemption. He is searching for a path that belongs to him, one step and one hard decision at a time.
“He carried them home one by one, learning that a shield could protect more lives than a sword could claim.”
- Background
- Outlander
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Species
Half-Orc
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