Mekza
Mekza
Sheet
AC 18 · HP 31 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingINT
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationINT
- InvestigationWIS
- MedicineWIS
- NatureWIS
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalCHA
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
18 featuresAction
- Longsword Strike
When On her turn
Mekza makes a melee weapon attack with her longsword.
- Javelin Throw
When On her turn
Mekza throws a javelin at a target within its normal or long range.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
When On her turn
Mekza touches a creature and restores hit points from her Lay on Hands pool.
- Divine SenseLevel 1
As an action, Mekza can sense the presence of strong good or evil, including celestials, fiends, and undead, within 60 feet until the end of her next turn. She can use this feature three times per long rest.
- Channel Divinity: Sacred WeaponLevel 3
As an action, Mekza can imbue one melee weapon she is holding with positive energy for 1 minute. She adds her Charisma modifier to attack rolls with it, and the weapon emits bright light in a 20-foot radius. She can use this once per short or long rest.
- Channel Divinity: Turn the UnholyLevel 3
As an action, Mekza presents her holy symbol. Each fiend or undead within 30 feet that can see or hear her must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes damage.
Always on
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When After hitting with a melee weapon attack
Mekza can expend a spell slot after hitting with a melee weapon attack to add radiant damage.
- SpellcastingLevel 1
Mekza can use a holy symbol as the focus for her paladin spells and has access to divine power through her oath.
- Fighting StyleLevel 2
Mekza has chosen the Defense fighting style, gaining a +1 bonus to AC while wearing armor.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
Mekza's training and divine devotion grant her proficiency with heavy armor and the ability to withstand disease.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
Mekza swears the Oath of Devotion. Its tenets are honesty, courage, compassion, and duty.
- Paladin Spell PreparationLevel 3
Mekza can prepare four paladin spells from the paladin spell list. Her Oath of Devotion spells are always prepared and do not count against this number.
- DarkvisionHalf-OrcMekza can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light, in grayscale.
- Relentless EnduranceHalf-OrcWhen reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, Mekza drops to 1 hit point instead. Usable once per long rest.
- Savage AttacksHalf-OrcWhen Mekza scores a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, she rolls one additional weapon damage die.
- MenacingHalf-OrcMekza is proficient in the Intimidation skill.
- Orc BloodHalf-OrcMekza speaks, reads, and writes Orc in addition to Common.
- Military RankSoldier
Mekza retains her military rank and can invoke the authority and influence of her former service among soldiers and veterans. They recognize her affiliation, defer to her rank when appropriate, and may provide access to simple military facilities or information.
Spells
6 spellsSpellcasting. Mekza casts with Charisma (spell save DC 13, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (3 slots): , , , , ,
Gear
10 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA balanced one-handed martial weapon used with the shield.
- 5×JavelinLight throwing spears carried in a leather bundle.
Armor
- Chain mailInterlocking steel links worn over padded clothing, providing strong protection across the torso and limbs.
- ShieldA sturdy shield bearing a simple bronze sun disk.
Tools
- Gaming setA set used for dice, cards, and other common military games.
Gear
- Explorer's packContains a bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, waterskin, and rope.
- Insignia of rankA bronze badge identifying Mekza's former military unit and rank.
- Trophy from a fallen enemyA broken enemy standard taken during Mekza's first campaign.
- Common clothesA plain but serviceable outfit suitable for travel and camp life.
Purse
- Belt pouch with goldCoins saved from military pay and early adventuring work.
Appearance
Mekza is a broad-shouldered half-orc woman with olive-gray skin weathered by years of dust, sun, and hard campaigning. Her black hair is cropped close at the sides and tied into a short cord at the crown. Her lower canines show when she speaks, though her expression is usually calm and attentive. Her hands are especially memorable, with thickened palms, split knuckles, and blunt nails shaped by sword drills, shield work, and repairing leather harness. She wears well-maintained chain mail beneath a red-and-ivory surcoat, and keeps a small bronze sun disk fastened to her shield.
Mannerisms
Mekza checks the buckles on her shield and armor whenever she enters an unfamiliar room. She speaks in short, practical sentences, but lowers her voice noticeably when comforting someone. Before battle, she taps her shield three times, once for the living, once for the dead, and once for those who have not yet chosen what they will become.
Personality
Mekza is steady, direct, and quietly protective. She notices who is standing alone at a gathering, who has not eaten, and which door offers the safest retreat. She dislikes grand speeches but respects people who do difficult things without demanding praise. Her humor is dry and unexpectedly gentle.
Ideals
Duty. A promise is a wall against chaos. If I give my word, I will stand where I said I would stand, even when no one is watching.
Bonds
The soldiers who served under Mekza are her chosen family. She carries the unit's battered bronze sun disk and refuses to let its memory become an excuse for cruelty. She also sends part of every reward to the garrison infirmary where her mother still works.
Flaws
Mekza has little patience for people who treat promises as flexible suggestions. When frightened, she becomes controlling and starts issuing orders instead of asking for help. She is also too willing to believe that discipline can solve problems that actually require forgiveness.
Quirks
Background
Mekza was born in a border garrison where her human mother served as a quartermaster and her half-orc father worked among the infantry. She grew up learning that armies were held together as much by clean bandages, counted arrows, and shared meals as by courage. When raiders attacked the garrison during her seventeenth summer, Mekza took up a fallen shield and held a supply gate long enough for the wounded to escape. The act earned her a place in the regulars, though it was her stubborn patience rather than her strength that made her valuable.
“She grew up learning that armies were held together as much by clean bandages, counted arrows, and shared meals as by courage.”
- Background
- Soldier
Connections
Species
Half-Orc
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