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Wordsmith Nithaan

Elf · Bard (College of Eloquence) · Level 20 · Guild Artisan

Wordsmith Nithaan

Quietly luminous and exacting, Nithaan treats language as both art and responsibility.
AC14
HP124/124
Init
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
ConditionsNone

Sheet

AC 14 · HP 124 · 30 ft.
AlignmentNeutral GoodGenderMaleAgeSeveral centuries old, appearing in the middle centuries of elven adulthood
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA

Saving throws

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA

Skills

  • ArcanaINT
  • DeceptionCHA
  • HistoryINT
  • InsightWIS
  • PerceptionWIS
  • PerformanceCHA
  • PersuasionCHA
  • StealthDEX

Armor

Light armor

Weapons

Simple weapons,
Hand crossbows,
Longswords,
Rapiers,
Shortswords

Tools

One type of artisan's tools of choice,
One musical instrument of choice,
One musical instrument of choice from Bard

Languages

Common,
Elvish,
Gnomish,
One additional language from Guild Artisan,
Comprehend Languages at will

Features

23 features

Bonus action

  • Bardic InspirationLevel 1

    As a bonus action, Nithaan can inspire another creature within 60 feet with a Bardic Inspiration die, which starts as a d6 and becomes a d12 by 17th level. The creature can add the die to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw. He has 20 uses per long rest from Charisma, and at 5th level these uses refresh on a short or long rest.

Always on

  • Silvered Rebuke

    When When he wants to undermine a foe's composure.

    Nithaan taunts with exquisite verbal precision, turning enemy certainty into hesitation.

  • Inspiring Cadence

    When When an ally needs courage or focus.

    He bolsters an ally with a measured phrase, a glance, or a perfectly timed compliment, granting them supernatural confidence.

  • Unsettling WordsLevel 3

    When Before a dangerous enemy roll.

    He threads a curse of uncertainty through a target's mind, making their next crucial save falter.

  • Perfect Opening

    When When entering a social exchange or audience.

    He can always produce the right tone, the right greeting, or the right salutation, even in the most delicate negotiations.

  • SpellcastingLevel 1

    Nithaan knows bard cantrips and bard spells, and can cast them using Charisma as his spellcasting ability.

  • Jack of All TradesLevel 2

    Nithaan gains proficiency in three skills of his choice, and he adds half his proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check that includes a proficiency bonus he is not already adding.

  • Song of RestLevel 2

    During a short rest, Nithaan and friendly creatures who hear his music regain extra hit points equal to one Bardic Inspiration die.

  • ExpertiseLevel 3

    Nithaan gains expertise in two skill proficiencies of his choice, doubling his proficiency bonus for those checks.

  • CountercharmLevel 3

    His bardic performances can steel allies against charm and fear. While he performs, allies who can hear him gain advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed.

  • Bard College: College of EloquenceLevel 3

    Nithaan chooses College of Eloquence, honing the supernatural power of speech into a precise and persuasive art.

  • Silver TongueLevel 3

    When Nithaan makes a Charisma check, he can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.

  • Unfailing InspirationLevel 6

    When a creature adds one of Nithaan's Bardic Inspiration dice to a failed ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, that creature keeps the Bardic Inspiration die if the roll still fails.

  • Universal SpeechLevel 6

    Nithaan can cast comprehend languages at will, without expending a spell slot.

  • Infectious InspirationLevel 14

    When a creature adds one of Nithaan's Bardic Inspiration dice to a roll and succeeds, he can use his reaction to inspire a different creature within 60 feet, granting that creature a Bardic Inspiration die without expending a use.

  • Master of EloquenceLevel 20

    Nithaan can give a fitting name, title, or phrase to nearly any person or object, and he uses his command of language to make every entrance feel deliberate, memorable, and dangerous in the politest possible way.

  • TraitElfDarkvision, 60 ft.
  • TraitElfKeen Senses, proficiency in Perception
  • TraitElfFey Ancestry, advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cannot put him to sleep
  • TraitElfTrance, does not need to sleep and meditates for 4 hours to gain the benefits of a long rest
  • TraitElfElf Weapon Training, proficiency with longswords, shortswords, shortbows, and longbows
  • TraitElfCantrip, one wizard cantrip of choice from high elf lineage
  • Guild MembershipGuild Artisan

    Through connections in artisan and mercantile guilds, Nithaan can secure hospitality, information, and modest material assistance from members of the trade community, provided his request is reasonable and his reputation remains intact.

Spells

22 spells

Spellcasting. Wordsmith Nithaan casts with Charisma (spell save DC 19, to hit with spell attacks).

Cantrips (at will): , , ,

1st level (4 slots): , ,

2nd level (3 slots): ,

3rd level (3 slots): , , ,

4th level (3 slots): , ,

5th level (3 slots): , , ,

6th level (2 slots):

7th level (2 slots): no spells

8th level (1 slot): no spells

9th level (1 slot):

Gear

6 items

Weapons

  • Rapier
    A rapier, elegant and suitable for precise dueling and self-defense.

Tools

  • Lute
    A lute chosen for its bright tone and carefully inlaid craftsmanship.
  • Guild Token
    A signet ring or guild token that identifies him as a respected artisan representative.

Gear

  • Diplomat's Pack
    A diplomat's pack, containing equipment useful for travel, documentation, and civilized survival.
  • Fine Clothes
    A set of fine clothes appropriate for guild meetings, salons, and high society.
  • Letter of Introduction
    A letter of introduction from a guild contact, useful for securing audiences and favors.

Appearance

Wordsmith Nithaan stands 6'2" with a slender, graceful frame and an otherworldly poise that makes him seem both ancient and ageless. His skin is pale, almost translucent, with a faint luminescence that rests in the warm gold of high summer. He wears his glittering gold hair long and straight to the middle of his back, often stirred by a breeze no one else can feel. His face is sharply elegant, with high cheekbones, a slender nose, and luminous green eyes that shift in intensity with his thoughts. Silver jewelry accents his pointed ears, and he carries a floral scent of wild honeysuckle and fresh rain. His modern attire blends elegance and arcane tradition, with a deep forest green coat, cream silk shirt, tailored dark trousers, polished burnished boots, silver rings, and a pendant stone that hums softly with hidden power.

Mannerisms

He speaks in carefully shaped sentences, often pausing a heartbeat before the most important word. When thinking, he brushes two fingers along the pendant at his throat. He rarely raises his voice, but when he does, the room tends to obey before it realizes why. He tilts his head slightly when listening, as though weighing not only the words but the intent behind them.

Personality

Quietly luminous and exacting, Nithaan treats language as both art and responsibility. He is courteous without being fawning, intelligent without being condescending, and patient to the point of unnerving calm. He prefers to listen until the shape of a conversation reveals itself, then speaks with surgical clarity. In private, he is wry, observant, and unexpectedly playful, especially when his trust has been earned.

Ideals

Truth deserves precision, and precision deserves compassion. Language should clarify, not obscure, and the strongest society is one in which even the powerful can be answered with elegant honesty.

Bonds

He keeps the flat stone pendant worn at his throat, a token from the first mortal scholar who truly understood his love of language, and he will endure any embarrassment or danger before losing it.

Flaws

He can become so enamored of the perfect phrase that he delays action, believing the right words can solve any problem if he can find them. In conflict, he sometimes underestimates people who are driven by grief, rage, or simple stubbornness, because those emotions do not always yield to elegance. He also guards his true feelings with such care that close companions may mistake his courtesy for distance until it is nearly too late.

Quirks

He unconsciously times his speech to the rhythm of distant music or the ticking of clocks.
He collects unusual turns of phrase on small paper slips, sorted by season and emotional color.
He never enters a room without first noticing every exit, mirror, and source of reflected light.
He compliments people with such precision that they often remember the praise long after the conversation ends.

Background

Nithaan first learned that words could wound, heal, and transform while still young by elven standards, when he served as a liaison between a secluded seasonal court and the mortal cities that fed it with trade. He discovered that a well placed phrase could end a feud, a sharpened metaphor could expose a lie, and a promise spoken carefully enough could bind strangers into allies. That gift led him from courtly halls into the noisy lanes of modern commerce, where he found a second home among guilds, editors, negotiators, and patrons who prized polish as much as truth. Over centuries, he became less a mere performer and more a living instrument of persuasion, a master of cadence whose voice could calm a crowd or tilt a boardroom into silence. His path into the College of Eloquence came after a disastrous public treaty negotiation in which a single mistranslated oath nearly ignited a city wide conflict. Nithaan spent years studying rhetoric, law, theater, and the magic hidden inside syntax itself, until he could shape meaning with almost surgical precision. Now he travels in the modern world as a consultant, mediator, and discreet troubleshooter for guilds and civic houses that cannot afford open scandal. Beneath his measured grace is a deep conviction that language is sacred, because every society is built on the fragile bridge between what is felt and what is said. He protects that bridge with artistry, patience, and, when necessary, a blade of perfectly chosen words.

“Now he travels in the modern world as a consultant, mediator, and discreet troubleshooter for guilds and civic houses that cannot afford open scandal.”
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Guild Artisan

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