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Elara Vylanthra

Elf (High) · Commoner · Level 0

Elara Vylanthra

Master Weaver and Celestial Vessel
AC13
HP4/4
Init
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
ConditionsNone

At the table

Voice

Soft, melodic, and whispery, with a slight echo that sounds like two people speaking in unison.

Elara speaks in soft, rhythmic cadences. She often uses weaving metaphors, such as describing a lie as a 'dropped stitch' or a friendship as a 'tightly bound hem'.

Speech patterns

The threads are so tangled today...
Careful where you step, you are fraying the carpet's aura.
I can smell the rot in your story, traveler.

How to play them

She is initially dismissive and fearful, but will warm up to anyone who shows genuine appreciation for the arts or provides her with high-quality materials.

Goal

To finish the 'Great Pattern' which she believes will stabilize her celestial power.

Motivation

She seeks to find a way to 'unweave' the celestial essence from her soul without destroying herself or the creative beauty the essence provides.

Secret · GM only

Appearance

Elara possesses a delicate, almost translucent beauty that feels slightly out of focus to the naked eye. Her silver hair is as fine as spider silk and seems to float even in the absence of a breeze. Her most jarring feature is her left arm, which is etched with glowing, iridescent ley-line patterns that pulse with a soft white light when she is stressed. Her movements are liquid and rhythmic, like a needle through silk, yet she often looks over her shoulder as if expecting the shadows to solidify. Contradicting her fragile frame, her calloused fingers are incredibly strong, capable of snapping iron wire or pulling ethereal vapor into solid form.

Clothing

A tattered but intricately woven robe made of a unique shimmering fabric that changes color from deep violet to pale morning sky. The robe is reinforced with 'spirit-thread' that hums softly in the presence of magic.

Body language

She stays close to walls and often cradles her left arm against her chest as if protecting a wounded bird.

Height
5 feet 4 inches
Build
Slender and lithe
Eyes
Indigo with gold flecks
Hair
Spidersilk Silver
Skin
Pale Alabaster
Age
142 years
Gender
Female
Size
Medium

Distinguishing features

Left arm glows with faint celestial bioluminescence
Eyes never seem to blink simultaneously
Fingertips on her left hand are stained a permanent shimmering ink-blue

Personality

9 traits and drives

Elara is a soul of profound creative grace who lives in a state of perpetual hyper-awareness. She is immensely patient with complex craftwork but snaps at people who interrupt her silence. While she feels a deep, divine compassion for the ghosts she accidentally captures, she treats the living with a guarded, cold distance to keep them from getting caught in her 'web'. She is terrified of her own power, seeing her left arm as both a holy blessing and a parasitic curse that is slowly overwriting her identity with the memories of a dead god.

Alignment
Neutral Good

Quirks

Constantly plucks at invisible 'loose threads' in the air with her left thumb and forefinger
Talks to her tapestries as if they are naughty children
Refuses to sleep in a room with an open window

Habits

Always counts the number of steps she takes in a new room.
Sits on the floor to work rather than using a chair.

Traits · 2

I am obsessed with symmetry and patterns.
I believe everyone is connected by a thread, and I am the only one who can see the knots.

Flaws · 2

Paranoid to the point of exhaustion.
Cannot ignore a physical blemish or tear in any fabric she sees.

Fears · 3

Being unraveled alive by the cult
A world without color or texture
The dead celestial's consciousness taking full control of her body

Wants and needs · 2

Needs rare silk from a Phase Spider to finish her current work
Wants a place where she can weave in peace without being hunted

Combat

AC 13 · HP 4 · 30 ft.

Elara avoids direct combat. She uses her left hand to weave 'Static Threads' in the air to create difficult terrain and retreats behind her 'Shifting Tapestry' for cover.

Elara Vylanthra

Medium humanoid (elf (high)), neutral good
Armor Class13
Hit Points4
Speed30 ft.
Level0
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
Saving ThrowsDexterityWisdom
SkillsSleight of HandInsightWeaver's Tools
SensesDarkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 12
Languages
Common,
Elvish,
Celestial
Fey Ancestry. Advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put her to sleep.
Celestial Craft. Elara can use her Weaver's Tools to cast Minor Illusion at will, but the illusions look like they are made of thread.
Ghost Binding. Any creature that dies within 30 feet of Elara has its spirit momentarily tethered to her left hand.

Spells

Mending (cantrip, transmutation). Repair a single break or tear in an object.
Guidance (cantrip, divination). Target gets + on an ability check as the threads align.

Actions

Ethereal Snare. Elara flicks a thread of celestial energy at a creature within 15 feet. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be Restrained until the end of its next turn.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 () piercing damage.

Reactions

Phase Stitch. When Elara is targeted by an attack, she can use her reaction to momentarily become translucent. The attacker has disadvantage on the roll.

Services they sell

Magical Garment Repair
Ethereal Tracking (weaving a thread to a specific soul)
Identify Magic Items (by feeling their texture)

Rewards they can give

A cloak that grants +1 to AC and makes no noise
A spool of 'Invisibility Thread' (10 feet)
A piece of advice regarding the party's future 'pattern'

Equipment

  • Celestial Needle (artisan tool)A needle that can sew through any material, including stone.
  • Ghost-Woven Robe (wondrous item)Armor that grants resistance to necrotic damage.

Possessions

Masterwork Weaver's Tools
The 'Shifting Tapestry' (contains 3 trapped spirits)
A silver needle that never blunts
A small pouch of star-dust used for dyeing

Background

Formerly a renowned artist in the elven city of Astalnar, Elara's life changed when she found a fallen shard of the celestial being Kymil the Radiant. Upon touching it, the 'Left Arm' of the celestial merged with her own, granting her the ability to weave the fundamental threads of reality. However, this power attracted the Cult of the Void-Siphon, who believe her arm is a key to a celestial treasury. In her flight, she sought refuge in a damp cellar where she began weaving a grand tapestry to soothe her nerves, only to realize she had accidentally trapped the lingering souls of the cellar's former inhabitants into the warp and weft of the fabric. She now lives as a hermit, pursued by hunters and haunted by the vocal whispers of the spirits in her rugs.

Role in the story

She serves as a specialist who can repair magical items or 're-weave' damaged memories for the players, while acting as a high-stakes escort target.

“Upon touching it, the 'Left Arm' of the celestial merged with her own, granting her the ability to weave the fundamental threads of reality.”
From their background
Faction
Formerly Elven Artisan's Guild; currently unaffiliated and fleeing the Cult of the Void-Siphon.

Known connections

Hunted by Karos the Silent, a cultist assassin
Former apprentice to the Master Weaver of Astalnar
Protects the ghost of a young boy named Pip woven into her shawl
Major secret · GM only
Minor secrets · GM only

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