Lux Tenebris: Arkag Redeye

ARKAG REDEYE, L16 Dragonborn Wizard

STR     10 (+0)

DEX    08 (-1)

CON   11 (+0)

INT     20 (+5)

WIS     10 (+0)

CHA   10 (+0)

HP       66

AC      12 (Mage Armor)

Traits:

Draconic Ancestry: Green

Breath Weapon: Poison

Draconic Resistance: Poison

Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish

Proficiencies: +5

Armor: None

Weapons: Daggers, Darts, Slings, Quarterstaffs, Light x-bows

Tools: None

Saves: Intelligence +10, Wisdom +5

Skills: Arcana +10, History +10, Investigation +10, Religion +10

Feats:

Researcher

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Arcane Recovery

Arcane Tradition: Evocer

- Evocation Savant

- Sculpt Spells

- Potent Cantrip

- Empowered Evocations

- Overchannel

Spellcasting:

Spells Known: 21

Spell DC: 18

Atk Mod: +10

At-Will(5): Chill touch, Firebolt, Friends, Mending, Prestidigitation, Shocking grasp

L1(4): Comprehend languages, Find familiar, Longstrider, Mage Armor

L2(3): Continual flame, Flaming sphere, Levitate, Misty step

L3(3): Dispel magic, Glyph of warding, Major image, Sleet storm

L4(3): Arcane eye, Control water, Hallucinatory terrain, Otiluke’s resilient sphere

L5(2): Contact other plane, Legend lore

L6(1): Disintigrate

L7(1): Mordenkainen’s magnificent mansion

L8(1): Dominate monster

Equipment:

Quarterstaff. Melee; +5 to hit; deals 1d6 bludgeoning; Versatile (1d8).

An arcane focus, a scholar’s pack, a spellbook, a bottle of ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter, a set of common clothes, a belt pouch w/10gp.

Shuffeling along the corridors of the Draconic Legions’ headquarters in Calhorne, Arkag Redeye looks less like a powerful wizard and more like someone’s lost grandfather.  Bent and gray, Redeye spends most of his time these days attempting to restore the chain of teleport circles connecting the Draconic Empire with the west.  The old wizard is starting to think it’s a hopeless task, but he persists. He would never admit it, but Redeye would like nothing more than to return to his room at the Scriptorium in Kargoth-Denn and leave imperial expansion to the young and foolish.

In all fairness, Redeye should never have been sent with the invasion force. However, in their youth, Redeye and General Pretek were close friends. They fought in the Giantsbane War and remained in touch as they rose in their respective careers. When Pretek was appointed head of the invasion, he requested Arkag Redeye accompany him, to supervise the imperial spellcasters. Redeye never even had the chance to decline the honor. The Rector of the Scriptorium ordered Redeye to accompany Pretek, so the old wizard had no choice. Rumors circulated that this was the Rector’s way of eliminating the irritating old wizard.

As administrator of the imperial spellcasters on-site, Redeye proved surprisingly competant. Alas, his irascible personality made him extremely unpopular with his subordinates. There was talk of filing a formal complaint with General Pretek, but then the Tarasque Incident occurred and most of the imperial spellcasters were killed.  Amazingly, Redeye survived.

Not long afterwards General Pretek was killed and General Zenn assumed command. Zenn had no history with Redeye, but found the old wizard reasonably competent. Nevertheless, Redeye took a strong dislike for Zenn when the general began taking the advice of other, subordinate, spellcasters over his own.  Redeye took a particularly strong dislike for the sorceress, Kannar Atokis, whom he felt was insubordinate and overconfidant. 

Redeye has confided his dislike of Atokis with the spymaster, Semor Illreg. Illreg has been sympathetic to the old wizard, but Redeye isn’t fooled. He’s smarter than most of his companions realize. His magics have allowed him to learn that Semor was responsible for Pretek’s death and the spymaster is completely unaware that Redeye is simply waiting for the right opportunity to expose his actions.  To that end, he’s playing up the part of the miserable, old codger and, so far, Illreg seems to be falling for it.  As far as Kannar goes? Redeye might think she’s a jumped-up little tart, but he’s not stupid. He’s taking precautions should she move against him.

In the meantime, he busies himself with trying to reestablish the link home. The sooner he can do that, the sooner Arkag Redeye can return to the Empire and his quiet life of academe.