Lux Tenebris: Brother Rishir

DYSOR RISHIR, Level 10 Dragonborn Monk

STR     12 (+1)

DEX    17 (+3)

CON   10 (+0)

INT     12 (+1)

WIS     16 (+3)

CHA   11 (+0)

HP       53

AC      16 (Unarmored Defense)

Traits:

Draconic Ancestry: White

Breath Weapon: Cold

Damage Resistance: Cold

Languages: Common, Draconic

Proficiencies: +4

Armor: None

Weapons: Simple, Shortswords

Tools: Dice, Vehicles-Land, Woodcarver’s tools

Saves: Strength +5, Dexterity +7

Skills: Athletics +5, Insight +7, Intimidation +4, Stealth +7

Feats:

Military Rank

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Unarmored Defense

Martial Arts (1d6)

Ki (10 Ki Points)

- Ki DC: 15

Unarmored Movement (+20 ft)

Monastic Tradition: Way of the Open Hand

- Open Hand Technique

- Wholeness of Body

Deflect Missiles

Slow Fall

Extra Attack

Stunning Strike

Ki-Empowered Strikes

Evasion

Stillness of Mind

Purity of Body

Equipment: 

Shortsword. Melee. +7 to hit; deals 1d6 +3 piercing. Finesse, Light.

Darts(10). Ranged. +7 to hit; deals 1d4 +3 piercing. Finesse, Thrown (range 20/60).

An explorer’s pack, an insignia of rank, a broken dagger, a set of bone dice, a set of common clothes, a belt pouch with 10gp.

Not all dragonborn west of the Tallshield Mountains were part of the Draconic Invasion. There were other dragonborn present in the west, living their own lives.  Dysor Rishir was one such dragonborn.

A former soldier in the Imperial Legions, Rishir resigned his commission over moral objections and left the Draconic Empire.  He traveled extensively before joining a monastic order in the Stonespear Mountains.

There, Rishir found a measure of contentment and peace.  Then the Invasion occurred and the dragonborn monk found himself torn between his desire to protect his new home and obeying his monastic oaths. 

As the Invasion drug on, news of the war slowly made its way to the Stonespear Monastery. Rishir learned that the Draconic Legions were as cruel and immoral as ever.  When he learned that the southern city of Calhorne was raised to the ground, its entire population either enslaved or executed, Brother Rishir could no longer remain among the monks.

He traveled south, to the border of Goldsun, where he began using his skills to assist refugees fleeing the Draconic Legions.  Operating within the Endari Forest, Brother Rishir helped dozens of people escape to the safety of Goldsun before the Legions marched on the elvish city. Rishir allied with a ragtag group of warriors to harrass the Legions and protect civilians from the depravations of the Draconic troops.

When the Legions were forced to withdraw further south, following the Tarasque Incident, Rishir and his allies were summoned to Goldsun itself. There, Rishir learned one of his companions was the Crown Prince of Goldsun.  Since then, the dragonborn monk has become a familiar and respected face at the Royal Court.  It is common knowledge the Crown Prince takes Rishir’s advice seriously, which has led some to opine that Rishir is part of an elaborate conspiracy by the Draconic Empire.  These conspirators generally don’t last long at the Royal Court.

Although Rishir would like to believe the war is over, he knows better. He has councelled the Crown Prince that the Draconic Legions cannot be allowed a respite, to consolidate their power. If they do, if they succeed in reestablishing contact with the Empire, the war will begin anew. Rishir is advocating for Goldsun and its allies to march on Calhorne and shatter the Legions before they can fortify their position.

At the moment, though, Goldsun and its allies seem more interested in fortifying their own defenses, rather than pressing the battle. Rishir watches and waits and makes plans of his own. He has recently learned of other ‘freescale’ dragonborn organizing against the Empire and thinks he might be more effective among them, than trying to convince Goldsun and its allies to follow his advice.