Lux Tenebris: Skera Dirr

SKERA DIRR, L12 Dragonborn Necromancer

STR     11 (+0)                       

DEX    10 (+0)

CON   13 (+1)

INT     20 (+5)

WIS     13 (+1)

CHA   11 (+0)

HP       62

AC      10(Unarmored)/13(Mage Armor)

Traits:

Draconic Ancestry: Blue

Breath Weapon: Lightening

Draconic Resistance: Lightening

Languages: Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elvish

Proficiencies: +4

Armor: None

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

Tools: None

Saves: Intelligence +9, Wisdom +5

Skills: Arcana +9, History +9, Investigation +5, Religion +9

Feats:

Researcher

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Arcane Recovery

Arcane Tradition: Necromancy

- Necromancy Savant

- Grim Harvest

- Undead Thralls

- Inured to Death

Spellcasting:

Spells Known: 17

Spell DC: 17

Atk Mod: +9

At-Will(5): Chill touch, Fire bolt, Mending, Ray of Frost, Shocking grasp

L1(4): Chromatic orb, False life, Mage armor, Magic Missile, Witchbolt

L2(3): Darkvision, Gentle repose, Phantasmal force

L3(3): Animate dead, Feign death, Vampiric touch

L4(3): Blight, Greater invisibility, Phantasmal killer

L5(2): Modify memory, Teleportation circle

L6(1): Chain lightening

Equipment:

Dagger. Melee. +4 to hit; deals 1d4 piercing; Finesse, Light, Thrown (range 20/60)

Arcane focus.

A scholar’s pack, a spellbook, a bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague, a set of common clothes, a belt pouch w/10gp.

Years ago, Skera Dirr was a rising star among the students of the Scriptorium. Then, it was discovered that her magical talents were oriented toward necromancy. A forbidden art in the Draconic Empire, punishable by death, Skera became an outcast almost overnight. Shunned by her peers, distrusted by her instructors, the young dragonborn wizard chose to leave the empire. She traveled west, living for a year in Ordotown, then moving further west to Dagger Bay. In Dagger Bay, Skera briefly met the young nobleman, Wallen Randego. She helped him with a small matter, and the grateful Randego provided her with enough gold for the necromancer to leave Dagger Bay and relocate to Greycrown.  Skera did not remain in Greycrown very long, and left the city under a dark cloud of suspicion. She traveled north and west, stopping briefly in Shrike, where she joined an expedition into the Tallshields. On this expedition, Skera discovered the ruined tower that became her home.  She returned there after the expedition ended and spent the next two decades developing her magical skills.

When the Invasion began, Skera used her powers to defend her home, ruthlessly executing any Draconic legionaires she encountered.  Eventually, though, caution compelled her to abandon her lonely tower. She traveled south, returning to Greycrown, where Wallen Randego had become Duke of Alindrast.  He remembered the necromancer from his youth and has allowed her to remain in Graycrown, even though she makes many of his inner circle uncomfortable.

Since the Tarasque Incident, Skera has learned that her old classmate, Arkag Redeye, is now the principal spellcaster among the Draconic forces. Skera doesn’t have fond memories of Redeye and has joined a loose alliance of other ‘freescale’ dragonborn to oppose the invaders.  She has established a network of teleport circles near the imperial positions, which she uses to transport freescale harriers and infiltrators.  Recently, Skera has made the acquaintance of the tiefling twins, Rose and Thorn, and has been assisting them with their efforts in Shrike.

Duke Randego is aware of Skera’s actions, and provides some tacit support to her, but he has made it quite clear that if her plots endanger Alindrast he will expell her from the country and his good graces.  As such, Skera moves very carefully, and often finds herself acting as the voice of caution among the growing freescale movement.