Harin Avosi - Half-elf Sage College of Lore Bard

[zaffo]

Harin Avosi

Name: Harin Avosi

Character Concept: Master poet bard proves the pen is mightier but the sword works too.

Race, Background, Subclass Class: Half-elf, Sage, College of Lore Bard

Description: Harin, who almost never goes by his full name, stands at 5 feet 7 inches and is a spry 125 pounds. He has dark curly hair of medium length and a long beard. Gray is starting to color his otherwise dark beard and temples and he has dark skin. He is a half-elf, although nothing in his appearance would normally give off any indication of elven blood except that a keen observer might find hints of non-human ancestry in his eyes.
As for his temperament, he is normally calm, quiet, and contemplative, but he has a knack for understanding what "role" any particular "audience" expects and either conforming to it or subverting it to produce a certain desired effect. Indeed, he tends to view people he is not close with as something to be better understood so as to be better manipulated, although he does not do so lightly or without a purpose in mind. Generally, this comes back to his ultimate aim, which is to dig at the heart of existence to better understand its truth, and therefore its beauty, and come as close as he can to expressing it as such.

Your Character’s Plot Hook: Harin had been wandering Faerun, traveling the land in search of truth and beauty when the mists took him. He was walking alone along an empty road early one morning, composing poems and melodies in his mind when the normal morning fog seemed to suddenly shift and change, moving suddenly to surround him as he came to a crossroad. He felt no movement, only a slight shift in the air, and the mists receded as quickly as they had come. When they had, he realized that he was standing at the edge of a forest overlooking a clearing surrounding a walled city, Lekar. He has yet to experience a new moon attack, but he has an inkling of its destructive capabilities, having arrived soon after the previous one and witnessed the aftermath.

Past is Prologue: Harin was born and raised in Waterdeep to a family of minor academics. His mother, a human, was a tutor and his father, a half-elf, was a poet, although neither enjoyed high social stations. When he reached adolescence, having been taught how to read and write several languages by his parents, he was sent to apprentice for a local academic, a wizard studying lore and arcana.

His master mostly kept him busy translating various texts, and this is how Harin's love of poetry grew, but he was also allowed to learn swordplay and some simple spells as reward for his hard work and to assist and protect his master on her rare ventures into the field.

As he grew to adulthood, Harin became disenchanted by academia, having grown weary of the snobbishness and ambiguous rules. He decided to head out into the world to find real truth, which he reasoned could only be found in the real world among real people.

He learned to support his travels, both financially and by means of influencing the right people to gain access to knowledge that otherwise would have been closed to him, by performing. This was most often poetry but also sometimes music, acting, or orating. His favorite trick was to use his understanding of the mind to "read" a person and create a poem on the spot that touched them in a deeply personal way, sometimes to the effect of the person becoming completely overwhelmed by emotion.

Fears and Failures:

1. Harin biggest fear is failing to find ultimate truth and turn it into poetry before he dies.
2.  Another of his fears is swarms of spiders or other creepy crawlers.

 

1. Some have suggested that a deeper part of Harin, even though he always uses the greater good to rationalize his actions, has begun to actually enjoy manipulating people for the sense of power it gives him.
2. There are some whispers that have started among the people of Lekar that his ability to read and influence people comes from a deal he made with a devil at the crossroads, and that he may even be working with the evil that is behind the undead.

 

Details:

Deity: Deneir. Being a seeker of truth first and a poet second, he worships Deneir wholeheartedly.

Connections:

Father: Malir Avosi, poet

Mother: Sanoh Bahdu, tutor/poet

Wizard Master: Orihana Sirdoso, academic

Edited September 5, 2023 by zaffo (see edit history)

[zaffo]

@Pittancei think he's ready for review!

[Pittance]

Bard it up!

Approved!

[zaffo]

im still here 👋

[Anthr4xus]

Is there a character sheet link that I am missing?

[zaffo]

2 hours ago, Anthr4xus said:

Is there a character sheet link that I am missing?

hmm. i had a posting template here at least. ill fix it when i get a chance

[zaffo]

Harin Avosi

Half-elf Sage, College of Lore Bard

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AC: 14 (Leather) | HP: 20/20 (2d8) | Speed: 30 ft.
Senses: passive Perception 14, Insight 14, Investigation 11
Str:Save: +3

Athletics: +3

Carrying Capacity: 240 lb.
Lift/Push/Drag: 480 lb. 7 (-2) | Dex:Initiative: −1

Save: −1

Acrobatics: −1
Slight-of-Hand: −1
Stealth: −1☆

☆ disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks from Chainmail Armor. 16 (+3) | Con:Save: +2 14 (+2) | Int:Save: +0

Arcana: +0
History: +0
Investigation: +0
Nature: +0
Religion: +0 12 (+1) | Wis:Save: +2

Animal Handling: +2
Insight: +2
Medicine: +2
Perception: +2
Survival: +2 14 (+2) | Cha:Save: +1

Deception: +1
Intimidation: +1
Performance: +1
Persuasion: +1 18 (+4)
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, Dwarvish, Gnomish, and Halfling

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OOC

Movement: —

Action: —

Bonus Action: —

Reaction: —

   

 

Edited April 11 by zaffo (see edit history)

[zaffo]

2 hours ago, Anthr4xus said:

Is there a character sheet link that I am missing?

theres my posting template for now. ill do a more complete thing this weekend sometime when i can

[zaffo]

Harin Avosi

Sage, College of Lore Bard

 

Gender: Male Race: Half Elf Alignment: Chaotic Good Class: Bard 2 Background: Sage Passive Perception: 14 Passive Investigation: 11 Passive Insight: 14 Hit Points: 20 Hit Dice: 2d8 AC: 14 Initiative: +3 Size: Medium Speed: 30 feet

ABILITIES & SKILLS
Proficiency Bonus: +2

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
7	16	14	12	14	18
Bonus -2 | Save -2	Bonus +3 | Save +5	Bonus +2 | Save +2	Bonus +1 | Save +1	Bonus +2 | Save +2	Bonus +4 | Save +6
Athletics -2	Acrobatics +3 Sleight of Hand +3 Stealth +3		Arcana +3 History +3 Investigation +1 Nature +1 Religion +1	Animal Handling +2 Insight +4 Medicine +2 Perception +4 Survival +2	Deception +6 Intimidation +4 Performance +6 Persuasion +6

Bold denotes proficiency (saves & skills) / (E) denotes expertise.

PROFICIENCIES & ABILITIES

PROFICIENCIES	TRAITS	CLASS ABILITIES	RACIAL TRAITS	FEATS
• Light Armor • Simple Weapons • Crossbow (hand), Longsword, Rapier, Shortsword • Ocarina • Shawm • Flute • Dwarvish • Elvish • Gnomish • Hafling • Common	• Researcher	• Bardic Inspiration • Jack of All Trades • Song of Rest • Spellcasting Lvl 1, +4 (CHA)   Spell Slots 2   Attack +6   Save DC 14   2 Cantrips (Vicious Mockery, Minor Illusion)   Spells Known 5 (Healing Word, Heroism, Dissonant Whispers, Sleep, Bane)	• Darkvision (60ft) • Fey Ancestry • Skill Versatility

 

ATTACKS

WEAPON	TO HIT	DAMAGE	PROPERTIES / (RANGE)
Rapier	+5	1d8+3 Piercing	Finesse
Dagger	+5	1d4+3 Piercing	Finesse, Light, Thrown (20/60)

 

WEALTH

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Copper: 0 | Silver: 0 | Gold: 10 | Electrum: 0 | Platinum: 0

 

ENCUMBRANCE

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Weight: 53 lbs. / 105 lbs. max. (15 x STR Score)
Status: Unencumbered
Penalty: None

 

EQUIPMENT READIED

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Equipped Items: (19 lbs.)
Equipped items can be retrieved with a manipulate item interaction.

ARMOR (13 lbs.)	WEAPONS (4 lbs.)	READIED ITEMS (2 lbs.)
• Leather Armor - 10 lbs. • Common Clothes - 3 lbs.	• Rapier - 3 lbs. • Dagger - 1 lbs.	• Flute - 1 lbs. • Ocarina - 1 lbs. • Ink (1oz) • Ink Pen • Small Knife

 

EQUIPMENT STORED

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Stored Items: (36 lbs.)
Stored items can be retrieved with an action.

IN CHEST (11 lbs.)		IN STORAGE (-- lbs.)
[Chest - 25 lbs.] • 2 Cases (map/scroll) - 2 lbs. • Fine Clothes - 6 lbs. • Ink (1oz) • Lamp - 1 lbs. • 2 Oil Flasks - 2 lbs. • Paper (one sheet) • Perfume • Sealing Wax • Soap

 

MAGIC ITEMS

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Magic Items: (0 lbs.)

NON-ATTUNED (0.0 lbs)	ATTUNED 0/3 (0 lbs

Edited April 11 by zaffo
correcting chest weight so it doesn't trip me up in the future (see edit history)

[zaffo]

@Anthr4xus
 

should be good to go now

[Anthr4xus]

Looks really good.

[Anthr4xus]

accepted, welcome to the game.

[zaffo]

thanks very much!

[Anthr4xus]

Please don't forget to post your character sheet to the Character Sheet section

[zaffo]

Harin's default acrions:

 

Action: Attack nearest enemy with rapier.

Bonus Action: Cast Bardic Inspiration on nearest ally that hasn't received it already unless an ally needs to be healed, in which case cast Healing Word.

Reaction: Attack of Opportunity with rapier.