Boreas Blakthörn

“You are lost: that much is clear to me. Therefore I ask the question: are you desperate?”

Sold to mercenaries as a child soldier, Blakthörn survived into a hardened veteran. To list his campaigns would be reciting tales of legends. He fought in the throne room of the Naga King during the Battle of the Serpent Kingdoms. He served alongside the Golden Crusade to cull ghoul hordes in the Great Darkness. His axe delivered the strike that felled the Greatwyrm Sunscar. Yet it was not until Blakthörn shipwrecked along the shore of an Old Sea temple that he experienced freedom. Upon recovering from his injuries, Blakthörn adventured across the continent, evading his owners and eventually uncovering the truth behind his enslavement.

Medium Humanoid (Human), Chaotic Neutral

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Armor Class 23 (+3 Plate Armor); Initiative +6 (16)
Hit Points 220 (18d10 + 108)
Speed 30 feet, Climb 30 feet, Swim 30 feet

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STR		DEX		CON		INT		WIS		CHA
20		8		13 / 19		12		20		10
MOD	SAV	MOD	SAV	MOD	SAV	MOD	SAV	MOD	SAV	MOD	SAV
+5	+11	-1	-1	+1	+10	+1	+1	+5	+5	+0	+0

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Skills Animal Handling +11, Athletics^ᴱ +17, Insight^ᴱ +17, Nature +6, Perception^ᴱ +17, Survival^ᴱ +11; Carpenter’s Tools
Gear Amulet of Health, Backpack (Bedroll, Rations (5 days), Tinderbox, Traveler’s Clothes, 2 Waterskins), Druidic Focus, Goggles of Night, Returning Handaxe of Sharpness, Healer’s Kit, +3 Plate Armor, Traveler’s Clothes, Vial with Diamond Dust worth 1000 GP, Winged Boots; Weight Carried 113 pounds
Senses Darkvision 60 feet, Passive Perception 27, Passive Investigation 11, Passive Insight 27
Languages Common, Elvish, Orc, Sylvan, Undercommon
Challenge 15 (XP 13,000; Proficiency Bonus +6)

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TRAITS

Precise Hunter. Blakthörn has Advantage on attack rolls against the creature currently marked by his Hunter’s Mark.

Primal Companion. Whenever Blakthörn finishes a Long Rest, he can summon a different primal beast, which appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of him. Blakthörn chooses its stat block: Beast of the Land, Beast of the Sea or Beast of the Sky. He also determine the kind of animal it is, choosing a kind appropriate for the stat block. Whatever beast he choose, it bears primal markings indicating its supernatural origin. If Blakthörn already has a beast from this feature, the old one vanishes when the new one appears.

Relentless Hunter. Taking damage can’t break Blakthörn’s Concentration on Hunter’s Mark.

Resourceful. Blakthörn gains Heroic Inspiration whenever he finishes a Long Rest.

Tireless. Whenever Blakthörn finishes a Short Rest, his Exhaustion level, if any, decreases by 1.

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MAGIC ITEMS

Amulet of Health. Blakthörn’s Constitution is 19 while he wears this amulet. It has no effect on him if his Constitution is 19 or higher without it.

Goggles of Night. While wearing these dark lenses, Blakthörn has Darkvision out to 60 feet. If he already has Darkvision, wearing the goggles increases its range by 60 feet.

Oil of Sharpness. One vial of this oil can coat one Melee weapon or twenty pieces of ammunition, but only ammunition and Melee weapons that are nonmagical and deal Slashing or Piercing damage are affected. Applying the oil takes 1 minute, after which the oil magically seeps into whatever it coats, turning the coated weapon into a +3 Weapon or the coated ammunition into +3 Ammunition.

+3 Plate. Blakthörn has a +3 bonus to Armor Class while wearing this armor.

Returning Handaxe. This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it, and it returns to Blakthörn’s hand immediately after he uses it to make a ranged attack roll.

Winged Boots. These boots have 4 charges and regain 1d4 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the boots, Blakthörn can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge, gaining a Fly Speed of 30 feet for 1 hour. If he is flying when the duration expires, he descends at a rate of 30 feet per round until he lands.

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ACTIONS

Extra Attack. Blakthörn can attack twice instead of once whenever he takes the Attack action on his turn. Blakthörn can sacrifice one of his attacks when he takes the Attack action to command the beast to take the Beast’s Strike action.

Returning Handaxe of Sharpness. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +14 to hit, reach 5 feet or range 20/60 feet. Hit: 13 (1d6 + 10) Slashing damage or 15 (1d6 + 12) Slashing damage when thrown. The weapon returns to Blakthörn’s hand immediately after he uses it to make a ranged attack roll. If he hits a creature with this weapon and deals damage to the creature, Blakthörn has Advantage on his next attack roll against that creature before the end of Blakthörn’s next turn.

Favored Enemy (6/Long Rest). Blakthörn can cast the Hunter’s Mark spell without expending a spell slot.

Primal Companion. If Blakthörn’s Primal Companion beast has died within the last hour, Blakthörn can take a Magic action to touch it and expend a spell slot. The beast returns to life after 1 minute with all its Hit Points restored.

Spellcasting. Blakthörn is an 18th level spellcaster. He casts spells using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19, +11 to hit with spell attacks). He can use a Druidic Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for his Ranger spells.
1st level (4/Long Rest): Cure Wounds, Detect Magic, Ensnaring Strike, Hunter’s Mark, Longstrider
2nd level (3/Long Rest): Aid, Darkvision, Enhance Ability, Silence
3rd level (3/Long Rest): Dispel Magic, Elemental Weapon, Protection from Energy
4th level (3/Long Rest): Freedom of Movement, Stoneskin
5th level (1/Long Rest): Steel Wind Strike

Tireless (5/Long Rest). As a Magic Action, Blakthörn can give himself 9 (1d8 + 5) Temporary Hit Points.

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BONUS ACTIONS

Beast’s Strike. Blakthörn commands his Primal Companion beast to take the Beast’s Strike action.

Nature’s Veil (5/Long Rest). Blakthörn gives himself the Invisible condition until the end of his next turn.

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