Cennet Crommor

Cennet Crommor (aka Abbess Aeronda Cyda-Kaushan)

Race: Human, Class: Cleric (Light) 2nd Background: Waterdhavian Noble, Alignment: Neutral Good Patron Deity: Lathander Factions: House Crommor 1

Ability Scores

Strength 16 (+3), Dexterity 8 (-1), Constitution 13 (+1); Intelligence 14 (+2), Wisdom 16 (+3), Charisma 14 (+2)

Proficiencies

Bonus: +2 Saving Throws: Wisdom & Charisma Skills: History, Insight, Performance, Religion Tools: Dragonchess Set Languages: Common, Espruar, Chondathan Armor: Light, Medium, Shields Weapons: All simple, Unarmed strike

Traits

Spellcasting, Divine Domain (Light), Divine Domain Feature (Warding Flare), Domain Spells, Channel Divinity

Feats

None

Combat

Attacks: • Mace:+5, 1d6+3 bludgeoning, proficient Light crossbow:+1, 1d8-1 piercing, range 80/320, proficient, ammunition, loading, two-handed, underwater Armor Class: 15 (armor and shield), 13 (armor only), Initiative: -1, Speed: 30 ft Hit Points: 17, Hit Dice: 2d8

Social

Personality Traits: While I gently mock saececraft as Aeronda, I deeply respect and love the pagentry of it. • The dark is deep and wide, and the dawn of Lathander shall dispel it. He protects me. I hope. Ideals: Respect: Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people, regardless of station, deserve to be treated with dignity. Bonds: Family: Most of the people in my family mean the world to me. I will face any challenge head-on to protect them. Flaws: Suspicious: Lathander, my father, sisters, and friends are who I put my faith in. Outside of that...

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Traits

Cleric Traits

• Spellcasting: Spell Save DC: 13 • Spell Attack Bonus: +3. Finishing a long rest restores any expended spell slots. Cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and the spell is prepared. Holy symbol acts as a spellcasting focus.
• Spells Prepared: 5 (Wis bonus + cleric level)
  • Cantrips: Light, Thaumaturgy, Spare the Dying, Resistance
  • 1st-level: Burning Hands, Faerie Fire, Cure Wounds, Detect Evil and Good, Healing Word, Sanctuary, Shield of Faith
  • Cantrips: Light, Thaumaturgy, Spare the Dying, Resistance
  • 1st-level: Burning Hands, Faerie Fire, Bless, Cure Wounds, Detect Evil and Good, Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Protection from Evil and Good, Sanctuary, Shield of Faith

Divine Domain (Light)

• Bonus cantrip: Light
• Warding Flare: When you are attacked by a creature that you can see within 30 ft., use reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll.
  • An attacker that can't be blinded is immune.
• Domain spells: 1st Level: Burning Hands, Faerie Fire
  • These spells are always prepared, and do not count against the number of spells that can be prepared each day
• Channel Divinity: 1 use between short/long rest
  • Turn Undead: As an action, can present holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see or hear you within 30 ft. of you makes a WIS saving throw. If failed, the creature is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.
  • Radiance of the Dawn: As an action, any magical darkness within 30 ft. is dispelled and each hostile creature must make a CON saving throw. Failure means 2d10 + 2 radiant damage, 1/2 as much on a success.
    • A creature that has total cover from user is not affected.

Background Traits

• Noble
  • Position of Privilege: Thanks to noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are.

Feats

None

Resources

• Coins: x cp • x sp • x ep • x gp • x pp • Other coins: x
• Gems: x

Magic Items

• x

Equipment

• Clerical garb, priest's pack, holy symbol of Lathander (around neck),

Carried Equipment

• In Hand: x
• Worn: Scale mail (disadvantage to Stealth checks)
• Belt: Mace
• Back: Light crossbow

Stored Equipment

• Bolts (10)

Lifestyle

• xxx: (x gp/day). x

Origins

I am a son of Crommor. I was raised to believe in the light and power of Lathander, and I was raised to believe that there was nothing more beautiful than the bright curves of a brass lantern, the pleasant sonorous sounds of a horn, the shine of a new flute.

But I found beauty elsewhere - the houses of saececraft. I longed to join their ranks when my body grew, lithe and lovely. My mother Eilonne did not approve of my interests, and bade me to return to the studies of Lathander, that I may one day follow in the footsteps of her elder brother Neren and become a monastic. My father, Harman Crommor, hoped I might follow in his steps and become a great brassier like his uncle Ghodus had made him. But he never made me feel ashamed of my interests. He just hoped for me to grow out of them.

And yet, I still found beauty elsewhere. The sights of the saece filled my mind like little else did. I prayed nightly to Lathander to give me the ability to join their ranks when I reached the age of majority.

Growth and Disappointment

Lathander instead caused my muscles to bulge, and my face and skin to grow hair. I did not grow up lithe and lovely. Instead, I grew up bulky, hairy, and nothing like the saececrafters I idolized. For years, I spent every silver piece I had buying tinctures and ointments to try and rid myself of the unwanted, tried starving myself, tried praying that Lathander take this unwanted body from me so that I may be free of the pain I felt at my body’s betrayal of my desires.

In my 16th year, I went one morning to the temple and prayed that Lathander would forgive me and lead me into His light for what I was to do. I then left, found my way down to Dock Ward, and threw myself into the harbor. As the water crested over my head, and I heard the shouts of some of the dock workers, I closed my eyes and prayed again for forgiveness.

I little remember what happened between then and waking in my bedroom, feverish and with my mother and father alternately yelling, crying, and hugging me. However, what I do remember is a great light surrounding me, and a road stretching before me, forking in two directions. I looked down the left-hand road, and found myself strong, wearing plate mail the likes of which I’d never seen before, holding a shield in my hand and shouting at an unseen horror bearing down on me. The right-hand road showed me slender, with delicate hands working on intricate brass latches and valves. It showed me with the hints of color on my fingers, and I knew that I was practicing saececraft, but involved in work that held no interest to me in order to finance my love.

I remember looking towards the sun, sitting low in the sky between the two roads, and the warm, gruff voice of Lathander saying that I should choose a path. I looked down both again, then looked at myself, and walking through the grass that lay between the roads. I heard the delighted laughter of Lathander ringing in my ears… and I woke.

Beauty and Blood

I took to my studies with my mother with a vengeance after that, and worked hard in the brasserie with my father, so I might grow stronger still. In my 20th year, I took my vows with Lathander, and became a novice of the church. By night, after worship services were over, I would sneak out of the monastery and attend the services of the saece houses: Ilindar, Marvandra, Whitecloak… Redtress. I loved the Redtress saece the most, and yet I hated them the most as well. I wanted what I couldn’t have, and it galled me as much as it entranced me.

In my 23rd year, I met my first lover, Lorran Ildiver. He came from the south, and taught me of the Sisters of Iniquity, a saece group that reveled in acting as a sort of holy jape, taking in those who could never pass as a true saece performer and showing them how to use that to take down those who saw too much seriousness in the temples. He showed me saece that would work with my features, and helped me learn the basics of creating my own ecclesiastical mimicry. That same year, he and I were ambushed walking back, arm in arm, by thugs who wished nothing more than to kill those who found pleasure in the arms of their own gender.

Lorran was killed, daggers through his back and throat. I was almost killed, but Lathander decided the time was right, and His light spilled from the symbol of Him I kept on a leather thong around my neck, which I used to blind the scoundrels before I swept up a club one held and used it to soundly thrash them. I wept, holding Lorran’s body against me while the guards made their way to the crime scene.

Duty

I was taken under the wing of Brother Thacen, and taught the ways of the clerical arm of Lathander. I prayed daily, and found that the knowledge of spells became a part of my communications with Lathander. His light was determined to shine through me, and I took it upon myself to bring His light to the world. At the same time, I began lay-preaching to the common as Sister Aeronda Cyda-Kaushun, deep red lips in a stark white face, long nails and blood-red wimple and cassock. I did not mention any gods to those who met Sister Aeronda. I just spoke with them, mocked the high holiness of whatever temple was being particularly obnoxious, and let the House of Redtress know that a new sister was in town. They welcomed me with open arms.

I had found my path.

Important Individuals

Family

	Helidar Eltorchul Father I may be a Da’s boy, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love my father. In Twilight Vaeteru Mother may cut through the crowd, but Father blends in. He talks to street walkers and nobles alike there, but he never has eyes for anyone other than mother. I know I don’t have that type on monogamy within me myself, but it was an important lesson. Da might have taught me how to live, but Father taught us what love is. I won’t settle for anything less.
	Tyanda Eltorchul Mother/Da As a child I would sit in my parent’s chamber and watch my Da transform into my Mother. It was never confusing, but it was always wondrous. I live in a magic school, and am now a wizard myself, but the simple magic of saececraft seemed even more otherworldly. It was something that my father or uncles couldn’t do. It was a power only my Da had, and I always wanted to touch it. It wasn’t his fault that it burned.
	Ser Eltorchul Older Brother Ser would never play with us as children, and now he just wants to play with his swords. It’s disconcerting sharing every day of your life with someone and they are still a stranger. Still, he is loyal to the House, and if I ever get into trouble I’d probably go to him first.
	Arveene Eltorchul Older Sister When the… incident with Tarrak and Jhessail happened the whisper that I heard from the shadows most often behind sheltered fans and perfumed gloves was ‘We expect this sort of thing from Arveene, but not from Jhessail!’ That just proves they don’t know her. When it comes to us, to family, Arveene has always been fiercely protective and painfully honest. If she had wanted to seduce Tarrak she would have told me outright so I would have had a fighting chance. She never would have snuck around behind my back. You have to respect that.
	Morn Eltorchul Older Brother Jhessail and I may have been closest, but I always seem to spend the most time with Morn. As children he would follow Ilill, Tarrak, and I around, and he is the sibling I see most often in Twilight Vaeteru. Still, he has such a beautiful voice but has always remained so quiet. I love my brother; I just wish I knew him better.
	Jhessail Eltorchul Older Sister Jhessail and I were always closest growing up. We were the two most interested in wizardry – always following Elemia around. Not only that, but in a family of diamonds I think we both always felt a bit like polished crystal. Lovely in its own way, but not nearly as precious. We supported each other. That is what made the whole business with Tarrak extra painful. Not only did she sleep with him when we were together, not only did he go straight from courting me to courting her, but I can’t shake the feeling that she arranged it for me to find them that day.

Friends

	Tarrak Zulpair Ex-Paramour Tarrak? We’ve been friends since we could hold our own heads up. Our nannies would walk us together. We said our first words to each other. We shared our first kiss with each other. We shared all of our secrets with each other. Well, not all. I mean, I only found out that he was tasmar when I caught him with Jhessail. I hear they are happy together. Maybe I should find out if Sarastyn is single….
	Ilill Tesper Childhood Friend Ilill is so slight, and so pretty most people underestimate him. I’d say that’s his greatest weapon, but I’ve seen him use his blades so I can’t. We use to run around together on Diamond Street Illill, Tarrak, and I with Morn trailing after us. We were thick as thieves. Tarrak, Morn, and I were always tall for our age, and I’m sure people assumed that we protected Ilill, but that wasn’t the case. He protected us. I still don’t know where he keeps all of those knives. The Coming Out ball for my siblings and I was originally supposed to rival Ilill’s, but I couldn’t do that to him. I must have talked Uncle Arus’s ears off until he agreed to change the date. Instead we ended up overshadowing some scion of House Roaringhorn. I wonder what ever happened to her?
	Odelinda Plaicher Owner of the Sumptuous Masque What, did you expect me to say I preferred The House of Purple Silks just because they are in the Sea Ward? They may have the location, but they don’t have Odelinda. She is the pinnacle of class, and I am convinced she must have noble blood in her lineage. When I was younger she never treated me like a child, and though I’ve never seen it she must be deadly; to run a business as she does? Plus she keeps a bottle of White Magic chilled behind the bar for me. What more could I want?