Arius
Class:
Species:
HP:
17
Druid
Githzerai
AC:
15
STR
12
DEX
14
CON
16
INT
14
WIS
17
CHA
10
Saving Throws:
STR
1
DEX
2
CON
3
INT
4
WIS
5
CHA
0
Acrobatics
2
Insight
5
Performance
Animal Handling
3
Intimidation
0
Persuasion
Arcana
Athletics
2
3
Investigation
Medicine
2
3
Religion
Sleight of Hand
Deception
History
0
2
Nature
Perception
2
5
Stealth
Survival
0
0
2
2
2
5
Champion
Biography
As with his fellow Githzerai, Arius is from Tir na nOg (the Fae realm), of the Avalonian Empire (ruling empire of the Fae realm), and part of the Seelie (summer or spring) Court. Due to their history of being enslaved by Mindflayers in the past, the Githerezai of Tir an nOg value personal freedoms, though they do have a strong sense of community.
Growing up, Arius was a bit of a strange one, at least that is how his friends Zael (Monk), Yoren (Wizard), and Xarg (Barbarian) would describe him. While his friends tended to stick to the status quo, Arius often seemed scatter brained, jumping from one interest to the other and being the odd man out in terms of sticking to the latest trends.
Arius' latest obsession has been astrology, crystals, natural medicine, and meditation. While he has always had an aptitude for nature magic, it was not until he came across a strange stone on his last trip to Gaea that he became interested in the stars. He ended up calling it the Orb of Astral Seeing. Looking into the stone, he swore he could see the heavens in all their glory. His friends meanwhile, were unable to see anything within it and assumed this was on of his many oddities.
Despite finding him strange, Zael, Yoren, and Xarg do love Arius as family. Xarg has always had a "will they won't they "with Arius. Both young men afraid to make the first move, finding the blossoming affection towards each other awkward as young love tends to be.
That being said, the boys have always enjoyed pulling pranks on Arius, due to his gullible nature. After Arius begged them to take a trip to Gaea to learn more about Orb of Astral Seeing, his friends complied. After arriving in Gaea they proceeded to leave Arius in Cragminster and went back home as a joke, meaning to return within the hour to pick Arius up. Such pranks are normal to Arius, so he thought nothing of is. But while his friends typically return with the hour, it has been days since they returned. Arius has been left with no way to contact his friends or his people. He fears something has happened to them. What awaits him in Gaea? What will he learn about what happened to his friends? And what IS the Orb of Astral Seeing?
Casey enjoys immersing himself in video games. He mostly plays RPGs and tends to play mage-type characters. On the TTRPG side, he has been part of a weekly Dungeons and Dragons group since 2020. Outside of gaming, Casey also enjoys weightlifting/bodybuilding and going to conventions where he participates in cosplay of questionable quality.
Player
Biography
Orb of Astral Seeing
Wondrous Item, rare
This seemingly simple orb measures six inches in diameter and can easily be held in the palm of a hand. The jet black crystal of the orb is completely opaque except for small sections of golden glass that allow a user to peer inside. While this Orb of Astral Seeing does not require attunement, only a user who has been trained to read the stars in the heavens can correctly interpret the gradually shifting constellations hidden inside. The primary purpose of this orb is to act as a Druidic spell focus, but the constellations inside the orb act as a sort of astrolabe which a trained user can utilize to interpret the most direct path of travel between geographical landmarks and destinations that the user is knowledgeable of, both above and below ground.