Dr Ellandra Tolbert (CBN)

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Lady Doctor Ellandra Tolbert
13th-level Human Necromancer (Anatomist)
Str: 9
Dex: 17
Con: 10
Int: 16
Wis: 17
Cha: 15 (10 without grafted face)
AC: 1
THAC0: 16 (13 with hornblade +2 or throwing knife)
Movement: 12
Hit Points: 39
Alignment: Neutral
Dark Gifts: Nil
Special Attacks: By spell or magical item; opponents save at –1 vs. her necromantic spells; specialized in knife.
Special Defenses: Contingency invokes a fire shield spell if physically attacked.
Saving Throws: PPDM 11; RSW 7; PP 9; BW 11; S 8.
+1 bonus on saves against necromantic attacks, +3 magical attack adj. (Wisdom).
Size: M (5'3”)
WP: knife (specialized), rapier. NWP: anatomy (16), etiquette (15), heraldry (16), modern languages (elvish, dwarvish, 16), healing (15), herbalism (15), reading/writing (18), spellcraft (15), spirit lore (11), venom handling (15).
Spells: color spray, detect disease (WH), light, magic missile, protection from evil, unseen servant; detect life (WH), ESP, ice knife (WH), knock, living link, protection from paralysis (TOM); delay death (WH), dispel magic, false face, iron mind (WH), paralyze (FOR), wizard sight (TOM); brainkill, empathic wound transfer, minor globe of invulnerability, shout, summon spirit; cloudkill, bone growth, graft flesh, teleport, throbbing bones (WH), wall of force; death spell, power word, silence (FOR), transmute steel to bone.
Equipment: Bracers of Defense AC4, greater bone ring, platinum necklace set with a pearl of power (5th level), amulet of life protection, wand of paralyzation (66 charges), hornblade (dagger +2), diamond wedding ring (5,000 gp), gold necklace (1,500 gp), four jade bracelets (500 gp each), doctor's satchel with knives, scalpels, saws, bandages, four vials of soultravel, three vials of mindshadow, potion of extra-healing, three pots of Kheoghtom's ointment, and two packets of dust of sneezing and choking.
Physical Appearance: A short, pale woman in her late thirties, Ellandra has thin yellow hair and hazel eyes, highlighted by long gold lashes. Ellandra's hands are milk-white and delicate, her fingers tipped by unusually long nails. When nervous, bored, or anxious, she will clack her nails impatiently on the nearest available hard surface.
Despite her natural beauty, Ellandra is insecure about her own appearance. She favors long-sleeved robes cut in the exotic, southern style of Calimshan to modestly conceal much of her body, and she keeps a black leather shoulder bag nearby, which contains her surgical equipment and medications.
Background: Ellandra was born into one of the noble houses of Neverwinter. Her father was a famous Anatomist, and as a child she assisted him in his dissections. When she was 13, a disgruntled serf burned the Tolbert Estate to the ground. Only Ellandra survived, but her face was badly burned in the inferno. After that disaster, she resolved to continue her father's research, eventually joining the Anatomical Academy.
At first, Ellandra focused her research on curing—or at least hiding—the horrible burns on her face. She first developed false face for that purpose. As her power grew, she learned how to graft flesh from a cadaver onto her own scarred face, concealing her deformity.
Today she still maintains a grafted face, and her skill with the Art enables her to blend the corpse flesh with her own skin exactly. She continually fortifies this disguise with multiple overlapping spells, so that it cannot be undone all at once by a single lucky dispel magic. Ellandra has maintained this “disguise” for years.
Her former husband, Gerard Anterra, was a famous sea captain and privateer, but he tragically died in action off Nelather more than five years ago. His body was never recovered, and Ellandra was plunged into deep depression. After Gerard's death, Ellandra devoted her life to the Academy. Ellandra now labors exhaustively at her research, secretly trying to find a way to bring her husband permanently back from the dead.
Her close friend and confidante, Mistress Yola (detailed in her own NPC sheet), has recently cultivated a mild cruel streak in Ellandra. Even though Ellandra does not follow her friend's fanatical religious views, she still regards Yola as a trusted ally.
Role-Playing Notes: Ellandra carries herself with the hauteur of a true aristocrat. She is fantastically wealthy and expects everyone around her to cater to her whims, if not for her wit and beauty, then for her money. Ellandra is an accomplished surgeon, but she only practices these skills on the living to show off or to endear herself to potential allies. She really has little concern for healing—her interest lies in dissecting and studying the dead body.
Despite her wealth and power, Ellandra is sad and lonely. She mentions her dead husband Gerard in just about any conversation, and when she is especially morbid, she dredges up memories of her father. Ellandra craves love and attention. She adores flattery.
Despite her quirks and mood swings, Ellandra is more sad and tragic than cold-heartedly evil. She can be extremely generous with those she is trying to befriend. Ellandra would make an interesting patron for a party of adventurers. She might even take a party mage under her wing, especially if he coincidentally reminded her of Gerard.