Killian Rouge

**Killian Rouge** was a Half-Elf, College of Swords Bard / Oath of Thunder Paladin and a member of the Order of Restoration. He was Mak's first character of the Palamoa Campaign.

## Character Information

### Also Known As

Asshole (Order of Restoration)Red (Himself)

Pretty Boy (Quincy Desmar)

Captain (Ol' Tabernacle)

Wrathful Red (Esmeria Swornguard)

### Class

Bard, College of Swords Paladin, Oath of Thunder

## Game Statistics

### Feats

Martial AdeptSkilled (Athletics, Intimidation Perception)

## Episode Appearances

### **Description**

#### **Appearance**

Killian has been described as a light brown-skinned half-elf with a mop of black hair atop his head and a very tiny pencil mustache. He wears a long double breasted maroon colored trench coat, a linen undershirt, black trousers, and brown leather boots. At his side he carries a very rusty scimitar, and strapped across his chest he keeps a bandolier of (mostly discarded) daggers.

After their encounter with Kalistock Hgymire in *Kra'Kash*, Killian and the rest of the party were branded with a mark on their left hand, in the form of two suns encased within a moon that appeared to be shattering, which Seren knew as the "Ruined Moon". While the marks were identical in design, the smaller sun in Killian mark has a red colour to it, sharing the same color as Yashani's mark. Attempting to hide the mark, he has covered it with ripped bandages shared by Tabernacle. After reuniting with Ob and hearing more of the Ruined Moon's history, Ob changed his color, as well as the others, to a deep purple with gold outlining.

#### **Personality**

Killian has shown to be to very crafty, clever and hospitable. Most of the time he displays two distinct sides of his personality. In times of need he commonly acts like a comforting voice of reason, trying to mediate some disagreements that may take place in the party, such as checking on Alaerith's wellbeing due to his own negative upbringing as an elf or covering for him when he didn't have an answer for the group for his personal plans, as well as comforting Quincy after their exile to *The* *Underdark* and reassuring her*.* But occasionally another side of him shows where he can be be very brash, acting with reckless abandon with no regard for his own safety or well-being only realizing his actions after.

### **Biography**

#### **Background**

Not a lot is known about who Killian was before the campaign. There have been several off-hand mentions from Killian about having connections in *Zhai*, and on several occasions going by the alias "Red". Only in "Down the Hatch" do we start to learn of Killian's past. Up until the beginning of the campaign, Killian had been living in the port city of *Kra'Kash* with his wife Samara Rouge and their unborn child.

In "Tales from a Dead Man" Killian revealed the story of his history in the privacy of his room. He told Quincy he was an orphan on *Zhai*, the pirate city, and ran through the streets and called himself Red. He stowed away on a pirate ship and discovered there that he had a hunger for success, to be the best. He led a mutiny on the ship, killing the captain and commandeering ownership of *The Crimson Head*. Though becoming a captain of a pirate ship sated his hunger for a time, it wasn't enough so he went on to lead the *Crimson Head* to be the most feared pirate ship in all of Palamoa, earning himself the moniker *The Blood Stained Blade.* Though, karma came back around for him in the form of a young man who had been much like him, literally and figuratively stabbing him in the back.

At that point, having survived the attack, Red decided to become a better person. He took up a new name and made a family for himself in a respectable city even as that hunger persisted.

In "Trust", in hopes of creating some bond between the party, Killian shared some of his past with everyone. Killian revealed his history of piracy, including his time on the *Crimson Head*. He explained that he could be rash and impulsive and that it came from his time as a pirate captain, but he had promised Seren and "someone else" that he would be a better leader for the group.

#### **Game Statistics**

Killian as a Mark of the Storm Half-Elf has the following abilities -

* Lightning Resistance
* Darkvision (60 feet)
* Fey Ancestry - Advantage on being *Charmed* and cannot be put to sleep by magical means
* Windwright's Intuition - Add a d4 on any Acrobatics checks or checks involving navigation
* Headwinds - Learn the *Gust* cantrip and can cast *Gust of Wind* once per long rest

Killian is a Bard with the subclass College of Swords. Bard gives him the following -

* *Spellcasting* - Killian's performative and charismatic side has granted him the ability to cast spells. He can also cast spells as Rituals if they have a ritual tag
* *Bardic Inspiration* - Killian can give a d6 to allies as a bonus action on one ability check, attack roll or saving throw, with four charges per long rest
* *Jack of All Trade*s - Killian adds half his proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any skill he is not proficient in
* *Song of Rest* - Killian can begin a performance during a short rest and any creature that rolls to regain hit points during that time, that can see him, gets an extra 1d6 of hit points
* *Expertise* - Killian's proficiency bonus is doubled in Persuasion and Stealth

As a College of Swords bard, he is especially handy with a blade, able to perform several flourishes to give him an edge on his opponent. College of Swords grants him the following abilities:

* *Fighting Style -* Killian chose Two-Weapon Fighting which lets him use his ability modifier to the damage of secondary attacks
* *Blade Flourish* - Killian's walking speed increases by 10 feet until the end of his turn when he attacks, and if his attack hits can use one of the following *Blade Flourish* options
	+ *Defensive Flourish* - Killian can use one of his bardic inspiration die to add to a melee attack's damage and the same amount to his AC
	+ *Mobile Flourish* - Killian can use one of his bardic inspiration die to add to a melee attack's damage and also push his target five feet + the value rolled on the die
	+ *Slashing Flourish* - Killian can use one of his bardic inspiration die to add to a melee attack's damage and also deal extra damage to any creature within five feet of the original target

Killian is also a Paladin in joint service to the Goddess Avranti and Fealtrea with the subclass Oath of Thunder. Paladin gives him the following -

* *Divine Sense* - Killian can attempt to detect the presence of celestials, fiends or undead within 60 feet not behind total cover and will know the type and can also detect the presence of places or objects consecrated or desecrated, as with the hallow spell
* *Lay on Hands* - Killian has a pool of healing energy that he can use to heal himself or other creatures or can expend more to expend a disease or a poison ailing the target
* *Fighting Style* - Killian chose Blind Fighting which gives him *Blind Sense* within 10 feet of himself
* *Spellcasting* - Killian's has learned to draw from Avranti's divine power to cast spells. He has access to all paladin spells, but can only prepare a number of them equal to his charisma modifier + half his paladin level, rounded down, after a long rest
* *Divine Smite* - Killian can expend a spell slot when he hits a target with a melee weapon attack, and deal extra radiant damage depending on the spell slot used, which increases if the target is undead or a fiend up to 6d8 + the normal weapon's damage

As an Oath of Thunder paladin, he can use the might of the storm to bring an end to his foes. Oath of Thunder grants him the following:

* *Bonus Proficiency* - Killian gains proficiency in the Stealth
* *Channel Divinity* - Killian can use divine energy to fuel magical effects
	+ *Storm Strike* - Killian can add lightning damage to his ranged or thrown attacks to strike other targets behind them dealing damage and on a hit imposes disadvantage on their dexterity saving throw to avoid it
	+ *Turn the Unclean* - Killian can turn any aberration or fiend within 30 feet of him, that can see or hear him, on a failed wisdom saving throw for 1 minute or until it takes damage

#### **Feats**

Killian has taken the following feat -

* *Martial Adept* - Killian is able to pick a *Fighting Style* from the Fighter class and chose *Superior Technique.* which gives him the *Battle Master's* *Maneuver* feature, giving two maneuvers with one d6 superiority die to use per short rest, which he has chosen the following
	+ *Riposte* - Killian can use his reaction to strike a target that misses him and can add the superiority die to the damage on a hit
	+ *Evasive Footwork* - Killian can roll a superiority die to add that value to his AC until he stops moving
* *Skilled* - Killian gains proficiency in three skills or tools of choice and chose Athletics, Intimidation and Perception

#### **Notable Items**

* *~~Ob's Charm~~* - (missing on his death)
* *~~Honor Crest~~* - (missing on his death ; recovered by Nubbi and returned to the group)
* *~~Shadow Twins~~* - (missing on his death)
* *~~Halberd~~ -* A regular item he purchased in *Quarry Hold,* but was blessed by Avranti to let him use his dexterity instead of his strength

1. ↑ Killian swore himself into the service of Avranti in "Memories".
2. ↑ As he already has expertise in it, this doesn't come into play.