Dio Caster

> You've already died once.
>
> Dio Caster, to Iria Zanar Key

Dr. Caster (full name Dio Caster) is half of a character played by King Kobo in the New World of Zhalt campaign. Caster is a shut in who spends most of her time working on potion making.

## Appearance

A short woman with long warm brown hair and sky-blue eyes. Her head is down while typically wearing a pair of rectangular glasses, a black vest and pants over a white button up shirt finished off with a neck tab and white gloves. She has a brown bag that doubles as a bag of holding. While working with alchemist supplies her fabric gloves are replaced with latex ones. Her hair is tied back and wears a surgical mask.

## Personality

In the surface Caster is soft spoken and bashful. Upon first meeting she tends to stay quiet and to herself. Once comfortable Caster talks more often although she still tries to keep to herself.

Caster believes in progression as she wants everything, she does to result in a step forward for either herself or others. As a result, she trends to burry herself in her work often forgetting to eat. She prefers having a generated answer or outcome despite knowing it’s unrealistic. However even then she does shy away from taking risk and testing her products on herself.

## Relationships

### The Escapade Connection

#### Thade Carrion

caster sees Thade like an older brother figure. she enjoys having him around, and appreciates his kindness.

#### Mr. Pollux

Caster hates Pollux due to their past history. further fueling her hatred Pollux very Nature goes against everything Caster stands for.

## Abilities

Caster has a number of abilities that she utilizes.

**Passives**

* As a byproduct of Mr. Pollux, Casters durability is heightened allowing her to shrug off some attacks as if she was wearing armor.

**Summons**

* Caster has a single summon in the form of a Find Familiar spell. through this spell she is capable of summoning an Owl. While the owl cannot attack it can provide utility use through granting adv in combat and enabling her to cast touch spells at a range. The most common use of the owl thus far has been its ability to allow the summoner to gain its senses. doing so giving Caster Darkvision as well as the ability to scout from a relatively safe distance.

**Offense**

* Caster has few offensive spells allowing her to make range attacks via throwing objects or sending out rays of magic.
* While not proficient with any weapons Caster is capable of casting a spell in combination of a melee weapon attack. Doing so embeds magic in the attacked creature for a few seconds. While embedded with this magic moving more than 5 feet causes the creature to take damage.
* Should things get too dicey she can optionally let Pollux take control of the body.

**Defensive**

* Caster has few defensive spells. The first of two, granting resistance to an elemental attack. additionally, the spell allows the next melee strike to deal additional damage of the element granted resistance from the spell.
* The second of the two spells, when casted on a creature, courses others to avoid attacking them. The creature protected by the spell cannot attack less they forfeit the spells protection.

**Buffs**

* Caster has multiple spells to both increase movement such as speed and jumping, as well as slowing down movement such as the speed of one falling.
* Caster has access to a bit of healing both at a range and close up. Additionally due to potions she makes herself, she often has a minimum of 1 healing potion.
* As an Alchemist Artificer, Caster can once a day create an elixir that grants its drink a buff at random.

**Utility**

* There is multiple utility caster has access to including summoning a spectral hand and mending wear and tear from nonmagical items. Additionally, having the Prestidigitation cantrip caster has access to multiple sensory effects.
* using different spells she has access to, Dr caster can set up alarms, cast an illusion to look like someone else, purify food, detect magical traces, find out more about and item, and make a puddle of grease that can be utilized in and out of combat.
* Due to her field of study caster can make magical potions typically using the parts of monsters to either elevate or simply create the potion.

## Trivia

* King Kobo has gone on record stating that Caster and Pollux name was taken from the Gemini twins of Greek mythology. However, changed the name from Castor to Caster to avoid too clear that Mr. Pollux existed before his reveal.
* Dr. Caster has admitted to despite being a changeling, she requires a potion she's created to force her changing ability to activate.