Calliope

> "Ah, A shrieker. We haven't had one of those pop up. They aren't as dangerous as ze violet fungi, but zey are quite the nuizance."
>
> Calliope, about the fungus infestation in the Nosarth's Collection, session 0.5

## Calliope Stoneturner

### Affiliation

Nosarth's Academy of Arcane Arts in Eastshire

## Appearances

### Debut

The Scaled Bastards

**Dr. Calliope Stoneturner** is a half-orc teaching and researching botany at the Nosarth's Academy of Arcane Arts in Eastshire. She has previously studied under Vicaver Sylvectus, but disagrees with his ethics and practice.

Caeric received his quest to collect a series of plants from her.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 23

The party returns in the morning to pick up the anti-magic bomb. However, everyone tries to hide behind Perchance before Calliope can open the door. Joined by a human student discussing her grades, Calliope welcomes The Scaled Bastards into her office. The student, perplexed by Caeric and H'rard's abilities to speak, decides to leave and come back another time. Calliope then procures the 2-inch orb, instructing them on its proper use before they go to the panel meeting.

### Session 22

Caeric knocks on the door to her office and presents the missing specimens he had collected. Seeing this, Calliope apologizes profusely for sending him to Phandalin to deal with Vicaver, and procures payment, 40 sp. She then peers at the party, looking around their ears and head before rummaging through her desk to pull out lead headbands. Calliope explains that the divination magic associated with the Occulox can be blocked with lead, and hands these to the party to put on. They then trash talk Vicaver for a bit. Vincent is skeptical of the headbands, but obliges. She then asks if they know what a charmed person looks like. When the party fails to answer well, she states that Sigma is blatantly charmed, and she fears what that would mean in the realm of politics. Because of her affiliation with the school, she can't make a statement outright about it, so she asks the party to help her make something she calls an "Antimagic bomb". The faculty of Nosarth's keep these on hand for use in magical mishaps or emergencies, but she's currently out of them. She asks the party to fetch components for her: an Emi crystal worth 5 gp, bone dust, gelatinous cube extract, and a carton of milk. The party returns with the items, and she promises a product tomorrow at noon.

### Session 0.5

Calliope asked for the party's help clearing a fungal infestation in Nosarth's. After finishing the task, Caeric expressed his interest in botany to her, and she gave him the quest to retrieve 4 missing plants from the collection.

## Biography

Calliope was born in Pothos to an orc woman and a human man. She was raised by her father, but he didn't have time for her, so she spent a lot of her time as a child in the woods surrounding the town.

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Currently, she is a researcher and teacher at the Nosarths School of Arcane Arts in Eastshire, and focuses her research on classification and conservation practices of plants.

## Relationships

### Caeric

Calliope recognizes Caeric's enthusiasm for studying botany, and gave him his quest to find the missing plants in Nosarth's botany collection. Caeric was unaware that she was sending him to confront Vicaver and take back the specimens he had stolen years ago.

### Sigma

Sigma was one of Calliope's students and was noted to be not doing very well in her class. She does seem to be watching out for him though, as she requests that the Scaled Bastards dispel the charm Darshan has placed on him out of "fear of what it could cause in the realm of politics".

### Vicaver

Calliope and Vicaver previously were colleagues in Eastshire. After a dispute about scientific practice, Vicaver took several specimens to research and left. Calliope doesn't doubt his intelligence, but almost always doubts his morals and ethics.

## Quotes

> “It iz rare that an avakened creature wants to purzue a study or a craft. Sigma told me much about your peculiar passion. If you truly love botany, I’m sure you will find that the facilities here are fit for your need.”
>
> Calliope to Caeric, Session 0.5

> "So, I'm sure this is enough demonstration as to why we need to send researchers down here with guards. These fungi are dangerous, but we can't quite figure out where they're coming from."
>
> Calliope to the party

## Trivia

* Calliope speaks with a German accent. No. Do not ask Emma to emulate this. Emma's German accent sucks.
* well fuck as of session 22 and 23 you guys made me emulate it.
* Calliope's favorite plant is pothos ivy.

## Gallery

Calliope and Vicaver in the pastCaeric's noteCalliope