Fern Gilly

**Fern Gilly** is a wood elf druid who belongs to the Circle of Spores. She joined the Strangers With Weapons to end the Death Curse. Shortly into the journey, she was kidnapped by Salida for sleeping with her lover. The Sewn Sisters kept her imprisoned in the Tomb of Annihilation and replaced her with a clone. The party rescued her from her imprisonment - even though Neuriel wasn't convinced she was the real Fern at first. She fought against Ras Nsi with SWW and killed her clone imposter. She spent some time in rehab, but sadly lost her beloved tiger named Steven (pronounced Stephen) in the war against the Merchant Princes. Though she can go unnoticed, she's traveled to Thay with the Acquaintances With Weapons.

Fern was named Thay's new Minister of the Environment by the People's Council. Her main job is to stop Karen's spores from invading other ecosystems and talking to Peggy when she creeps people out as a swamp witch. She's working on a flavored water and juicing business as a side hustle.

## Magical Prowess

As an elf, Fern is resistant to being charmed and is immune to magical sleep.

Fern is a powerful druid. She can shape shift into wildlife and her symbiotic entity imbues her with fungal power. Fern tends to rely on spells that deal with necromancy or poison.

## Animal Companions

Clone Fern adopted an orphaned baby tiger named Steven (pronounced Stephen). When her cover was blown, she abandoned the tiger and original/sexy Fern adopted Steven. Steven was killed when Eurin Gayjoy, Merchant Prince of the Seas, attacked Port Nyanzaru with his dragon turtle.

## Magical Equipment

* Rose Whip
	+ 1d8 slashing damage
	+ The wielder can cast each of these spells once per long rests
		- Entangle
		- Spike growth
		- Speak with plants
* Mask of the phantasm
	+ The wearer can cast phantasmal force and phantasmal killer once per long rest
* Mood lipstick, side bangs, and fox tail
	+ The wearer's lipstick, side bangs, and fox tail change depending on their mood
		- Blue for happy
		- Red for angry
		- Green for jealous
		- Purple for proud
		- Black for sad
		- Silver for horny
		- Orange for embarrassed
		- Pink for hopeful
* Black Fireball Spell Book
	+ Once per day, Fern can cast Black Fire Ball as an action.
	+ The user casts the fireball spell, however, the fire is summoned from hell itself. Creatures take an additional 8d6 necrotic damage. Any creature killed by this spell is sent to one of the Nine Hells. Their corpse rises as a zombie under the control of the caster.
	+ The caster’s soul is forever bound to a devil in the Nine Hells. When they die, they will serve it for eternity. They can no longer be healed by Clerics or Paladins. A healing spell from them will do damage equal to its healing power.
* Spikey bracelet
	+ As a bonus action, a targeted creature must make a DC15 dexterity saving throw. If they fail, the snap bracelet embeds spikes into their skin, dealing 1d4 piercing damage. The bracelet clings to them dealing 1d4 piercing damage at the start of their turn.
* Sending stone earrings and bracelet
	+ These communication magic items allow the user to covertly speak with other members of their team as long as they're on the same plane of existence.