Alaerith

**Alaerith** is a Sea Elf, Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer and a member of the Order of Restoration. He is Jeremy's first character of the Palamoa Campaign.

## Character Information

### Also Known As

Alearith (Ol' Tabernacle)Arlith (Ol' Tabernacle)

"Ocean's Light" (People of Alaskari)

"Lighting of Ruin" (People of Alaskari)

Trajor Anterome (birth name)

## Episode Appearances

### **Description**

#### **Appearance**

Alaerith has been described as having as having a light greenish/bluish skin and a slightly darker shade of colour for his hair that reaches down to nearly the middle of his back, long pointed ears, as well as a noticeable webbing between his fingers and toes. Most noticeably, he has a layer of blue, smooth yet rough scale like marks that cover most of the right side of his face, from the forehead, his right ear, to part of his neck, including his gills. His right arm, which he keeps hidden the majority of the time, also bears the same marks, all the way down to his hand and the webbing between his fingers and also covers his shoulder and a third of his upper back, chest and side that thins down and stops at the edge of his hips. Also notably his left eye is green, while his right eye has the same blue colour of his markings. Though unsure what triggered it, in the battle against the Reaper Alaerith's right pupil changed to a slit shape of the same colour, which returned to normal after the Reaper left. In a later battle both eyes changed to the slit shape. A little while after he spoke with Vile again, Yashani noticed when his right eye changed it also had gold lines through it as well.

He wears a dark vest like top and matching pants, with basic sandals, and a long green cloak long and wide enough to cover the majority of him. He temporarily wore some a basic shirt and britches lent by Yashani after his clothes vanished due to the magic of the *Maltrop Strip.* He now wears a canvas brown version of his original clothes and a wooden version of his sandals created by Sterling.

He also has a small necklace like cord that has a small fang attached to it. The fang has since undergone a change becoming larger, with lines of blue on it like a lightning strike, and emitting a static energy.

After their encounter with Kalistock Hgymire in *Kra'Kash*, Alaerith 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 Alaerith's mark has a green colour to it. Since he attempted to find out how the mark worked against on of the kelp drakes the party fought, the colour has since darkened. Attempting to hide the mark, Alaerith has switched at time from hiding his left arm, alongside his right, behind his back, or pulling his cloak to cover his entire form. 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**

Alaerith has shown to be a quiet and awkward person, very closed off and not wanting to bring attention to himself, more then his face normally would do, and more often finds it takes effort for him to speak, but also seems to have an enjoyment for alcohol and can become a little more social when doing so, but when open has shown to be a gentle, kind and generally respectful person to most.

Alaerith also has shown to be pretty reluctant to step into situations that are over his head or when difficult or dangerous, having been scarred by previous attempts not working out, but does put himself into harms way for others, even reluctantly so such as going into close range with the necrophage ghast after hearing the hostages were dead, to find Aarcanii when the *Kra'Kash* was set alight.

Alaerith, due to his past, is most dominantly emotionally fragile, carries a great hatred for himself and easily takes on guilt for failures, especially those that resulted in others being hurt or losing their lives, which has only grown due to circumstances and tragedies that have happened in the journey with the group. Despite Ob and other's who have attempted to assure he wasn't to blame for it still feels like he is, that he is unforgivable for it and only worries he will cause more harm to others around him, even willing to be in harms way to avoid hurting others. He also has shown distain and rejected words like friend, hero or protector due to his own personal feelings he held to himself. He also revealed he was not fond of combat especially against humanoids, but also demonstrated the reverse in moments of anger and emotional stress to himself or those around him.

### **Biography**

#### **Background**

Alaerith's kept his history unknown to the group for a long time or at times deceived/attempted to deceive the group, at first believed due to his guarded and shy nature, but eventually was found to be due to the circumstances he had gone through. During conversation with Seren in "Acquaintances in the Underbelly" when he asked of the markings on his face, Alaerith mentioned that he was basically born with them or at least had them as long as he could remember. In the same conversation, Seren brought up his first meeting with Tabernacle that ended with Alaerith in a net and being called a beastie, with Alaerith unsure as to the cause of Tabernacle's reaction to him. Several times he has shown disdain and rejected words like friend, hero and protector.

In "A Lesson in History" when Yashani told him of the transformation his eye had in the fight with the Reaper and questioned the presence of a beast within him, Alaerith admitted he wasn't sure on anything regarding himself.

In "Trust" Alaerith told the group that he was from a coastal village and that he left his home as he felt it was time, though Yashani and Quincy noted his claim of leaving willingly was untrue. Quincy commented that he seemed to run when things got dangerous and suggested that he ran from home, while Tabernacle suggested he had a hard time helping people from a mistake in his past. In private Ob spoke with him and gave him a dagger that belonged to his best friend and that he still had friends in the world, though Alaerith only commented he lost that right a long time ago. Alaerith also revealed he had no understanding on his magic. Ob noted that the two of them were more similar then they'd like to admit, which Alaerith agreed with.

In "Nij'a" in another private conversation with Ob Alaerith noted that he didn't trust himself, and that he hadn't known what he was allowed to do for the past six years. Ob also commented that he like the others were called for something greater, but that he was told that at the wrong time.

In "At Unexpected Corners" it was revealed, out of game, that Alaerith wasn't his original name.

In "So. What Now?" and "We Have To Kill Alaerith!?" Alaerith finally revealed that his scales and markings were from birth was a lie, that his claim of coming from a coastal village was also a lie and was born in one of the underwater cities called *Alaskari*. Alaerith, not originally called that name, explained that he learned magic as a child as it was not restricted there, that he struggled at first but found it became easier at the same point the scales appeared on him and his right eye changed color at 11 years old. He found that everyone celebrated this change, surprising as him as he expected the reverse, was brought to the village chief who saw a heroic future as a "champion, defender of his home and people and hero above heroes". The chief gave him two gifts, the first being a name and Alaerith's family name was replaced with "Alaerith" which translated in Draconic was "Alae" for bright and "Rith" as water and was dubbed the "Ocean's Light and Light of the Ocean", The second was the Leviathan's Fang as it was passed down from Vile's Son, the title for the Chieftain, to Vile's Son.

He sombrely revealed a year later the city was under attack, that he was requested to aid, was knocked out instantly and woke to find the city destroyed, many of it's people dead including his family except his mother and elder sister. Alaerith was blamed for the 9000 dead and the city's destruction and was punished for it. The first being his name's meaning being changed, citing that "Alae" also meant lightning and "Rith" also meant doom, destruction, and more disturbingly, *ruin* and was now considered the *"destroyer of light and lightning of ruin"* and when he looked to his remaining family for help his mother revoked his original first name as a sign he was disowned by them, leaving him with Alaerith only. Alaerith's second punishment was banishment from the city and, in their hopes if everything was right, the oceans as well to forever wander and when Alaerith attempted to plead he was stoned by the remaining citizens, chased from the city and on attempting to sleep the nightmares that plagued him began.

Alaerith finished by noting he spent five years in an area nearer to shore, still deep enough, as he had no clue of the land. Knowing the waters no longer welcomed him, left the ocean at 17, spent two months in a nearby forest. He worked for seven months with a farmer and when he left after turning 18, he bumped into Yashani.

#### **Game Statistics**

Alaerith as a Sea Elf has the following abilities -

* Darkvision (60 feet)
* Keen Senses - Proficiency in Perception
* Fey Ancestry - Advantage on saving throws against being *Charmed* and cannot be put to sleep by magical means
* Trance - Can meditate in a trance state 4 hours, giving the benefit of a long rest without 8 hour sleep
* Sea Elf Training - Proficiency with the spear, trident, light crossbow, and net
* Child of the Sea - Swimming speed of 30 feet and can breathe air and water
* Friend of the Sea - Can use gestures or sounds to communicate simple ideas to any beast with an innate swimming speed.

Alaerith is a Sorcerer, with the subclass/origin Draconic Bloodline. Sorcerer gives him the following -

* *Spellcasting* - Alaerith's innate bloodline has granted him the ability to cast spells
* *Font of Magic* - Alaerith has sorcery points that can be used to for different effects
	+ *Flexible Casting* - Alaerith can use sorcery points to regain spell slots and vice versa
* *Metamagic* - Alaerith can used his sorcery points to alter spells which he has chosen the following
	+ *Quickened Spell* - Alaerith can use two sorcery points to change a spell casting time from an action to a bonus action
	+ *Twinned Spell* - Alaerith can use sorcerery points equal to a spell's level (1 point for cantrips) to target a second creature in range of the spell
	+ *Empowered Spell* - Alaerith can use one sorcery point to reroll a number of dice up to his charisma modifier when he rolls damage for a spell, but must use the new rolls. He can also use this *Metamagic* even if he used a different Metamagic option casting the spell
* *Magical Guidance* - Alaerith can use a sorcery point to reroll an ability check that fails, but has to use the new roll

As a Draconic Bloodline sorcerer, he has innate magic that is mingled with draconic magic. Draconic Bloodline grants him the following abilities:

* *Dragon Ancestor* - Alaerith's Blue Dragon bloodline which grants lightning damage for future abilities, and can can also speak, read and write in Draconic
* *Draconic Resilience* - Alaerith's hit point max increases by 1, increasing by 1 again when he gain a level as a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer and has a natural Armor Class of 13 + his dexterity modifier when wearing no armor
* *Elemental Affinity* - Alaerith can add his charisma modifier to spells that deals damage associated with his draconic ancestry (lightning) and can also spend one sorcery point to gain resistance to that damage type for 1 hour

#### **Feats**

Alaerith has taken the following feat -

* *Shadow Touched* - Alaerith can cast the spells *Invisibility* and *Disguise Self* for free once per long rest or can use his spell slots to cast as long as he has the ability to

#### **Notable Items**

* *Ob's Charm*
* *~~Driftglobe~~* - gifted to Quincy
* *Vile's Fang*
* *Ring of the Sand Runner*
* *Galatea's Gift -* a stone that allows him to cast *Speak With Animals* once a day
* *~~Ember's Shield~~* - a shield Alaerith was able to use without a proficiency as a sorcerer (no longer functioning)
* *Staff of the Courts* - gifted to him by Seren before he passed away

1. ↑ As mentioned in "Down the Hatch"
2. ↑ As mentioned in "A Discovery in The Strip"
3. ↑ See the "The Shipyard Shuffle"
4. ↑ As mentioned in "The Dead Room of Dusterbryn"
5. ↑ As mentioned in "Down the Hatch"
6. ↑ Alaerith's necklace turned into *Vile's Fang* in "Quarry Hold"