Acheron Blackfire

Acheron Blackfire, the Champion of Freya, is a worlds renowned wizard in the Forgotten Realms. He is a wizard from the Gray Wizards who closed the Gates of Helheim when they threatened to open. He had embarked on many adventures and misadventures since.

## Appearance

Acheron is fairly tall with a lithe but muscular frame. He has messy red hair subtly streaked with brown and amber. His almond shaped eyes are copper. He has pointed ears, hinting at his sun elf heritage. He also has high cheekbones. In the *Wicked Kings*, he gains several scar makes on the right side of his face from Countess the cat. Since his eye was scratched out, he now wears a red eye patch with a golden sun sewn into it.

Acheron is normally seen wearing a red, white, and gold Robe of the Archmage that he trimmed down to a jacket after getting hit by a stray fireball, which he wears over a red tunic and brown pants. He always wears brown hiking boots. When not on missions or quests, he normally wears plain and comfortable clothing. He's particularly fond of wearing turtlenecks.

## Personality

Acheron has a casual, joking, and slightly sardonic persona. He rarely takes things seriously and often makes jokes at inappropriate times. He has a dirty mind and a fondness for lewd jokes. While he can seem simple-minded at times, Acheron is actually very intelligent and highly manipulative. He is also pretty violent and ruthless when it comes to fighting enemies who have wronged him or hurt his friends. He also isn't above using dirty tricks.

Acheron feels tremendous empathy toward those who suffer, especially ones who experience abuse, shown with Rogue Cheney, and other members of the elite. He's also shown being angry at people who harm those he cares about or innocent people. But he can also rise above his hatred; shown when he lets Waylin Cheney kill his father Peren, saying that while he himself got over Peren's whole deal, Waylin did not. Acheron is easily one of the most openly kind members of the floor.

Acheron's personal symbol is the sun, for him a symbol of the past he rose above and a bright beacon toward the future ahead. He has a sun designed in his eyepatch and wears an amulet with a sun pendant on it.

## Biography

### Early Life

Acheron is the son of Peren belle de Vil, the king of the sun elves, and Cora Blackfire, a human spy. When he was born, Peren took him to hide his existence from everyone. What he did not know was that Cora gave birth to a second baby, Aroconus, but Aroconus was taken to the Silver Marshes. Acheron was raised in the Sun Palace in Sunwood and it is hinted that Peren abused him. Eventually, when Acheron was 12, Peren decided to try to discreetly dispose of Acheron.

When Peren's guards snuck him out of the palace and to Midgard, Acheron knocked them all out and escaped them. He made his way to Neverwinter and apprenticed to a glassblower, keeping his magic a secret. He spent three years in Neverwinter until he was found by his older brother Zoro Blackfire and his stepsister Rowan Evanwood. He was taken to live with Zoro in Reiz, a small village in the kingdom of Aglarond. Acheron was reunited with his twin brother Aroconus. After a year, they also became roommates with Miri La'arnie, Ea Xia, and Nexa Surge.

Acheron and his brothers located his mother at some point while she and her wife Holly Evanwood were trying to find them. He kept living in Reiz but he visited his mother and stepmother.

### The Red Wizards Strike Back

Shortly before the story begins, Acheron, along with Aroconus, Miri, Zoro, Nexa, and Rowan, are sent into the headquarters of the Red Wizards on a mission, but are captured and imprisoned in the dungeons.

### In Between the Stories

Acheron and Miri got married and has three children, Caden, Zoe, and Arya Blackfire. Acheron and Miri also didn't continue adventuring and he instead worked as a glassblower for the Gray Wizards. However, Acheron often told the children stories of their adventuring days and taught Caden and Arya how to fight.

### Rise of the Blackfires

It's a normal day for the Blackfire family, and Acheron is teaching Caden and Arya about swordplay. During lunch, the Great Red Dragon Red attacks the Gray Wizard headquarters. Acheron, Miri, and Spencer Gorge fight him, but the dragon first burns Miri to death, enraging Acheron, who attacks Red, who in turn impales him to death. With his dying breath, Acheron tells Spencer to take the kids to his brother Aroconus.

Acheron has a vision of a woman on a white horse taking him somewhere, telling him sternly to stop struggling. He passes out, and wakes up on a bed beside Miri. He deduced they are indeed dead, even though he can't explain what is happening. The woman comes back and introduces herself as Halla, a Valkyrie, and reveals that she chose them to ascend to Valhalla.

Halla explains how Valhalla works before taking Acheron and Miri to the welcoming feast, where Odin, the lord of Valhalla arrives, and the thane Isteval Clegane introduced the new einherjar. He and Miri have a positive reception from the einherji, but just as the thanes judge them worthy, Freya bursts in, angry that her champion has been claimed by Odin. He, Miri, Halla, Isteval, and Freya all go out in the hallway to discuss the problem. Freya wanted to immediately take Acheron to Folkvanger, but Miri would have to stay in Valhalla. Miri convinced Freya to let Acheron decide, and Acheron chooses Valhalla to stay with her. Freya is not angered because Acheron made his choice out of love, and cheerfully leaves.

## Relationships

### Family

* Miri La'arnie: Acheron and Miri are close friends who care very deeply for one another, and generally seem closer compared to the others they lived with as teenagers. The two also fall in love with each other over the course of the story. However, they still fight sometimes. They are also great friends along with being a couple. When they become adults, they married and decided not to rattle their lives with quests. They had three children, Caden, Zoe, and Arya, who they still check on even after dying. Acheron is also shown to love and care for Miri greatly, choosing Valhalla over Folkvanger for her. He enjoys to joke around with her, and the two make a formidable duo on the battlefield. Acheron is also very supportive of Miri and gets excited when she shows off her skills.
* Aroconus Blackfire: Acheron shares a close relationship with his twin brother. He occasionally teases him but he cares alot about him. They are mentioned to have that "twin bond." He loved his brother even though they started to drift apart a bit when they started their families. Acheron is protective of his brother at first, but learns to dial it back.
* Zoro Blackfire: Acheron loves his older brother, though he can get annoyed by Zoro's protectiveness. He is used to Zoro's long absences due to his job and is always happy to catch up with him.
* Rowan Evanwood: Although his stepsister is distant, Acheron loves her. The two began to talk more when Acheron received Dragon Slayer and started learning swordplay from her.
* Caden, Zoe, and Arya Blackfire: Acheron is close to his children and loves them very much. He also trains them to fight for when they're in danger. Of the three, he is the closest to Arya, but Caden admires him more.

### Friends

* Harleia Moreau: Acheron and Harleia share a close friendship due to their similar personalities. It gets to a point where Acheron trusts her enough to confide in her about his father,
* Levi Grace: Acheron and Levi share a father-son connection of sorts with each other. He cares for Levi a lot and trusts him with the safety of his children. When Levi died and reached Valhalla, Acheron was overjoyed to see him.
* Irene Bellona: Acheron and Irene have a good relationship. Acheron admires her strength and craft. She was the one who deemed him worthy of Dragon Slayer and was happy to do so. She cares for him sort of like son.
* Hallmates: Acheron is close to his hallmates in Valhalla: Gajir Vala, Asvord Midwinter, and Azalar Falconhand. He also respects their Valkyrie, Halla Everdeen, and made friends with Abrielle Cobb, a new einherji who came after him.
* Countess: Countess, full name Countess Anna Elena von Pumpkinova, is Acheron's familiar who has the ability to grow into a giant, mutated cat. She was kept by Peren for a long time, until Acheron took her with him after defeating her in combat. Because of his mercy, she became loyal to him and functions as his familiar and helper in battle. Even though he isn't a cat person, Acheron loves her and loves to joke about the time she scratched his eye out.

### Others

* Freya: Freya is Acheron's patron god. He chose her blessing to be her champion when in Helheim to utilize her strength and light. Their relationship is generally friendly and professional, though Freya was initially angry when Acheron was claimed for Valhalla upon his death. She allowed him to stay when he decided he didn't want to be separated from Miri.
* The Elite: Acheron is shown to care about the individual members of the Elite, especially when he hears of how Peren abuses them. He's shown to very deeply about Rogue Cheney, who got the worst of it, and Kira Blackfire, his granddaughter.
* Waylin Cheney: Acheron held off on killing his father to let Waylin do it and fulfill his revenge quest.

### Enemies

* Ashardalon/Red: The Great Red Dragon is a mysterious and powerful dragon who attacked the Gray Wizards, killed his wife, then Acheron himself. Despite the fact that his death worked out, Acheron resented the dragon for killing him, and the more he learned about Red's hobbies of burning villages for fun, the angrier he got. Eventually, Acheron jumps at the chance for revenge against Red.
* Hel: Hel is very annoyed by Acheron, who was able to close her Gates, even the last one, against all odds. Both think they are annoying, and Hel hates the fact that Acheron rose to fame due to defeating her. She was enraged when he was taken to Valhalla upon his death. Acheron has no patience for her going after his family because of this. Due to his efforts against her, Acheron is known as the Bane of Hel.
* Loki: Acheron thinks that Loki is annoying, but competent and dangerous. He especially hates the god for raping his daughter and kidnapping his wife. Though the chance doesn't come up often, Acheron is always eager to take Loki down a peg.
* Peren belle de Vil: Acheron hates his father and everything he stands for and takes great pleasure in embarrassing him when he revealed to all the sun elves that he, Aroconus, and Zoro are his children. When Peren claims that Acheron is his greatest shame, Acheron turns the tables on him, declaring that Peren is *his* greatest embarrassment, being a bitter old man who clung to past hatred and refused to move forward, and beat innocent people into submitting to his cruel agenda. Despite his hatred, Acheron does not kill him, instead being satisfied with embarrassing him and letting the falling palace crush him, giving the killing blow to Waylin Cheney.
* Mephistopheles: Acheron melted his face.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Fire Magic: Acheron's main ability is his powerful fire magic. He always had an affinity for fire and worked to hone his skills using the magic of fire. However, if he is wet, he will have trouble "lighting up," shown when the group fought a water elemental.
* Fire Resistance: Acheron had resistance fire spells, extreme heat, and burning himself.
* Fueled by Air: Acheron and his brother Aroconus can combine their attacks, with Aroconus using his wind to increase the power and intensity of Acheron's fire.
* Swordsmanship: He was taught by Rowan Evanwood how to properly wield and fight with a sword.

### Half Elf Traits

* Darkvision
* Fey Ancestry

### Wizard Abilities

* Arcane Recover
* Spell Mastery
* Signature Spells
	+ Bestow Curse
	+ Fireball

Arcane Tradition: School of Evocation

* Evocation Savant
* Sculpt Spells
* Potent Cantrip
* Empowered Evocation
* Overchannel

### Spells

**Cantrips**

* Blade Ward
* Fire Bolt
* Message
* Mage Hand
* True Strike

**1st-Level**

* Burning Hands
* Chromatic Orb
* Feather Fall
* Mage Armor

**2nd-Level**

* Continual Flame
* Flaming Sphere
* Scorching Ray

**3rd-Level**

* Bestow Curse
* Feign Death
* Fireball

**4th-Level**

* Evard's Black Tentacles
* Fire Shield
* Wall of Fire

**5th-Level**

* Cloudkill
* Conjure Elemental
* Danse Macabre

**6th-Level**

* Eyebite
* Disintegrate

**7th-Level**

* Delayed Fireball Blast
* Fire Storm
* Prismatic Spray

**8th-Level**

* Incendiary Cloud

**9th-Level**

* Meteor Swarm

### Einherji Abilities

* Enhanced Abilities: After becoming an einherji, Acheron's physical abilities enhanced, and he is now faster, stronger, and more durable than a regular mortal.
* Einherji Immortality: As an einherji, Acheron no longer ages. As long as he is in Hotel Valhalla, he will keep resurrecting from mortal wounds.

### Magic Items

* Dragon Slayer: Acheron can wield Dragon Slayer, a sword forged with the bones and scales of dragons, forged specifically to kill dragons.
* Robe of the Archmage: Acheron has a Robe of the Archmage that he has modified into a jacket.

## Trivia

* Acheron was named after the River Acheron in Greek Mythology, and he was loosely based off Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan at first.
* Acheron is the first Dungeons and Dragons character Devil DM ever made for this world.
* Acheron's original name was Nightshade. It was changed to Blackwater, then altered to Blackfire. Nightshade was ultimately given to Ezra Nightshade and Blackwater was given to Uma Blackwater and Nia Blackwater.
* According to Miri, Acheron apparently has the scent of fresh strawberries.