Pie De'Antaurimin

## Statistics

*See #Abilities for additional details.*

**Pie De'Antaurimin** was a minotaur adventurer, bard and law enforcer, originally from the Nelanther. He was known for slaying the green dragon Venomfang at Thundertree. He was member of the adventuring party that saved Phandalin from the nothic-turned-black dragon Ssarnak and ally-turned-enemy Henry South. Pie was also known for having incredible luck when faced with lethal threats, making use of his surprising agility for a minotaur.

Pie was a member of the Wintershield Watchmen of Neverwinter, and later the sheriff of Phandalin. He was the older brother of the Harper agent, Rhoe De'Antaurimin.

## Description

### Appearance

Unlike most minotaurs, the De'Antaurimin family resembled anthropomorphic cape buffalos, with horns that diverged downward and curved back up.

At the age of 46, Pie was 7 foot and 2 inches tall, and weighed 250 pounds. Due to his size and bull-like appearance, he was intimidating to most commoners. He had short brown fur, and deep black eyes. In 1490 DR, while in a duel with the green dragon Venomfang, Pie broke his left horn. His replacement was made using one of Venomfang's bones.

Pie almost always wore his signature warm brown leather jacket, made by his brother Rhoe. Due to his hooved feet, he never wore shoes.

### Personality

Pie spoke with a gruff yet warm voice.

Thanks to Pie's military experience and escape from the Nelanther, he was full of inspiring and cautionary tales relevant to almost any situation. With his instrument of choice, the lute, Pie loved to play music according to the mood or situation. He rarely sang, but could hold a regular conversation, all the while strumming a melody, as if it were background music.

#### Ideals

Since a young age, Pie felt a responsibility to do what he must at all times. He always strove to be polite and respectful, even in his line of work as a guard. Pie's preferred means of negotiating was with friendly persuasion.

#### Bonds

To Pie, anyone who fought beside him was worth dying for. He was especially protective of his younger paraplegic brother, Rhoe.

#### Flaws

Pie often had trouble admitting when wrong — a pride left over from growing up in the Nelanther.

## Biography

### Early Life

Pie was born in the Nelanther in 1444 DR, to a tribe of minotaurs and lizardfolk. Five years later, in 1949 DR, his younger brother, Rhoe De'Antaurimin was born paraplegic. Without a proper parental figure, he raised his brother as best he could.

### Blood Circus Drummer

At 14, following Pie's coming-of-age and success in the Blood Circus, he joined the gladiatorial blood-sport's musical ensemble as a drummer. Despite having no musical experience, Pie knew he had to find a way to help his disabled brother during his trial. Thus, for the next half a decade, Pie secretly learnt how to weave magic into his music to help Rhoe succeed.

### Escape from the Nelanther

Five years later, when Rhoe's trial at the Blood Circus came around, Pie was prepared. The combat took place just as Pie had planned. Rhoe fought formidably despite being wheelchair-bound, and nearly brought down his opponent, a lizardfolk named Grub. This caused surprise and uproar among the spectators, who began to suspect trickery was afoot — and rightfully so. To them, using magic was a coward's cheat. Pie tried to convince them it was bravery that brought him to save his brother. Unable to convince his tribe, Pie and Rhoe fled the Pirate Isles on a stolen ship towards the Sword Coast.

### Life on the Move

After Pie and Rhoe arrived on the Sword Coast, they began to make their way north. They never spent more than a couple of years in one place, going from hamlet to village to city, and never quite finding their place in this new world. While passing through Baldur's Gate, they ran into problems with old pirate "friends" from the Nelanther. During the ordeal, they were helped by a retired adventurer and Harper agent named Syndra Silvane. Continuing their way north, Rhoe's interest in the Harpers grew. When the duo arrived in Waterdeep, Rhoe sought out the Harpers. The brothers' paths separated as Rhoe joined the Harpers' ranks, and Pie continued north.

### Arrival in Neverwinter

Eventually, Pie arrived in Neverwinter alone, where once again his minotaur appearance did not do much to put the locals at ease. Pie made use of his intimidating presence, and joined the Wintershield Watchmen, where he patrolled the city's streets at night. On a few occasions, Pie used his musical magic to calm victims, solve disputes, and at times pressure suspects.

### Lost Mines of Phandelver

*See also: Lost Mines of Phandelver*
In 1490 DR, Pie accepted a job from an acquaintance named Gundren Rockseeker, to earn extra coin. He was tasked with delivering a wagon of mining supplies to Phandalin, along with several other adventurers named Henry South, Rexsky the Queer, Scrot Nadsley, and Tajhito.

### Sheriff of Phandalin

After the ordeal in Phandalin, Pie took on the role of the village's new sheriff.

## Tactics

### Combat

Pie could be an important foe during combat, well-versed in spellcasting and melee combat. A fight with Pie rarely started without a strum of his lute or a battle cry to set the tone. Pie also had an inexplicable amount of luck, which allowed him to dodge lethal attacks on many occasions.

During melee combat, Pie could run at slightly faster speeds than the average. In addition, he was skilled in a few different blade flourishes, both defensive and offensive. He could deliver a strike and immediately return his blade to a defensive position. He could also skewer multiple enemies with one swing of his weapon. Pie also made use of his horns as natural weapons, shoving enemies away after attacking with his blade.

Pie did not use his spells often in combat, unless to heal his allies, or to send weak enemies into a slumber.

## Abilities

### Skills

* **Acrobatics**.
* **Insight**. Learned while working for the Wintershield Watchmen.
* **Investigation**. Learned while working for the Wintershield Watchmen.
* **Perception**. Learned while in exile.
* **Performance** (expertise). Learned while working at the Blood Circus.
* **Persuasion** (expertise). Learned while in exile, from Rhoe

### Tools

* **Drum**. Learned while working at the Blood Circus.
* **Lute**. Learned while working at the Blood Circus.
* **Pan Flute**. Learned while working at the Blood Circus.

### Languages

* **Common**.
* **Draconic**. Learned while growing up in the Nelanther Isles.
* **Minotaur**. Learned while growing up in the Nelanther Isles.
* **Undercommon**. Learned while working for the Winteshield Watchmen.

## Equipment

### Armor

* **Studded Leather**. A brown leather jacket, with beige sheep's wool at the collar. Made by Rhoe De'Antaurimin.

### Weapons

* **Rapier**.
* **Crossbow, light**.
* ***Talon*, longsword, +1**. Recovered beneath Tresendar Manor.
* **Dagger**. Family heirloom.

### Tools

* **Lute**.
* **Horn**. Instrument made from Pie's own broken horn.

## Appendix

### Trivia

* Pie De'Antaurimin was Julien L.'s first Dungeons & Dragons character.
* Pie was originally designed to be an anthropomorphic moose-like minotaur.
* "De'Antaurimin", is an anagram of "Ruminantia", a suborder of mammals that include cattle, buffalos and moose.

### Appearances

* Lost Mine of Phandelver (first appearance)
* Storm King's Thunder (mentioned only)