Bradaak Moonfinger

Art By: @SaintCinder

### Relatives

Mother: Charlotte Lunara Father: Jayce Lunara Adoptive Mother: Fatya Grimsmith Adoptive Father: Trako Grimsmith

## Appearances

### Campaign

Fire and Ice: Lover's Inferno

**Bradaak** is a school of conjuration wizard that prefers his animal companions to other allies, though he wishes he could make "real friends." He is always looking to learn, whether that be in Candlekeep or on an adventure. He craves new knowledge and new companions. His pseudodragon familiar, Vanth, is the most important thing in his life, followed closely by his python, Deimos.

## Description

### Appearance

Bradaak Moonfinger wears a purple and red cloak that covers his entire body and holds a staff of the serpent. He is always accompanied by his Pseudodrago familiar, Vanth, and can often be seen talking to his companions.

### Personality

Awkward personality and has trouble being friends with other beings. Prefers his animal companions and often talks to them. Tries and wants to make friends but struggles to do so. Fairly soft spoken and tries to do the right thing when possible. Treats his creatures as good as his human companions.

## Biography

### Early Life

Bradaak Lunara was born as an only child to parents Charlotte Lunara and Jayce Lunara in Baldur’s gate. His parents were lower-tier nobles and part of the gem trade. They were very serious about their work, so much so that he was actually born when they were visiting one of their mines, and he was born into this world in a dark cave, surrounded by gems waiting to be transported before being carried outside to a beautiful night sky by his father for his first breath of fresh air.

He lived a happy childhood filled with a few close friends from other noble Baldur’s Gate households. His family’s crest was that of a moon and his parents had commissioned a beautiful painting of the night sky with a gorgeous hanging half-moon on the ceiling of the main hall. He used to sit there looking up at the ceiling for hours, staring at the stars and moon that hung, wishing he was capable of something so magical. His parents mostly did things by the book, but did dabble in smuggling some of their more “interesting” products out to some less than upstanding adventurers.

On his 9th birthday, his parents held a lovely birthday party for him and his friends. The party was lively and his mother gave him the most beautiful ring he had ever seen along with a note. The note read “Happy birthday! Wear this and know that your father and I’s love will be with you at all times, just like this ring. It will protect and guide you. Keep it close. We love you to the moon and back, mom and dad” It was a beautiful ring with a yellow diamond bright and center that gave off a faint yellow glow. The note and ring would never leave his side from that point forward.

The next morning, he awoke and looked for his parents. There was not a soul to be found. Not a note or a sign of anything. His parents bed was neatly made and all of their clothes were there with no sign of them leaving. They had simply vanished. Not knowing or comprehending what had happened, he did the only thing that brought him comfort. He sat down and stared at the ceiling. More than 36 hours had passed when the housekeeper came by and found him like that. He never saw his parents again. He never knew what happened.

He eventually landed with an adopted family who lived a much more modest lifestyle. Trako and Fatya Grimsmith took him in as their own. He found it harder to make friends after his parents disappearance and was quite reserved. He could often be found talking to his stuffed animals, and they became more of his friends than anyone else. He liked them more anyway, they would never leave or disappear on him. Animals (stuffed or otherwise) are much more loyal than humans. His adopted parents often found him staring at the ceiling, or looking up when entering rooms. It was almost as if it comforted him or he expected to see something there.

The one passion he did develop was his curiosity for magic. He heard tales of wizards that could conjure their own animals and fight side by side, and he could think of nothing more he wanted to do when he was older. He poured himself into his studies and eventually found himself studying in Candlekeep. He made acquaintances with Teles Ahvoste at the library who saw something in Bradaak and took him on as an apprentice. He eventually earned the nickname Moonfinger for his yellow ring that he used to light up the pages of scrolls that he studied late at night.

He quickly became quite knowledgeable when it came to conjuration magic and enjoyed creating his own companions. His favored companion was a Pseudodragon that he named Vanth. He would often revisit Candlekeep to learn more and befriended Greatreader Sylvira. They taught him much as well and helped him become a more powerful wizard as well as come out of his more reclusive shell. With that, he joined a small band of adventurers including the famous Minsc and Boo, to put his skills to the test. Their first task was to investigate the Woods of Sharp Teeth to see if werewolves had inhabited the ruins of Vehlarr and report back to The Watch of Baldur’s Gate. The adventurers got more than they bargained for when they ran into a group of werewolves within and were forced to flee for their lives after a quick fight. In the process, Bradaak lost the note his mother wrote him. Heartbroken, he returned to Candlekeep and poured himself more and more into his studies. Sylvira then invited him to Elturel to assist in matters involving the conjuration of devils from the Nine Hells.

### Background: Sage - Baldur’s Gate

**Feature - Researcher:** When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.

## Relationships

### Lohse

Made her acquaintance in Elturel when it was dragged into Avernus. Respects her heart and thinks of her as a strong warrior. Potential friend?

### Malcer

Met Malcer for the first time in Elturel once it was dragged into Avernus. Potential friend?

### Emira

Heard of Emira around Candlekeep but didn't make her acquaintance until meeting in Elturel when it was dragged into Avernus. Potential friend?

### Vanth the Pseudodragon - Familiar

Bradaak's best friend and closest ally. Rarely leaves his side and the two have a strong bond.

## Equipment and Gear

* **Cloak of Protection:** Bradaak gains a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while you wear this cloak.
* **Staff of the Python - Deimos:** Bradaak's staff that doubles as a massive python that he can control.
* **Ring from his mother:** A ring given to him by his mother to protect him on the night hsi parents disappeared.

### Abilities

* **Arcane Recovery:** Once per day when you finish a short rest, he can choose expended spell slots to recover - up to a combined level of **4**, and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher.
* **Conjuration Savant:** The gold and time you must spend to copy a conjuration spell into your spellbook is halved.
* **Minor Conjuration:** You can use your action to conjure up an inanimate object (no larger than 3 ft. on a side and no more than 10 lb.) in your hand or in an unoccupied space that you can see within 10 ft. of you. The object disappears after 1 hour, when you use this feature again, or if it takes or deals any damage.
* **Benign Transposition:** You can use your action to teleport up to 30 ft. to an unoccupied space that you can see, or you can choose to swap places with a Small or Medium willing creature within range. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest or you cast a conjuration spell of 1st level or higher.
* **Darkvision:** You can see in darkness (shades of gray) up to 60 ft.
* **Keen Senses:** You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
* **Fey Ancestry:** You have advantage on saves against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
* **Trance:** You don't need to sleep, but meditate semiconsciously for 4 hours a day. While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
* **Elf Weapon Training:** You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.

## Trivia

* The name Bradaak is an anagram for kadabra.
* All of Bradaak's familairs and summoned creatures are named after moons.

## Quotes

* "Hi there, friend."
* "Can we be friends?"