Lydia Kornesil

Artwork by DragonTanis

**Lydia Kornesil** was a player character in the *Tomb of Annihilation Campaign* of Nat19. She was an excitable, half-elven artificer looking for the Tomb of the Nine Gods. She was portrayed by *Cody Hughett*.

## Personality

Lydia was an excitable girl with an abundance of energy and positivity. She was happy to travel with friends and explore abandoned ruins. She cared for her friends and allies, even if she'd only known them for a few days.

She was also intelligent, capable of creating complex magical constructs in a matter of minutes. She even had knowledge of ancient, forgotten places such as Omu.

## History

Lydia once went to a school where she learned magic and engineering. While on an expedition one day, she discovered a map to a place known as the Tomb of the Nine Gods, and became determined to find and explore it.

She made her way to Chult, where she met the adventurers Eager Quill and Meilin Guo, and together the three of them formed a party and ventured out into the jungle to find Omu, each for their own reasons.

## Relationships & Affiliations

### Eager Quill & Meilin Guo

Quill and Meilin were Lydia's temporary party as they searched for Omu. She saw them both as friends, and expressed sadness at their deaths.

She viewed Quill as an especially capable combatant and highly respected him for this quality.

She also took it upon herself to claim the bow Meilin had been tracking upon finding it and tried to keep it safe, despite not knowing Meilin's reasons for seeking it.

### Papazotl

Lydia saw Papazotl as an ally from the moment he offered her power, and would often turn to him for information regarding things inside the Tomb of the Nine Gods. True to the shift in personality he caused within her, she refused to bow to his will, much to his chagrin, as he too possessed this trait.

## Abilities

### Half-Elf Abilities

* Darkvision (60ft)
* Fey Ancestry

### Artificer Abilities

* Arcane Armament
* Artificer Specialist: Artillerist
	+ Arcane Turret
		- Defender
		- Flamethrower
		- Force Ballista
	+ Artillerist Spells
	+ Tools of the Trade
	+ Wand Prototype
* Infuse Item
	+ Bag of Holding
	+ Wand of Secrets
* Magical Tinkering
* Ritual Casting
* Spellcasting *(Intelligence-based ability)*

### Spells

As an artificer, Lydia has access to all spells on the Artificer Spell List and can prepare a number of them during a long rest. She also has access to her Artillerist Spells, which do not count against the number of spells she can prepare.

#### Artillerist Spells

##### Level 1 Spells

* Shield
* Thunderwave

##### Level 2 Spells

* Scorching Ray
* Shatter

## Special Equipment

### Weapons

* **Staff of Striking**: A staff that has 10 charges. A wielder can expend up to 3 charges when landing a melee hit on a target with it, adding an additional 1d6 per charge expended. The staff is also cursed, and gives goat-like features to the one attuned to it. It was taken from the body of Devlin Bashir.

### Clothing

* **Cloak of Protection**: A magical cloak that grants its wearer a +1 bonus to their AC.

### Other

* **Bag of Holding**: Created by Lydia using her magical knowledge.
* **Wand of Secrets**: Created by Lydia using her magical knowledge. It can detect the presence of any nearby secrets, such as a hidden doors or traps.

## Trivia

* Lydia is much older than she appears. She once drank a magical potion that de-aged her to the point where she had the body of an adolescent.

## Gallery

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(Artwork by DragonTanis)