Himo Nailo

*"We all make mistakes, that is a part of everyone's life. Only the humble ones admit them, only the wise ones try to improve on them. Keep to your rules, but be open to changing them"*

**Himo Nailo** is a member of the Adventurer's Guild. Currently living in a non-permanent Galder's Tower near the southern edge of Phandalin, Himo spends his days working on jewelry and helping in The Shrine, along with dealing with some more personal matters...

Sometimes he walks around the streets of Waterdeep, reminding himself of the many things he stole...

His familiar is a mouse doctor named Raphael

## Appearance

Himo is a 5'1" tall Drow, with grayish-black skin, pale yellow hair and pale pink eyes. Most of the time he wears a mask that covers the lower half of his face. He hides many scars and missing parts with it, one of which is visible under his right eye. He's very slim, and his general silhouette is shaped by his thick clothing and armor.

He wears a dark blue cloak with a hood. He covers his armor with a brown Tabard and baggy pants.

## Personality

Himo has developed a rather lenient approach to other people, especially his friends. He is rather respectful of others, or at least he tries to. Despite long training, he's quite short-tempered. He carries a distaste towards nobility and unearned titles. When solving issues, he prefers the quickest and most efficient solutions. He doesn't fully trust anyone, besides his familiar Raphael.

## History

### Backstory

Rael was orphaned at the age of 10. Shortly before his mother's death, he discovered a talent for the arcane arts. The city did not welcome the young drow kindly. He went many days hungry, some he was harassed, sometimes beaten. He seeked shelter in the libraries, sneaking in and taking books, trying to improve on his talents. Between minor tricks with illusions, pickpocketing, and working with other thieves, he got by, somehow.

At the age of fifty three, he got caught pickpocketing. At first everything seemed fine, he grabbed the pouch with Mage Hand and nobody noticed. But the man knew. And he made him an offer. Rael could either keep the pouch, and they would never meet again, or he could pay with it to be trained a wizard. Rael chose the latter, and his life was never the same. He became an apprentice of Immeral Nailo, one of the greater Illusion Wizards on the Sword Coast. Together, they traveled for forty five years. They grew close together. Immeral was like a father to Rael.

One morning, in the Neverwinter Woods, the two wizards were ambushed. It was a noble of Neverwinter, hunting any and all of the "Underdark plague". With the band of mage slayers and thugs, Immeral and Rael were quickly overwhelmed and captured. They rest of the day was hell on earth for both of them. The next morning, they were to be executed. Immeral saw an opportunity, and managed to break free of his bonds and teleport away with Rael. However, he was gravely wounded mid-cast. He died shortly after arriving near Waterdeep, with Rael being powerless to help him.

His visage scarred, his pride crushed, his master dead... Rael was devastated. The next years were spent on his attempts to bring back Immeral. He had spent all the money Immeral hid and Rael could find, to no avail. His face was also proven to be beyond restoration. Over time, his abilities deteriorated. At the age of hundred and ten, a glimmer of hope appeared. Adventurer's Guild. A place, where he could use and hone his talents, where he could gain wealth he needed... And where he could have a purpose again. He took up the name, Himo Nailo, and ventured out, to try and change his life again.

### AG History

Himo's first job in the guild was almost his last. Invading a smuggler hideout almost proved fatal to the inexperienced party of adventurers. They got out mostly fine, tugging an unconscious Tortle. He found a cloak on that job that he still wears

He went on a couple of adventures with Oaken, which sparked somewhat of a rivalry between them. It got ironed out eventually, sometime after the lich incident.

He was a witness of saving a wyvern by a bard, delved into an automaton theater, and saved a tavern from bankruptcy.

While infiltrating a party to capture a noble, Himo found the man responsible for his master's death. He could exert his revenge at that moment, so he had to let him leave, but since then, he had a trail...

He faced death many times, while in a fight with a young dragon, clearing a hostile orc camp, and delving into a drow hideout in Waterdeep, learning the hard way why his kind is despised.

He was captured while on a mission to rescue children, after getting promptly beaten up by them... He does not want to remember that day...

A trip to the volcano helped his mood, as he and the team made quick work of Elementals and Giants causing an unnatural activity at the spot.

## Relationships

### Axel Smit

After surviving a nearly deadly first job together, Himo quickly became acquainted with Axel. His happy-go-lucky attitude is a bit off-setting, but it helped Himo change his way of viewing others. Axel remains his go-to person when metalworking is involved. He is one of the few to ever see Himo's scarred face.

While Himo generally enjoys spending time with Axel and considers him a friend, he wouldn't trust him in matters that require stability, and not because of Axel's phoenix heritage.

### Oaken

Despite having many quarrels on and off jobs, Oaken and Himo are decent friends. Himo was there when Oaken ran off to challenge a lich by himself. While rashness is a feature Himo frowns upon(despite being guilty of it himself), Oaken's relentlessness reminded Himo of the value of life. Oaken remains Himo's go-to Revivify scrolls supplier. He is one of the few to ever see Himo's scarred face.

Himo's distaste towards alcohol was grounded when Oaken offered him a glass of cider on the first day in the guild. Oaken becoming a brewer deeply saddened Himo... Though Oaken's coffee remains his favorite.

### Yobu

The old tortle bears much wisdom, something Himo values. While not well acquainted, Himo enjoys the rare and brief meetings with the All Mother's protector.

### Mesgralli

A fellow drow in the guild, Himo sometimes goes to Mesgralli with problems that require a stronger spell.

Other acquaintances:

* Ssaled Baar II
* Chari Hatashi
* Shin Hatashi

## Magic Items

#### Attuned:

* Ioun Stone of Intellect
* Eyes of The Eagle
* Necklace of Prayer Beads(4 beads of curing)

#### Unattuned:

* Circlet of Blasting
* Mithral Full Plate
* Cloak of Many Fashions, with an imprinted emblem of Lathander
* Moonlight Parasol
* Hat of Wizardry(unused)
* Tentacle Rod (wielded by Raphael)
* Helm of Comprehend Languages(worn by Raphael)
* A varying amount of Revivify scrolls

## Trivia

* Himo's childhood name is Rael. He's probably the only one to know it;
* Raphael is named after Himo's pet mouse. It died on his first job in the guild;
* Raphael saved two adventurers from death, then killed an orc;
* He's jealous of bards, having never known how to play an instrument, he had a harder time on the streets;
* He's been wondering how good of a master he would be.

## Art

Himo in his usual garmentHimo with a restored face, thanks to "Alter Self"