Mathias Erranduil

-Valkira Acoria (tabaxi rogue)

-Nimbus (familiar)

**Mathias Erranduil** is a human cleric that is among the adventurers in the world of Wildtrace. He is played by Kestin Howard.

## Description

### **Early Life**

Mathias is from the country of Faerûn. He used to live in a busy trading village on the coast. It was there that he was introduced to one of the Penumbral Pantheon members, the Bear, who he began looking up to as a role model and was told of all the great adventures the Pantheon had been a part of. It inspired him to learn more about combat and what he could do to be a great adventurer like the Bear.

One stormy night, the village was attacked by a band of raiders out of the darkness. Mathias saw that the Bear was being overrun by the sheer number of them while trying to defend the villagers, so he stepped in to help despite his young age. Before he was almost killed by one of them, lightning bolts began to streak down from the sky, killing many of the raiders and driving off the rest. Once they left, the storm clouds opened up to a moonlight night, and a black butterfly came down from the sky and landed on Mathias. In his mind, the Air Goddess, Akadi, spoke to him and said, "Even the smallest wingbeats can create the mightiest storms." The Bear, seeing this for himself, was amazed that a young human boy of all people would be selected as a Pantheon member. He then took it upon himself to train young Mathias and make him into an adventurer that could truly hold his own in the world outside his home.

The Pantheon's headquarters soon became a second home for Mathias, as he worked to develop whatever abilities lie within him. Through the blessing of Akadi, he began developing his body and his magicks in honor of the great goddess that protected him. To make sure he never forgets that night and how it changed him, he focused on developing magic that controlled the air around him; lightning, thunder, storms, and more. Instead of being frightened by the darkness of the storm, he would harness it and bend it to his own will against his enemies. He was brought up well by his family and learned a lot from the numerous sea traders that frequented his village when he was young. If he could control the tempest itself and ensure more people like them could have a prosperous life, he would. It didn't matter to him if laws had to be broken in order to fulfill his vision. He would do whatever needed to be done so he and everyone else could see the world as he did and embrace whatever change the winds would blow in.

### **Appearance**

   He is a 6'0", lanky male with short white hair, light skin and blue eyes. He is wearing scaled armor across the chest and shoulders, dark blue grey shirt underneath, black gloves, and a long blue tailcoat. The most distinct feature is his black and dark blue butterfly mask that he wears across his face. He is accompanied by a white horned owl named Nimbus.

Underneath his mask, there is a burn mark at the top of the bridge of his nose between the eyes.

He speaks with a refined British accent.

### **Personality**

As a follower of Lady Akadi, he finds enlightenment by "going where the wind takes him". He enjoys finding new places and gaining new experiences in the world. At times, he has been shown to act like a smartass, but he is a very reasonable being.

## Journey

### **Chapter 1 (Episode 1 - Present)**

Mathias is seen to be on a ship, covered by a hood along with Zhaleska, Valkira, and Nerida. He is the first to make pleasantries with the rest of the group and is the first to leave the cabin to the front of the ship.

As the group meets Giy, they are given very little detail about the job, but they see a heavily chained, bagged humanoid. They are given the mission to take the being to a monastery, but not much more details are given. Mathias does notice Giy's odd behavior, but brushes it off as a different type of humor. The group eventually see through Giy's lies. Mathias then briefly summons Nimbus to scan the area, but Nimbus is attacked by a vulture, making him disappear.

As the group arrives at a campsite, Mathias quickly prays to Lady Akadi, the goddess of elemental air before joining a card game run by Valkira. He loses both rounds, but he seems to enjoy the game. During his night shift, nothing eventful happens. The next morning, they all walk through the forest, only for Giy to trigger a trap. Mathias sees a blue light and is nearly attacked by a mysterious construct.

During the battle with the stone construct, Mathias is relayed information from Nerida about its defenses, thanks to her *True Strike*. With that said, he casts *Spiritual Weapon* in the form of a butterfly-shaped spiked morningstar and attacks with it. He deals damage using spells such as *Guiding Bolt* and *Toll of the Dead* while also taking damage. At the end of the battle with a killing blow from Valkira to the stone construct, Mathias is brutally impacted by the explosion and knocked unconscious. He is healed by Zhaleska using a healing potion.

As the group is making their way into the monastery, Nerida reveals the details of her encounter with the bagged creature. The group is filled with skepticism, so the communication between them and Lungar, the bagged creature is engaged. As Lungar explains his story, a quarrel between the group members ensues with Valkira and Mathias taking the reins.

As Valkira takes the gold ingots and runs, Mathias, Giy, and a few guards are frozen while a disguised guard kills one of their own and takes Lunegar with them. When unfrozen, Mathias casts *Fog Cloud* and the party escapes, running out of the monastery. As the group is being chased, Mathias creates an obstacle by knocking off the wheel of a cart. They are soon rescued by Minu and teleports the group and Lungar to a secret headquarters in the mountains. Giy is furious at Mathias and the group for screwing up the job and making them wanted criminals.

As Valkira is counting the gold ingots, Mathias and the others learn that Lungar and Minu are Materiai, beings with god-like abilities. They are then offered to roping in Materiai and taking them to a safe place. Mathias offers to send a message to Minu when any Materiai are found.

After Mathias notices the tear in her clothes, he offers to mend it for her, which she declines.

Later on, Mathias gets a view of the nearby civilizations and notices the mysterious fog. Minu warns Mathias that people have entered the fog as the result of a dare but no one has come out. On the walk, Nerida apologizes to Mathias for not feeling that she could trust him and the group during the whole situation with Lungar. Mathias reassures her that trust is not something that is established within a short time.

As the group makes it the Slope Inn, Mathias, Zhaleska, and Nerida are prompted to try a peculiar drink called Herald's Edge. Mathias and Zhaleska manage to stomach the drink, while Nerida unfortunately does not. He and Zhaleska temporarily gain a fire breath attack.

As the group prepares to head off to Chito, Mathias asks the barkeep for work for the party. Regardless of learning that currency is primarily used in inns, the barkeep offers a job to deliver something to Kettle Inn. After hearing rumors about the fog covered land, the barkeep reveals that she had almost been killed by the inside of the fog covered area and advises them to stay close to the mountain's edge. He also learns of a mysterious being and a door appearing out of nowhere in the town of Chira.

While attempting to barter with the mysterious Dorian, Mathias receives a banishment whip (which banishes anyone hit by it to another plane). He offers to educate Dorian with a phrase in Celestial as payment.

> *When you look upon the horizon, open your arms and the Lady of the Winds will carry you to your destination.*
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Dorian is unimpressed, so Mathias pulls out his sickle, which he claims to have had carried since the very beginning of his journey. As Dorian takes the sickle from Mathias' hand and hands him the whip, he magically teleports the group out of his room.

After receiving the Banishment Whip from Dorian, the group heads to a bakery called the Slayer's Cake. They order some food and meet Suda, a high elven assistant of Professor Quary. They talk about the bygone warforged that have been around Wildtrace, having encountered one themselves.

## Relationships

### **Zhaleska**

Not too much is seen throughout the campaign except that they can tolerate each other.

### **Nerida Trenchfell**

He and Nerida seem to get along very well and are sympathetic towards one another. Nerida showed sympathy towards Mathias when he was knocked unconscious and brought back and vice versa when Nerida apologized for not feeling that she could trust Mathias and the group during the situation with Lungar. He reassures her that trust is not something that is established within a short time.

### **Valkira Acoria**

There is not much about the interaction between the two of them, but it can be shown that they can tolerate each other as long as they do not test each other and not get on each other's bad side. However, over time, the two removed both of their masks as a sign of trust, revealing their scars.

## Trivia

* Much like Gilvox Thornspine, Mathias has an animal companion, a white horned owl familiar named Nimbus.
* He is the first character to go unconscious after the battle rather than die during.
* Mathias is a Hebrew name, meaning "Gift of God."