Keilryn Varivender

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### Relatives

Gaillarael Varivender (brother), Naelfeyn Seleryn (father), Melindra Varivender (mother)

### Appears in

Into the Belly of the Beast (Novel)

**Keilryn Varivender**, also known as "Keil" is a moon elf scout enlisted into the veltharan army and assigned to a rookie squad of outcasts that travels behind enemy lines during the second dragon war era.

Keilryn comes from the elven city of Erevander where, despite her parent's best efforts, she spent almost all of her free time longing to explore the forest of Arvellee and the world beyond it, following in the steps of her eldest brother Gaillarael, who is a ranger for the Erevander's city watch. Keil is adventurous, curious, and above all other things, empathetic.

Although both of her parents would rather see her continuing on with the family trade of lorekeeper and librarian, she recently left her home to undertake her mandatory military service in hopes of proving herself as Gaillarael's equal.

## Appearances

Keil is the protagonist of the novel Into the Belly of the Beast.

The first installment in a series of novels that are centered around her enlistment into the veltharan army and further role during the events of the second dragon war. She is the ranged attacker of the outcast squad as well as its emotional center.

## Statistics

When used as a playable character, Keil starts as a lvl 1 scout with the following attributes:

Keil is trained in endurance, insight, nature and nimbleness skills, she is also a specialist in perception.

She speaks the elvish, and veltharan languages.

Keilryn possesses the following perks:

* **Trance.** Keil only needs 4 hours of rest instead of the usual 6 to gain the benefits of a full night's sleep. Although she is still considered unconscious, during her trance her senses of hearing and smell remain as sharp as if she were conscious.
* **Moonblessed.** Keil gains a +6 bonus to all attribute checks she makes related to hide herself or remain undetected whenever she is under direct moonlight.
* **Teachings.** You gain either training in an additional skill of your choice or, specialization in one skill from your class' skills.
* **Agile.** Keil's base speed increases by 5ft (2m).
* **Insecure.** Until the dawn of the next day, Keil gets a cumulative -1 penalty to all attribute die checks she makes related to performing tasks in which she has already failed during that same day.

She starts with a maximum health of 15 and a maximum vigor of 13. Her core attribute is dexterity and her class save is 15. Keil's body defense is 17, her mind defense is 15 and her spirit defense is 16. Her base speed is 40ft (12m).

Keilryn is proficient with light and medium melee weapons, all ranged weapons, light, and medium support weapons, and light armors. She is also proficient in the use of the herbalist's toolset, navigator's toolset, and medium animal mounts.

Keil knows the following talents:

* **Elven precision (6pts).** Ancestry talent. Keil can choose to exert elven precision as an enhancement to any weapon attack she makes. On a hit, the attack deals critical damage regardless of the numerical result.
* **Rapid shot (4pts).** Class talent. Keil can choose to perform a rapid shot as an enhancement to any ranged weapon attack she makes while using a bow. If she does, she is able to make up to three attack rolls against one or more targets within range of her weapon as part of the same action.
* **Hunter's mark (4pts).** Class talent. Keil can choose to impose a hunter's mark as a swift action during her turn. If she does, she marks one creature within long range (100ft/30m) from where she stands and that she is able to see as her quarry, she then gains a +2 bonus to all attack rolls she makes against the marked creature for the duration. The mark remains active until either Keil or her quarry are knocked unconscious or die, she imposes the mark on a different creature (only one mark may be active at any given time), or chooses to dismiss the mark (no action required).

Here you can get Keilryn's character sheet for the Legends of Arveir Tabletop Roleplaying Game.

## Equipment

Keilryn has a maximum load of 25, carries 1gp, 2sp, and 11 cp in veltharan currency, and brings the following equipment with her:

* A set of traveler's clothing
* A veltharan military uniform
* A padded armor
* A pair of daggers
* An elven bow
* 30x bow arrows (0.1 each)
* A recommendation letter from her archery instructor
* A bedroll (Load 2)
* Flint & steel (Load 0.1)
* A waterskin (Load 1)
* And a first aid kit