Iris Dawnbringer

Iris using Radiant Soul

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> **Iris Dawnbringer** is an aasimar paladin and a member of the Flame Syndicate.
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> She was born in the village of Kejiv to two elven parents, who gave her away to the Altar of Solstice, the local church. She was renamed to Iris Dawnbringer and raised by the priests living there, and she was told that she was the hero of the Sun Follower, the goddess of light and prosperity.
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> Introduction
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> *Aasimars are the defenders of all things holy and precious. And the Chosen One of Kejiv is no different. A valiant warrior, trained by the priests of the Sun Follower, skilled with the blade and exceptional with her magical skill, it is unwise to cross Iris Dawnbringer, protector of light, guardian of the lost, and the Chosen One of Kejiv.*
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> Description
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> ### Appearance
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> Iris appears as a pale-skinned humanoid standing at [?] feet. She has golden hair which reaches her shoulders, and a halo circling around her head. She has brown eyes and slightly glowing freckles. Iris wears silver plate armour over a simple shirt, with two belts crossing over her chest. The symbol of the Sun Follower is pinned where the belts cross over. She has a chainmail skirt/short hybrid attached to a belt around her waist, and brown pants, which are mainly covered by overlapping pieces of leg armour. Iris wears leather boots with small heels.
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> When Iris activates her Radiant Soul feature, she sprouts two bird-like wings, which are golden and faintly glow. Her eyes can sometimes glow pure white during this period.
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> ### Notable Items
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> *Devotee's Talon* | A dagger that deals radiant damage instead of slashing damage.
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> ### Personality
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> Biography
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> ### Backstory
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> Iris was born in the village of Kejiv to two elven parents blessed by the Sun Follower, resulting in her status as an aasimar. The high priests of the Altar of Solstice noticed this and stole her from her cradle as a newborn, renaming her Iris Dawnbringer and keeping her sheltered in their church. As the young aasimar grew, she was told that she was the Great One, a blessing from the Sun Follower themselves. Once Iris was old enough, the priests forced her into paladin training, instilling the habit of spreading the Sun Follower’s blessing. Pledging herself to the Sun Follower, Iris grew up believing it was her destiny to spread her god’s favour and eliminate any unholy beasts threatening the world.
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> She never really felt imprisoned at the time, she felt like it was merely written out in the stars for her to take that path. Though, looking back, she realised it was less of a podium of greatness and more of a cage, since she only really remembers being told it was her destiny, rather than remembering how bound to the temple she was.
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> ### Scarlet Moon
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> Iris was kidnapped from near the hills of Kejiv and awoke in a carriage on a train alongside Enrico, Acktone and Dartan. After they escaped from the cultists, they began the trek towards Jannikril, a large city near the horizon. She assisted in the battle against the skeletons in Ashfall. When the group arrived at Jannikril, Iris was separated from the others, following what she believed to be the call of her god, wandering about the city. However, she regrouped with Acktone, who introduced her to Smort, and they met up with Atiel at the entrance to the Sun Spire, where they descended down and joined the ongoing battle.
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> ### Aasimar Abilities
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> * **Darkvision**
> * **Celestial Resistance**
> * **Healing Hands**
> * **Light Bearer**
> * **Radiant Soul**
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> ### Paladin Features
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> * **Divine Sense**
> * **Lay on Hands**
> * **Fighting Style: Dueling**
> * **Divine Smite**
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> * **Sacred Oath**
> * **Channel Divinity**
> 	+ *Conquering Presence*
> 	+ *Divine Strike*
> * **Extra Attack**
> * **Aura of Protection**
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> ### Enrico Pucci
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> Iris dislikes Enrico due to his habit of destroying her god's temples.
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> ### Dartan
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> ### Acktone
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> ### Atiel
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> ### Smort Jorn
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> * Iris's player often ends up being the healer of the party: this happened with her previous characters as well, but does admit that she enjoys it.
> * Her name was chosen as a reference to the Greek goddess Iris, who is the messenger of the gods and goddess of the rainbow. Fittingly, Iris is often depicted as a young woman with wings, and one of her epithets- *chrysopteros* ( χρυσόπτερος ) means 'golden winged.' Her last name was chosen to represent her status as both an aasimar and a paladin.
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