Niccolo D. Bernadino

Artwork by Hazmi Thariq

**Niccolo D. Bernadino** is a player character in the *Devils Might Surrender* continuity of Nat19. He is a human ranger and demon hunter from Fortuna. He was once sent to kill a hybrid demon woman by the Order of the Sword, but upon realizing she was not evil as he had been told, he fled with her to Apom Capital City to live normal lives and stay hidden. He is portrayed by *Cody Hughett*.

## History

Niccolo once served as a member of the Order of the Sword on the island of Fortuna. It wasn't until he was sent to eliminate the innocent Mariley Injusteez that he realized the organization's intentions were not what they seemed, and abandoned them to save her life.

It was later revealed that while working for the Order, its head of demonic research, Agnus, had performed experiments on Niccolo to infuse him with demonic power. Many others had the same experiments performed on them, but Niccolo was the only one to survive. However, his memories of these experiments were erased at some point by Agnus.

## Abilities

### Ranger (UA) Abilities

* Deft Explorer
	+ Canny
	+ Roving
* Extra Attack
* Favored Enemy
* Fighting Style: Archery
* Land's Stride
* Nature's Veil
* Primeval Awareness
* Ranger Conclave: Grey Arrow
	+ Arcane Hound
	+ Arrow of Erasure
	+ Magic-Piercing Rounds
	+ Shrieking Aura
* Spellcasting *(Wisdom-based ability)*

### Fighter Abilities

* Action Surge
* Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting
* Martial Archetype: Deuvil Dragoon
	+ Roc Vault
* Second Wind

### Feats

* Improved Fighting Style: Archery *(Somnus Domina: Feats & Races Pack I; FG Mod)*

### Spells

##### Level 1 Spells

* Cure Wounds
* Hunter's Mark
* Zephyr Strike

### Devil Trigger Abilities

As a bonus action on his turn, Niccolo can assume a false angelic form as long as he has at least 2 style points.

While transformed he cannot gain style points except by rolling a 20 on an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw (or by completing situational objectives as described by the DM). At the start of each round he is transformed, Niccolo must spend 1 more style point or revert back to his normal form.

When he reverts, he loses all remaining style points and must roll 1d6 at the start of each of his turns. He cannot use his Devil Trigger again until she rolls a result of 5 or 6, or until he completes a short or long rest.

When transformed, Niccolo gains the following benefits:

* **Ascended**: He gains a fly speed equal to his base movement speed.
* **Better Way**: When he fails a saving throw, he may spend a style point to succeed instead.
* **Clarity**: Niccolo cannot be charmed, frightened, stunned, paralyzed, blinded, or deafened.
* **Empowerment**: While transformed, all of his Ability Scores are increased by an amount equal to his proficiency bonus.
* **Extra Action**: Niccolo gains an extra action on each of his turns that can be used to make one extra weapon attack, cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, or use a style action that usually takes 1 action or 1 bonus action.
* **Light of Guidance**: Niccolo gives off 30 feet of bright light, with 30 feet of dim light beyond that. This light is considered magical and cannot be suppressed by darkness.
* **Regeneration**: At the start of each of his turns, as long as he has 1 hit point, he regains hit points equal to 1d6 plus his proficiency bonus. The d6 becomes a d8 at 9th level, a d10 at 13th level, and finally becomes 2d6 at 17th level.
* **Savior Style**: Once each turn, he can spend 1 style point as if it were the same amount of style points he started that turn with.
* **Spell Slavery**: When he casts a spell, he may use style points in place of spell slots in one of two ways: he may cast a spell without using a spell slot by expending a number of style points equal to the slot level he wishes to use, or he can expend a number of style points to increase the slot level of a spell slot he has (but must use that spell slot immediately), to a maximum of 9th level.

## Special Equipment

### Weapons

* **Machiavelli's Pain**
* **Machiavelli's Torment**

## Trivia

* Niccolo's Ranger Conclave, the Grey Arrow, is a custom subclass created by *Logan Laidlaw*, which can be purchased as a PDF here, or as a Fantasy Grounds mod here.
	+ Likewise, Niccolo's Martial Archetype, the Deuvil Dragoon, is a custom subclass created by *Logan Laidlaw*, which can be purchased as part of the *Somnus Domina: The Hanyou 2022 (5e Race Expansion)*.

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