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Latest revision as of 17:53, 8 September 2021
| Alias: | "Mento" |
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| Race: | Faun |
| Pronouns: | she/her |
| Age: | unknown |
| Height: | 5'0" |
| Hair: | chestnut brown |
| Eyes: | brown-black |
| Nationality: | Feywild |
| Affiliations: | Lighthouse Inspectorz, briefly |
| Languages Spoken: | Common, Sylvan |
Daphne is a faun from the Feywild. The Lighthouse Inspectorz encountered her while traveling back to Florsea from Miranda Symol's tower, and accompanied her on a brief journey to the resting place of the Dreaming Celestial.
History[edit]
Much of Daphne's history prior to recent events is unknown. At some point, she met the dragon Zip, who was shapeshifted into a faerie dragon, and they traveled together for some time. She began to receive dreams from the Dreaming Celestial, promising her "pretty colors" if she stole the opal that was the key to the Dreaming Celestial's slumber and brought it there.
Daphne's Quest[edit]
The Lighthaus Inspektorz encountered her while she and Zip were being chased by three eladrin through a strand of woods between Florsea and Miranda's tower to the west of town. They inserted themselves between Daphne and the eladrin, and Daphne subtly cast suggestion on Raen, asking him to protect her. Nergil, in turn, succeeded with his charm monster spell, although she was already inclined to be friendly and open with him. The Lighthouse Inspectorz offered to escort her on her journey, as the eladrin refused to work with her and only wanted the opal back.
She led them through a fairy circle into the Feywild and to what she called the first gate - although she had absolutely no idea how to enter it, inspiring doubt about the eventual success of her quest. When Nergil awoke the dryad in the old tree, the secret Daphne offered as a price was that she had once (accidentally) punched a unicorn.
As the Lighthause Inspektors climbed the rock spire that formed the second gate, Daphne meekly followed, offering little either assistance or hindrance. She avoided damage from either rockfall and came back down the path when the group turned around.
At the pond, she waited patiently as the LI attempted to figure out the gate. When Corrin awoke a treant, Raen threw spells from afar while ensuring she was safe. As the LI spent time going for a swim once the treant was defeated, Daphne drank from the pond, discovering its strange properties and informing Nergil that the water "tasted purple". She was the second person to enter.
As everyone emerged from the water on the other side, Zip called to her to run and break the opal she carried. Nergil was unable to stop her from shattering it on the Dreaming Celestial's grave. Doing this appeared to break the spell that enchanted her as well, leaving her paralyzed with fear. Mino managed to grab her out of the way, and Ro acted protectively, but after being knocked over by Zip's wingbeat in his full black dragon form, she ran off into the forest surrounding the gloomy clearing. Mino chased after her briefly to beg for her help, although she seemed to interpret this as an act of aggression and fled further in.
After the battle, Quill used sending to check on her. Although she didn't seem to recognize him, her bright personality won out and she informed him that she would be just fine.
Personality and Abilities[edit]
Daphne has a bright and fun-loving personality. She is slightly gullible and easy to reward, as she was willing to steal from the eladrin in exchange for seeing pretty colors. She is fairly trusting, as she is happy to have the Inspektorz join her, although she isn't above offering suggestions to others in her favor. However, she was terrified by the Dreaming Celestial and Mino, so she perhaps has more of a sense of self-preservation than bravery.
As a faun, Daphne has some resistance to spells and other magical effects, and can run and jump more sure-footedly than others.
She demonstrated some facility with magic, casting message and suggestion, and having access to other enchantment magic.
Trivia[edit]
Daphne uses the Enchanter stat block from Volo's Guide to Monsters, with the following modifications from the "satyr" player race: her creature type is fey instead of humanoid, she has the magic resistance trait, and her movement speed is increased to 35 feet.
It's not entirely clear - i.e., Jamie didn't decide - if Zip sent the dreams pretending to be the Dreaming Celestial, or the Dreaming Celestial actually sent the dreams and Zip took advantage of the situation.
