I suddenly realized that these are all related to dnd except for my xenomorph tattoo idea. It’s just the right size for my calf and I am terrified to get started on it. It’s going to be a lot of hours on my own calf, lots of pain, and awkward positions. I’d rather tattoo my own foot first with out numbing cream. With my injured knee, both will hurt about the same. As for the dnd characters we have Sononath the demon, he is a jerk face.
Next is Amalia, she is secretly part or full flying siren. She uses a glamour necklace to hide her siren side, it doesn’t cover everything, but she is passable as an Aasimar with brightly colored wings. Her wings are blue to purple, and she has an amazing singing voice. She will be an npc bard, and generally keeps her voice to herself unless in concert.
Next is Ellie (Elizsala) a half drow Druid of the spore circle another npc that uses her staff to send out her protective circle of spores. She has more tattoos than just on her face, she just doesn’t like showing them. They have a glamour effect of looking holographic in the sun similar to an oil stain. Her tattoos protect different areas of her body as she does deal with many dangerous fungi in her research. One is meant to allow her to have kids if she so chooses so they too are not harmed by fungi. Ellie will generally be found in distant towns helping people that are not human, she knows too well human cruelty throughout her childhood. She does carry a kukri (big knife) and does carry a riffle; the riffle is mostly for protection against monsters, and aggressive humans. She is friends with Amalia and is probably the only person that knows her secret that she is actually a feathered Siren.
Rhullia! One of my older characters whom is now an older npc. In the campaign she will look to be in her sixties-seventies, walks with a limp using her casting staff for support and has a dire horned viper as her familiar and mount. She came into ownership of two items from the previous campaign a scroll of creation, and a stone of magical energy. The scroll of creation is a ritual spell that takes a year and a day to cast, and you can create anything, including a humanoid, which may or may not have a soul. The stone of energy of magical energy uses physical energy (like being struck, or submerged into a river,) creates a spell slot for magic users to use. The long it is exposed to physical energy the higher the spell slot that is available. With some research with her previous partner they were able to bring the ritual spell down to a month. Because of dwindling elven numbers she is using these items to create elves. I’ll be using @dingodoodles foreclaimer race as the summoned elves, because I’m that dm that likes bring in morally grey areas. Were they created, or transported? (Remember to check out her kick starter! Only 4 more days. You know you want a 1 foot tall Tarrasque. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/fools-gold-into-the-bellowing-wilds?ref=4dc1o5&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhMOMBhDhARIsAPVml-G9nDgpB2p9DNXxL6C3ZzpeUFX4XauqgpaARW_LSQYbD94DtcgcycYaAsfyEALw_wcB )
Vrakqrin, a Vrakqrin is one of the big bads in my campaign, he is cruel and holds nothing back in an interrogation. He has been the source of many human and elven deaths (mostly high and wood elves.) he is an Earth Dragonborn (home-brew) Oath Breaker Anti-Paladin and follows the deity Nemesis, whom I’ll describe next. He feels empowered by her blood lust in his mission to kill off the humans and elves of the world of light. He isn’t a fan of drow, but has found uses for them so they can live. Basically he wants to watch the world burn.
Lady Nemesis! She is a chaotic evil Goddess of trickery, war, vengeance, and blood. In my research about her, the general public associate adamentine to her. Her suit of armor and her wings made of swords are adamentine. She loves to be in battle and doesn’t care either way about her followers. She likes being amused, and is curious with what is going on in this world. If you are blessed by a sword from her set of wings be mindful of the long term consequences.
Then finally a fairy, I love when players find round about ways to handle situations. One of my favorites is when my players got past gorgons by helping them find a meal, and offered a safer place for them to live after they had been driven from their home. “Uuuuugh, my heart! You guys are so nice. 😭” this is another example of giving a fairy some milk and honey to help get out of a forest or to be guided to a destination.