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Aurora
Elaris

Wood Elf · Paladin · Vengeance
on the edge of breaking into Oathbreaker.
"The chapel is silent. Her sword is not yet drawn."
Aurora Elaris
Codex · I · 200 a.r.

Of the Ice Queen
of Caelthwyn

"If justice requires sin, then I will become the sinner."
Race
Wood Elf
Age
200 yrs
Height
175 cm
Weight
55 kg
Order
Veiled Watch
Alignment
Lawful · Falling
I
The Vow's Inventory
Of Body, Skill & Vow
Ability & Combat
STR
+3
16
DEX
+1
12
CON
+2
15
INT
+0
11
WIS
+2
14
CHA
+3
17
AC
18
HP
98
Init
+1
Spd
30
Proficient Skills
  • Athletics+6
  • Insight+5
  • Intimidation+6
  • Investigation+3
  • Perception+5
  • Persuasion+6
  • Religion+3
  • Stealth+4
Oath of Vengeance

"Fight the greater evil. Show no mercy to the wicked. By any means."

  • Abjure Enemy1 / rest
  • Vow of EnmityBA · 1 min
  • Relentless Avengerpassive
  • Soul of Vengeancereaction
  • Avenging Angel1 hr · once
II
Plate I—IV
Aspect & Bearing
frontFront · 01
three-quarter3/4 · 02
sideSide · 03
backBack · 04
Plate-and-mail of the Veiled Watch, embroidered with cobalt-thread sigils of Helm. The greatsword Iustitia hangs always at her hip.
III
Implements of Office
What She Carries Into the Chapel
Iustitia — Greatsword of Justice
2d6 slashing · radiant brand · attuned
Helm Pendant
holy symbol of the All-Seeing Watcher
Chain Mail
granted by the Church of Helm
Holy Water
1 bottle · 2d6 radiant vs. undead
Traveler's Kit
7 days rations · waterskin · rope
Bedroll
wool over oiled canvas
Hooded Lantern
6 hours per flask
Tinder Box
flint · char-cloth · steel
IV
Heart & Holdings
What She Loves, What She Refuses

Beloved

  • Justice, righteousness, protecting the weak.
  • Silence and solitude for prayer.
  • Sharing stories of her faith with those she trusts.
  • Kaelen — her first and only love.

Abhorred

  • The undead, and all that opposes Helm.
  • Injustice and discrimination.
  • Lies and betrayal.
  • The abuse of power.
V
Annals of a Faith
From Caelthwyn to the Chapel

Aurora was born and raised in the holy city of Caelthwyn, built high among the mountains in devotion to Helm the Watcher. As a child she was bright, cheerful, and full of faith — a small candle in a city of grey light.

At eighty she was chosen to join the Order of the Veiled Watch. During her long training she was silent and solitary, and so they named her the Ice Queen.

Until she met Kaelen, a fellow paladin — charismatic, resolute, kind. His love melted the ice in her heart. She smiled again. They became the admired pair of the Order, the bright and the brighter.

Then one day a letter from the High Priest summoned her on a final mission to prove her faith. She left Kaelen at the chapel gate. He waved, and she did not look back.

And that — was the beginning of the end.

— The Reckoning —
Year 0
Born among the spires of Caelthwyn, raised in the light of Helm.
Year 80
Chosen for the Order of the Veiled Watch. Earns "Ice Queen" in silence.
Year 142
Meets Kaelen, a fellow paladin. The frost in her heart breaks. She smiles again.
Year 198
A sealed letter from the High Priest. A final mission of faith.
Year 200
What was found in the chapel cannot be unseen. The oath begins to bleed.
VI
Should the Oath Break
The Sinner's Edge
— Form II · Oathbreaker —
When the Cobalt Runs to Vow-Blood

When justice is denied her by the very church that forged her, the cobalt of her cloak runs to vow-blood and the runes upon her sword learn a darker tongue. She does not lay it down. She becomes it.

Aura
Hate · 10 ft
Channel
Control Undead
Channel
Dreadful Aspect
Spells
Hellish Rebuke · Inflict
Toggle Oath · Broken at the corner of the codex to read this folio in its true colour.
" If justice requires sin …
then I will become the sinner. "
— Aurora Elaris · last entry, folio I
Codex of the Veiled Watch · Folio I of VIII · Annum Helmus CC