Ashley "Sunrise" Burnside

Ashley Burnside wasn't always the sharp-tongued bartender of the Haughty Strays; she was once a merchant's daughter who watched her family's trading caravan destroyed by bandits in the desert, losing everything except her life and a single jug of rare agave spirits. Rather than succumb to bitterness, she spent three years in the badlands learning the art of distillation from a reclusive alchemist, transforming her grief into something potent and purposeful—her legendary Tequila Sunrise. When she finally emerged to share her creation she chose the Haughty Strays tavern specifically because it was a haven for mercenaries and sellswords and the survivors of the war ravaged Meridian city, the very type of rough folk who might have answers about the bandit leader responsible for her family's demise and because it was the only establishment willing to risk the customers lives with her deadly brew, a drink called the Sunrise because three shots is usually enough for the morning sun to be the next thing the drinker sees after blacking out. Her quiet demeanor and penetrating gaze mask a cunning strategist who uses drinking contests not for ego, but to gather intelligence, win trust, and occasionally identify the guilty parties she's been hunting for years. Every shot of Sunrise she pours is a small act of rebellion against the darkness that tried to consume her, and every drunken confession she hears brings her closer to the justice she seeks—not through vengeance, but through understanding and redemption for those willing to change their ways or at least pay enough coins to try.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

16, modifier 3

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

12, modifier 1

Wisdom

18, modifier 4

Charisma

20, modifier 5

Tequila Sunrise Shot

Ashley pours a shot of her special tequila. A target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 3d6 poison damage and be poisoned for 1 minute.

Drunken Challenge

She challenges a creature to a drinking contest. Both roll a Constitution saving throw; the loser takes 2d8 psychic damage and has disadvantage on their next attack.

Gathering Confessions

Ashley can spend an action to listen to a creature's drunken confession, gaining advantage on Insight checks against them for the next hour.

Agave Infusion

As a bonus action, Ashley can infuse her next drink with magical properties, granting the drinker temporary hit points equal to 1d8 + her Charisma modifier.

Cunning Strategist

Ashley gains advantage on Intelligence checks made to gather information.

Brewmaster's Resilience

She has resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.

strength

5

dexterity

6

constitution

6

wisdom

7

charisma

8

Poison