Borphine Thrattle-Zard

Born into the Thrattle-Zard clutch during a rare celestial alignment that the elders claimed blessed her with an unnatural gift for performance, Borphine discovered early that her voice could move crowds to tears or laughter with equal potency, a talent she weaponized to become one of the realm's most sought-after bards despite her irreverent demeanor offstage. Her addiction to shardweed began innocuously enough as a remedy for stage fright, but the habit blossomed into a constant companion—fifty blimps a day now—leaving her perpetually wreathed in sweet-smelling smoke and prone to fits of that distinctive croaking cackle that made tavern patrons either love or loathe her instantly. The transformation occurred five years ago when her clutch sister Vespera vanished during a seasonal migration, last seen heading toward the Obsidian Peaks under mysterious circumstances, and though Borphine maintains her legendary composure during performances, every epic poem she crafts now contains hidden verses—coded messages and descriptions—hoping that somewhere, someone in her audiences might recognize a clue to Vespera's fate. She travels constantly under the guise of pursuing fame and artistic fulfillment, but every town she visits, every tavern she performs in, every contact she makes serves her true mission: to uncover what happened to her sister and reclaim the part of herself that vanished with her. Her reckless humor and wild antics between shows are merely the exhaust of a fierce internal struggle, a dragonborn caught between her destiny as an artist and her desperation as a sister, each drag of shardweed a small prayer that the next audience member might hold the answer she seeks.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

12, modifier 1

Constitution

18, modifier 4

Intelligence

16, modifier 3

Wisdom

10, modifier 0

Charisma

20, modifier 5

Epic Performance

Borphine can perform an epic poem, granting allies within 30 ft. a +2 bonus to their next attack roll or saving throw. This requires 1 minute of performance.

Hilarious Croak

As a bonus action, Borphine can unleash her croaking laugh, forcing enemies within 15 ft. to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be incapacitated until the end of their next turn.

Shardweed Smoke

Borphine exhales a cloud of shardweed smoke in a 15 ft. radius. Creatures in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 3d6 poison damage and be poisoned until the end of their next turn.

Rambunctious Antics

Borphine can use her movement to perform a series of wild antics, distracting enemies. All enemies within 10 ft. have disadvantage on their next attack roll against her until the end of her next turn.

Shardweed Indulgence

Borphine has advantage on saving throws against being frightened due to her shardweed use.

strength

5

dexterity

1

constitution

8

charisma

9

Poison