Emeli Slaughter

Emeli was born in the bustling port city of Saltmere, daughter to a cartographer and a woman of mysterious means whose true profession was never discussed at the dinner table. Her childhood was spent poring over her father's intricate maps and charts, memorizing trade routes and hidden passages with an almost supernatural precision. When her father died under questionable circumstances—officially a drowning, though Emeli suspects otherwise—she inherited his collection along with a cryptic journal filled with notes about corrupt military officials and their hidden treasures. Rather than grieve quietly, the golden-haired girl channeled her rage into action, teaching herself the art of theft with the same meticulous care her father had applied to cartography. She discovered she had a gift for reading people the way her father read landscapes, and an even greater talent for separating overconfident soldiers from their coin purses. By her early twenties, Emeli had assembled a crew of like-minded misfits who operated across three kingdoms, targeting the corrupt military hierarchy she blamed for her father's death. Her pocketbook became legendary among thieves—filled not just with maps and notes, but with the locations of every corrupt general, the routes of every payroll transport, and detailed intelligence on which sellswords could be trusted and which would betray their own mothers for silver. The nervous habit of scratching at her elbow developed during long nights spent fencing stolen gems to a network of black-market dealers, a physical tell of her mind constantly working through problems and plans. Emeli convinced herself that every soldier she robbed was complicit in a system of oppression, that every purse she lifted was justice in motion. Whether this was truth or the comfortable lie she needed to tell herself, even she could no longer say.

Strength

12, modifier 1

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

16, modifier 3

Wisdom

14, modifier 2

Charisma

18, modifier 4

Dagger Slash

Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d8 + 5 piercing damage.

Cunning Distraction

Emeli can impose disadvantage on an enemy's next attack roll by distracting them.

Fencing Gems

Emeli can sell stolen gems for 2d10 gold pieces, gaining advantage on Charisma checks.

Master Pickpocket

Emeli can attempt to steal an item as a bonus action, rolling a d20 + 9.

Swashbuckler's Agility

Emeli can add her Dexterity modifier to her initiative rolls.

Cunning Action

Emeli can take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action as a bonus action.

Thief's Reflexes

Emeli can take two turns during the first round of combat.

strength

5

dexterity

9

intelligence

7

wisdom

6

Quick Escape

Emeli can use a legendary action to dash up to her speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Masterful Theft

Emeli can attempt to steal an item from a creature within 5 ft. on a successful DC 18 Dexterity check.

Swashbuckler's Flourish

Emeli can make one melee attack and then move up to half her speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

piercing

slashing

charmed

frightened