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Elaith ‘The
Serpent’
Craulnober
Elf male 9th-level fighter/
9th-level mage
ARMOR CLASS: -1
MOVE: 12
HIT POINTS: 49
THAC0: 12
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3/2
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
STR 17, DEX 17, CON 17, INT 16, WIS 16, CHA 17
Spells (4/3/4**/2/1): 1st— burning hands, feather
fall, magic missile, sleep; 2nd— darkness 15’ radius,
mirror image, web; 3rd— dispel magic, fireball**, lightning
bolt**; 4th— ice storm, Rary‘s mnemonic enhancer;
5th— cone of cold.
** Elaith uses his Rary’s mnenomic enhancer spell to
memorize an extra fireball or lightning bolt spell, with
the tactical circumstances-both current and ex-
pected—determining which of the two he chooses.
Weapons of Proficiency: Dagger (both thrown
and wielded), darts, hand axe, spear, short sword,
long sword (specialized); 1 open.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Ancient history
(elves), blind-fighting, brewing, direction sense, languages,
modern (Common, elvish), reading/writing
(Common, elvish), riding: land-based, spellcraft; 1
open.
Equipment: Elaith has access to all standard adventuring
gear, though he seldom carries much un-
less he’s planning to leave the City of Splendors.
Magical Items: Bracers of defense AC 2, cloak of elvenkind,
dagger of homing +2, ring of the ram, and sev-
eral potions of extra-healing.
Rumors also say that Elaith has caches of vast
sums of money and additional magical weapons,
healing potions, and so on all over Waterdeep.
Combat/Tactics: Elaith prefers melee combat to
magical but will often soften up his foes with a dramatic
fireball or lightning bolt and then close to the
up-close-and-personal contest of blades. Elaith’s
foes are lucky in a way. They get to see firsthand a
display of Elaith’s dazzlingly graceful swordwork.
More than once has Elaith taken a certain black
glee in toying with an opponent in the midst of a
tavern brawl, much to the entertainment of those
not involved.
Allies/Companions: Elaith tends to be hard on
his allies; in other words, few live to tell the tale of
their travels. Tavern stories tell of several adventuring
bands that Elaith has organized to go off after
some treasure or other. Invariably, Elaith is the only
member to ever return from these expeditions.
Two adventurers who have managed to survive repeated
encounters with Elaith are the Harpers
Danilo Thann and Arilyn Moonblade.
Foes/Enemies: While his sinister reputation precedes
him these days, Elaith has few foes that live
long enough to be identified as such. After his recent
involvement in one of their plots, the Knights of the
Shield can be considered an enemy.
Appearance: This astonishingly handsome moon
elf has silver hair, amber eyes, a slender, smoothly
muscled form, and a precise, melodious voice.
While maintaining an indifferent air about him,
this dangerous elf misses nothing that goes on
around him. He earned his nickname as much from
his sinuous grace in battle as from his acerbic, black
humor.