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Wvaske: Add Correspondence section generated from the Correspondence table; link The Broken Latch under faction membership; fix stray literal \n

2026-09-17T19:45:06Z

Add Correspondence section generated from the Correspondence table; link The Broken Latch under faction membership; fix stray literal \n

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	''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''~~\n\n~~		''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''

	== Shade ==		== Shade ==
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	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
	* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim). Her squire, '''Henrietta''', is a Zhentarim placement <ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>.		* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim). Her squire, '''Henrietta''', is a Zhentarim placement <ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>. The crew given to her by [[Rian Nightshade]] is [[The Broken Latch]].
	* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.		* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.

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	==== The Doss Lute ====		==== The Doss Lute ====
	[[Thistle]] of the [[Bronze Blades]] presented Shade with a magical lute — the [[Doss Lute]] — in tribute to her song "'''Ah Dang Venom Fang'''," which the Blades sing almost every night. It was a perfect gift for the bard she no longer is: the lute requires '''bard attunement''', and Shade cannot use it. It is destined for a shadowbox on the wall of [[Nuts Deep]].		[[Thistle]] of the [[Bronze Blades]] presented Shade with a magical lute — the [[Doss Lute]] — in tribute to her song "'''Ah Dang Venom Fang''','" which the Blades sing almost every night. It was a perfect gift for the bard she no longer is: the lute requires '''bard attunement''', and Shade cannot use it. It is destined for a shadowbox on the wall of [[Nuts Deep]].

	So she gave away the song instead:		So she gave away the song instead:
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	* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]		* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]
	* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)]]		* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)]]

			=== Correspondence ===
			''Everything sent or received under her name, each piece kept on its own page. The campaign-wide collection is at [[Correspondence]].''

			{{#cargo_query:tables=Correspondence
			\|fields=date=Date,_pageName=Letter,sender=Sent by,recipient=To
			\|where=sender LIKE "%[[Shade]]%" OR recipient LIKE "%[[Shade]]%"
			\|order by=sortkey
			\|format=table
			}}

	== References ==		== References ==

Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

2026-09-15T18:42:20Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

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	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
	* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim). Her squire, '''Henrietta''', is a Zhentarim placement (~~S52~~).		* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim). Her squire, '''Henrietta''', is a Zhentarim placement <ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]].</ref>.
	* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.		* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.

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	* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].		* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].
	* Warned by [[Maccath the Crimson]] about her "path of evil" and framed the [[Bronze Blades]] in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]]; gained Jeweler's Tools proficiency.		* Warned by [[Maccath the Crimson]] about her "path of evil" and framed the [[Bronze Blades]] in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]]; gained Jeweler's Tools proficiency.
	* '''Aspect: "Arcane Certainty"''' ~~(S52)~~. Gave "Ah Dang Venom Fang" away to the [[Bronze Blades]] rather than sing it again; took the [[Doss Lute]] she cannot play. Gained [[Neverwinter]], [[Waterdeep]] and [[Baldur's Gate]] as permanent ''Teleport'' destinations. Squire: '''Henrietta''' ([[Zhentarim]]).		* '''Aspect: "Arcane Certainty"''' <ref name="s52" />. Gave "Ah Dang Venom Fang" away to the [[Bronze Blades]] rather than sing it again; took the [[Doss Lute]] she cannot play. Gained [[Neverwinter]], [[Waterdeep]] and [[Baldur's Gate]] as permanent ''Teleport'' destinations. Squire: '''Henrietta''' ([[Zhentarim]]).

	=== Familiar: Big Puss ===		=== Familiar: Big Puss ===

Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

2026-09-15T18:39:22Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

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	* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.		* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.

	=== Transformation: Bard to Wizard (Session 50) ===		=== Transformation: Bard to Wizard <ref name="s50">[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].</ref> ===
	Reforged in the Hells after the party's death (see [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]), Shade emerged a '''wizard'''. As [[Zarchelia]] put it, "''the bagpipes seem to have changed, as you yourself have changed''": the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] reshaped into a leather-bound '''Tome of Zariel's Lament''' (the same blood-red leather), now her spellbook. Her signature wizard ability lets her swap any spell's damage type for that of another spell of the same level recorded in the tome. She inscribed her full repertoire (~13,650 gp of materials) and, with the freed attunement slots letting her Amulet of Health settle in, jumped to 66 HP. She declares herself "''a master of the dead now''" and embraces necromancy — at one point draining a bound prisoner with Vampiric Touch to heal herself and reincarnating another "for practice."		Reforged in the Hells after the party's death (see [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]), Shade emerged a '''wizard'''. As [[Zarchelia]] put it, "''the bagpipes seem to have changed, as you yourself have changed''": the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] reshaped into a leather-bound '''Tome of Zariel's Lament''' (the same blood-red leather), now her spellbook. Her signature wizard ability lets her swap any spell's damage type for that of another spell of the same level recorded in the tome. She inscribed her full repertoire (~13,650 gp of materials) and, with the freed attunement slots letting her Amulet of Health settle in, jumped to 66 HP. She declares herself "''a master of the dead now''" and embraces necromancy — at one point draining a bound prisoner with Vampiric Touch to heal herself and reincarnating another "for practice."

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	* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]		* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]
	* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)]]		* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)]]

			== References ==
			<references />

	[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]		[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]

Wvaske: Session 52 ingest: Shade — Aspect "Arcane Certainty", the Doss Lute and giving away "Ah Dang Venom Fang", new Teleport destinations, the one-eye shadow arrow, squire Henrietta, dead-weight poisons

2026-07-13T19:24:35Z

Session 52 ingest: Shade — Aspect "Arcane Certainty", the Doss Lute and giving away "Ah Dang Venom Fang", new Teleport destinations, the one-eye shadow arrow, squire Henrietta, dead-weight poisons

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	''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''\n\n		''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''\n\n

	== Shade ==		== Shade ==
	Tiefling Wizard (formerly Bard)		Tiefling Wizard (formerly Bard)
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	=== Personality ===		=== Personality ===
	A charismatic performer turned self-taught arcanist whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected. Since her reforging in the Hells (see below) she has leaned into a gleefully amoral, experimental streak — "''Who knew being a bard didn't do shit?''" — testing her new necromancy on bound prisoners without much remorse. In [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]] that streak drew an on-screen warning from [[Maccath the Crimson]] herself, who — eyeing the ice-hunter disguises and the Vampiric Touch experiments — told the party they "''do seem to be going down a path of evil''" and might want to meet with a priest.		A charismatic performer turned self-taught arcanist whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected. Since her reforging in the Hells (see below) she has leaned into a gleefully amoral, experimental streak — "''Who knew being a bard didn't do shit?''" — testing her new necromancy on bound prisoners without much remorse. In [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]] that streak drew an on-screen warning from [[Maccath the Crimson]] herself, who — eyeing the ice-hunter disguises and the Vampiric Touch experiments — told the party they "''do seem to be going down a path of evil''" and might want to meet with a priest.

			Beneath it, [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] showed something more complicated. Handed the [[Doss Lute]] as a tribute to the bard she used to be, she could not attune to it — and her player named the feeling plainly: "''Shade's grappling with some complicated feelings. I think it's guilt.''"

	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
	* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim).		* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim). Her squire, '''Henrietta''', is a Zhentarim placement (S52).
	* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.		* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.

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	She also gained '''Jeweler's Tools proficiency''' (crafting-system feat).		She also gained '''Jeweler's Tools proficiency''' (crafting-system feat).

			=== Session 52 — The Song She Gave Away (2026-07-12) ===

			==== Arcane Certainty ====
			Shade's '''[[Tempered Soul]] Aspect''' crystallized as '''"Arcane Certainty"''' — empowering arcane energy — born of dreams of "''throwing fireballs and chromatic orbs, and just the power of the destruction that you're able to wield.''"

			==== The Doss Lute ====
			[[Thistle]] of the [[Bronze Blades]] presented Shade with a magical lute — the [[Doss Lute]] — in tribute to her song "'''Ah Dang Venom Fang'''," which the Blades sing almost every night. It was a perfect gift for the bard she no longer is: the lute requires '''bard attunement''', and Shade cannot use it. It is destined for a shadowbox on the wall of [[Nuts Deep]].

			So she gave away the song instead:
			:''"I shall never sing it again. Because… I died… but I'm glad that my song lives on. Yes, please consider that song your song now."''
			"Ah Dang Venom Fang" now belongs permanently to the [[Bronze Blades]].

			==== Teleport Destinations ====
			By walking the Harper teleportation circles on the march south, Shade '''permanently gained [[Neverwinter]], [[Waterdeep]] and [[Baldur's Gate]] as ''Teleport'' destinations'''.

			==== The Turnip Wagon Ambush ====
			In [[The Turnip Wagon Ambush]], a shadow arrow aimed at her eye would have '''blinded''' her — she has only one, the other socket holding the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]]. Her reaction: "''That's a ******* cheap shot considering I have one eye.''" She made the save by '''exactly the margin of her Tempered Soul''' — then answered out of spite with a '''4th-level Hellish Rebuke''', and finished [[Sera]] with magic missiles.

			==== Henrietta ====
			Her squire is '''Henrietta''', a human, assigned from the [[Zhentarim]] — an irony Shade found pointed:
			:''"I don't like humans because they tend to be pretty terrible to tieflings. So I feel like this is like reparations."''

			==== Open Thread ====
			Shade's Zhentarim poisons are now dead weight: she no longer uses weapons, so the weapon-coating toxin has nothing to coat.

	=== Character Arc ===		=== Character Arc ===
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	* Can commune with the dead, travels with ghostly companion Cooter (revealed in Session 04)		* Can commune with the dead, travels with ghostly companion Cooter (revealed in Session 04)
	* '''Compact Ranks 1 & 2''' (gained S43): ''Whispers of Iron'' (advantage on Intimidation/Deception once per long rest) and ''Iron Rebuke'' (a reaction conjuring jagged iron shards — 2d10 piercing + 2d10 fire on a failed save). These powers manifested after a prophetic infernal dream of a furnace, the smell of iron and blood, and a quill scratching a binding contract.		* '''Compact Ranks 1 & 2''' (gained S43): ''Whispers of Iron'' (advantage on Intimidation/Deception once per long rest) and ''Iron Rebuke'' (a reaction conjuring jagged iron shards — 2d10 piercing + 2d10 fire on a failed save). These powers manifested after a prophetic infernal dream of a furnace, the smell of iron and blood, and a quill scratching a binding contract.
	* Gained poisoner's-kit proficiency and signature poisons (a weapon-coating toxin and a thrown silencing powder) with the Viper promotion — which she jokingly calls "anthrax."		* Gained poisoner's-kit proficiency and signature poisons (a weapon-coating toxin and a thrown silencing powder) with the Viper promotion — which she jokingly calls "anthrax." ''(As of S52 these are effectively dead weight; she no longer uses weapons.)''
	* Bears the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] permanently in one eye socket; in S48 the Eye revealed it was a wizard before death and bonded into a necromancer's spellbook, foreshadowing her own turn to wizardry.		* Bears the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] permanently in one eye socket; in S48 the Eye revealed it was a wizard before death and bonded into a necromancer's spellbook, foreshadowing her own turn to wizardry.
	* Has notably strong infernal heritage — [[Arauthator]] sensed it as "''stronger… than from that other tiefling.''"		* Has notably strong infernal heritage — [[Arauthator]] sensed it as "''stronger… than from that other tiefling.''"
	* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].		* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].
	* Warned by [[Maccath the Crimson]] about her "path of evil" and framed the [[Bronze Blades]] in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]]; gained Jeweler's Tools proficiency.		* Warned by [[Maccath the Crimson]] about her "path of evil" and framed the [[Bronze Blades]] in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]]; gained Jeweler's Tools proficiency.
			* '''Aspect: "Arcane Certainty"''' (S52). Gave "Ah Dang Venom Fang" away to the [[Bronze Blades]] rather than sing it again; took the [[Doss Lute]] she cannot play. Gained [[Neverwinter]], [[Waterdeep]] and [[Baldur's Gate]] as permanent ''Teleport'' destinations. Squire: '''Henrietta''' ([[Zhentarim]]).

	=== Familiar: Big Puss ===		=== Familiar: Big Puss ===
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	=== Notable Moments ===		=== Notable Moments ===

	During [[Session 42 - Bagpipes, Blood, and the Bronze Blades]], Shade accepted the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] from [[Lady Calera]] at the Waterdeep gala — an infernal instrument safe in her tiefling hands where it would damn a non-infernal wielder. Her first performance on them was the "Toot of the Fallen," an old tiefling heritage ballad (in her own parlance, tiefling songs are "toots"). The session also established Shade as a prolific writer of dragon-worship music: her hit "Ah Dang, Venomfang" is beloved among [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists, and she performed it for the dying [[Lord Valtheran]] to coax the location of the [[Draakhorn]] out of him in his final moments.		During [[Session 42 - Bagpipes, Blood, and the Bronze Blades]], Shade accepted the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] from [[Lady Calera]] at the Waterdeep gala — an infernal instrument safe in her tiefling hands where it would damn a non-infernal wielder. Her first performance on them was the "Toot of the Fallen," an old tiefling heritage ballad (in her own parlance, tiefling songs are "toots"). The session also established Shade as a prolific writer of dragon-worship music: her hit "Ah Dang, Venomfang" is beloved among [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists, and she performed it for the dying [[Lord Valtheran]] to coax the location of the [[Draakhorn]] out of him in his final moments. ''(She surrendered the song to the [[Bronze Blades]] in S52 — see above.)''

	In [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep]], Shade implanted the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] in her own eye socket (see that page) and showed a cold, self-interested streak — refusing to lift a finger to help the [[Bronze Blades]] even as they were being overwhelmed in [[Garmok's Mine]], standing in the doorway with "''Except not us, buddy.''"		In [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep]], Shade implanted the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] in her own eye socket (see that page) and showed a cold, self-interested streak — refusing to lift a finger to help the [[Bronze Blades]] even as they were being overwhelmed in [[Garmok's Mine]], standing in the doorway with "''Except not us, buddy.''"
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	* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]]		* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]]
	* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]		* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]
			* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)]]

	[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]		[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]

Wvaske: Session 51 ingest: Maccath's path-of-evil warning, Teleportation Circle into the vault (all 5 charges), Bronze Blades frame-job, Jeweler's Tools proficiency

2026-07-04T15:51:13Z

Session 51 ingest: Maccath's path-of-evil warning, Teleportation Circle into the vault (all 5 charges), Bronze Blades frame-job, Jeweler's Tools proficiency

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	=== Personality ===		=== Personality ===
	A charismatic performer turned self-taught arcanist whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected. Since her reforging in the Hells (see below) she has leaned into a gleefully amoral, experimental streak — "''Who knew being a bard didn't do shit?''" — testing her new necromancy on bound prisoners without much remorse.		A charismatic performer turned self-taught arcanist whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected. Since her reforging in the Hells (see below) she has leaned into a gleefully amoral, experimental streak — "''Who knew being a bard didn't do shit?''" — testing her new necromancy on bound prisoners without much remorse. In [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]] that streak drew an on-screen warning from [[Maccath the Crimson]] herself, who — eyeing the ice-hunter disguises and the Vampiric Touch experiments — told the party they "''do seem to be going down a path of evil''" and might want to meet with a priest.

	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
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	=== Transformation: Bard to Wizard (Session 50) ===		=== Transformation: Bard to Wizard (Session 50) ===
	Reforged in the Hells after the party's death (see [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]), Shade emerged a '''wizard'''. As [[Zarchelia]] put it, "''the bagpipes seem to have changed, as you yourself have changed''": the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] reshaped into a leather-bound '''Tome of Zariel's Lament''' (the same blood-red leather), now her spellbook. Her signature wizard ability lets her swap any spell's damage type for that of another spell of the same level recorded in the tome. She inscribed her full repertoire (~13,650 gp of materials) and, with the freed attunement slots letting her Amulet of Health settle in, jumped to 66 HP. She declares herself "''a master of the dead now''" and embraces necromancy — at one point draining a bound prisoner with Vampiric Touch to heal herself and reincarnating another "for practice."		Reforged in the Hells after the party's death (see [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]), Shade emerged a '''wizard'''. As [[Zarchelia]] put it, "''the bagpipes seem to have changed, as you yourself have changed''": the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] reshaped into a leather-bound '''Tome of Zariel's Lament''' (the same blood-red leather), now her spellbook. Her signature wizard ability lets her swap any spell's damage type for that of another spell of the same level recorded in the tome. She inscribed her full repertoire (~13,650 gp of materials) and, with the freed attunement slots letting her Amulet of Health settle in, jumped to 66 HP. She declares herself "''a master of the dead now''" and embraces necromancy — at one point draining a bound prisoner with Vampiric Touch to heal herself and reincarnating another "for practice."

			=== Session 51 — The Vault and the Frame-Job (2026-06-28) ===
			Shade's wizardry carried the endgame of the red-coin crisis: she cast '''Teleportation Circle from her magic tome — burning all five of its daily charges''' — onto [[Zelene]]'s one-use imprint of the [[Host Tower of the Arcane]] vault, delivering herself, [[Baelgrum]], and [[Karma]] inside for the final melt. Facing the vault pulse she spent her Tempered Soul on sheer bravado: "I too am feeling confident that we can do this. '''And I like fire.'''"

			Along the way she authored the session's longest-fused joke: she convinced the cured dockmaster [[Bargan Thrust]] (Ship Kurth) ''and'' the cured Zelene ([[Arcane Brotherhood]], '''Deception 26''') that the innocent [[Bronze Blades]] carry red coins and should be searched "thoroughly." Two Luskan factions are now primed to strip-search her rivals on sight.

			She also gained '''Jeweler's Tools proficiency''' (crafting-system feat).

	=== Character Arc ===		=== Character Arc ===
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	* Has notably strong infernal heritage — [[Arauthator]] sensed it as "''stronger… than from that other tiefling.''"		* Has notably strong infernal heritage — [[Arauthator]] sensed it as "''stronger… than from that other tiefling.''"
	* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].		* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].
			* Warned by [[Maccath the Crimson]] about her "path of evil" and framed the [[Bronze Blades]] in [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]]; gained Jeweler's Tools proficiency.

	=== Familiar: Big Puss ===		=== Familiar: Big Puss ===
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	* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]]		* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]]
	* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]]		* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]]
			* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]]

	[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]		[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S50 texture): MAJOR — Shade reborn as a Wizard (header + Transformation section): bagpipes → Tome of Zariel's Lament, damage-type-swap signature, 66 HP, gleeful necromancer identity; add familiar Big Puss; Bound Grimoire pact item + Tempered Soul; S50 appearance

2026-06-18T15:32:15Z

Pass 2 (S50 texture): MAJOR — Shade reborn as a Wizard (header + Transformation section): bagpipes → Tome of Zariel's Lament, damage-type-swap signature, 66 HP, gleeful necromancer identity; add familiar Big Puss; Bound Grimoire pact item + Tempered Soul; S50 appearance

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	''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''\n\n		''For a beginner-friendly player guide, see [[Shade/Player Guide]].''\n\n
	== Shade ==		== Shade ==
	Tiefling Bard		Tiefling Wizard (formerly Bard)

	=== Personality ===		=== Personality ===
	A charismatic ~~bard~~ whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected.		A charismatic performer turned self-taught arcanist whose family connections to Thundertree run deeper than expected. Since her reforging in the Hells (see below) she has leaned into a gleefully amoral, experimental streak — "''Who knew being a bard didn't do shit?''" — testing her new necromancy on bound prisoners without much remorse.

	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
	* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim).		* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim).
	* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]].		* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]] / the erinyes [[Zarchelia]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]] and was bound into [[A Compact of restoration and continuance]] after the party's death.

			=== Transformation: Bard to Wizard (Session 50) ===
			Reforged in the Hells after the party's death (see [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]), Shade emerged a '''wizard'''. As [[Zarchelia]] put it, "''the bagpipes seem to have changed, as you yourself have changed''": the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] reshaped into a leather-bound '''Tome of Zariel's Lament''' (the same blood-red leather), now her spellbook. Her signature wizard ability lets her swap any spell's damage type for that of another spell of the same level recorded in the tome. She inscribed her full repertoire (~13,650 gp of materials) and, with the freed attunement slots letting her Amulet of Health settle in, jumped to 66 HP. She declares herself "''a master of the dead now''" and embraces necromancy — at one point draining a bound prisoner with Vampiric Touch to heal herself and reincarnating another "for practice."

	=== Character Arc ===		=== Character Arc ===
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	* '''Compact Ranks 1 & 2''' (gained S43): ''Whispers of Iron'' (advantage on Intimidation/Deception once per long rest) and ''Iron Rebuke'' (a reaction conjuring jagged iron shards — 2d10 piercing + 2d10 fire on a failed save). These powers manifested after a prophetic infernal dream of a furnace, the smell of iron and blood, and a quill scratching a binding contract.		* '''Compact Ranks 1 & 2''' (gained S43): ''Whispers of Iron'' (advantage on Intimidation/Deception once per long rest) and ''Iron Rebuke'' (a reaction conjuring jagged iron shards — 2d10 piercing + 2d10 fire on a failed save). These powers manifested after a prophetic infernal dream of a furnace, the smell of iron and blood, and a quill scratching a binding contract.
	* Gained poisoner's-kit proficiency and signature poisons (a weapon-coating toxin and a thrown silencing powder) with the Viper promotion — which she jokingly calls "anthrax."		* Gained poisoner's-kit proficiency and signature poisons (a weapon-coating toxin and a thrown silencing powder) with the Viper promotion — which she jokingly calls "anthrax."
			* Bears the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] permanently in one eye socket; in S48 the Eye revealed it was a wizard before death and bonded into a necromancer's spellbook, foreshadowing her own turn to wizardry.
			* Has notably strong infernal heritage — [[Arauthator]] sensed it as "''stronger… than from that other tiefling.''"
			* Rebuilt as a wizard in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; received the '''Bound Grimoire''' pact item (Sleep / Mirror Image / Slow) and the universal '''[[Tempered Soul]]''' feat from signing [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|the Compact]].

			=== Familiar: Big Puss ===
			Shade's octopus familiar is named '''"Big Puss"''' — despite being the small Monster Manual octopus ("''it's how he feels on the inside… more of an attitude thing''"). Big Puss has a personality of his own: he finds new places "homey," brokered peace with a clutch of wild giant octopuses during the voyage home ("''We're friends. Friend-shaped. Here is some crabs''"), and even reunited with octopus "family."

	=== Notable Moments ===		=== Notable Moments ===
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	* [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice]]		* [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice]]
	* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]]		* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]]
			* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]]

	[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]		[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S43 texture): Zhentarim Viper promotion (Rank 3, iron viper amulet + poisoning manual), Compact Ranks 1 & 2 (Whispers of Iron / Iron Rebuke) from the infernal dream, poisoner's kit ("anthrax"), and the cold Bronze Blades refusal moment

2026-06-18T14:51:20Z

Pass 2 (S43 texture): Zhentarim Viper promotion (Rank 3, iron viper amulet + poisoning manual), Compact Ranks 1 & 2 (Whispers of Iron / Iron Rebuke) from the infernal dream, poisoner's kit ("anthrax"), and the cold Bronze Blades refusal moment

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	=== Faction Membership ===		=== Faction Membership ===
	* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"		* [[Zhentarim]] – Inducted in Session 06 with codename "Fang"; promoted to '''Viper''' (Rank 3) in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]], receiving an iron viper amulet and the ''Zhentarim Guide to Poisoning Friends and Foes''. As of S43 she is the highest-ranked faction member in the party (standing 21 with the Zhentarim).
			* [[Pact with Lady Calera\|The Compact]] – an infernal pact with [[Lady Calera]]; began advancing its "Compact" feat ranks in [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep\|Session 43]].

	=== Character Arc ===		=== Character Arc ===
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	* Fireproof (revealed in Session 04)		* Fireproof (revealed in Session 04)
	* Can commune with the dead, travels with ghostly companion Cooter (revealed in Session 04)		* Can commune with the dead, travels with ghostly companion Cooter (revealed in Session 04)
			* '''Compact Ranks 1 & 2''' (gained S43): ''Whispers of Iron'' (advantage on Intimidation/Deception once per long rest) and ''Iron Rebuke'' (a reaction conjuring jagged iron shards — 2d10 piercing + 2d10 fire on a failed save). These powers manifested after a prophetic infernal dream of a furnace, the smell of iron and blood, and a quill scratching a binding contract.
	~~=== Relationships ===~~		* Gained poisoner's-kit proficiency and signature poisons (a weapon-coating toxin and a thrown silencing powder) with the Viper promotion — which she jokingly calls "anthrax."
	* ~~Fellow party members~~: ~~[[Bechamel]]~~, ~~[[Bruder]]~~, ~~[[Keyleth Siannodel]], [[Xanphina]], [[Gootcha Zinnoa]], [[Cosima]], [[Shade]], [[Swarm of Rats]]~~
	* ~~Father: [[Reidoth]] – Druid of Thundertree~~

	=== Notable Moments ===		=== Notable Moments ===

	During [[Session 42 - Bagpipes, Blood, and the Bronze Blades]], Shade accepted the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] from [[Lady Calera]] at the Waterdeep gala — an infernal instrument safe in her tiefling hands where it would damn a non-infernal wielder. Her first performance on them was the "Toot of the Fallen," an old tiefling heritage ballad (in her own parlance, tiefling songs are "toots"). The session also established Shade as a prolific writer of dragon-worship music: her hit "Ah Dang, Venomfang" is beloved among [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists, and she performed it for the dying [[Lord Valtheran]] to coax the location of the [[Draakhorn]] out of him in his final moments.		During [[Session 42 - Bagpipes, Blood, and the Bronze Blades]], Shade accepted the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] from [[Lady Calera]] at the Waterdeep gala — an infernal instrument safe in her tiefling hands where it would damn a non-infernal wielder. Her first performance on them was the "Toot of the Fallen," an old tiefling heritage ballad (in her own parlance, tiefling songs are "toots"). The session also established Shade as a prolific writer of dragon-worship music: her hit "Ah Dang, Venomfang" is beloved among [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists, and she performed it for the dying [[Lord Valtheran]] to coax the location of the [[Draakhorn]] out of him in his final moments.

			In [[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep]], Shade implanted the [[Eye of Gilbraxis]] in her own eye socket (see that page) and showed a cold, self-interested streak — refusing to lift a finger to help the [[Bronze Blades]] even as they were being overwhelmed in [[Garmok's Mine]], standing in the doorway with "''Except not us, buddy.''"

	During [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]], Shade experienced profound mycelial-induced visions when exposed to Myconid rapport spores in [[Garmok's Mine]]. These hallucinogenic experiences revealed disturbing spectral imagery that may hold significance for future events.		During [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]], Shade experienced profound mycelial-induced visions when exposed to Myconid rapport spores in [[Garmok's Mine]]. These hallucinogenic experiences revealed disturbing spectral imagery that may hold significance for future events.

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S42 texture): add Notable Moments — accepted Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament from Lady Calera, "Toot of the Fallen", established as dragon-worship songwriter ("Ah Dang, Venomfang"), performed for dying Lord Valtheran to extract Draakhorn location

2026-06-18T14:46:06Z

Pass 2 (S42 texture): add Notable Moments — accepted Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament from Lady Calera, "Toot of the Fallen", established as dragon-worship songwriter ("Ah Dang, Venomfang"), performed for dying Lord Valtheran to extract Draakhorn location

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	=== Notable Moments ===		=== Notable Moments ===

			During [[Session 42 - Bagpipes, Blood, and the Bronze Blades]], Shade accepted the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament]] from [[Lady Calera]] at the Waterdeep gala — an infernal instrument safe in her tiefling hands where it would damn a non-infernal wielder. Her first performance on them was the "Toot of the Fallen," an old tiefling heritage ballad (in her own parlance, tiefling songs are "toots"). The session also established Shade as a prolific writer of dragon-worship music: her hit "Ah Dang, Venomfang" is beloved among [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists, and she performed it for the dying [[Lord Valtheran]] to coax the location of the [[Draakhorn]] out of him in his final moments.

	During [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]], Shade experienced profound mycelial-induced visions when exposed to Myconid rapport spores in [[Garmok's Mine]]. These hallucinogenic experiences revealed disturbing spectral imagery that may hold significance for future events.		During [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]], Shade experienced profound mycelial-induced visions when exposed to Myconid rapport spores in [[Garmok's Mine]]. These hallucinogenic experiences revealed disturbing spectral imagery that may hold significance for future events.

Wvaske: Add Session 48 appearance

2026-06-11T23:34:28Z

Add Session 48 appearance

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	* [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice]]		* [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice]]
			* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]]

	[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]		[[Category:Tiefling Bards]] [[Category:Campaign]]

Wvaske: Bot: Add Session 47 appearance to Shade

2026-04-08T18:53:34Z

Bot: Add Session 47 appearance to Shade

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	* [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]]		* [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]]

			* [[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice]]
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