Eladrin, Bralani

A wrathful and sad greater ur-elf. A fey.

Imagine a humanoid of towering beauty, its skin in hues of frost and its eyes darkened by deep sadness. One crystalline tear slides on its left cheek. Its lean, muscular arm tenses as it readies an arrow.

Depressed drama-queen, resolute warrior, supernatural grace.


 
HD: 3 Armor: leather
Hit it: hard Dodge it: hard
Move: fast  

It is immune to cold. It resists mundane weapons and spells (because it’s a fairy). It can teleport to any location in sight, and see clearly kilometers away. Out of combat, it can cast divination, cryomancy and storm-themed magic. If slain, it becomes an ice statue.

Attacks (1/round) (fey)

Scimitar Flurry. The eladrin makes three melee attacks (1D6), then teleports nearby.

Triple Ice Arrows. The eladrin makes three ranged bow attacks (1D6), then teleports nearby. One hit target is frozen to the ground unless it saves.

Spellcasting. Wind Wall, Mirror Image, Control Weather.

Elemental Form. The eladrin turns into a whirling wind, allowing it to fly. As a gaseous creature, the eladrin cant be petrified or grappled, be hit by mundane weapons and can fit into any hole. However, winds can hurt it like a sword.

Attacks (1/round) (elemental)

Whirlwind. The eladrin makes three melee attacks with reach (1D6), on a hit, anything smaller than a horse must save or be pushed back nearby.

Fey Form. The eladrin turns back into a fey, allowing it to teleport.



Random Encounter
  1. Monster: 1 bralanis, 1D6-2 are nearby.
  2. Lair: A nomadic camp hidden in ice crystals.
      OR
    Omen: Winter wind cries for lost comrades, save or cry.
  3. Spoor: An ugly creature, covered in arrows.
  4. Tracks: Howl-sounding chants carried by the wind.
  5. Trace: Tracks of running feet, washed by the wind.
  6. Trace: The ugliest among you is suddenly pushed aside by the wind.
D6 What the Monster Wants
  1. They are hunting the ugly monster who permanently defaced something crafted by the eladrin.
  2. They are a fey prince/princess on a hunting trip.
  3. Winter is coming and they are here to announce it.
  4. They are working to topple a local government that is becoming too authoritarian.
  5. It’s the grand winter dance for the dead!
  6. They are on a rescue mission to retrieve an hostage.
Salvaging the body

A bralani dissolves in crystalline water and wind as it dies. Find … (Roll as many times as the HD of the monster)

  1. Nothing.
  2. A masterfully crafted scimitar made of glass.
  3. A masterfully crafted arrow made of ice.
  4. A bowstring made of wind.
  5. An invitation to the winter court. For one.
  6. A compass leading to the winter court, or back. One use.

By grieving with the bralani, a wizard can create a new spell with the word Winter.

DM Notes

Eladrins are a Planescape creation that changed a lot in the 4th and 5th editions to become an elf variant. Originally being the chaotic good mirror of baatezu-devils and tanar’ri-demons, they had a pretty stiff hierarchy of power, the bralani being among the strongest. In 5e, they are simply the winter-time version of eladrins. I tried to merge the two into this extremely dangerous scorned avenger. It was also important to make them as relatively fragile as they are deadly. As elves should be. — SaltyGoo

Written on November 14, 2020