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Liriel Aribani,First Daughter of House Aribani, Second House of Menzoberranzan
Stats: ST: 11 DX: 16 IQ: 14 HT: 12
Speed: 7 Move: 8(flight: 16) Dodge: 9(12)(flight: 14)
Clerical Healing Base: 2d6
Spare Points: ____

Weapon skills, attacks and damages:
Broadsword: Skill 20 (PA, 24 points) Damage 2 die+2 (thrust+2imp), 3 die (swing +3cut) Attacks 3 parry 12(15)
Dagger: Skill 17 (PE, 2 points) Damage 1 die+1 (thrust-1imp) Attacks 2 parry 8(11)
Hand Crossbow: Skill 18 (PE, 4 points) Damage 2 die-1(impale) Attacks 1 with successful fastdraw

Advantages: Full Darkvision (30 points, Drow Template), Mana+3 (15 points, Drow Template), Very Beautiful Appearance (25 points), Weapon Master: Broadsword, Knife, Hand Crossbow (35 points), Enhanced Parry Broadsword (6 points), Literacy (10 points), Trained by a Master (40 points), Winged Flight (30 points), Enhanced Dodge (15 points)

Familiar (Nightwing) Sense perception (5 points), Mental Communication (5 points), IQ of 7 (5 points)

Disadvantages:
Light Blindness (+10points, Drow Template)
Bad Reputation 4 (+20 points, Drow Template)
Dark and Sinister (+1 point quirk, Drow Template)

Skills:
Drow (native language)
Common 14 (ME, 1 point)
Poisons 17 (MH, 17 points)
Theology: Llolth 12 (MH, 1 point)
Theology: Morning Star 12 (MH, 1 point)
Singing 12 (PE, 1 point)
Dungeoneering 15 (MA, 2 points, Drow Template)
Underground Orienteering 15 (MA, 2 points, Drow Template)
Survival: Dungeon/Underdark 14 (MA, 1 point, Drow Template)
Area Knowledge Underdark 14 (ME, 1 point, Drow Template)
Climbing 15 (PA, 1 point, Drow Template)
Fencing 17 (PA, 4 points)
Fastdraw Broadsword 16 (PE, 1 point)
Fastdraw Knife 16 (PE, 1 point)
Fastdraw Hand Crossbow 16 (PE, 1 point)
Fastdraw Crossbow Bolt 16 (PE, 1 point)
Flight 18 (PA, 4 points)
Broadsword Lightning(Stormbringer) 18 (PE, 4 points)

Liriel’s spells and magic
note: volume and page numbers refer to 2nd edition AD&D Complete Wizard's Spell Compendium
Find Familiar 14 1st level, 1 point
Cause Light Wounds 16, 1st level, d8 damage, touch, 4 points
Command Undead 15, 1st level, volume 1, page 157, 2 points
Choke 16, 2nd level, d8 damage, volume 1, page 139, 4 points
Death Armor 16, 2nd level, volume 1, page 214, 4 points
Shadow Burst 16, 2nd level, d6+1/level, save=1d4, volume 3 page 794, 4 points
Venom Bolt 16, 3rd level, 4d4, save for half, volume 4 page 978, 6 points
Create Darkness 16, 3rd level, 6 points, volume 1 page 189, 6 points
Vampiric Touch 18, 3rd level, d6/2 levels, touch, volume 4 page 975, 10 points
Pain Touch 16, 3rd level, volume 3 page 651, 6 points
Acid Bolt (Drow) 16, 4th level, 4d4+1d4/3 levels per round, volume 1 page 23, 6 points
Life Force Transfer 13, 4th level, 6+1d4 hit points, volume 2 page 510, 1 point
Cantrip (Useful) 14, 1st level
Skeletal Hands 16, 2nd level, volume 3 page 822, 4 points

(magic skill categories are as follows: 1st-2nd ME, 3rd-4th MA, 5th-6th MH, 7th-9th MVH)
Mana: 24

Equipment:
Worn:
Leather Boots and Pants: DR1, PD1, 3.5 lbs.
Drow Chain Armor: ½ all damage, PD3, DR7
Circlet of Ascension: negates light blindness and reduces bad reputation

Weapons:
Broadsword, Stormbringer: thrust +2 imp, swing +3 cut, spells can be cast through blade, double damage to faeriekind, defoliation of ordinary plant life, call lightning: requires 1 round of concentration for cloud summoning, charges 1 die per round up to 4 die, each die can hit different targets, skill for call lightning is PE

Dagger: thrust-1 impale

Hand Crossbow: thrust +2 impale, ½ damage = ST x 15, max range = ST x 20, 2 hands to ready, 1 to fire, 3 turns to ready

Background:
Liriel Aribani is the oldest daughter of Phaere Aribani, Matron Mother of House Aribani, the Second House of the drow city Menzoberranzan. Liriel was supposed to, as is custom amongst the drow, train to be a cleric of Llolth, the Spider Queen, at the drow academy. Her first five years proved she was not cut out to be a priestess. Liriel was consistently reprimanded for offenses ranging from disobedience and misconduct to simply not showing up for class at all. It was only the standing of her house that kept her from simply being expelled from the academy and sent home in disgrace. During her time at the academy, Liriel spent more time studying magic, particularly necromancy. Finally, the academy’s High Priestess spoke with Liriel’s mother, and Liriel returned home and began studying the skills of a fighter, while continuing to study necromancy. She was one of the best students of martial skills House Aribani had seen in many years. She became so good that she managed to outclass her brother, Rizzen Aribani, who was being considered for the position of House Weapon Master. Liriel went to her mother and spoke to her about taking that position for herself. Phaere allowed it, and Liriel became the House Weapon Master, in charge of training the warriors of House Aribani. Rizzen, needless to say, was extremely angry with her, because, as a male, House Weapon Master was the best he could hope for, and so Liriel’s brother vowed revenge. The day came when Liriel had to lead a raid on the surface. That day changed Liriel’s life forever. She had always known she was different from other drow elves, but she didn’t know how different until then. The raid was on a small village of high elves that had taken out a drow patrol earlier that year. Liriel, her sister Vierna and a group of warriors went to the village at night. Liriel sent scouts to assess the village’s defenses. Those scouts returned saying there were guards patrolling the perimeter, but nothing they couldn’t handle. Liriel gave the order to attack. The drow moved in quietly, and the assault began. Losses were taken on both sides, but the drow prevailed. The village’s guards retreated into the village, and the drow pressed the attack. Once the guards were dealt with, Liriel was about to give the order to secure prisoners. Her sister was one step ahead of her. Vierna began killing elves wholesale, and the rest of the drow force joined in. The villagers resisted, but they were easily overwhelmed, and Liriel was powerless to stop the slaughter. She watched as her sister found an elven woman who pleaded for mercy. Vierna stabbed the elf woman with her poisoned dagger, and kicked aside the body. There was a small child, little more than an infant, hiding in the doorway of the elf woman’s home, and Vierna smiled with wicked glee and turned the dagger upon the child. Liriel almost could not contain herself, but she was wise enough to know that discretion is the better part of valor. The drow returned home, Liriel barely saying anything more than an order here and there. Shortly thereafter, Liriel decided to leave, packed her possessions, and walked from the house in secret. Her uncle, Dinin’tel Aribani, stopped her on her way out. “Leaving, Liriel?” “Yes, Uncle, I can stand the evil of our people no longer. You can try and stop me, but you can’t change my mind.” He replied, “Stop you? Nay, I am here simply to wish you well. You have the courage I don’t have. I like our people less than you do, but I cannot leave…the surface world would never accept a drow, and the dangers of the Underdark wilds are too great. I hope you find your way.” Liriel nodded and walked away. Years later she would meet her uncle again on the surface, just as years later she would come face to face with her sister, Vierna. Vierna died by Liriel’s hand, her uncle and another drow, Calathein, would be seen safely to Geraldtown. Liriel joined with an adventuring group patroned by the powerful wizard Morwin. Her companions now are Rowandar Gladius, a former gladiator champion from Homaria, Gaston, a warrior champion who was for a time a knight, Peter, a Knight of Camelot, and Akasha, perhaps Liriel’s best friend, a wizard from Ravenloft. As far as Liriel knows, her mother is still attempting to chase Liriel down, and of course she has encountered her brother on numerous occasions.
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