<div class="floatright"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/3um3YB2.jpg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">General Appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A young half-elven man dressed in<br/>fine clothes and hide armor.<br/>Longsword and backpack (w/<br/>supplies) slung over his<br/>shoulder.</span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><strong>Arrian Galrin</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288301.msg14168811#msg14168811) (Mythweavers (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1590734));<strong>Hp</strong>14/14,<strong>AC</strong>14<br/><strong>Passive Perception</strong>14 (darkvision 60 ft.)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Underground cave/chamber<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Alrun, Ye'me; Open<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">SPELLS &amp; ABILITIES</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Bardic Inspiration</strong> (3/3, d6); <strong>Hexblade's Curse</strong> (1/rest) <strong>Hex Warrior</strong> (longsword)<br/><br/><strong>Spell Save DC</strong> 13; <strong>Attack</strong> +5<br/>     <strong>Spell Slots:</strong> 1st (2/4)<br/><strong>Cantrips:</strong> <em>eldritch blast, mage hand, minor illusion, vicious mockery</em><br/><strong>1st level:</strong> <em>armor of agathys, cure wounds, faerie fire, feather fall, heroism,<br/>        hex, shield, unseen servant, wrathful smite</em></div></div><hr/><br/>Arrian was quite surprised when the fight ended as suddenly as it did.  Watching<strong>Alrun</strong>riffling the corpse of the creature, Arrian himself was starting to eye whatever the creature was carrying when the older man pulled out the dark crystal from the dead elf's chest.  Blinking in surprise, he had to stop himself from immediately reaching to touch the crystalline part of the pendant that hung from his neck, safely hidden beneath his armor.<br/><br/>As he wondered whether it was a coincidence,<strong>Alrun</strong>cried out in alarm.  Throwing his hands up to guard his face and vitals from a lethal burst of shards (and hoping one wouldn't hit him in the groin), he heard the sound of the shattering shard, but stood there waiting for an attack that didn't come.  When he finally realized he hadn't been hit, he slowly lowered his guard.<br/><br/>"No... ah, no damage here," he finally managed in response to<strong>Alrun's</strong>question, when he had managed to work some moisture to his mouth whilst checking himself for injuries in case he was in too much shock to have felt any piercing impact.<br/><br/>Miraculously, he seemed untouched.  Yet, somehow, he felt like a stronger connection had developed between himself and that darksome shard that hung from his neck, as though he were subtly drawing power from it.<br/><br/>"I... seem to be untouched," he managed when<strong>Ye'me</strong>asked.  There wasn't any real need to mention his pendant with its own crystal focus so similar to that found on the undead elf, after all.  What if they started to think that he caused this whole mess?  Or had maybe had lured them here?  Untrue, of course, but people could be funny sometimes.<br/><br/>"Don't those hurt?" he asked worriedly, unable to think of being calm whilst have a piece of rock lodged in his flesh, and not having the perspective of sensation the others had.  "If anyone needs, I can provide for a minor touch of healing."<br/><br/>Whilst looking around for any way he could help his comrades, Arrian was surreptitiously eyeing the armor on the downed elf and edging as close as he dared for a better look, hoping it wasn't dissolving away with the corpse.  Although he supposed the mace was probably a masterwork piece, he was too much in love with the image of a swordsman to consider wielding what was (to his mind) essentially a glorified club, like an ogre or ruffian might.<br/><br/>"So, who was he?" he asked<strong>Alrun</strong>.  "Sounded like someone you were familiar with, at the very least.  And I have to say, I think most, if not all, of us would like to know what exactly you wanted from this place, if not the treasure you claim is here."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mental Save</div><div class="spoiler_body">Charisma save result 13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=122475).</div></div>