General

Description

Appearance

Biography

Atudark is a Yuan-Ti student from the city of Chystone, a place renowned for its serpentine heritage and magical traditions. His parents, both sorcerers, run a shop devoted to recovering forgotten spells and creating new tomes of arcane knowledge. He also has an identical twin brother at the Academy, though his wider family tree remains a mystery. Atudark keeps in close touch with his kin, preferring magical messages or animal couriers over mundane means.

Within the Academy, Atudark pursues necromancy with a singular passion. He dreams of compiling his own definitive volume on the subject — a book that proves necromancy can be used for good, despite its dark reputation. His studies are promising, though not without challenges: he is prone to misreading texts, forgetting notes, or losing focus when faced with subjects outside his interests.

In his personal life, Atudark sees himself as heroic, striving to be a reliable ally to his companions. He is loyal but sometimes wanders from the group or loses sight of the mission. He has a few quirks — quietly snacking when unobserved and collecting intriguing items during adventures — that make him both endearing and a little troublesome. His greatest fear is letting down his team or becoming a burden, a worry he keeps carefully hidden.

Atudark venerates a Yuan-Ti deity of necromancy, a legendary figure said to have been one of the first and greatest necromancers. He respects other beliefs but finds inspiration in this god’s mastery of forbidden arts. His ultimate goal is to recover the Book of Necromancers and, in time, write his own work on the subject. He imagines a future of scholarship and discovery, though he dreads one fate above all others: failing in his ambitions and being forced into the role of a teacher, shackled to a classroom rather than free to explore the secrets of life and death.

Skills

Student Skill Points

Traits

Serpentine Spellcasting

MotM, pg. 36
You know the Poison Spray cantrip. You can cast Animal Friendship an unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only snakes with it. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast Suggestion with this trait. Once you cast it, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast it using any spell slots you have of 2nd level or higher.

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait.

Poison Spray
Animal Friendship

Neverwood Initiate - Witherbloom

Homebrew

You have studied some magical theory and have learned a few spells associated with the Neverwood Academy.
Your spellcasting ability for this feat’s spells is Intelligence.

Chill Touch (Cantrip)
Spare the Dying (Cantrip)
Disguise Self (1st/Long Rest)

Eldritch Invocations

PHB-2024, pg. 153
You have unearthed Eldritch Invocations, pieces of forbidden knowledge that imbue you with an abiding magical ability or other lessons. If an invocation has a prerequisite, you must meet it to learn that invocation.
Armor of Shadows
You can cast Mage Armor on yourself without expending a spell slot.

Spell Book

Cantrips
Chill Touch
Poison Spray
Spare the Dying
Toll the Dead

Animal Friendship at will

Cause Fear

Hex

Neverwood Initiate - Witherbloom

Disguise Self (1st)

Inventory

Equipment (20)

A notebook containing waterproof paper
Amber
Atudark's Dorm Room Key
Book
Cast-Off Chain Mail
Chain Mail
Dagger
Dagger
Herbalism Kit
Ink (1 ounce bottle)
Ink Pen
Leather Armor
Neverwood - First Year Uniform
Orb
Iron Pot
Potion of Healing
Shortsword
Sickle
Spell Scroll: Spider Climb
Whalebucks Free Meal Ticket

Backpack (7)

Book
Ink
Ink Pen
Lamp
Oil
Parchment
Tinderbox

Pouch (0)

Connections

Quest: Whos goo, The Missing Professor, Heist the Records Room, Miaukier Must Die!, What Happens Under The Oak Tree

Groups: Cohort of 1508, Group 1, Dead Language Society

Relationships

Pets: ɘɿɘʜɈollɘH (Raven)
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Partner: Unknown
Friends: Dorian Wavecrest,
Enemies:

Academics

Year 1