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Zareth Emberscar

A tiefling sorcerer whose wild magic was awakened when the Spellplague washed over him, leaving blue fire scars across his body. Zareth struggles to control power that surges unpredictably, making him both invaluable and dangerous to those around him.

Level 4
Species

Tiefling (Infernal)

Class

Sorcerer (Wild Magic Sorcery)

Background

Wayfarer

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Ability Scores

STR

8

-1

DEX

14

+2

CON

14

+2

INT

12

+1

WIS

10

+0

CHA

17

+3

Skill Proficiencies

Arcana
Deception
Persuasion
Survival

Character Details

Backstory

Zareth was a petty con artist in Baldur's Gate when the Spellplague struck. Blue fire erupted from the ground and engulfed him, and when he woke days later, his body was laced with glowing spellscars and raw sorcerous power surged through his blood. The wild magic is a curse and a gift — it has saved his life a dozen times and nearly killed him twice as many. He wanders the changed Realms seeking others like him, the spellscarred, hoping to understand what the plague made him. The blue fire still burns in his dreams.

Personality Trait

"I laugh when my magic goes wild. If I didn't laugh, I'd scream."

Ideal

"Change. The Spellplague remade the world. I might as well make something of what it left."

Bond

"Other spellscarred are the only people who understand what I've become."

Flaw

"I'm addicted to the rush of wild magic. I sometimes trigger surges on purpose."

Appearance

Gender

Male

Age

26

Height

5'11"

Weight

160 lbs

Eyes

Flickering blue, like contained flame

Skin

Dusky red with web-like blue spellscars

Hair

Black, tips occasionally smoldering with blue sparks

A lean tiefling with curving horns and a sardonic grin, his exposed skin latticed with faintly glowing blue spellscars that pulse brighter when he casts. He dresses in a road-worn traveler's coat that's been singed and mended more times than he can count.