Elowen Hale: Daggerheart

“I do not understand her. That is not an insult. It is an observation. Most people who brush death carry it like a blade. She carries it like a lesson. I have seen creatures tremble in her presence, and she offers them tea. If I had died and come back, I would have demanded answers. She thanks it instead. 

It is… disarming, and special.” - Amaranth

 Daggerheart’s tone leans emotional and interpersonal, and Elowen thrives there.

Elowen died. She wasn't dead for very long, but long enough that the priests were called. They called it a rare miracle; wizards called it "odd." Elowen doesn't remember it all, but she knows she's now different.  

Her Hope and Fear are both sharpened by that memory. She fears being powerless. She hopes no one else will have to endure what she did.

Her magic manifests in soft glimmers. Flickers of moonlight. Breath is visible when it should not be. When she uses her abilities, the world briefly feels quieter, like it is listening.

Ghosts do not frighten her. Loneliness and disconection does.

Her greatest strength is connection. She sees broken people and recognizes herself in them. In a Daggerheart campaign, she becomes the emotional anchor of the party. The one who says, gently but firmly, “We are not done yet.”

She is not dramatic about her death. She rarely speaks of it. But when she does, the table goes silent.

There is a West Haven in the many worlds of Daggerheart. I haven't defined it yet. 

Elowen Hale

Level 1
Class & Subclass: Witch (Hedge)
Ancestry & Heritage: Loreborn human
Pronouns: She/Her

Agility: 0
Strength: -1
Finesse: 0
Instinct*: +2
Presence: +1
Knowledge: +1

Evasion: 10
Armor: 3

Minor Damage: 7 Major Damage: 14

Weapons: Wand. Range: Knowledge Far. 1d6+1 (Magical)

Armor: Leather 6/13 +3

Experience
I See Dead People +2
Fate Always Has a Price +2

Class Features
Hex
Commune (with ghosts)

Talisman
Dagger (she rarely uses it)

Spells
Blightning Strike, Level 1 Dread
Umbral Veil,  Level 1 Dread

Daggerheart was really another key element in my conceptualization of Elowen. The official witch class is on the way, but I wanted to try her out in this. Especially since one of the domains of the Witch is "Dread." Elowen just approaches dread differently than some other characters might. 

Here she is, a Hedge Witch. She is not going to be raining lightning down on enemies, cursing family lines, or brewing up storms. In fact, the only thing she has brewed up lately is a Tres Leches Tea Latte, and the only thing she has destroyed was the kitchen in her attempt to make a lemon tart (which was fine, Dori ate it anyway). 

Her greatest interactions will be with her new coven. When the new Dread add-on for Daggerheart is out, I'll come back to this and detail a bunch of witches.