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"The Puppets Flame and Sepents Fang" - Varrick Songweave

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"Dirty Boots" - Varrick Songweave
(Verse 1)
Come gather, good folk, let this tale ignite,
A fireball’s roar shook Trollskull at night.
A boy held beads of a deadly chain—
But who pulled the string? What mind, insane?

(Chorus)
So strum the lute, let the tale unfold,
Heroes of Trollskull, brazen and bold!
Eyeless shines with radiant flame,
Captain Mercer plays the shadows’ game.

(Verse 2)
To Gond’s great halls the party sped,
Where brass and cogs marked the path ahead.
Captain John scaled the temple wall,
Slipped not once—no fall at all!

(Bridge 1)
There Nim confessed with gears grown cold:
"I built him, yes—but he broke the mold."
A Nimblewright lost, with fire in hand—
We took the task, by Mirt’s demand.

(Verse 3)
Into the sewers, deep and vile,
The detector clicked—crept every mile.
They found a cult in serpent guise,
Rituals writ 'neath traitor skies!

(Bridge 2)
Eyeless stood where the torches failed,
Wreathed in light, his purpose unveiled.
Dren charged in, maul like thunder,
Struck down foes, tore spells asunder!

(Verse 4)
Captain John, in deadly dance,
Dodged through strikes like fate’s own chance.
Slim Jim mended wounds with grace,
A blur of bandage, charm, and mace.

(Verse 5)
Silas grinned—his boots now charred—
Two fireballs flew from his hand unmarred.
Scrolls we claimed in smoke and fear:
Flaming Sphere, Animate Dead, and more unclear!

(Final Chorus)
So raise your mugs, let echoes fly,
Varrick sings ‘neath Waterdeep’s sky!
Eyeless burns with righteous gleam,
Dren smites foes in every dream,
Slim Jim steadies, Silas schemes,
And Captain John haunts alley seams!

(Outro)
From gears to ghosts, from flame to blade,
The hunt begins, the path is laid.
Trollskull’s crew, in legend steeped—
By fire and fang, their oaths were deeped.

 
In Waterdeep where sparks did fly,
A fireball lit the morning sky.
Through temple halls and secrets sworn,
A Nimblewright was thusly born.

To sewers deep the brave did crawl,
Where snakes with spells began to brawl.
Steel did clash and spells did flare,
As Eyeless fell 'neath poisoned air.

John struck true with blade so keen,
And Dren fought on with health so lean.
Slim Jim rose and then was floored,
While healing hands and faith restored.

But through it all, with spells alight,
One serpent’s bane stayed out of sight—
Oh Silas, bold, with magic mean...
Was untouched, yet cursed: his boots unclean!*

John struck true with blade so keen,
And Dren fought on with health so lean.
Slim Jim rose and then was floored,
While healing hands and faith restored.

🧙‍♂️ Portrait:

Valen Pyre

(Human Wizard)

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Valen Pyre


“Rules are for people who can’t improvise.”



Overview

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  • Race: Human

  • Class: Wizard (Evocation)

  • Level: 5

  • Background: Arcane Prodigy of Eldergleam

  • Player: Justin (Slitzer)

  • Campaign: Spelljammer:Spelljammer – The Beginning Chapter

    • Status: Active

  • Current Location: Underdark, en route tonear Illithid War Den

Appearance


Valen


is

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Appearance


Aa tall, sharp-eyedfeatured humanwizard wrappedwith infaint the scent of singed parchmentstubble and smoke.intense, Valenknowing iseyes. rarelyHe seenwears withouta his signaturescorched crimson coat—charredcoat at the cuffs—and a wide-brimmed hat that’sthat enduredgives morehim fireballsa thanmysterious rain.edge. A faint magicalember-like warmthglow clings to himhim—some likesay a second skin. His fingers are always in motion—tracing runes, fidgeting with components, or ready to spark flame at a moment’it’s notice.magic, Hisothers facesay bears a half-day'it’s stubblejust and a cocky tilt that implies he knows exactly what’s going on… even when he doesn’t.attitude.



Personality

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⚖️


Scholar

Personality

vs.


Rebel:

Valen is atorn paradox: disciplined but reckless, learned but defiant. He grew up underbetween the watchful eyestructure of the Spire Council, mastering spell theoryCouncil and runehis geometry—butown it’defiant, improvisational nature.

He’s quick with wit, slow to trust, and impossible to control. While academically brilliant, he thrives in theunpredictability chaosand of real life where he feels alive. To him,views magic is art, not arithmetic.


He masks his concern with dry wit, often speaking only when he knows it will have the most impact. He’s cool in the face of danger—until something threatens his friends. Then the fire comes out, literally.


Emotional Note: Valen doesn't talk about Eldergleam unless pressed. There’sas a sadnesstool for liberation as much as for power.

Backstory

📖 Click to Expand Valen’s Origin Story

Born beneath the bravado—a flicker of guilt for leaving behind those who believed he could be more... or worse, feared what he already was.



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Backstory


Valen Pyre was born amid the crystallinecrystal towers of Eldergleam,Eldergleam, Valen was raised by two arcane scholars—his father, a citystern where the streets hum with latent magicarchivist, and the sky dances with aurorae at dusk. Hishis mother, a giftedcharismatic evoker,evoker. believedHe magicwas shouldconjuring dazzlesparks by age six, and destroyaccidentally inearned equalthe measure.nickname His"Pyre" father,after a Spire Council archivist, demanded rigor, tradition, and silence.


Valen brought neither.


As a child, he ignitedlighting a neighbor’s cart inon fire during a tantrum.

As

By ahis teen,teens, he was slippinga pastdual curfewspersona: a prodigy under the Spire Council’s gaze, and Councila rogue known as "The Ember Sleuth" in Eldergleam’s magical underworld. From protecting merchant wards to takeaiding onsmugglers “off-the-books”with contractsillusions, Valen made a name for coinhimself as both brilliant and thrill.dangerous. WhileEventually, consequences forced him to flee—and adventuring became his peersescape.

practiced
cantrips
in

Spellcasting marbleStyle

halls,
    Valen
  • 🔥 helpedFireball smugglersis hidehis enchantmentssignature move—blistering precision with sculpted control.
  • 🌀 Rituals like Identify and merchantsComprehend protectLanguages theirare assetsperformed fromlike magicalwhispered theft.symphonies.
    • The
  • 🎭 peopleTheatrics calledare himpart “The Ember Sleuth”—a rogue wizard with fire inof his veinscasting—magic andis secretsan inart, hisnot smile.

    a


    science.

    • But

there
“Magic are whispers in Eldergleam—of consequences, of debts owed, of mistakes burned into alleyway walls. So when adventure called, Valen answered... and never looked back.



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Spellcasting Style


Valen doesn’isn’t just cast spells—he performs them.


Fireballs curve around allies like dancers avoiding one another’s flames.


His Identify rituals are whispered poetry, spoken into the threads of magic.


Even a simpletool. Mage Hand feels theatrical, like a sleight-of-hand trick mid-duel.



He’It’s a combatconversation—between specialist—preferringyou evocation magic—but his use of utility spells like Comprehend Languages shows a strategic mind beneathand the flash.

world.”



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Notable Equipment



Takenenergy.

Arcane-charged headwear that boosts casting prowess. Sleuthpast.

Taken



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Item Description
Wand of Translocation Retrieved from a Mind Flayer portalportal. chamber.Warps Stillshort tinglesdistances withor unstabletriggers planarrifts.
Hat of Wizardry Stylish and smart.

empowering.

Grants spellcasting flexibility and flair.

Crimson Coat Fire-resistantscarred (thanksand toenchanted experience,against notflames. enchantment).An Symboliconic piece of his Emberidentity.
Unidentified Potion Looted from elvenancient ruins;ruins. heldIts inmagic reserve…pulses forsoftly. now.

Still


untested.


Notable Campaign Moments


  • Session 2: RecoveredAcquired the Wand of Translocation after preventinghelping a child from being ported away bystop a Mind Flayer.

    Flayer


    escape.

  • Session 3: SteppedSpoke up to apologizedirectly to the Green Witch,Witch (an ancient dragon,dragon), avertingpreventing almost-certaina deathfatal withconfrontation.
    • reason and restraint.


  • Session 5: KnockedWas unconsciousdowned by spiders in the Underdark spiders,and revived by Laydrick—flamesLeydrick—his don’tfirst burnreal forever,brush afterwith all.

    death.


  • Session


    5:


    Used

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    Comprehend


    Languages

    Allies

    to


    converse

    with the extraplanar Modron named Mono.

Relationships

  • 🛠 Rigg: DistrustsRough-edged rulesrogue likewith Valen,mutual butrespect.
    • far
  • 🌌 more blunt. They share a “watch-my-back-and-I’ll-watch-yours” bond.


    High Jinks: FellowChaotic arcaneTabaxi weirdo.Warlock—fellow Valen admires her flairspellcaster and chaos—justcosmic notwildcard.

    • near
  • ⚙️ hisDino: scrolls.

    Githyanki


    Artificer.

    Dino: TacticalIntellectual and grounded.tactical Theirally.

    • shared
  • ⛑ interest in extraplanar logic keeps their conversations weird and wonderful.


    Leydrick: The moral compass.compass Theyand don’tbattlefield talkhealer.

    • much,
  • 🧊 but when they do, it’s meaningful.


    Mono: The Modron. ValenCommunicates usedvia ComprehendValen’s Languagesmagic—possibly critical to speakplanar tonavigation.

    • it—he
may
understand it better than any humanoid.




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Themes & Symbolism

Motifs


  • 🔥 Fire as Identity: Valen doesn’t just wieldcast fire; fire—he is fire—bright,fire.
    • dangerous,
  • ⚖️ beautiful, and uncontrollable.


    Duality: Council Scholar vs. Street Sleuth. Order vs. Chaos. LoyaltyLaw vs. Freedom.


  • 🚀

    Spelljammer Thread:Vibes: HisDeep familiaritycomfort with planarextraplanar andmagic cosmicsuggests forcesdestiny hints at a future far beyondamong the Materialstars.

    • Plane.



Quotes


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Quotes


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“Magic is like a fire—you either learn to control it, or get burned trying.”

“The Spire Council taught me discipline. The streets taught me how to survive.”

“I don'don’t break the rules. I revise them.”

Status

  • Level: 5
  • Conditions: Recently wounded, recovering, low on funds
  • Location: Underdark Drow enclave, heading toward Mind Flayer prison


Last Updated: May 2025 by Justin (Slitzer)




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