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1.8 KiB

type, role, location, alignment, race, class
type role location alignment race class
npc Kethran Queen Keth's Landing Lawful Good Human Cleric (War Domain) 9 / Fighter 3

Queen Selara IV

Appearance

A tall, sharp-featured woman in her mid-40s with dark skin, silver-streaked black hair worn in tight braids, and commanding amber eyes. She dresses in naval-inspired formal wear — high-collared coats with gold epaulets — and always carries her father's cutlass, Tidebreaker, at her hip.

Personality

  • Pragmatic — governs with spreadsheets as often as decrees
  • Fiercely independent — Kethra will not be anyone's vassal
  • Surprisingly warm — in private, she has a dry wit and genuine care for her people
  • Holds grudges — the Crown Concordat has slighted Kethra for decades; trust is earned slowly

Role in Campaign

  • Arc 2: The other side of the war — can become ally or enemy depending on party's diplomacy
  • Arc 4: Leads Kethran forces at the World Council; contributes naval blockade of the Citadel
  • If the peace summit succeeds (Arc 2), she grants the party the services of the Kethran Wind, a swift warship for travel

Stat Notes

  • HP: 85 | AC: 18 (breastplate + DEX + shield) | Speed: 30 ft
  • Spellcasting: Cleric 9 (DC 16, +8). Key spells: crusader's mantle, freedom of movement, commune, flame strike
  • War Priest: Bonus action weapon attack after casting (Wis mod/day)
  • Channel Divinity: Guided Strike (+10 to one attack roll)

Secrets

  • She authorized secret naval raids on Valdrian shipping — a fact that could derail the peace talks.
  • Her daughter was killed by cultists years ago. She knows the Hand of Ruin is real; she just doesn't know how deep it goes.
  • She has a secret alliance with the Pirate Lords of the Salt Reach — mutually beneficial, mutually deniable.