Bautha Dyrr is a drow priest of Xalicas at Bazzoxan.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Bautha is a drow woman who wears a cloak with a black pin in the shape of a wing. As a priest,[2] she presumably generally wears this over a chain shirt.[3]
Personality[]
Bautha is dedicated and selfless, devoting much of her time and magic to healing the wounds of those in need. She is cultured and careful, especially with matters related to the Betrayer Gods. She also shows a pragmatic attitude towards the Kryn Dynasty's quest to fully reclaim Bazzoxan, seeing it as a source of unworthy suffering.[2]
Biography[]
Despite living in the Kryn Dynasty, which is generally devoted to the Luxon, Bautha became a priest of Xalicas, a solar who served the Arch Heart. Bautha can recall legends spoken in the temples of the far-away cities of Ank'Harel and Vasselheim, including that of the story of Alyxian. By 835 or 836 PD she became a healer in the infirmary at Bazzoxan, and while she, as a follower of Xalicas, disapproves of the government's obsession with controlling the city and the amount of military presence they dedicate to it, she supports the effort to hold back the demonic forces, and uses each spell slot she has to heal whoever may need it.[2]
Character information[]
Fan art of Bautha's pin and holy symbol, by Micaerys.[art 2]
Several of Bautha's possessions and abilities are presumed to be consistent with her using the priest statblock (found in the Monster Manual, p. 348) and being a drow (as described in the 2014 Player's Handbook, p. 24). The others have specific references.
Notable items[]
Abilities[]
Drow abilities[]
- Fey Ancestry
- Trance
- Keen Senses
- Subrace: Drow
- Superior Darkvision
- Sunlight Sensitivity
- Drow Magic (DC 11)
- Dancing Lights cantrip
- Faerie Fire spell (1/day)
- Darkness spell (1/day)
Priest abilities[]
- Divine Eminence: As a bonus action, Bautha can expend a spell slot to cause her melee weapon attacks to magically deal extra radiant damage directly proportional to the level of the spell slot.
- Spellcasting (5th-level spellcaster with cleric spells, DC 13)
| Spell level | Spell |
|---|---|
| Cantrip | Light |
| Cantrip | Sacred Flame |
| Cantrip | Thaumaturgy |
| 1st | Cure Wounds |
| 1st | Guiding Bolt |
| 1st | Sanctuary |
| 2nd | Lesser Restoration |
| 2nd | Spiritual Weapon |
| 3rd | Dispel Magic |
| 3rd | Spirit Guardians |
Trivia[]
- Her name means petition/supplication in Aramaic, referring to a period of penitence and fasting to honor and appease God.[4]
- She's the first follower of Xalicas to be identified in a published work.
- While she remembers two of the three gods who gave their blessing to Alyxian (the Moonweaver and the Changebringer), the one she can't seem to remember is the Arch Heart, even though said deity is the patron of Bautha's own celestial idol.[2]
References[]
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Bautha Dyrr, by Edgar Noriega (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Bautha's pin and holy symbol, by Micaerys. Work contributed to the Critical Role Wiki by the artist.
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