![[KhalidaNew.webp]] # Khalida _Djinn Bard | [[Ashur Ban]] | [[Iron Flask]]_ ## Summary Djinn bard freed by [[Wade]] from an [[Iron Flask]] where she had been imprisoned for centuries after composing songs celebrating unity between djinn and efreeti. Her masterwork "The Windswept Flame" was deemed treasonous by [[Iblis]]. When [[Wade]] released her she discovered her new master served [[Ashur Ban]] — the very sultan whose name had been erased from history — and hearing him speak [[Cirrishade]]'s name turned her from reluctant servant to passionate ally. %% ## Now Efreeti bound in the [[Iron Flask]], accidentally freed and rebound by [[Wade]], whom she names her kindest master. She wants freedom to help liberate the [[City of Brass]] and has pointed Wade to [[Ashur Ban]], who could wish her loose; in battle she peeled giants and werewolves off the field with Mass Suggestion. ## Appearance Captivating djinn with mint-green skin and flowing white hair that drifts upward like smoke. Often mimics playing an invisible harp while speaking, fingers moving in patterns that match her words. ## Personality Passionately determined and elegantly defiant, reverently dedicated to restoring the lost harmonies between geniekind. Sees her liberation by [[Wade]] as destiny. Speaks with the whisper of desert winds and the chime of crystal bells. ## Quote _"The truth of a better past still echoes in our music, waiting to inspire a better future."_ ## Connections **[[Wade]]** — freed her from the [[Iron Flask]]; her master. **[[Ashur Ban]]** — the sultan she now serves; her music moved him to tears. **[[Iblis]]** — deemed her masterwork treasonous and forced her to perform it. **[[Cirrishade]]** — the erased queen she hopes to restore. ## Background **The Silver Harp:** She discovered an ancient silver harp in the [[City of Brass]] archives that showed visions of a time when djinn and efreeti lived in harmony, and a silver-haired queen whose name had been erased. Her songs inspired by these visions earned [[Iblis]]'s cruel attention. **The Flask:** The [[Iron Flask]] passed through many hands, eventually coming into [[House Xorlarrin]]'s possession before [[Wade]] recovered it at [[Wave Echo Cave]]. ## Stats *Large Elemental (Genie), Chaotic Good — djinn bard bound to [[Ashur Ban]].* **AC** 17 | **HP** 218 (19d10 + 114) | **Speed** 30 ft., fly 90 ft. (hover) **CR** 11 (7,200 XP) | **Proficiency Bonus** +4 | STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 21 (+5) | 15 (+2) | 22 (+6) | 15 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 20 (+5) | **Saving Throws** Con +10, Cha +9 **Skills** Performance +13, Persuasion +13 **Damage Immunities** Lightning, Thunder **Senses** Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 13 **Languages** Common, Primordial (Auran) ### Traits **Magic Resistance.** Advantage on saves against spells and magical effects. **Elemental Restoration.** If Khalida dies outside the Plane of Air, she reforms there in 1d4 days. ### Actions **Multiattack.** Khalida makes two *Storm Blade* attacks. **Storm Blade.** *Melee Attack Roll:* +9, reach 5 ft. *Hit:* 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing plus 7 (2d6) thunder damage. **Song of the Windswept Flame (Recharge 5–6).** Each creature of her choice within 30 feet makes a DC 17 Wisdom save or is Charmed and Incapacitated (Speed 0) for 1 minute, repeating the save at the end of each of its turns. **Spellcasting.** Khalida casts using Charisma (save DC 17): *vicious mockery*, *minor illusion* (at will); *shatter*, *hypnotic pattern*, *greater invisibility* (1/day each); *plane shift* (self only, 1/day). ### Bonus Actions **Bardic Inspiration (4/Day).** One creature within 60 feet gains a d10 to add to a check, attack, or save within 10 minutes. ### Notes CR 11 support-caster genie — she controls (Song, *hypnotic pattern*), buffs allies (Inspiration), and slips away with *greater invisibility* / *plane shift*. Her binding to [[Ashur Ban]] is the real stake, not her hit points. %%