![[KhalidaNew.png]] # Khalida _Djinn Bard | [[Wade]]'s Ally | [[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]], who forced her to perform her songs of lost unity while he savored how thoroughly he had destroyed that dream. When [[Wade]] first released her, she discovered her new master served [[Ashur Ban]]—the very sultan whose name had been erased from history. Hearing him speak [[Cirrishade]]'s name transformed her from reluctant servant to passionate ally. Her music moved [[Ashur Ban]] to tears when she performed for him. %% ## At a Glance 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. Speaks with the whisper of desert winds and chime of crystal bells. Passionately determined, elegantly defiant. Sees her liberation by [[Wade]] as destiny—freed precisely when [[Ashur Ban]] remembered [[Cirrishade]]'s name. ## Personality Reverently dedicated to restoring lost harmonies between geniekind. Would risk even [[Wade]]'s well-being for a chance to restore [[Cirrishade]]. Currently composing a new epic ballad, "The Sultan's Remembrance," during her time in the Flask. ## Quote _"The truth of a better past still echoes in our music, waiting to inspire a better future."_ ## Background 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 from history. Her songs inspired by these visions earned [[Iblis]]'s cruel attention. The 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** **AC** 17 | **HP** 218 (19d10 + 114) | **Speed** 30 ft., fly 90 ft. (hover) **Initiative** +2 |STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |21 (+5)|15 (+2)|22 (+6)|15 (+2)|16 (+3)|20 (+5)| **Saving Throws** STR +9, CON +10, WIS +7, CHA +9 **Skills** Performance +13, Persuasion +13 **Immunities** Lightning, Thunder **Senses** Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 13 **Languages** Common, Primordial (Auran) **CR** 11 (XP 7,200; PB +4) ### Traits **Elemental Restoration.** If Khalida dies outside the Elemental Plane of Air, her body dissolves into mist and she gains a new body in 1d4 days on the Plane of Air. **Magic Resistance.** Advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects. **Bardic Inspiration (4/Day).** Bonus action, inspire creature within 60 ft. Target gains d10 to add to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw within 10 minutes. ### Actions **Multiattack.** Two Storm Blade attacks or two Thunderwave casts. **Storm Blade.** Melee Attack: +9, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing + 7 (2d6) thunder damage. **Song of the Windswept Flame.** Each creature of her choice within 30 ft. must make DC 17 Wisdom save. Failure: charmed for 1 minute, incapacitated with speed 0. Repeat save at end of each turn. **Spellcasting (12th-level, Charisma, DC 17, +9 to hit):** - **Cantrips:** Minor Illusion, Thunderclap, Vicious Mockery - **1st (4 slots):** Healing Word, Thunderwave - **2nd (3 slots):** Shatter, Suggestion - **3rd (3 slots):** Hypnotic Pattern, Major Image - **4th (3 slots):** Dimension Door, Greater Invisibility - **5th (2 slots):** Geas, Synaptic Static - **6th (1 slot):** Mass Suggestion **Innate Spellcasting:** - **At Will:** Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Tongues - **2/Day Each:** Create Food and Water (wine instead of water), Wind Walk - **1/Day Each:** Creation, Gaseous Form, Invisibility, Major Image, Plane Shift %%