![[Xalvador.png]] # Xalvador Hawkwinter _Human Noble | [[House Hawkwinter]] | [[Stormwatch Spire]] (Prisoner)_ ## Summary Black sheep of the military [[House Hawkwinter]]. Sharp tongue, sharper mind, zero muscle. Hiding newly manifested sorcery. %% ## At a Glance Rail-thin, handsome, golden curls. Intelligent eyes. Expensive clothes now ruined. Aristocratic bearing despite looking like a stiff breeze could kill him. When stressed, golden scales shimmer briefly across his throat and hands. Fire sparks unbidden from his fingertips. Captivity is stress. Every day is a gamble that he doesn't accidentally reveal what he's becoming. His sharp mouth keeps picking fights he can't physically win. ## Personality Brilliant, insecure, loyal. Knows he's the weakest link physically and compensates with cruelty he doesn't fully mean. Uses arrogance as armor. Flinches when his hands spark. Desperately wants answers about what's happening to him. ## Quote _"I may not swing a sword like my ancestors, but my mind is weapon enough."_ (said while hiding trembling, sparking hands behind his back) ## Background House [[Hawkwinter]] breeds soldiers. Xalvador inherited the family intellect but none of the muscle. Secured a position at [[Blackstaff Tower]] to prove himself through scholarship instead of swordplay. Then came the night he found [[Viro]] bleeding in a burning corridor—[[Aldric Vorn]]'s ritual gone catastrophically wrong. Xalvador dragged him to safety. Golden ichor soaked into cuts on his palms. Neither noticed. Weeks later: golden scales. Fire in his veins. Draconic sorcery—chaotic, unstable, everything his conservative military family despises. He's told no one. ## Stats [[Kobold Scale Sorcerer]] - Medium Humanoid (Human), no Darkvision - **AC 11**, **HP 22** (4d8+4), **CON 10**, **INT 16** - Remove Pack Tactics, Sunlight Sensitivity, Multiattack - Replace spells: _fog cloud_ → **Burning Hands** (1/day), _levitate_ → **Shield** (1/day, golden scales flicker) - Chromatic Bolt → fire damage only (golden flame) ![[Kobold Scale Sorcerer]] %%