Kaelis Starblade, “Twin Vow Duelist”

A younger elf in blue-and-gold armor with a bright star emblem, wielding two swords in a low, ready stance. The pose reads agile and aggressive—an honor-duelist or skirmishing officer.

D&D 5e Character Sheet (Level 5)

• Race: Wood Elf
• Class/Subclass: Fighter (Battle Master) 5
• Background: Soldier (or “Squire of the Wardens”)
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Proficiency Bonus: +3
• Speed: 35 ft (Wood Elf)

Ability Scores

• STR 10 (+0) | DEX 18 (+4) | CON 14 (+2) | INT 12 (+1) | WIS 13 (+1) | CHA 8 (-1)

Defenses

• AC: 17 (Half Plate 15 + DEX max 2)
• HP: 44 (5d10, CON +2)
• Saving Throws: STR +3, CON +5
• Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, passive Perception 11

Skills (example selection)

• Acrobatics +7, Athletics +3, Perception +4, Intimidation +2

Attacks

• Scimitar (Main-hand): +7 to hit, 1d6+4 slashing
• Scimitar (Off-hand, bonus action): +7 to hit, 1d6 slashing
• Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting (add DEX mod to off-hand damage)
  • With style: off-hand becomes 1d6+4

Battle Master Package

• Superiority Dice: 4d8 (DC 15 = 8 + PB 3 + DEX 4)
• Maneuvers (suggested): Precision Attack, Riposte, Trip Attack
• Student of War: Calligrapher’s supplies (records oaths and dueling writs)

Core Features

• Second Wind (1d10+5)
• Action Surge (1/short rest)
• Extra Attack

Personality

• Trait: Smiles only after danger has passed.
• Ideal: Mercy—“Win clean. End it fast.”
• Bond: Swore a private vow to protect Aelar, whether Aelar wants it or not.
• Flaw: Proves himself by taking unnecessary risks—especially in front of witnesses.

Backstory
Kaelis was raised on the edge of court and wilderness—half etiquette, half ambush-craft. He joined the Wardens as a “banner-squire,” but made his name in a public duel that prevented a civil war between two allied city-states. His twin blades are not a flourish; they are a promise: one sword for monsters, one for men who become them. Kaelis suspects the Wardens’ enemy is not only a cult, but a network inside the very noble houses that fund the order.

Adventure Hooks

• A rival duelist claims Kaelis cheated and invokes an ancient trial-by-combat—winner gets the right to command a Warden outpost.
• Kaelis’s second blade is inscribed with a name he refuses to explain; that person appears on a wanted poster.