Derieri is an elite demon given the commandment of Purity by the Demon King and thus joining the group called the Ten Commandments. It is with this power that she fought along side her other fellow commandments to defend demons and push back against the goddess clan. She fought alongside Meliodas and eventually against him when he defected from the Commandments. Of the Ten Commandments she is closest to Monspeet, who is her constant companion, and Zeldris as he is a strong leader for the group. Her fury to punish the goddess race for the death of her sister leads her to plunge headlong into battle. She uses her overwhelming martial arts prowess and to inflict heavy damage to her foes with constant barrage as well as her drive to win to punish her foes.
Derieri Stats
Str 9 Dex 14 Con 15 Int 8 Wis 14 Cha 11 (27 point buy)
Str 9 Dex 14 Con 16 Int 9 Wis 14 Cha 13 (after racial and feat mod)
Class Monk 5 (Way of the Open Hand)/Sorcerer 1 (Shadow Magic)
The three things that I wanted to achieve in this build are:
- Flight on shadow wings.
- Unrelenting punching power.
- Extreme durability in a fight.
Race
For the race I chose Variant Tiefling for Derieri’s build. This race gives her wings as well as her demon some basic stats to represent her demon clan heritage. With Variant Tiefling she gains Darkvision, Hellish Resistance, and Winged
Background
For Background I chose a Custom Background Derieri. Choosing the option of 2 Skills, 1 Tool and 1 Language with the Knight of the Order Background Feature and Soldier for the Background Characteristics and named it Elite Demon Warrior. With that she gains the Skills of Perception, Intimidation, Dice Set and the Language Celestial and the Background Feature of Knightly Regard.
Class
Derieri’s class breakdown is Monk 5 (Way of the Open Hand)/Sorcerer 1 (Shadow Magic). With these two classes she gains punishing unarmed combat potential with large amounts of battlefield control as well as shadow tainted powers. She also gains resilience from being knocked out of a fight with the feature Strength of the Grave. As always I recommend weaving in each class’s level in order to gain the benefits of both classes as quickly as possible.
Monk 1 is the beginning level for Derieri. It is here where she gains the skills of Acrobatics, Insight and Drum, Unarmored Defense and Martial Arts. Now she can get a two hit combination in all while using very little in the way of equipment.
Monk 2 is where she picks up Ki and Unarmored Movement. Now she can get in a three hit combination, make herself harder to hit or move quicker.
Monk 3 is where Derieri is able to punish her foes with each hit that she lands in the subclass Way of the Open Hand. It is here where she gains Open Hand Technique adding various effects whenever she uses her Flurry of Blows feature. She also gets to Deflect Missiles as well to add to her defensive options.
Monk 4 is where she gets the feat Crusher and the feature of Slow Fall. Not only does she get an increase to her Constitution but she can knock her opponent all around the battlefield. If she lands a critical hit she grants all attacks made against that creature advantage till the start of her next turn.
Monk 5 is where she can maximize her combination potential with the feature of Extra Attack and Stunning Strike. Now she can unleash up to four attacks on an opponent and can even stun them with each hit should she choose to do so.
The last level for this build is the Sorcerer (Shadow Magic).
Sorcerer 1 gifts Derieri Spellcasting, Eyes of the Dark and Strength of the Grave. Now she can see up to 120 feet in darkness, buff herself with spells, and survive near lethal strikes with the help of Strength of the Grave.
With full use of her Derieri’s power she is able to perform the following techniques via spells and abilities:
Combo Star-Flurry of Blows, Open Hand Technique and Crusher
Indura Transformation-Disguise Self Spell
This combination of feats, stats and spells makes this DND build of Derieri the Purity a destructive star in Six levels or Less.
Spells
Sorcerer
Cantrip
Blade Ward
Booming Blade
Chill Touch
Mage Hand
1st Level
Disguise Self
Shield
Equipment
Standard Monk Gear with a shortsword.
Shout out to https://nanatsu-no-taizai.fandom.com/wiki/Nanatsu_no_Taizai_Wiki for the amazing information in making this amazing character as well as DNDBeyond for its character creation platform. Next week I will work on creating Monspeet the Reticence of the Ten Commandments!
Until next week Tale-Tellers!
