Faysica Greenbottle is a young halfling maiden who enjoys the hustle and bustle of the big city. She was raised on the streets and cut her teeth as a lookout for a local gang. As the authorities began to dismantle the gang’s activities and captured or killed her fellows, she quickly gathered what she could and left town. Eventually, her flight led her to a roaring wildfire that had engulfed a large forest. Seeing the authorities behind her and a raging fire in front of her she chose the only sensible solution and dove headfirst into the flames. Her last thoughts were of the beauty of the fire, its heat and embrace before everything went dark. When she awoke she found herself in an underground cavern being tended to by a forest gnome druid named Toble. Toble took pity on her and created a small den under the fire to keep her from perishing. After many days of treatment, she recovered with only scorched hair and a few burn marks along her arms and hands. She stayed with Toble and learned the ways of a wildfire druid from him before making her way to a new city. With her life being reborn from the flames she decided to become a courier and traverse the unconventional paths to deliver whatever her clients needed. Now, she rides on the back of her trusty Mastiff and travels with her fire spirit Wala to deliver parcels and explore the never-ending adventures of this new city.
Faysica Greenbottle
Race: Lightfoot Hafling +2 Dex, +1 Cha, Lucky, Brave, Hafling Nimbleness, Naturally Stealthy
Stats (27- point buy)
Str 12 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 10 Wis 13 Cha 10 (base stats)
Str 12 Dex 16 Con 14 Int 10 Wis 13 Cha 11 (racial and feat adjustment)
The three things that I wanted to achieve with this build are:
- Fiery Pet with Tricks.
- Urban Parkour on four paws.
- Mobile Attack Platform.
Race
For the Race of this build, I went with a Lightfoot Hafling. This race gives her Lucky, Brave, Hafling Nimbleness, and Naturally Stealthy
Background
For Background I chose Criminal. This gives her the skills of Deception, Stealth, Thieves’ Tools and Dice Set, and the Background Feature of Criminal Contact.
Class
For the Class makeup of this build I went with a mix of Druid 2 Circle of Wildfire)/Fighter 4 (Cavalier). With this combination of classes, she gains the ability to summon a small fire spirit to travel and assist her in combat, useful spells to aid and protect her mount and herself, and the maximum potential to use a mount in combat. This build is capable of traversing the many avenues of travel in a city, has great scouting potential, and a mobile attack option to ensure the defeat of her foes.
Druid 1 is the beginning of this build with the skills of Perception and Animal Handling, the Druidic Language, and Spellcasting.
Druid 2 is where Faysica gains her friendly fire helper. It is at this level where she gains Wild Shape, a few fire forward spells, and Summon Wildfire Spirit. Now she has a small elemental that can teleport herself and other willing creatures 15 feet while damaging any foes they left behind.
Fighter 1 is where she picks up her Fighting Style of Defense and Second Wind. Defense will give her a higher AC which is needed when she takes a certain feat.
Fighter 2 gives Faysica the precious Action Surge. This is where she gains the ability to have two actions in one round.
Fighter 3 is the level that makes her a Cavalier. She gains the bonus skill of Insight, Born to the Saddle, and Unwavering Mark. Now she can stay on her mount easier, land on her feet if she is knocked off of her mount, and get back on with only 5 feet of movement. Unwavering Mark makes the enemy want to only target her and not her pet or mount.
Fighter 4 is the last level for this build with the amazing feat of Mounted Combatant. With this feat, she gains an advantage on creatures smaller than her mount, can force attacks to targeted her instead of her mount, and improved evasion for her mount.
Spells
Druid
Cantrip
Gust
Mold Earth
1st Level
Burning Hands
Cure Wounds
Fog Cloud
Goodberry
Jump
Equipment
Standard Druid gear with a Scimitar and Shield. Spend money on things that can protect your mount and herself like better armor and magic saddles.
Character sheet from DND Beyond
https://ddb.ac/characters/69790790/Mx7nor
