Calcine Darose is the daughter of two human parents. Her father was a city constable while her mother being a weaver of some renown. Calcine had hair that billowed like a flame and skin that radiated the heat of her disposition based on how she felt. She was noted to be a child of the flame from the moment of her birth and it was something that would always follow her. As she grew she was always interested in her father’s stories of investigating crimes and seeking out wrongdoers as he helped to protect their city. Her father’s main adversary, being a rampant pyromaniac named Scorcher King always made his way into one of his stories. Once she became old enough she was enticed by a young elven druid named Gulliver into joining his circle of the Wildfire. As she grew in her power and abilities she noticed Gulliver’s willingness to purge everything in fire grew at an alarming rate. This came to a head when her small town had a devastating fire that would leave many dead, her parents being amongst them. Her father was able to mortally wound the Scorcher King but when the brigand was uncovered it turned out to be Gulliver. Devastated by the news of her parent’s death and Scorcher King being Gulliver she left her circle and joined a Church of the Radiant Heat. This church helped her come to grips with her parent’s death as well as come to terms with her guilt over not being able to stop Gulliver in time. The other members of her former circle dispersed into the countryside sowing similar actions to Gulliver and causing pain and suffering on a massive scale. Renewed with a sense of purpose, Calcine Darose hunts her former companions in an effort to protect them, much as her father sought to protect her hometown.
Calcine Darose
Race: Fire Genasi +2 Con, +1 Int, Darkvision, Fire Resistance, Reach to the Blaze
Stats (27- point buy)
Str 10 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 11 Wis 15 Cha 10 (base stats)
Str 10 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 12 Wis 15 Cha 10 (racial and feat adjustment)
The three things that I wanted to achieve with this build are:
- All Out Fire Power.
- Firebrand Investigator.
- Light in the Darkness.
Race
For the Race of this build, I went with Fire Genasi, With this race, she gains +2 to Con and +1 Int, Darkvision, Fire Resistance, and Reach to the Blaze. Reach to the Blaze gives Calcine the spells of produce flame and burning hands.
Background
For Background I chose Investigator. This gives her the skills of Insight, Investigation, Disguise Kit, Thieves Tools, and the Background Feature of Official Inquiry.
Class
For the Class makeup of this build, I went with a mix of Druid 4 (Circle of Wildfire)/Cleric 2 (Light Domain). With this combination of classes, she gains the ability to devastate any battlefield with an abundance of flame and fury, a handy fiery sidekick, wild shaping shenanigans, strong defensive abilities, and some potent healing as well. With these skills and abilities, Calcine becomes the unrelenting seeker of truth and justice vowing to put an end to the horrors of Scorcher King’s Cult.
Druid 1 is the beginning of this build with the skills of Perception, Nature, Spellcasting, and the secret language of Druidic.
Druid 2 is where Calcine picks up Wild Shape as well as her Druid Circle of Wildfire. With Circle of Wildfire, she gains Circle Spells as well as the ability to Summon Wildfire Spirit.
Druid 3 grants her access to her 2nd Level spells.
Druid 4 1 is where she picks up the feat Elemental Adept (Fire). This will allow her flame spells to deal maximum damage against those with fire resistance. It also allows her to treat all 1s on a damage die as 2s.
Cleric 1 is the next phase of power for Calcine. It is here where she gains Spellcasting, cleric armor proficiencies, her Divine Domain of Light, Bonus Cantrip of Light, and Warding Flare. Warding Flare allows her to impose a disadvantage on an enemy’s attack before it hits.
Cleric 2 is the final level for this build with access to the Channel Divinity class feature. Channel Divinity allows her to Turn Undead or use its secondary ability of Radiance of the Dawn. With Radiance of the Dawn, she can dispel magical darkness as well as damage hostile creatures with 30 feet of herself.
Spells
Fire Genasi
Produce Flame
Burning Hands
Druid
Cantrip
Control Flames
Create Bonfire
Mold Earth
1st Level
Burning Hands
Create or Destroy Water
Cure Wounds
Faerie Fire
2nd Level
Flaming Sphere
Heat Metal
Moonbeam
Pass without Trace
Scorching Ray
Summon Beast
Equipment
Standard Druid equipment with a focus on Scimitar and Wood Shield.
Character sheet from DND Beyond
https://ddb.ac/characters/73558280/eLfcSk
