Najenda is the leader of Night Raid in the Revolutionary Army and a former general for the empire alongside Esdeath. Najenda is known for her kind yet firm demeanor, her love of dad jokes, and her tomboyish appearance. She was the former wielder of the Teigu known as Pumpkin before losing her right arm and eye to Esdeath during her defection to the Revolutionary Army. Despite her injuries leaving Najenda at 40 % of her fighting strength she is still a capable fighter and impressive leader. She leads her troops with a steady but burning passion, able to issue commands quickly and effectively in the storm of any battlefield. Her humanoid Teigu Susanoo assists her as they cleave a path through the agents of the empire with the driving passion to end the evils of the Empire once and for all. This build of Najenda is of her leading Night Raid through the bulk of their battles against the Empire in the series.
Najenda Stats
Str 13 Dex 13 Con 12 Int 12 Wis 10 Cha 14 (27-point buy)
Str 14 Dex 13 Con 12 Int 13 Wis 10 Cha 14 (after racial and feat mod)
Class Artificer 2/Fighter 4 (Battle Master)
The three things that I wanted to achieve in this build are:
- Sniper Skills on Display.
- Leading from the Front.
- Prosthetic Limb of Vengeance.
Background
For Background, I chose Knight of the Order for Najenda. She gains the skills of Persuasion and History, Tool Proficiency of Dice Set the Language of Undercommon, and the Background Feature of Knightly Regard.
Race
For Race, I chose Variant Human for Najenda. With this race, she gains + 1 to Str and Int, Skills: Athletics, Feat: Sharpshooter.
Class
Najenda’s class breakdown is Artificer 2/Fighter 4(Battle Master). It is with these classes, that Najenda gains access to prosthetic pulverizing power, skills of a former sniper, and the leadership ability to direct a powerhouse group of killers in Night Raid. This combination of classes and feats is the best attempt to consolidate her abilities and talents at this level.
Artificer 1 is the starting class for Najenda. This class gives her the proficiencies of Investigation, Arcana and Alchemist’s Supplies, Magical Tinkering, and Spellcasting.
Artificer 2 is where she gains access to creating magical devices that enhance her fighting potential and give her the ability to recover from the horrific injuries that she suffered at the hands of Esdeath. She gains Infuse Item and Artificer Infusions of Armor of Magical Strength, Repeating Shot, Replicate Magic Item: Prosthetic Limb, and Enhanced Defense.
Fighter 1 continues to build on Najenda’s abilities with the Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting and Second Wind.
Fighter 2 allows her to push her limits with the feature Action Surge. Now, she can gain an additional action once per short or long rest.
Fighter 3 is where Najenda garners her incredible techniques in a fight with the Martial Archetype of Battle Master. Battle Master gives her Student of War: Smith’s Tools and Maneuvers of Lunging Attack, Commander’s Strike, and Pushing Attack.
Fighter 4 is the final level for Najenda with the feat Inspiring Leader. This feat allows her to give a 10-minute speech and give up to six friendly creatures temporary hit points equal to her level + her Cha modifier.
With full use of Najenda’s powers, she can perform the following techniques via class features and abilities:
- Reel Assault-Thorn Whip cantrip + Action Surge + Lunging Attack + Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting
This combination of feats, stats, and spells makes this DND build of Najenda, a tactically gifted leader with a focused mind and passionate heart, devastating the empire with every ounce of fury and conviction the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid can bring to bear in Six levels or Less.
Spells
Artificer
Cantrip
Fire Bolt
Thorn Whip
1st Level
Cure Wounds
Longstrider
Equipment
Standard Artificer equipment with Dagger, Mace, Light Crossbow and 20 bolts, Studded Leather Armor, Thieves Tools, Dungeoneer’s Pack, and Knight of the Order Starting Equipment. Create your own Prosthetic Arm and enchant her armor with her Infusion choices.
Shout out to https://akamegakill.fandom.com/wiki/Akame_Ga_Kill!_Wiki for their incredible information in making this amazing character as well as DNDBeyond for its character creation platform. The next characters will be from the Empire’s dark creation to hunt down Night Raid with The Jaegers. The first member will be the mask-wearing, kind-hearted, mountain-sized family man who burns down the world for the sake of said family, Bols. Until later Tale-Tellers!
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