Basic Information
Name - Solaufein
Age - 150
Race - Drow
Class - Soulknife
Religion - Selvetarm (though he has been known to disregard some of his god's tenets, such as his battle cry, when stealth is required)
Appearance
Height - 5' 5"
Weight - 185
Build - Solaufein's physique is highly muscular, though he is not so bulky as to restrict his movements.
Eye Color - His eyes possess a coloration similar to that of red wine.
Hair - N/A
Hair Style - Solaufein keeps his head clean shaven to prevent anyone attempting to grab it during combat.
Scars/Tattoos/Distinguishing Marks - Along with the multiple lash scars that are common amongst male drow, Solaufein bears a self-inflicted scarification tattoo on his right biceps in the shape of Selvetarm's holy symbol, a crossed sword and mace over a spider.
Background History - Life was tough for young Solaufein, growing up in the slums of Ulorbbath. Muggings and the occasional "fox hunt" served as constant reminders of his lot in life. One day, he ended up caught out in the streets during a hunt. Cornered and defenseless, he found himself wishing that he had some sort of weapon...and his subconscious mind quickly provided him with one. He felt a tingling sensation coursing down his arm, and saw a blade of energy in the rough shape of a shortsword appear in his clenched fist. Solaufein took a wild swing at the the noble that had him cornered, catching him off-guard and opening up a shallow wound across his leg. The noble cocked his arm, preparing to strike down the boy, but hesitated in mid-swing when he realized that the drowling could be quite the asset to his House with the proper training.
Instead of being slaughtered, Solaufein ended up being disarmed and bound, dragged along behind the noble who spared him and forced into service in the House Guard. His captor, who was the matron's consort and a devout Selvetargtlin, took a personal interest in the boy's training, drilling him mercilessly until he was able to consciously manifest his mind blade and indoctrinating him in the ways of the god of war.
He mostly keeps to himself, and when he is not in the training hall honing his fighting skills in preparation for a time when he can glorify The Spider That Waits on the field of battle, he can be found in meditation, maintaining his "weapons". He is a fierce warrior and has provided quite the return on the investment made on him, proving to be a valuable asset indeed to Qu'ellar Hun'afin.
Weaponry - A semisolid blade (or pair of blades) composed of psychic energy that (at the moment) leaves a wound that freely bleeds until either bound or magically healed.
Skills and/or powers - In addition to the drow's innate spell-like abilities (darkness, dancing lights, and faerie fire), Solaufein possesses the following abilities:
Wild talent - Solaufein's mind has awakened its hidden psionic potential.
Mind Blade - Solaufein is able to manifest a semisolid blade of mental energy, identical in all ways to a short sword. The blade can be broken (but he can simply manifest a new one later), and dissipates immediately once released (unless thrown).
Throw Mind Blade - Solaufein can use his mind blade as a ranged weapon with a range increment of 30 feet. The blade dissipates immediately after the attack, whether it hits or not, and can be used in conjunction with his Psychic Strike and Knife to the Soul abilities.
Psychic Strike - Solaufein can imbue his mind blade with destructive psychic energy, inflicting additional damage to the next living, non-mindless creature struck with a melee attack or thrown mind blade. Creatures immune to mind-affecting effects are immune to the additional damage from a psychic strike.
Shape Mind Blade - If Solaufein spends a short period of time doing nothing but focusing on his mind blade, he can alter its shape to replicate a longsword or b*****d sword, or he can split it into two identical shortswords (though they would both be somewhat weaker than a single one would be).
Mind Blade Enhancement - Solaufein has gained the ability to enhance his mind blade, adding one of the following abilities to it: Wounding, Mindcrusher, or Psychokinetic Burst. The ability remains the same every time the mind blade is manifested, and applies to any form the blade takes, including the use of the Shape Mind Blade and Bladewind abilities. He can reassign the mind blade's ability by spending 8 hours in concentration. After this period, his mind blade manifests with its new ability. (Current ability: wounding)
Bladewind - Solaufein can momentarily fragment his mind blade into multiple blades, making a single melee attack against every enemy within reach. Each fragment functions exactly like his regular mind blade (in whatever form it happens to be in at the time), and the mind blade immediately reverts to its previous form after the bladewind attack.
Free draw - Solaufein can materialize his mind blade as a free action, however, he can only attempt to manifest it once per round.
Knife to the Soul - When executing a psychic strike, Solaufein can choose to inflict the additional damage to his target's mental faculties rather than his/her body, dealing damage to his choice of the target's Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma.
Weakness - The source of Solaufein's power is as much a bane as a boon. His psionic ability makes his mind stand out like a flare to anyone with even the slightest degree of sensitivity to psionics, and would make him seem like quite the treat to a mind flayer.
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