Lady Brina Nimblespark

Height: 3’4” (101 cm)
Build: Petite and sprightly, with nimble fingers and bright eyes.
Hair: Coppery red, often tied in elaborate buns or adorned with tiny gears and jewels.
Eyes: Amber with flecks of gold, constantly darting and full of curiosity.
Clothing: Wears intricately embroidered robes lined with pockets, pouches, and hidden compartments for tools and alchemical supplies. A magnifying monocle often dangles from a chain around her neck.
Aura: Smells faintly of lavender oil, ozone, and alchemical smoke.

AC: 17 (Infused Items, Shield)
HP: 75
Speed: 25 ft
Abilities:
- STR: 8 (-1)
- DEX: 14 (+2)
- CON: 14 (+2)
- INT: 20 (+5)
- WIS: 12 (+1)
- CHA: 16 (+3)
Notable Skills:
- Arcana (+9)
- Investigation (+9)
- History (+7)
- Insight (+5)
- Persuasion (+6)
Saving Throws: INT +9, CON +5
Languages: Common, Gnomish, Dwarvish, Infernal, Draconic.
Special Features:
- Magical Tinkering: Creates tiny magical devices with minor effects.
- Infusions: Enhances weapons, armour, and tools.
- Alchemy Specialist: Craft potions and alchemical solutions with bonus effects.
- Spellcasting: Focuses on transmutation, utility, and defensive spells.

Traits:
- Energetic, optimistic, and endlessly curious about new inventions and magical possibilities.
- Prone to tangents when explaining theories but sharp-witted and resourceful in crises.
- Prefers pragmatism over idealism but believes strongly in advancing society.
Ideal: Progress and knowledge should benefit everyone, not just the elite.
Bond: Devoted to her apprentices and protecting the legacy of gnome inventors.
Flaw: Overly trusting of other inventors and prone to being manipulated through flattery.

Invention and Discovery - Enthusiastic about new technologies and alchemical solutions.
Guild Politics - Advocates for artisan rights and funding for workshops.
Ancient Relics - Fascinated by lost dwarven and Netherese technologies.
Alchemy and Potions - Proudly explains the effects of her latest concoctions.
Education and Mentorship - Passionate about inspiring the next generation of inventors.

Failed Experiments - Laughs off dangerous failures but avoids direct mention.
Family Estrangement - Briefly mentions a feud with conservative relatives who opposed her career.
War Machines - Prefers not to discuss her early work designing siege engines, fearing misuse.
Romantic History - Brushes off romantic interests as distractions, despite a history of short-lived relationships.

Champion of Artisans - Distrusts nobility who treat crafters as expendable labour.
Skeptic of Clerics - Views divine magic as unreliable compared to arcane engineering.
Admiration for Wizards - Respects arcane scholars but criticizes them for being overly theoretical.
Disdain for Saboteurs - Has no patience for thieves, spies, or saboteurs targeting her work.

Morning Routine - Begins with breakfast tea and a brief meditation over schematics.
Daytime Tasks - Supervises apprentices, tests prototypes, and manages guild workshops.
Evenings - Hosts salons for inventors, discusses magical theory, and tinkers with blueprints.
Night-time Ritual - Catalogues discoveries and sets wards to guard her workspace.

Parents: Deceased; former jewelers who disapproved of her career in alchemy.
Siblings: Estranged older brother, Torren Nimblespark, who leads a rival guild focused on tradition over innovation.
Close Friends: Lady Laeral Silverhand (respects her wisdom and views her as a patron), and Rinley Quickhammer, a dwarf engineer.
Romantic Prospects:
- Past Heartbreaks: Brief relationships ended due to professional focus.
- Future Considerations: Open to romance but seeks intellectual equals.
- Standards: Values intelligence, humour, and curiosity above appearances.

“Invention isn’t madness—it’s brilliance misunderstood.”
“A spark of inspiration can burn brighter than a dragon’s fire.”
“Progress demands risk. If it doesn’t explode at least once, you’re doing it wrong.”
“Alchemy is just science that sings.”
“Magic is a tool; the real miracle is what you build with it.”

Prototype Arsenal - Keeps experimental weapons and defensive gadgets hidden in her workshop.
Guild Rivalries - Competes with her brother’s guild, occasionally sabotaging his efforts to block reforms.
Lost Blueprints - Searching for a stolen schematic capable of creating autonomous constructs.
Hidden Patron - May secretly fund underground resistance groups in Waterdeep.
Unstable Formula - Developing a volatile alchemical mixture that could revolutionize warfare—or destroy it.

Spells Prepared:
- Defensive: Shield, Absorb Elements, Mirror Image.
- Offensive: Acid Arrow, Fireball, Shatter.
- Utility: Identify, Detect Magic, Enhance Ability.
Legendary Actions:
- Quick Brew: Creates a potion or alchemical bomb as a bonus action.
- Reactive Shield: Grants herself temporary hit points at the start of a round.
- Overload Device: Channels magical energy into her infusions, causing explosive effects.

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