For Whom This Character Is
This model is ideal for Dungeon Masters (DMs) who build narratives of lost heritage, resilient warriors, and creeping mysteries from the past. Perfect for campaigns exploring monastic training, ancient artifacts, or battles against shadowy threats. If your players favor tough survivors with hidden vulnerabilities—blending brute strength with graceful defense—Kiara fits as a stoic protector wrestling with her dual bloodline and unspoken fears.
Close D&D Analogs
- Similar to Half-Orc or Goliath Monk classes from D&D 5e (e.g., from "Player's Handbook" or "Monsters of the Multiverse"), with unarmored defense and improvised weapons like her umbrella shield.
- Story vibes reminiscent of characters in "Eberron: Rising from the Last War" (ruined origins and artifacts) or adventures like "Curse of Strahd" (shadowy dreams and vanishing entities) and "Out of the Abyss" (underground horrors and inner turmoil).
Where to Use and How to Launch Hooks
- Where to Use: Place Kiara in mountain monasteries, ash-scarred ruins, or the edges of Shadowlands. She's great as a lone wanderer in border towns, a defensive ally in fire-ravaged quests, or an enigmatic foe if her dreams draw her into conflict.
- How to Launch Hooks:
- Hook 1: Kiara emerges from monastery shadows, her umbrella deflecting an ambush—join her vigil for clues to a weakening seal, but her dreams manifest as illusory ashes, forcing saves against fear (Monk CR 3-5 with shield mechanics).
- Hook 2: The party finds Kiara amid ruins, her umbrella pierced by a cursed blade; repairing it reveals visions of vanishing shadows, leading to a quest where her "silken shield" becomes a key artifact against ethereal foes.
- Hook 3: In a tavern tale, Kiara challenges skeptics to test her defense—success grants her as a guide; failure awakens minor shadow minions, tying into prophecies of "something coming back" from her past.
What You Get
- Clean STL file for high-detail resin printing.
- Pre-supported version (ready for slicers like Chitubox or Lychee).
- 32mm scale base size (standard for tabletop minis).
- Scaling table included (adjust easily to 28mm, 40mm, or custom sizes via software like Blender or Meshmixer).
- Full lore document (PDF or text) detailing Kiara's backstory, ready to weave into your sessions.
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Author's Words
The umbrella that saved my hide from doom now blocks shadows sneaking in the gloom. Truth slices sharper than any edge—ready to duel the dark with me?