Doctor Medicine
Description
A human warlock whose Archfey patron contacts him through letters that appear in his book. Charisma 18. Background: Charlatan. The name alone tells you something. Speaks Common, Draconic, and Elvish. Carries fine clothes, a costume, a Forgery Kit, Alchemist’s Supplies, parchment, and ink — someone who is always prepared to be whoever the situation requires. His Healer feat means “Doctor” is at least partially functional.
Personality
Fully committed to the bit at all times. Sells snake oil to anything that will hold still long enough. Has conned baby beholders, a muddy spring guardian, and at least one orc fighter (the “speed potion” incident remains technically unresolved). The charlatan persona and the warlock powers are deployed with equal confidence, and it is not always clear which one is doing more work. The Archfey patron’s notes apparently tell him where to be, which he finds both useful and annoying.
Relationships
- Party: Alina Shandorath, Roaring River, Berg Wurdnowwah
Appearances
- 2026-04-24 — Session 1 (April 24, 2026) (It Has Your Scent) — stabilized River with the Healer feat (“I’m a licensed chiropractor”); sold Berg a vial of red snake oil as a “speed potion”
- 2026-05-01 — Session 2 (May 1, 2026) (The Name on the Door) — conned three baby beholders into trading four Ioun stones for snake oil on a solemn two-day guarantee; the deadline has since passed
- 2026-05-08 — Session 3 (May 8, 2026) (Soon) — already moving when the frozen river took Alina and Berg; traded a regular dagger (rebranded as the Dragonlord’s Dagger) for the spring guardian’s sending stone; pocketed the bone necklace from Durok’s yurt while Kaarsk wasn’t watching
- 2026-05-15 — Session 4 (May 15, 2026) (Discovering What Never Was) — received Clod’s diplomatic visit; formally recognized as guardian of That Mountain Over There; Witch Bolt upcast for 16 lightning on the Remorhaz; Refreshing Step kept Berg’s HP supplied
- 2026-05-22 — Session 5 (May 22, 2026) (Don’t Forget Your Mother) — found the faceless propaganda doll in the debris field; cast Protection from Good and Evil on Berg before the ghost appeared; the nursery broom started following him specifically
- 2026-05-30 — Session 6 (May 30, 2026) (The Woe She Promised) — natural 20 Con save on Dak’s soured goat milk (Prestidigitation to strawberry); ran the Link mechanic to phase in and out of the Ethereal while keeping Berg’s temp HP supplied; Eldritch Blast killed a flurry; Witch Bolt in the chase
- 2026-06-06 — Session 7 (June 6, 2026) (Dead Run) — handed Dak “beaver repellent” before the hunt (returning the gunt); Misty Stepped to a cliff, rolled 23 on Performance, and brought both tribes’ hunting parties together around one herd; said “give it to Dak” at exactly the right moment
- 2026-06-12 — Session 8 (June 12, 2026) (I’m Not Supposed to Be Here) — brewed Brekk’s new ghost-repellent with a 21 on Alchemist’s Supplies, producing a bonus Potion of Necrotic Resistance; ran the Medicine check that kept three confused hunters alive, then gave the only instruction that mattered once Hypnotic Pattern landed: “Nobody wake them up”
- 2026-06-20 — Session 9 (June 20, 2026) (It Is Not Too Late to Come Home) — used Deception to intercept the ball in goatball (23) and sidestep a tackle (18); opened the chardalyn fight by summoning Gunter; ended it by vanishing with Disappearing Step — Misty Step now comes with invisibility at level 6
- 2026-06-26 — Session 10 (June 26, 2026) (Cold Tooth) — phased in and out of the Ethereal plane with Fey Step, landing Eldritch Blasts and handing Alina 9 temp HP via Refreshing Step; Hat of Comprehend Languages (traded from a wandering merchant for his Goggles of Night — the merchant said it had belonged to a goat) translated the last wolf’s Orcish: we’re done, run
- 2026-07-10 — Session 11 (July 10, 2026) (The Shelter Holds) — 22 Medicine on Raydin’s trap-mangled hand, producing a bonus Potion of Greater Healing; summoned Gunter, whose force-damage crit finished Yael; stabilized the dying Thessaly mid-fight, citing the hypocritical oath (I must attend to my patients); Arveth now wants to speak with him about becoming the mountain’s guardian
- 2026-07-17 — Session 12 (July 17, 2026) (Nothing Will Have Ever Been) — swallowed Arveth’s pebble and communicated with the mountain directly; saw a future where Brekk and Dak are taken by Durok; used Deception (24) to retroactively make Brekk and Durok old friends and collaborators, changing what was always true; named Guardian of the Mountain; committed to switching patron from Archfey to Great Old One
- 2026-07-24 — Session 13 (July 24, 2026) (Elegant Gloves) — summoned Gunter (a Slaad, always was a Slaad); gave Berg a Greater Healing Potion when he went down; Dissonant Whispers dealt 13 psychic damage on a successful save; rolled terribly on persuasion at dinner at exactly the moment it mattered
- 2026-07-31 — Session 14 (July 31, 2026) (Fur and Hatred) — changed out an invocation; Quaza is now following the party; summoned a Slaad (always a Slaad, always Gunter) for 33 slashing damage before it was dissolved by a construct; Kaarsk’s ram didn’t sit right with him in a way nobody else at the fire noticed
- 2026-08-08 — Session 15 (August 8, 2026) (The North Is Most Prominent) — summoned Gunter, which was immediately engulfed by an ice elemental for 26 damage; ordered it to gouge from the inside at disadvantage for 10 slashing; two Eldritch Blasts hit for 21 combined force damage; tried Brekk’s vial first and established the smell was genuinely awful