Simbarch Protégé

General Feat (Prerequisite: Sorcerer level 4+, cannot be a member of the Red Wizards of Thay faction)

You trained and refined your sorcery talents under the Simbarchs of Aglarond--the apprentices and heirs of The Simbul, the lost sorceress-queen of their realm. One of the most powerful and feared archmages in the history of Faerùn, the Simbul was the nemesis of the Red Wizards of Thay and secretly one of the Chosen of Mystra and wielder of the Silver Fire.  Before she vanished from her realm, The Simbul trained a cadre of sorcerers and imbued an ember of her Silver Fire within them, and they in turn have passed this boon and teachings onto you.

You gain the following benefits:

Ability Score Increase:  Increase your Charisma, Constitution, or Intelligence score by 1 point.

Embers of the Silver Fire: You learn the Spellfire Flare spell and it is always a prepared sorcerer spell for you.  While Innate Sorcery is active your attack rolls made with this spell ignore the magical armor class bonus provided by the Shield spell.

Sorcerous Vitality: You learn the Arcane Vigor and Simbul's Synostodweomer spells.  When a spell or a short rest allows you to expend one or more Hit Point Dice to regain Hit Points you may choose to expend an equal number of Sorcery Points instead.

Nemesis of the Red Wizards:  You add your proficiency bonus to Initiative rolls if an enemy creature has the Spellcasting trait or the Wizard creature tag.  You have Advantage on Intimidate checks made against members of the Red Wizards of Thay and you cannot gain reputation in that faction.