Special Equipment. Acastus wears +1 breast plate and carries a rod of rulership. He wields a nine lives stealer (shortsword) with 5 charges.
Rod of Rulership (1/Day). Acastus can use an action to present the rod and command obedience from each creature of his choice that he can see within 120 ft. Each target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by Acastus for 8 hours. While charmed in this way, the creature regards Acastus as its trusted leader. If harmed by Acastus or one of his companions, or commanded to do something contrary to its nature, a target ceases to be charmed in this way.
Indomitable (3/Day). When Acastus fails a saving throw, he can choose to reroll it.
Improved Critical. Acastus scores a critical hit on a weapon attack with a roll of 19 or 20.
Multiattack. Acastus makes three melee attacks with his nine lives stealer.
Nine Lives Stealer. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage. On a critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit points, that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body (constructs and undead are immune). The sword loses 1 charge if the creature is slain
Description
Acastus Arkelander has been the King of Mytros for two decades. As the husband to the goddess Vallus, he is the most powerful political figure in all Thylea, and he has a towering ego to match his fame. Although he is naturally charming, he is not a man who brooks being challenged or overshadowed.
Beneath his outward confidence lies a deep-seated insecurity, because he has accomplished nothing important during his lifetime. He fears death, because he feels that he will quickly be forgotten. He desperately wishes to achieve immortality by increasing his fame, so that he will be remembered for many great deeds, like his ancestors.
Acastus has no faith in the Oracle’s prophecy, and he is immensely suspicious and jealous of her chosen “heroes.” He would rather believe that the heroes are not the answer to his kingdom’s problems. He has solutions of his own: he has depended upon the Order of Sydon to maintain peace with the Titans for years. He also plans to rebuild the ancient Order of the Dragonlords with dragon eggs that Lutheria secretly gave him
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