Spellcasting. The Khar'Muun Dust Scholar is a 3rd-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is [Wizard] (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). The Khar'Muun Dust Scholar has following Wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): Fire Bolt, Ray of Frost, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion
1st level (4 slots): Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Shield, Thunderwave
2nd Level (2 slots): Scorching Ray, Mirror Image
Arcane Burst (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) fire damage, or 4 (1d8) cold damage (Dust Scholar chooses).
Dust Wave (Recharge 5–6). A 15-ft cone of swirling sand. Each creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 6 2d6 bludgeoning damage + 3 1d6 slashing damage on a fail, or half on a success.
Description
The Dust Scholar looks like a man carved from the desert itself — lean, sun‑baked skin, robes the color of scorched parchment, and eyes that shimmer with drifting grains of gold. Every movement he makes leaves a faint trail of dust motes suspended in the air, as if the desert refuses to let go of him.
His spellbook is bound in cracked sandstone plates, etched with spiraling glyphs that shift when stared at too long. When he casts, the air around him dries instantly, pulling moisture from the world as swirling sand gathers at his fingertips. He speaks in a rasping whisper, like wind scraping across dunes.
He is not a warrior. He is a scholar of forgotten desert magics, a collector of secrets buried beneath centuries of sand. But corner him, and he becomes a storm — sharp, sudden, and merciless.
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