Anar the Woodsman

You came into this session hungry, and you're leaving it well-stocked. While the rest of the party grappled with floating heads and eldritch horrors, you had a secondary objective that never wavered: find wine. The kitchen became your personal supply depot. The wine cellar was Christmas morning. Four bottles in your pack, wineskins full, and a song in your heart.

But let's not undersell the combat. You burst through the kitchen door — sword in one hand, wine bottle in the other — threw the bottle at the red-hot suit of armor, and the sudden cooling caused it to crack and splinter. Then you drove your blade home with a Dreadful Strike for 13 damage, dark energy crackling up the steel. You caught a falling dagger mid-air with a sleight-of-hand roll of 26. You grabbed a long sword from the fallen armor. And you had the practical good sense to suggest following the floating head in the first place.

You're the party's front-liner — highest passive perception (14), best stealth, and the only one who hasn't burned a single spell slot or taken any damage. Going into the basement, you're in the best shape of anyone.

• Suggested following the floating head to the campsite
• Gave Orimene a drink from wineskin to calm her
• Threw wine bottle at heated armor — caused cracking (creative!)
• Dreadful Strike on armor for 13 damage (dark energy)
• Caught falling dagger mid-air (sleight of hand 26)
• Collected 4+ bottles of wine from kitchen and cellar
• Filled all wineskins to capacity
• Took a long sword from defeated animated armor
• Peered through keyhole at the transformed wizard on 3rd floor
• Had a weighted net ready for use (unused)

Damage Taken: None.

Damage Dealt: 13 (Dreadful Strike on armor) + wine bottle cooling tactic (indirect damage via cracking). Dagger attack missed (rolled 10+5=15 vs AC 18).

Spells Cast: None (zero wild surges from you).

Highlight: Wine bottle + Dreadful Strike combo. Creative, effective, thematic. Peak Anar.

• Long Sword (new — taken from armor)
• Short Sword (original)
• Wine: 4+ bottles + full wineskins
• Rope: 50ft silk
• Weighted Net (unused)
• Bow (primary ranged weapon)
• All hit dice available (no short rest damage)

HP: Full. Hit Dice: All available. Spell Slots: All available (none used). Equipment: Fully stocked. Dual-wielding short sword + long sword. Location: Base of 3rd floor staircase.

1. Magic in the mansion triggers wild surges — you're the party's best non-magical combatant
2. Markos is in the basement cavern, trying to summon "the Cage"
3. Four purple-cloaked figures in the temple are supporting the ritual
4. Password "Farrl Hrak" opens the ritual room (dangerous — entity's name)
5. The transformed wizard is an ally — her chanting keeps exits open
6. Filling goblets near armor pacifies them
7. The shadow creature attacks when command words are spoken

You're going into the basement in the best shape of anyone — full HP, all spell slots, fully stocked. Your bow gives you ranged options, and that weighted net could be exactly what you need if the party tries to restrain Markos alive. No magic means no wild surges from you — which makes you the most reliable fighter in every room. Consider opening bottles of wine as a tactical resource (worked great on heated armor). Your passive perception of 14 and stealth make you the ideal point person for the descent.