Danore

Overview
An ancient steel dragon, Danore was a member of the Champion of the Resolute Tower and is the founder of the Stunted Satyr. Preferring a life of peace and quiet in his later years after he and his friends went their separate ways, he collects liquor and grimly awaits the day that Vanessa Wenchcombe attempts in earnest to escape her demiplane.

Biography
Danore was born to a red dragon mother and silver dragon father in 4E 186, in a isolated, high-altitude section of rock in the Clifflands. While his parents left him to his own devices after about 50 years, he spent much of his time with the various goliath tribes who wandered by their cliffside home. Adopting the form of a human merchant, he traveled between tribes, trading and absorbing facets of their culture.

By the time he reached 100 years old, he elected to spend more time among other civilized peoples, serving as a member of The Grand Bank of Firondl; through them he helped finance the conquest of several other groups during Mercenix IV's consolidation of power. Young Danore had a taste for conquest (like most young dragons) but preferred to avoid dealing with it directly, instead helping others do the same.

After the end of his form's natural lifespan he decided to wander as a nomad and explore the lands that the young human race was conquering. He spent 217 years as a drifter, taking the form of wealthy merchants, street urchins, or pigeons as the mood struck him.

By the end of the 5th Era's first century he became bored with wandering, and revealed his true form to the courts of Vinitia. There, he helped many young nobles establish themselves in high society by providing a "monster" to fight, as well as providing counsel to the ruling family. His knowledge of other cultures proved valuable to their ambassadors, and he was gifted great amounts of wealth as gifts. He spent 72 years with Vinitia, before fleeing the nation during the War of the Ivory Crown in 5E 165. Electing to remain neutral between the nephew and uncle warring for power, Duke Fortevalee was enraged by his nonparticipation and attempted to have him killed. Disilussioned with those his thought his friends, Danore returned to the Clifflands with his hoard, dug himself a cave lair, and hibernated for threee and a half centuries.

When he woke in 5E 521 he found his hoard plundered and empty. First infuriated, then merely disappointed, the steel dragon returned the world of men in the form of a twelve-year-old boy, as an experiment. He traveled through the new countries of Firondl and Peyintach before finding a comfortable subterranean environment in Skrumbard. There, he adopted a new form—a human skald named for the Vinitian Steeldrake long ago—and joined the Champions of the Resolute Tower as they defended the depths of Linnig from an illithid invasion in the summer of 526. Able to disguise his fear charms as bardic magic, he aided them in sorting out the panicked from the controlled, and provided powerful controlling magic on the front lines against their ground troops.

After the battle they offered him a place in their ranks, which he graciously accepted. The group traveled together for six years, first hunting purple worms in Skrumbard's tunnels, then chasing after news of a dangerous lich in Gentaria. During this period he grew close to Irevenei, who had instantly recognized his true identity, and she hers. They became a couple during the group's searches through Gentaria, but they were interrupted by the discovery of Vanessa's true, evil nature in 5E 532. Danore voted to give her the benefit of the doubt along with Kalarim, but Aloth's location of her notes changed that. Reviled, he swore to kill or contain her, no matter the cost.

And the cost was high. By the end of their battle Kalarim's mind had broken, Kiree had forsaken many of her oaths, and Irevenei was terribly cursed. But the group managed to seal Vanessa's phylactery in Grayspire along with Okrofium's physical body despite the casualties.

Each carried a magus seal which kept the demiplane locked. After the group separated Danore debated leaving his in an isolated location far to the north, but decided it would be better to remain close to Gentaria in case something went terribly wrong. With vast wealth accumulated from years of high-level adventures, he opened a tavern near the border between Skrumbard and Gentaria, in case something went terribly wrong. He stocked the Stunted Satyr with every decoration and trapping he possessed, importing every timber and hanging the vast head of an ancient white dragon the group had slain over the bar.

There he waited. Even after the zombie outbreak in 5E he waited, deciding that he was far too old to be adventuring despite being the most powerful he had ever been. Danore was weary, and felt that as long as the zombies didn't cross the South Byulkan, he could afford to rest.

Relationships
He and Irevenei were lovers, exploiting their transformative abilities in increasingly depraved ways as their relationship continued. They drifted apart after the group separated, and he is unaware of her current tormented condition.

Spells and Spellcasting
Spells marked with italics are thanks to his Magical Secrets feature.
 * Spell save DC: 21
 * Spell attack bonus: +15
 * Innate spellcasting: Danore requires no material components or spell focus for his spells.
 * Cantrips: Prestidigitation, Vicious Mockery, Mending, Thunderclap
 * 1st-level (4 slots): Faerie Fire, Identify, Thunderwave, Shield
 * 2nd-level (3 slots): Detect Thoughts, Calm Emotions, Zone of Truth, Spiritual Weapon
 * 3rd-level (3 slots): Dispel Magic, Haste, Speak with Dead
 * 4th-level (3 slots): Blight,
 * 5th-level (2 slots): Modify Memory, Maelstrom