Etward Ritalson

Etward carries the following infused items, which last for 24 hours or until the next time he makes his daily preparations:

• •Alchemist's Fire (Moderate) (8)

• •Cognitive Mutagen (Moderate)

• •Comprehension Elixir (Greater) (2)

• •Elixir of Life (Moderate) (6)

• •Psychic Colors Elixir

• •Vat-Grown Brain

• •Winter Wolf Elixir (Lesser) (2)

When Etward casts Dream Message and targets a gatewalker (like one of the PCs), he manifests inside the character's dream, appearing as he does when he cast the spell. (Typically, Etward disguises himself as a saumen kar when he does this, to further unnerve the target.) Rather than send a message to the target of a dream invasion, Etward can instead sift through the target's recent memories to gain a vague idea of what they did and where they were in the past 24 hours. This leaves the target fe

Requirements Etward has used Dream Invasion on the target at some point in the past

Effect Etward draws upon a target's deepest fears and capitalizes upon the nature of their nightmares in an attempt to do them grievous harm. He attempts a melee dagger Strike against a target, and as he does so, that target briefly sees Etward's appearance change to reflect their deepest fear. Someone who's afraid of fire might see Etward and his dagger catch aflame. A person who fears darkness might see

Etward can Cast a Spell from scrolls, as long as it's an occult spell of 5th level or lower.