Rixit the Unbroken, a Kobold Barbarian — D&D 5e NPC portrait
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Rixit the Unbroken

"Last Echo of the Sun-Eater"

Male (He/Him) · Ancient, 142 years

Ability Scores

STR
16
+3
DEX
14
+2
CON
16
+3
INT
10
+0
WIS
14
+2
CHA
12
+1

Combat

Armor Class
15
Unarmored Defense
Hit Points
85
Hit Dice: 8d12
Initiative
+2
Speed
30 ft.
Proficiency
+3
Passive Perception
12

Attacks

Spine of the Tyrant (Greatsword)+62d6 + 3
Unbroken Bite+61d4 + 3

Personality

Personality

Rixit speaks in a low, gravelly rasp that carries the weight of a tombstone. He stands with an impossibly straight posture, never fidgeting or sniffing like other kobolds.

Ideal

Order. The universe is a machine that functions only when the small serve the great and the great rule with iron.

Bond

The Black Ziggurat and the dormant spark of Xul-Thalok residing within his own chest.

Flaw

He is physically incapable of retreat or compromise; he views the concept of 'mercy' as a logical error.

Backstory

When the heavens wept and the Sun-Eater, the great obsidian dragon god Xul-Thalok, was flayed from the tapestry of existence by the new gods, his priesthood fled. They cast aside their vestments and shrieked for mercy. Rixit, the smallest of the temple-slaves, did not run. As the divine essence of his master shattered into a thousand dying embers, Rixit knelt amidst the dragon-fire and caught a single, jagged spark in his bare hands. It should have vaporized him; instead, it fused his brittle kobold bones into iron and stained his scales the color of bleached bone.

For over a century, Rixit has stood watch at the threshold of the Black Ziggurat, the last temple of an erased era. He does not eat, he rarely sleeps, and he speaks only to recite the dead laws of his master. He is the anchor that prevents Xul-Thalok from fading entirely into the void. To Rixit, the world of the 'living' is merely a chaotic lapse in judgment that must eventually be corrected by the return of the Tyrant’s Order. He is not a monster of impulse, but a sentinel of a cold, geometric eternity.

Abilities & Actions

The Spine of the Tyrant

Rixit wields a Greatsword made from a dragon's dorsal vertebrae. Despite his Small size, he does not have disadvantage on attack rolls with this heavy weapon. When he hits with it, he can use a bonus action to force the target to make a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone as the weight of a dead god's will crushes them.

Funeral Silence (Rage: 4/day)

When Rixit enters a rage, he does not scream. Instead, a 15-foot radius of magical silence (as the spell) centers on him for the duration. While raging, the first creature he hits on each of his turns takes an extra 1d6 + 4 necrotic damage as his ivory scales glow with a sickly violet light.

Fanatical Focus

If Rixit fails a saving throw while raging, he can reroll it, but he must use the new roll. He can use this ability once per rage.

Relentless Sentinel

Rixit cannot be moved against his will while he is conscious and standing on stone. Additionally, when a creature within 5 feet of him hits a target other than him, Rixit can use his reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature.

DM Notes

Rixit does not initiate combat with a roar, but with a slow, deliberate draw of his massive sword. He treats players as 'unauthorized tenants' of a reality he intends to foreclose. Sample dialogue: 'Your breath is a waste of the Tyrant’s air.' Gesture: He slowly wipes his milky eye with a crimson silk cloth, never breaking eye contact with his healthiest eye. Reaction: If offered gold or items, he stares at them with disgust, seeing them as 'dust before the altar.'