Avantika

 is an elven pirate and the captain of the Squall-Eater. As an NPC, Avantika is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Avantika is an elven woman with fine features, light brown skin, and wild red hair that falls in clustered strings across her face. She wears a sleeveless coat with a high collar, and a thick scarf around her neck. She wears heavy, elbow-length gloves and weathered knee-high boots. She wears gloves on her hand to hide the fact that her right palm had a Cloven Crystal eye in it.

Personality
Avantika is snarky, confident, and astute. She has a commanding presence and a penetrating gaze that has seen through a thousand lies. Avantika is a fervent believer in Uk'otoa and sincerely wishes to free them in the hope that she will be rewarded. Despite this fanaticism, Avantika is no fool and shows a remarkable amount of wisdom regarding the people she interacts with. She is also extremely protective over her weapons, especially her dagger going so far as killing Frumpkin for landing on its hilt while she was assumed to be asleep.

Within the temple, Avantika and Fjord raced to the bottom of a well filled with salt water that had [! JENGA] at the bottom. Avantika was able to touch her hand to it first, which seemed to unlock something and caused the temple to fill up with salt water. The Cloven Crystal within her hand disappeared after she touched this object.

After the Mighty Nein, Avantika, and Fjord returned to the Squall-Eater, Avantika told Fjord that she wanted to have a conversation with him over a glass of wine.

When Fjord came to her room, Avantika was on her balcony controlling a pillar of water in a sort of dance. Avantika told Fjord that the one who introduced her to Uk'otoa was Vandren, Fjord's former mentor. She also said that Vandren had wielded a sword that was just like Fjord's, and that Vandren had an amber stone just like the one she and Fjord carried within them. She referred to the blade as the "Sword of Fathoms."

Fjord attempted to lie to Avantika, denying any connection to Vandren. She was able to see right through his deception.

Fjord
Avantika acts extremely affectionately towards Fjord. She has physically flirted with him on multiple occasions, often touching his face or placing her face close to his.

Avantika takes a special interest in Fjord's connection to Uk'otoa. She is visibly enthusiastic upon finding another "chosen" of Uk'otoa. When she asked Fjord about how long he had been having the dreams about Uk'otoa, Fjord mentioned that he had a dream just after the two first parlayed. At this, Avantika seemed both enthralled and slightly jealous.

She has been able to see through his deceptions; once when Fjord was attempting to deceive her as "Captain Tusktooth," and once again when the two met in her quarters aboard the Squall-Eater when Fjord attempted to lie about his connection to Vandren.

Abilities

 * Extra Attack
 * Spellcasting

Cantrips

 * Produce Flame

2nd-level

 * Invisibility

Notable Items

 * +1 Rapier
 * Unidentified Dagger