Ileas Silvertongue – Dragonborn Bard

In the damp, gas-lit alleys of Lowtown, a discordant melody carries the scent of sulfur. Ileas Silvertongue steps from the shadows, his serrated maw curled into a predatory grin as his claws strike a haunting chord. This Artifact captures the precise moment a traveling virtuoso transforms a simple street performance into a lethal, hypnotic ritual.

Highlight

For the Keeper, this Artifact introduces a masterful “Social Infiltrator” or chaotic support presence to the grid. Ileas’s casual, mid-strut posture—strumming his stringed instrument with a sweeping tail poised behind him—signals a character who controls the battlefield through charisma and misdirection rather than brute force. He functions as a brilliant narrative anchor for encounters involving high-stakes subterfuge, urban ambushes, or psychological warfare.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Ileas as a high-value priority target who weaves debilitating charms and sonic hazards across the map. His design suggests he is at his most effective when positioned just behind a front-line vanguard; use him to represent an aura of captivating dread that disrupts player positioning and turns allies against one another. In combat, his performance can channel area-of-effect psychic damage or manipulate the turn order entirely. To achieve a professional finish, we recommend deep emerald or sapphire tones for his scaled hide, contrasted by a polished, dark mahogany wood grain on his instrument.

Features

• The Void-Lute: A uniquely sculpted, sharp-edged stringed instrument adorned with fine filigree and a neck resembling a stylized blade.
• Draconic Elegance: Intricate detail stretching from the layered scales of his muscular torso to the sweeping, tattered tail-coat and heavy leather boots.
• Serrated Maw: A high-impact head-sculpt featuring prominent horns, sharp ridges, and an open-mouthed expression captured mid-song.
• Cobblestone Stage: A custom, integrated scenic base featuring cracked urban stone and stray tufts of dark-strata flora, perfectly mirroring the grim alleyways of Lowtown.

Ideal For

• Urban encounter bosses, charismatic rival party leaders, or high-level bardic antagonists.
• Collectors seeking a premium project to practice fine-scale skin textures, leather weathering, and sharp instrument details.
• Representing Dragonborn Rogues, Corrupted Virtuosos, or Spell-Weaving Assassins.

Size Category

Size: Occupies a 1×1 square (Medium – 25mm base)

Tabletop Lore: The Verse of Shattered Glass

They say Ileas never sings the same song twice, for the notes he plays have a habit of fracturing the minds of those who listen too closely. It is whispered in Lowtown that his silver tongue was bartered from an ancient entity slumbering beneath the bedrock, paid for with the voices of his entire first audience. His melodies do not merely entertain; they gently peel back the sanity of his listeners, leaving them completely vulnerable to his hidden daggers and lethal draconic whims.