Du Pont

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Du Pont (杜邦)
Species/Race	Human 49
Gender	Male
Age	14 (documented) 49
Affiliation	Northwest Academy; disciple of Archmage Veronica; formerly a church deacon 193 224
Occupation/Role	Mage apprentice, multiclass adventurer, and former student-council vice-president 181
Alignment	Chaotic Neutral; formerly Chaotic Good 49 129
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 2 Mage	26	Copies Magic Missile into his spellbook and pursues combat magic after being injured by a Gray Wolf.
Level 3 Mage / Level 2 Barbarian	49	Becomes a Battlemage; gains Cloud of Daggers, Invisibility, Arcane Deflection, and Tactical Acumen. 49
Level 3 Warrior / Arcane Knight	73	Acquires Ki and Ki Recovery, Great Weapon Fighting, medium/heavy armor proficiency, Action Surge, Arcane Knight spell slots, and War Bond; raises natural Intelligence to 18. 73
Level 4 Mage	102	Advances through self-study, accelerated by the Phoenix Headdress; verifies his progress by casting Fox’s Cunning and Mechanized Mind on Benjamin. 102
Level 4 Mage / Level 3 Arcane Knight / Level 3 Wilderness Warrior	164	Completes an advancement ritual and a Spirit Offering Ritual, gaining attribute benefits; regards himself as top-tier silver rank. 164
Level 1 Bard	182	Gains a Bard level, the Musician feat, and bardic abilities after a lute performance at the Midsummer Festival. 182
Level 4 Arcane Knight / Total Level 12	190	Gains a feat and two ability-score points, raising natural Intelligence to 20 and unlocking Photographic Memory. 190
Level 5 Battlemage / Level 4 Arcane Warrior / Level 3 Barbarian / Level 1 Bard	224	Recorded with 317,855 EP and a Legend Score of 13. 224
Level 6 Mage / Total Level 14	230	Learns Haste and Dispel Magic from the old spell system and reaches sixth-level mage status. 230

Background

Du Pont is a transmigrator from a modern world who awakens in Faerûn with a System/player panel. His initial resources include basic spell scrolls, a steel dagger, a messenger turtledove, and beginner knowledge of architecture, golemancy, engineering, and necromancy. 1

His inherited memories are incomplete. He remembers growing up near a desert and later returns to Yellow Sands Town near the Nass Desert, where his father holds the title of Baron. His family had him enrolled as a mage rather than a paladin, partly because mages hold greater status in Haluar and can provide magical and political support. 23 173 194

Du Pont begins academy life physically weak and initially considers leaving, but successfully casts Mage Armor as his first spell. He quickly becomes dissatisfied with the academy’s scroll-copying requirements after learning that transcription consumes Experience Points. 4 6

His System permits him to acquire and level independently comprehended sub-professions without the usual experience penalty, an advantage the author identifies as unique to him. 8 77

Personality

Du Pont is ambitious, calculating, and strongly motivated by independence. He repeatedly evaluates opportunities through Experience Point efficiency, money, equipment value, and long-term risk; he would rather study independently than rely on institutional advancement or patronage. 6 49 129

He prefers the freedom of an adventurer’s life over etiquette, political restrictions, and sedentary academy work. He openly describes himself as restless when confined for too long and favors traveling between settlements, defeating threats, earning rewards, and discovering new loot. 153 198

He can be persuasive and perceptive in personal matters. He helps Boulderstone recognize the unresolved feelings behind his former wife’s hostility, framing emotional behavior as understandable rather than mysterious. 27

His decisiveness also makes him reckless. He is willing to kill threats quickly, provoking concern from Yuehua and her companions that his impulsive methods could create political and legal consequences. 194 196

Abilities & Skills

Arcane Spellcasting

Du Pont is a Battlemage whose spell specializations include Transmutation and Necromancy. He uses both newer and old-system spells, favoring combinations that improve survival, mobility, stealth, and melee combat. 49 129 139 140

• Successfully cast Mage Armor early in his academy career. 4
• Uses Magic Missile with trajectory control and learned Shield Spell for defense. 26
• Learned Cloud of Daggers for area denial and Invisibility for survival and stealth. 49
• Uses Find Familiar, Alarm, and Feather Fall as adventuring support spells. 73
• Learned Fly during the Fire of Knowledge ritual. 181
• Reached mage level 6 after learning Haste and Dispel Magic. 230
• Studies old-system versions of Mage Armor and Shield Spell for their longer duration and lack of concentration requirements. 140

Battlemage Features

Arcane Deflection lets Du Pont react to an incoming hit or failed saving throw, gaining +2 Defense against the attack or +4 to the failed saving throw. Its limitation is that he cannot cast non-cantrip spells until the end of his next turn. 49

Tactical Acumen adds his Intelligence modifier to initiative checks. 49

Martial Training

Du Pont supplements spellcasting with Barbarian and Arcane Knight training, making him unusually capable in close combat for a mage.

• Rage — increases his melee threat and enabled him to heavily injure two fifth-circle Drow spellcasters with an adamantine greatsword. 49 190
• Action Surge — gained at Warrior level 3, allowing a burst of additional action economy. 73
• Ki and Ki Recovery — possesses two Ki points and can use Ki Recovery to heal non-lethal wounds. 73
• War Bond — bonds a weapon to himself, allowing it to return to him and preventing disarmament. 73
• Great Weapon Fighting — his selected combat style. 73
• Weapon Focus: Greatsword — grants +1 to attack rolls with greatswords. 190
• Spell Combat — learned alongside further melee techniques while training at Veronica’s mage tower. 230

System and Learning Advantages

Du Pont’s player panel allows rapid acquisition of skills, spells, feats, and multiclass progression beyond what most native mages can practically achieve. 77

• Photographic Memory — automatically recognizes spells he has seen and strengthens his memory. 190
• At natural Intelligence 20, his learning and transcription bonuses include increased experience from books, courses, and self-study; faster spell learning; improved scroll transcription; improved magical-item crafting; and stronger Intelligence-based knowledge skills. 190
• He can buy or train practical skills such as athletics, nature knowledge, shield proficiency, and stealth. 39 40 71
• His familiar is a snow-white owl capable of scouting through a shared visual connection. 105

Crafting and Practical Skills

Du Pont began with beginner-level construction magic, golemancy, engineering, and necromancy. 1

• Participated in casting an Iron Golem with Pete, gaining progress in Golem Studies, Armor Crafting, and Engineering. 193
• Learned the recipe and casting technique for Iron Golems, but cannot yet forge a suitable core or animate one independently. 193
• Possesses Advanced cooking skill and the Eccentric Chef trait, which can temporarily raise his Charisma by 2 when people who have tasted his cooking face him. 20

Equipment

• +3 Dawnbreaker — his mother’s heirloom greatsword, recovered from the Blue Dragon’s hoard. 206 224
• +3 Bane Silver Sword — useful against cursed and undead opponents. 222 224
• +3 Adamantine Flametouched Greatsword of Undead Warding — his primary heavy weapon against powerful foes and undead. 190 224
• +4 Belt of Strength and Constitution — boosts his physical attributes. 190 224
• Swordmaster Gloves and Negotiator’s Necklace. 224
• Ring of Accord and Ring of Darkvision. 224
• +6 White Stag Boots of Agility — received from Yuehua as a legendary gift. 190 224
• Resistance Vest and Phoenix Circlet. 224
• War Arcane Wand — increases spell damage by 1. 74
• Thunderfire Musket — a powerful but loud and potentially explosive ranged weapon. 117

Relationships

• Veronica — Archmage mentor and later confirmed mother of Deva. She provides healing, spellbooks, tasks, protection, and access to her mage tower. 109 138 222 224
• Deva — Paladin companion and close friend. They adventure together, discuss family and career concerns, and train in weapon combat; she repeatedly worries about his injuries and safety. 138 152 189 226
• Yuehua — Moon Elf princess and political associate who hires Du Pont as a fake boyfriend. Their relationship develops from mutual friction into cooperation, gifts, and shared dragon-hunting plans. 190 194 230
• Boulderstone — Barbarian mentor figure who introduces Du Pont to field missions and supports his physical training. Du Pont, in return, advises him on his relationship with Morningstar. 22 27 155
• Lavoisier — Dean of Northwest Academy and an influential figure associated with Du Pont’s advancement. Others identify Du Pont as Lavoisier’s disciple. 59 166
• Charles — classmate and occasional collaborator in scroll exchanges; their ambitions diverge when Charles seeks advancement through becoming a private apprentice. 8 49 102
• Dorothy — church priest with whom Du Pont has a close, ambiguous relationship. He later resigns from his deacon role under her church. 93 193
• The Baron — Du Pont’s father and ruler connected to Yellow Sands Town. Their relationship is strained by distance, family financial pressures, and differing views on handling local threats. 175 196
• Pete — Dragon Bloodline Sorcerer and civil-engineering helper who works with Du Pont on Iron Golem casting. 192 193

Story Role / Major Arcs

Northwest Academy Beginnings

Du Pont enters Northwest Academy as an inexperienced mage apprentice, discovers the cost of scroll transcription, and begins treating Experience Points as his most important resource. His early academy progress culminates in becoming a third-level Battlemage while also developing Barbarian abilities. 6 49

Adventurer and Multiclass Development

Seeking money, combat experience, and the Warrior class, Du Pont leaves the academy for field missions. He gains Ki, Action Surge, Arcane Knight training, weapon proficiencies, and a more balanced mage-warrior combat style. 22 73 75

Black Market and Veronica’s Mentorship

Du Pont conducts business in White Stone City’s Black Market, navigates dangerous negotiations, and comes into contact with Veronica through the casino incident involving Deva’s mother. Veronica later becomes his mentor and provides him with spells and instruction. 104 109 110 138

Vampire Conspiracy and Public Recognition

Du Pont helps foil a plot involving a military officer, an evil organization, and Vampires seeking to sacrifice townspeople for transformation rituals. His later policy proposal earns him Legend points and makes him a prominent academy figure featured in the Daily Mage Gazette. 138 144 145

Midsummer Festival and Drow Attack

During the Midsummer Festival, Du Pont rapidly gains Experience Points, receives a Bard level through a lute performance, and is drawn into a Drow ambush against Yuehua. His role in killing the Drow wizard and priestess earns him three Legend points and widespread recognition. 182 184 189

Return to Yellow Sands Town

Du Pont returns to his hometown with Yuehua’s group, confronts Sand Bandits, reunites with his father, and begins planning to protect his family territory. He later joins the successful hunt for a Blue Dragon whose hoard contains Dawnbreaker, his mother’s heirloom. 194 196 206

Yarrah Crisis and Mage Tower Training

After defeating the Oathbreaker Knight Kales, Du Pont receives an invitation to the Shadowfell from the Raven Queen and recovers at Veronica’s mage tower. He trains with Deva and Yuehua, learns further spells and melee techniques, and reaches sixth-level mage status before returning to Northwest Academy. 222 224 230

Trivia

• Du Pont speaks Common Tongue, Elvish, Draconic, Dwarvish, Orcish, Celestial, and Infernal. 129
• His cooking is strong enough to potentially earn him 1–3 Legend points among Halflings and chefs if he spreads his recipes. 20
• He is known in Haluar and beyond as a key figure in the “Haluar July Storm.” 224
• His recorded Legend Score reaches 13 by the time he awakens in Veronica’s mage tower. 224