Tahan

Tahan is a rock gnome druid in the Circle of the Emerald Grove in Act One.

Involvement

Act One

Tahan can be found at the Sacred Pool performing the Rite of Thorns. She is loyal to Kagha and will resent the party for meddling in their affairs if the Rite is disturbed.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Tahan has two  Wild Shape charges and can can cast spells using Level Two Spell Slots.

 Heat Metal ( + )

Damage: 2~16

2d8Fire

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Cause a metal weapon or armour to glow red-hot and force the wearer to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability Checks.

If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage.

If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to deal another 2d8Fire and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.

CON Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Quarterstaff

Damage: 1~6

1d6Bludgeoning

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Mirror Image ( + )

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Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your  Armour Class by 3.

Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

 Range: Self

 Produce Flame ()

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A flame in your hand sheds a light in a 9 m / 30 ft radius and deals 1d8Fire damage when thrown.

Throwing the flame immediately after you conjure it does not cost an  Action. Extinguishing or throwing it on subsequent turns costs an action. The throw has a range of 9 m / 30 ft.

 Range: Self

 Thunderwave ( + )

Damage: 2~16

2d8Thunder

Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects in an area, while also dealing Thunder damage.

CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (Cube)

 Wild Shape: Wolf ( + )

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Assume the shape of a dire wolf that can  Incite allies and  Distract enemies. The dire wolf has a starting health of 18 hit points that increase every two druid levels.

While in animal shape, you can't talk or cast spells. You take on the attributes of your beast form - excluding your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores.

When your beast form drops to 0 hit points, you revert to your normal form.

Gallery

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  Tahan's model.

External links

• Tahan on the Forgotten Realms Wiki