_Chaotic good sun elf scribe (age 685)_ ![[varnyr-img.png]] [^deviantart] [Varnyr](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/varnyr) is a senior scribe who has spent centuries at Candlekeep. She loves the books, which she cares for as though they were her grandchildren. She has little ambition to rise in the ranks of the Avowed, perfectly content as a senior scribe. She is hardworking and expects others to be as well. Varnyr was an adjutant when Shemshime’s curse first came to Candlekeep, though she is unaware that the book was the cause of the madness. Varnyr is a [noble](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/noble) with the following changes: - Varnyr speaks Common and Elvish, and she has [darkvision](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/monsters#Darkvision) out to a range of 60 feet. She has advantage on saving throws against being [charmed](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/appendix-a-conditions#Charmed), and magic can’t put her to sleep. - Instead of a rapier, Varnyr wields a cane and can use an action to make two melee weapon attacks with it: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. _**Personality Trait.**_ “I have a warm, calming demeanor, even when circumstances call for concern.” _**Ideal.**_ “Everything has its place, and everyone has their role.” _**Bond.**_ “Candlekeep is the beacon of civilization in an otherwise bleak and backward world.” _**Flaw.**_ “When something irritates me, I try to ignore it, but I usually end up snapping at someone.” [^dndb] [^dndb]: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/cm/shemshimes-bedtime-rhyme#Varnyr [^deviantart]: User Remton on Deviantart. (2010). _The scribe_. Retrieved from https://www.deviantart.com/remton/art/The-Scribe-189543835