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Saint Kaelen

Saint Kaelen the Swift

Small celestial, Chaotic Good

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

Hit Points

Speed

50 ft.

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

Saving Throws DEX +13, WIS +10, CHA +12

Skills Stealth +19, Sleight of Hand +13, Acrobatics +13, Deception +12

Damage Resistances radiant; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, restrained

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages All, telepathy 120 ft.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If Kaelen fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Evasion.If Kaelen is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails.

Lucky (3/Day).Kaelen can reroll an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. He must use the second roll.

Actions

Multiattack.Kaelen makes three attacks with his Silver Key.

Silver Key.Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d8 + 7) force damage plus 14 (4d6) radiant damage. If the target is a door, lock, or magical barrier, it is immediately opened or dispelled.

Shadow Step.Kaelen teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see that is in dim light or darkness. He then has advantage on the first melee attack he makes before the end of the turn.

Legendary Actions

Quick Step.Kaelen moves up to his speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Silver Strike.Kaelen makes one attack with his Silver Key.

Vanish (Costs 2 Actions).Kaelen becomes invisible until the end of his next turn or until he attacks or casts a spell.

Saint Kaelen the Swift

Saint Kaelen the Swift, often called the Shadow, is the patron saint of luck, travel, and the protection of the downtrodden. While officially recognized as the protector of merchants and messengers, he is unofficially revered as the patron of thieves, smugglers, and all those who operate in the shadows. In the hagiographies, Kaelen was a halfling rogue of legendary skill who used his talents to smuggle food and medicine into cities besieged during the Arcanum Wars. He is credited with the creation of the "Secret Paths"—a network of hidden routes and subterranean tunnels that bypass the major magical and physical blockades of Aethervale. He is traditionally depicted as a diminutive figure in a hooded cloak, holding a silver key and a pair of feathered sandals.

The most celebrated legend of Saint Kaelen is "The Great Heist of the Ascendancy." According to the tales, Kaelen infiltrated the most heavily warded vault of the Arcane Ascendancy, stealing the "Book of Names"—a magical ledger that allowed the mages to control the minds of their mana-thralls. Rather than keeping the power for himself, Kaelen burned the book and used the resulting magical energy to teleport thousands of prisoners to safety. He then vanished into the shadows, leaving behind only a single silver coin and the sound of distant, mocking laughter. This act of selfless subversion defines his worship; his followers believe that the law is often a tool of the powerful, and that true justice sometimes requires operating outside of it.

In the metropolis of Kigum, shrines to Saint Kaelen are often modest and hidden, found in the backrooms of taverns or the corners of busy marketplaces. Travelers and merchants offer him small silver tokens for a safe journey, while thieves and smugglers tithe 10% of their "earnings" to his shrines in exchange for his favor. The Gilded Hand claims Kaelen as their primary spiritual influence, though the official Church of the Seven Saints distances itself from these associations. For the common folk, Kaelen represents the hope that even the smallest and least powerful individual can change the world through luck, skill, and a refusal to be seen. He is the saint of the "second chance," the one who opens doors that were meant to be forever closed.