[Good/Trustworthy]  Genius Gnome, Berryhop Springwillow


    HP: 22 (5d6+5), AC: 11, SPD: 25ft


    STR 8 (-1) DEX 13 (+1) CON 12 (+1)


    INT 11 (+0) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 11 (+0)                        Example DC: 12;  CR: 1 (prof +2)


    Abilities and Attacks —


    Strange Mixture. +4 to hit, range 40 feet, 5ft radius. Hit: 8 (2d6+2) acid damage.  Targets that take this damage, also take an additional 1d4 acid damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can end this damage by using its action to make a DC 12 Dexterity check to scrape the gunk from them.  If they submerge themselves in water, the material washes away.


    Small Stature. Berryhop may take the Disengage, or Hide actions as a bonus action.  She can also Hide behind medium or larger creatures.


    Foraging Expert.  Berryhop can make 1 potion of Uncommon rarity or lower (such as a potion of hill giant’s strength or a potion of healing) if she spends at least 8 hours in a day foraging for rare alchemical materials.  If she has at least two other creatures helping her, she can do this task in 4 hours.  Additional help does not make this task quicker, as she is forced to correct other’s foraging.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Quick Description: This gnome girl has an easygoing, gap toothed smile, and a dogged determination to carry a massive wicker basket of mushrooms without complaint.  Her curly white hair is tied back in a ponytail, but for a single pink strand that she twists absentmindedly when she talks.


    More information: Berryhop’s fantastic skills as a forager is one of the primary things keeping the Springwillow family (some score or so people) from poverty.  She also has a near photographic memory, and can draw likenesses of mushrooms or people alike, after even the briefest moment of study.  Berryhop’s greatest secret, though, is that she is a genius alchemist and potion maker.


    Goal: Berryhop’s deepest desire is to become an adventurer.  Since her family is financially reliant on her income, she is reluctant to travel further than a day or so from home.


    Complication:  Despite being in her mid thirties, she is also a hopeless romantic and prone to school girl crushes irrespective of gender or sapient fantasy species.  This makes her a poor judge of character.


    Loot: Berryhop and her family are not wealthy.  She has 1 silver and 8 copper tucked into her apron.  In addition to 4 of her Strange Mixture potions, she also has 1 potion of resistance to acid.  She carries an oversized basket of mushrooms that can serve as 5 days rations.


    Quest Hook:  Berryhop has no ambitions of her own, but is willing to adventure with folk that seem kind and altruistic.  As long as this adventure takes her no further than a day or so travel.  It would take a catastrophic disaster for her to leave her family behind.