Description
Momeline Sweetwater is spirited young halfling rogue with tousled blond curls, bright blue eyes, and a mischievous smile. Clad in light armor with three daggers on her back, she looks ready for trouble, or to slip out of it just as easily. Her confident stance and twinkle in her eye hint at quick hands, a quicker wit, and a love for adventure deep in the heart of the forest.
Background
A halfling rogue from Brandyburrow, Momeline left her peaceful home in search of adventure and excitement. Quick-witted and nimble, she thrives on mischief and the thrill of uncovering secrets. With a natural talent for sneaking, lockpicking, and charming her way out of trouble, she brings a playful but pragmatic edge to the party. While her small stature and friendly demeanor make her easy to like, many would be surprised to learn she’s just as deadly as she is charming. She’s a natural assassin whose precise strikes and stealth make quick work of her enemies.
She also has a habit of collecting souvenirs from her victories, proudly keeping mementos like crocodile teeth, a zombie ogre’s tooth, and a boar’s tusk as trophies of her adventures. On top of that, she’s a surprisingly good drinker, often outlasting burlier adventurers at Rusty’s Tavern, much to their shock. Driven by curiosity and the dream of one day having legendary tales told about her exploits, Momeline is always ready for the next great adventure.
However, she carries a strange affliction: a mysterious disease that causes her to involuntarily shift into the Ethereal Plane at unpredictable moments. The origin of this condition is unknown, even to her, and it has haunted her since childhood. In truth, part of her reason for becoming an adventurer is to uncover the truth behind this strange ailment.
Early Life
Momeline remembers almost nothing from her childhood. She remembers she had a brother and that he called her Momeline. A dwarven man and human woman adopted her when they found her abandoned on a snowy night on a bridge in Brandyburrow. At this point she already had almost no memory. She told them her name was Momeline and knew almost nothing else. The couple were retired adventurers. They decided to give her the name Sweetwater, after the river by which she was found, to honor her halfling heritage.
Unstable Ethereal Shift (Momeline’s Condition)
Recently, after a near-death encounter involving the Crown of Judgement, the condition has worsened. She now experiences more frequent and intense slips between the planes, sometimes during moments of high stress or emotional spikes. These involuntary shifts are both a danger and an advantage, and their frequency is beginning to worry her.
Whenever Momeline rolls a natural 19 on a d20, she must roll a d20 and consult the Ethereal Slip Table.
Ethereal Slip Table
| 1d20 Roll | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Ethereal Banished: Momeline is pulled fully into the Ethereal Plane for 1 minute or until she uses an action to attempt a DC 15 Wisdom save to return. While there, she can’t interact with the Material Plane. |
| 3-4 | Unstable Flicker: She rapidly flickers between planes. She has disadvantage on all attack rolls and saving throws until the end of her next turn. |
| 5-6 | Spiritual Burn: The phasing causes intense pain. She takes 2d6 force damage and cannot take reactions until her next turn. |
| 7-8 | Lost Footing: She slips partially through the ground. Her movement speed is halved, and she cannot Dash or Disengage this turn. |
| 9-10 | Ghost-Touched: Malevolent spirits brush against her. She is frightened until the end of her next turn and hears whispering voices no one else perceives. |
| 11-12 | Phase Lock: She becomes semi-corporeal. She cannot interact with physical objects or attack this round (bonus actions and reactions are also disabled). |
| 13-14 | Thin Veil: She can see both planes at once. Gains advantage on Perception checks, but disadvantage on all other checks until the start of her next turn due to sensory overload. |
| 15-16 | Phase Echo: A ghostly echo of her form lingers. Enemies have disadvantage on opportunity attacks against her this round, but she can’t take the Hide action. |
| 17-18 | Ethereal Drift: She harmlessly phases out for a moment. She teleports 10 feet in a random direction (roll 1d8) and is considered heavily obscured until the start of her next turn. |
| 19-20 | Ethereal Surge: She becomes fully in tune with the Ethereal Plane. Until the end of her next turn, she gains advantage on all Dexterity checks and saves, and can move through objects and creatures as if they were difficult terrain. |
Story
Momeline came to Southaven seeking adventure, but also searching for answers about the mysterious affliction that causes her to slip between the Material and Ethereal Planes. Her quick wit and deadly skills quickly proved invaluable to the party.
In the swamps near Southaven, she collected crocodile teeth as souvenirs and gifted them to Brenlan and Velara—a small gesture that began her friendship with the Kael family. Later in Lusteris, her sharp eyes and natural nosiness led her to notice men’s trousers in Velara’s room at the Whisper & Oak Tavern, sparking awkward but revealing conversations about Velara’s mysterious activities.
When Sylvara Greenthorn realized she had revealed too much under truth serum and reached for her blade, Momeline acted instantly with a devastating assassin’s strike, eventually dealing the final blow that killed the ambassador. During the celebration at the Queen’s Palace, she slipped into a restricted chamber and discovered the Twin Orbs of Passage—a discovery that would prove crucial.
Few expected the halfling rogue to succeed as lead defense counsel at Queen Aelra’s trial, but Momeline delivered a brilliant defense, calling Talan Windfern, Elarin Vess, and Serelion Thorneweave as witnesses. When Jesse Durn and Tessa Durn attacked from the rafters and shot the Queen, Momeline placed the Twin Orb in the Queen’s hands, teleporting her to safety.
At Aramond’s Lookout, when Ghorzak the Red ordered his goblins to arrest the party, Momeline convinced them to protect Zigra instead. The goblins chose loyalty to their hexer over their warlord, turning the tide of battle.
Her Ethereal condition has worsened since a near-death encounter involving the Crown of Judgement. In the tunnels beneath Southaven, Sythara bound her and the others to a vow of silence and restoration. She now carries secrets she cannot speak—and the Ring of Silver Water waits somewhere in Vel Seryn, a relic that may hold the key to understanding her connection to the veil between worlds.