HP: 90

Mind of Mercury

Monk Damage Die upgrades to 1d8

Ki Points increase to 11

Slow Fall damage reduction increases to 55

Beau gets a Cobalt Soul feature this level: Mind of Mercury. Once per turn, she can now burn a ki point to use an additional reaction. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is! Beau used to have this ability before Matt gave the Cobalt Soul subclass another rework when the Mighty Nein were back in Asarius. (This was swapped with Preternatural Counter, the ability that allows Beau to use her reaction to make an unarmed melee attack on a creature that misses her.)

The current version of Mind of Mercury also received a slight nerf. Previously, Beau could spend a number of ki points up to her intelligence modifier each turn to give herself extra reactions. This caps her at a maximum of two reactions per turn. Note that she can still use other ki point abilities like Stunning Strike and Flurry of Blows on top of the Mind of Mercury feature each turn. (It should also be noted that in both instances of Mind of Mercury, each reaction must be used on separate triggers.)

For example, let's say Beau is in melee with a hostile and the attacker tries to hit her with an axe, but misses. She can use the reaction granted by Preternatural Counter to immediately attack right back. Then, if they attempt to run away from her, she can burn a ki point with Mind of Mercury to gain a second reaction to make an Attack of Opportunity. Both of these strikes can also use Stunning Strike if Beau wants to expend the ki points for it.

In addition, Beau gets an upgrade to her Mystical Erudition feature from level 3: she gets to learn an additional language and gain proficiency (or expertise, if she already has proficiency) in Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion. She’s already proficient in History, so she would gain expertise if she chose to upgrade it, but any of the others would give her proficiency.

Language-wise, Beau currently knows Common, Halfling, Elvish, Dwarvish, and Deep Speech. There are many different languages she could choose from, but given the Nein’s current situation, Undercommon could prove particularly relevant. None of the Nein (who boast an impressive array of languages) know it, and it seems to be a primary language in Xhorhas. Other languages not covered by anyone in the Nein include Gnomish, Draconic, and Primordial.