A mad Dwarf with twenty magical rings, each odd and cumulatively powerful. Balketar was once a young prince, and selfishly, he only agreed to marry another who could grant him a ring with power. What he did not expect, yet his greed did find delightful, was that all twenty of his suitors did find him a ring of power each, and he took them all for his fingers and toes.

He did not wed, and his parents died unexpectedly with doubt in their hearts. Balketar obsessed over his rings daily, and so the steward and his three young sisters overthrew and cast him out, but he did not care. He lives a selfish life, doing as he pleases and using the rings to assist in his endeavors. He obsesses over individuals who do things for him and then casts them aside as easily as he grew to love them.

He is manic and odd, and a truly chaotic little Dwarf. He wears no shoes and has a beard long enough to wrap thrice around his neck. His beady eyes grow red with age, and each finger and toe has grown fat around the rings, which is almost certainly done to keep them on, and out of prying thieves hands.

Balketar Naverro has the statistics of a Dwarf, but with the following twenty rings. Each ring needs him to flourish or act with the limb it’s attached to, and if said limb is removed by any means, the five rings are useless to him. Feel free to add or remove any, I certainly assume earrings, nose rings, and nipple rings could be added.

Twenty is enough for me though.

Ring of Metal Detection: Whilst Balketar has this ring equipped, he can sense any deposit of metal within 1 mile of himself. His armpits itch if it’s lead, his allergies act up if it’s silver, his knees are weak if it’s gold, and bronze upsets his stomach. Ring of Tossing Flame: Balketar can use this ring but once a week. The ring slowly heats up as it charges, glowing violet-hot when it’s able to be used. A creature within eyesight of our nasty Dwarf makes a save vs breath weapon or takes 2d6 damage. Ring of Gem Reading: Balketar can press this ring read the stories embedded inside gems and crystals as if they were viewing the world through their multi-faceted eyes. Ring of Wailing: While Balketar uses this ring, all people immediately surrounding him must save vs spell or become wailing, sobbing, snotty messes. They feel nothing, yet they cry anyway. Ring of Ridiculous Strength: Whilst this ring surrounds his flesh, Balketar looks yolked as fuck. Just, absolutely ripped. He isn’t, but the only way to tell is by fighting him and who would try it? Ring of Catapult: Balketar pulls back on the invisible thread that stretches from the ring. When he aims the ring at an object no larger than 10 pounds and lets go of the thread, it snaps forward, launching the object with force. Like a psychic slingshot. Creatures save vs wands to avoid the object, but if they don’t see it coming, they don’t get to save. Damage is equal to the weight of the item. Ring of Baby Blue: When he rubs this ring against a creature or an object, it dyes them blue in streaks. With enough time, Balketar could write a message or completely recolor a creature. The time this takes is generally 10 seconds per letter or 10 minutes per HD. Ring of Powder Scooping: The finger or toe this ring is bonded to will grow a nasty and durable nail. It shines like prismatic oil and can be sharpened into a dagger, hook, chisel, or even a bottle opener. It’s extremely useful for doing cocaine, not that Balketar knows anything about that. Ring of Bye-Bye: While Balketar slaps this ring onto a surface, his skin becomes a perfect double of the materials that make it up. This gives him a 3-in-6 chance of hiding, as long as he stays still. Ring of Drama: Balketar has needs for flourish and dramatic timing. With this ring, he’s a little too good at it. He can light or douse candles, blast open windows, form a crack of illusory lightning in the distance, and has control over a thousand other forms of harmless jump scare. Ring of Parry: Only incredible fighters can parry an attack. But with this ring, Balketar can call himself an incredible fighter. As long as the limb it’s attached to is free-moving at the time of a melee attack, he can save vs wand. If he succeeds, he catches the weapon miraculously. Ring of Blinding: Balketar points his ring at an enemy in melee and sprays them with a pinch of dust, grime, sand, salt, spice, or any other substance that causes much blinking. Until the target succeeds on a save vs breath weapon, they have -2 on all future attacks and saves. Ring of Grease: At the snap of his tongue, Balketar becomes completely coated or cleaned of a thick greasy substance, however that helps. Ring of Glory: Hearing any story, Balketar can say “I was also there!” and anybody who has no proof he wasn’t will believe him. If they have ever heard Balketar contradict himself or lie, they can save vs poison to realize he’s a lying sack of shit. Ring of Wrappings: Balketar can use his hair as a whip thanks to this ring. It’s also prehensile, but given that it’s just hair, he can’t really wield any weapons with it. Whoever thought this would make a good suitors gift? Ring of Safety: Whenever Balketar is about to take any action, step, or stance that will bring him harm, the ring starts to vibrate at an uncomfortable ferocity. Ring of Whispering: Balketar can speak into this ring to whisper to anybody within eyesight as if he was right there. They can smell him, feel his breath in their ear, and see him out of the corner of their eye. Ring of the Bells: His mouth opened wide, a ringing bell sound GONG’s forth from Balketar. All who see this horrifying sight and hear the ringing are immediately brought back to their most vulnerable moment. This distraction grants Balketar a surprise turn. Ring of the Statuesque: It takes twice as long for Balketar to get tired. In addition, he can hold his breath, freeze in place, or do other endurance tests at twice his normal constitution. Ring of Pleasure: Whenever Balketar hears his name said out loud, it sends a shiver of intense self-flagellation down his spine.

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you like any of these, and if you’re playing Old-School Essentials or any other B/X games, this was made with you in mind.