Malakor Vance

Born the sickly heir to a pharmaceutical dynasty, young Malakor watched his father waste away from a mysterious wasting disease before his tenth birthday, inheriting both vast wealth and an obsessive terror of mortality that would consume his every waking moment. His earliest arcane experiments were desperate attempts to resurrect his father, but when those failed catastrophically, he redirected his magical ambitions toward the only goal that mattered: conquering death itself through any means necessary, moral or otherwise. Over three decades, he transformed his inherited fortune into a sprawling empire of occult acquisition, trafficking in the rarest supernatural components—harvested from creatures both mythical and endangered—and developing a pharmaceutical cocktail so potent and unnatural that it defies conventional biology. His penthouse laboratory became a temple to vanity, where he perfected a daily ritual of enhancement so extreme that his body has begun to transcend humanity entirely, his skin taking on an unsettling luminescence and his eyes occasionally reflecting colors that don't exist in nature. The young relatives who supply his most crucial ingredient—fresh blood transfusions—are kept in gilded comfort within his estates, their purpose obscured behind layers of family obligation and pharmaceutical dependency, making them willing vessels for his immortal ambitions. Malakor's obsession has evolved beyond mere vanity into something approaching religious fervor, as he meticulously documents every injection, every ritual, every sacrifice in an ancient ledger, convinced that he stands on the precipice of transcending mortality entirely and achieving a godhood that mortal flesh was never meant to possess.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

30, modifier +10

Eldritch Injection

Make a ranged spell attack against a target. On a hit, deal 4d10 necrotic damage and the target must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution save or be poisoned for 1 minute.

Blood Transfusion

As a bonus action, regain 30 hit points by sacrificing 10 hit points from a willing creature within 30 feet.

Phoenix Ashes Blast

Unleash a wave of fiery energy in a 30 ft. cone. Each creature must make a DC 20 Dexterity save, taking 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Dark Ritual

Spend 1 minute to cast a spell without expending a spell slot. This can be done once per long rest.

Summon Shadows

Summon 2d4 shadowy minions that act on your initiative. They last for 1 minute or until destroyed.

Aura of Immortality

Creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom save or be frightened.

strength

+10

dexterity

+11

constitution

+12

intelligence

+13

wisdom

+11

charisma

+20

Necrotic

Poison