Momento Mori, Unveiled Guardian

In her first life, Momento Mori was a the a brilliant magic pioneer and the only dragon that stayed on the island of Credunt Insulis, claiming it as her territory and then consumed by ambition and a hunger for experiences that arcane study could no longer sustain and that mortality could never satisfy. When death finally came to claimed her aging body, she had refused to accept oblivion for centuries, instead she had been working on a new type of arcane energy that could manipulate lifeless bodies and channeling her final act of genius into the Necrothreads—an arcane artifact woven from her own essence that bound her consciousness to her skeletal remains. For centuries she wandered the world as a wraith in bone, possessing the living to taste their pleasures and live through their sensations, her mind fracturing under the weight of endless isolation and the whispers of countless borrowed lives. Her cunning grew sharp as obsidian, her manipulation of others a dark art perfected through centuries of intimate psychological violation. Yet somewhere in that labyrinth of twisted ambition, a change stirred—perhaps born from fatigue, perhaps from the faint echo of something long forgotten. When she discovered a humble hunters' cabin nestled in the mountains, Momento Mori saw not a refuge but an opportunity for redemption she didn't know she needed. With patient determination, she transformed Vale Peak from obscurity into a thriving city, pouring her vast wealth and supernatural influence into its growth and protection. She established an orphanage as both sanctuary and training ground, identifying gifted children to become her Bone Witches—agents bound to her by choice rather than violation, serving as the daughters and sons she had never allowed herself to desire. For decades she walked among her people as the Pale Lady, a mysterious benefactor whose true nature remained hidden, allowing her to nurture her cities like a protective mother. But when conflict between two of h

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

16, modifier 3

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

20, modifier 5

Wisdom

18, modifier 4

Charisma

22, modifier 6

Necrothread Grasp

Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 4d10 necrotic damage and target must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

Possession

Choose a creature within 30 ft. that has 100 hit points or fewer. It must succeed on a DC 20 Charisma saving throw or be possessed for 1 minute, during which Momento Mori can control its actions.

Necrotic Surge

Momento Mori unleashes her necrothreads to improve her combat limits for 1 minute. Gain +5 AC, 20 temporary hit points, and a breath weapon (60 ft. cone, 8d10 necrotic damage, DC 20 Dexterity save for half).

Summon Bone Witches

Summon 2d4 Bone Witches (use stats of a Mage) to fight alongside her for 1 minute.

Arcane Manipulation

Choose one spell of 5th level or lower from her spell list. Cast it without expending a spell slot.

Protective Aura

Allies within 30 ft. gain +2 to AC and saving throws until the start of her next turn.

Necrothread Manipulation

Can manipulate her skeletal form, gaining advantage on stealth checks.

Aura of Fear

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

Bone Witches' Bond

Allies within 60 feet gain +2 to attack rolls and saving throws.

Eternal Vigilance

Regains 10 hit points at the start of her turn if she has at least 1 hit point.

strength

10

dexterity

11

intelligence

12

wisdom

11

constitution

12

charisma

13

Twisted Fate

Force a creature within 60 ft. to reroll a saving throw, taking the lower result.

Shadow Step

Teleport up to 60 ft. to an unoccupied space she can see.

Bone Barrage

Make three Necrothread Grasp attacks against different targets.

Necrotic

Poison

Psychic

Charmed

Frightened

Paralyzed