Elias

Elias was born into captivity within Pantheon's sterile corridors, his body treated as a blueprint for something greater rather than a vessel for a person. The scientists grafted their ambitions into his nervous system, teaching his cells to dance to commands he never learned to give, until the pandemic shattered their empire and left him among the wreckage of their failed dreams. Rescued from that tomb of stainless steel and screams, he discovered that freedom meant learning to live with a body that spoke a language only half his own—one moment granting him the reflexes of a predator, the next stealing his strength or burning him from the inside out with uncontrolled acceleration. His scars tell the story of a thousand half-remembered experiments, and the gaps in his memory feel like rooms he was never meant to leave; yet it is precisely this fractured existence that taught him an essential truth: his mutation is not a curse to be perfected by others, but a wild thing to be understood and claimed as his own. The Deviants hunt him not for what he is, but for what he might unlock in their pursuit of power, making him simultaneously hunted prey and living skeleton key to understanding the catastrophe that remade the world. In the League of Hope, Elias found something Pantheon never offered—a place where his unpredictable gifts are valued not as tools to be wielded, but as part of a person worth protecting. He fights with the cautious precision of someone whose body is both his greatest weapon and his oldest enemy, turning each unwanted surge of power into a lesson in survival.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

16, modifier 3

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

12, modifier 1

Wisdom

15, modifier 2

Charisma

10, modifier 0

Accelerated Strike

Make a melee weapon attack. On a hit, deal 2d8 + 3 slashing damage. If Elias is under stress, roll a d4; on a 1, he takes 1d6 damage.

Surge of Healing

Elias can heal himself or an ally within 30 ft. for 3d8 + 3 hit points. This causes him to take 1d4 damage due to cellular strain.

Heightened Senses

For 1 minute, gain advantage on all perception checks and initiative rolls. Afterward, take 1d4 psychic damage from overstimulation.

Improvised Defense

Elias can use his reaction to impose disadvantage on an attack against him, but he takes 1d6 damage from the strain of his mutation.

Unstable Mutation

Elias can choose to gain advantage on one ability check or saving throw once per turn, but must roll a d6. On a 1-2, he suffers 1d6 damage.

strength

5

dexterity

6

constitution

6

intelligence

1

wisdom

5

charisma

0

Psychic

Necrotic