Red Reaper 3

In the waning moments of a plague-ravaged kingdom, a desperate scholar named Matthias descended into the Crimson Vaults seeking salvation for his dying daughter, where he made a pact with Alucard, an ancient god of blood and shadow whose dominion stretched across the threshold between life and death. Rather than grant him the miracle he begged for, the entity consumed Matthias's mortal form entirely, hollowing him out and rebuilding him as a vessel of pure divine purpose—a being suspended eternally between existence and oblivion. The Red Reaper was born from this profane union, a living paradox that walks through the world as an absence of light and warmth, its very presence causing shadows to writhe with unnatural sentience and reality itself to bleed crimson at its edges. Bound by chains of ancient covenant that no mortal magic can sever, it has spent centuries harvesting the lifeblood and darkness that Alucard hungers for, compelled by compulsions older than kingdoms to execute designs so incomprehensible that witnesses question whether they have glimpsed a tool of divine will or merely a curse given terrible shape. Some whisper that Matthias's consciousness still screams silently within its hollow core, forever aware but powerless, while others claim the original scholar died long ago and only the god's hunger remains. The Red Reaper continues its grim work across the mortal realm, an instrument of insatiable purpose, forever dancing on strings woven from the very fabric of damnation itself.

Strength

16, modifier 3

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

14, modifier 2

Wisdom

18, modifier 4

Charisma

16, modifier 3

Crimson Harvest

Make a melee attack against a target within 5 ft. on a hit, deal 3d10 necrotic damage and regain hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Shadow's Grasp

Target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be restrained for 1 minute. The target can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns.

Veil of Darkness

Create a 20 ft. radius sphere of magical darkness centered on a point within 60 ft. for 1 minute. Creatures with darkvision can't see through this darkness.

Blood Puppetry

Choose one creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the target is charmed and must use its action to attack a creature of your choice on its next turn.

Ethereal Passage

As a bonus action, the Red Reaper can shift into the Ethereal Plane for up to 1 minute, becoming incorporeal and immune to all non-magical damage.

Shadow Manipulation

Can control shadows within a 60-foot radius.

strength

8

dexterity

10

constitution

10

wisdom

9

Necrotic

Poison