Cynazar Amberfang

Cynazar Amberfang wasn't always a detective haunted by visions of crimes yet to unfold—three years ago, they were a promising investigator who stumbled upon an ancient artifact while pursuing a serial killer through the city's catacombs, an ornate mirror that shattered the moment they touched it, embedding fragments of precognition into their very consciousness. The shards never left their body, instead weaving themselves into their neural pathways, granting them the torturous ability to perceive the echoes of future violence reverberating backward through time like ripples in a dark pond. Every crime scene became a palimpsest of what was and what would be, making Cynazar simultaneously the most effective and most emotionally fractured investigator on the force—colleagues whispered about their obsessive late-night vigils beneath streetlamps, watching for shadows that hadn't yet fallen. The department eventually pushed them toward early retirement, unwilling to acknowledge or understand their gift, but Cynazar refused to abandon the city, instead operating as an independent consultant, driven by an almost religious compulsion to intercept tragedy before it blooms. The flickering lamp has become their constant companion, a beacon for victims and witnesses who somehow sense that this gaunt, rain-soaked figure possesses knowledge that shouldn't be humanly possible. They've saved dozens of lives by preventing murders that existed only as whispers in the fractured mirror of tomorrow, yet each success carries the crushing weight of knowing that for every life saved, there are futures they cannot reach—crimes that slip through the cracks of their precognitive vision like water through desperate fingers.

Strength

12, modifier +1

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

14, modifier +2

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

20, modifier +5

Charisma

10, modifier +0

Precognitive Strike

Make a melee weapon attack with advantage. On a hit, deal 2d8 + 4 psychic damage and the target is frightened until the end of its next turn.

Whispers of the Future

Choose one creature within 60 ft. that Cynazar can see. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d6 psychic damage and be incapacitated until the end of its next turn.

Shadow Watch

Cynazar can spend an action to observe an area for 1 minute. They gain advantage on all perception checks related to that area for the next hour.

Flickering Beacon

As a bonus action, Cynazar can create a flickering light in a 30 ft. radius. Allies within this area gain +1 to attack rolls and saving throws until the start of Cynazar's next turn.

Future Sight

Cynazar can see glimpses of potential futures, granting advantage on initiative rolls and perception checks.

strength

+1

dexterity

+3

intelligence

+4

wisdom

+5

Psychic