Finnor Ambervale

Finnor Ambervale was born into an ancient elven bloodline that once served as custodians of forbidden knowledge, inheriting not merely their obsidian-dark hair but an insatiable compulsion to unlock the universe's darkest secrets—a hunger that consumed her entire family when she was barely old enough to understand what they were sacrificing. Orphaned and alone in the shadowed forests beyond civilization, she learned to survive through cunning and theft, developing a reputation as a phantom in the night who could slip through any locked door or guarded passage. When a traveling merchant named Helgar discovered her picking his pocket with surgical precision, he saw not a criminal but a tool—and offered her a place in his expedition seeking the legendary ruins of Escobare in exchange for her lockpicking skills and intimate knowledge of the shadow arts. Three days into the caverns beneath those ancient ruins, a catastrophic collapse separated Finnor from the group, and though she tells herself she doesn't care, that she's better off alone where no one can betray her or slow her down, the truth gnaws at her like a living thing: she actually wanted to belong to something. Now, crouched in the absolute darkness of Escobare's deepest chambers, she wrestles with her own nature—the voice that urges her to plunder what treasures she can find and vanish into the shadows where she's always been safest—against an unfamiliar and unwelcome desire to find her way back to Helgar's expedition. Every instinct honed by years of solitude screams at her to embrace her neutral nature and take what the ruins offer, yet some fragile, newly-awakened part of her refuses to become another ghost haunting these depths.

Strength

10, modifier +0

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

14, modifier +2

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

15, modifier +2

Shadow Dagger Strike

Make a melee attack with a dagger. On a hit, deal 1d4 + 4 piercing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn.

Cunning Disappearance

As a bonus action, Finnor can become invisible until the start of her next turn or until she attacks or casts a spell.

Whispers of the Abyss

As an action, Finnor can target one creature she can see within 60 feet. The target must make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or take 3d8 psychic damage and be incapacitated until the end of its next turn.

Lockpick Mastery

As an action, Finnor can attempt to pick a lock or disable a trap. She rolls a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check against a DC determined by the complexity of the lock or trap.

Shadow Dance

As an action, Finnor can move up to her speed without provoking opportunity attacks. If she ends her movement in dim light or darkness, she can become invisible until she attacks.

Darkvision

Can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light.

Shadow Step

Can teleport from one shadow to another within 60 feet.

strength

+0

dexterity

+7

constitution

+2

intelligence

+6

wisdom

+1

charisma

+5

Psychic