High Prelate Malakor

Born as the sickly seventh son of a minor noble house obsessed with bloodline supremacy, Malakor spent his childhood listening to his father's fevered theories about genetic perfection while watching his siblings perish from plague and weakness. When his father's alchemical experiments inadvertently granted him an unnatural lifespan, the young monk became convinced he had discovered humanity's greatest truth: that the soul was merely a passenger to be shuffled between increasingly refined vessels. He founded the Order of the Purely Ones under the guise of spiritual enlightenment, but its true purpose was to create a closed genetic ecosystem where every marriage, every birth, every bloodline was carefully orchestrated to amplify his own divine essence through carefully hidden cloning chambers hidden beneath the monastery's sacred halls. As decades became centuries, Malakor perfected his profane soul-transference ritual, each new host body younger and more flawless than the last, their identities utterly annihilated and replaced by the relentless consciousness of an immortal despot. The monks who raised the young heirs destined for succession never suspected that the gentle, philosophical abbott they served was systematically harvesting his own genetic descendants like crops, erasing their very existence the moment they reached their physical peak. To the outside world, Malakor remains a living saint whose order has mysteriously produced an unbroken lineage of wise successors, each bearing an uncanny resemblance to their predecessor and the same haunting amber eyes that have watched civilizations rise and fall from behind a veil of manufactured piety.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

20, modifier +5

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Divine Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 radiant damage.

Soul Transfer

As an action, Malakor can target a willing creature within 30 ft. and attempt a soul transfer. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or have their soul erased, and Malakor gains their abilities for 1 hour.

Cloning Chamber

Once per long rest, Malakor can summon a clone of himself with 50 hit points. The clone acts on his initiative and lasts for 1 minute or until reduced to 0 hit points.

Aura of Purity

Malakor emits an aura in a 30 ft. radius. Allies gain +2 to saving throws against disease and poison. Enemies must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or take 3d8 poison damage at the start of their turn.

Eternal Vigilance

Malakor has advantage on Wisdom saving throws against being charmed or frightened.

Soul Harvest

Once per long rest, Malakor can regain hit points equal to half the hit points of a creature he kills.

strength

+7

dexterity

+8

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+10

constitution

+10

charisma

+9

Poison

Psychic