Captain Vane Bloodtide

Three centuries ago, Vane Bloodtide was merely a mortal corsair—ambitious, ruthless, and consumed by greed—who descended into the abyssal trenches seeking the legendary Vault of Drowned Divinity, where forgotten gods had hidden their most potent artifacts. What he discovered in that lightless tomb was far more than treasure; he found a sleeping leviathan whose dreams had shaped the very oceans themselves, and in his hunger for power, Vane plundered the sacred relics surrounding the ancient beast. The creature's awakening curse was neither swift death nor simple damnation, but something far more terrible: transformation into an eternal warden of the deep, his flesh slowly consumed and replaced by the crushing weight of the abyss itself, his humanity corroded away like driftwood in an endless storm. Now, bound between life and oblivion, Vane commands dominion over every nightmare that dwells beneath the waves—not as a reward, but as an inescapable prison where he is forced to serve as the ocean's instrument of vengeance against all who dare sail its surface. Captains and kings whisper his name only in prayer, for those unfortunate enough to cross paths with the phantom fleet bearing his tattered colors find themselves dragged into depths where no sunlight has ever reached and no soul has ever escaped. Yet somewhere in the void where his heart once beat, Vane harbors a singular obsession: the belief that somewhere in the world's forgotten corners lies a way to undo the curse, to return to mortality, and to finally taste the peace that death refuses to grant him.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

15, modifier +2

Constitution

30, modifier +10

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

25, modifier +7

Spectral Cannonade

Make a ranged attack against a target within 120 ft. on a hit, deal 6d10 necrotic damage.

Tidal Wave Summon

Create a tidal wave in a 60 ft. line. Each creature must make a DC 18 Strength saving throw or take 8d10 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.

Kraken's Grasp

Summon a Kraken to attack a target. The Kraken makes a melee attack, dealing 4d12 bludgeoning damage on a hit.

Phantom Mist

Vane becomes incorporeal for 1 minute, gaining immunity to all non-magical damage and allowing him to move through creatures and objects.

Eternal Warden

Cannot die; body regenerates instantly from any damage.

Leviathan's Command

Can summon sea monsters and tidal waves at will.

strength

+10

dexterity

+8

constitution

+20

intelligence

+11

wisdom

+9

charisma

+14

Necrotic

Psychic