Gerianna

Born into a merchant family of modest means, Gerianna discovered her innate magical talents while still a child, though the wild surges of power that erupted from her untrained soul burned down her family's warehouse and killed three servants. Rather than face execution for her destructive gift, she fled into the Blackthorn Marshes, where she taught herself sorcery through a pact with a mysterious entity dwelling in the mist-shrouded depths. Years of isolation twisted her heart, replacing maternal warmth with cold ambition, and when she bore Vardos to a traveling mercenary who abandoned her, she saw not a son but a vessel for her own dark legacy and a tool to reclaim the power and status her birth had denied her. She raised the boy with calculated cruelty, training him to channel his own emerging magical gifts while deliberately withholding affection, believing that suffering would forge him into something greater than herself. Gerianna's methods were ruthless and often brutal, yet undeniably effective, as Vardos grew into a formidable practitioner of the arcane arts. Though she claims to serve no master but herself, the strange whispers that sometimes guide her decisions suggest her pact with the marshland entity remains as binding as ever, pulling her toward schemes of conquest and ruin.

Strength

10, modifier 0

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

18, modifier 4

Intelligence

18, modifier 4

Wisdom

12, modifier 1

Charisma

20, modifier 5

Sorcerous Blast

Ranged Spell Attack: +9 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 4d10 force damage.

Whispers of the Marsh

Each creature within 30 ft. must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom save or take 3d8 psychic damage and be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Arcane Manipulation

As a bonus action, Gerianna can manipulate the environment, creating difficult terrain in a 20 ft. radius for 1 minute.

Summon Shadows

Gerianna summons shadowy figures to distract foes. Each enemy within 30 ft. must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn.

Dark Pact

Gerianna can call upon her pact to gain advantage on one spell attack per turn.

Arcane Resilience

She has resistance to psychic damage due to her connection with the entity.

strength

0

dexterity

2

constitution

8

intelligence

8

wisdom

5

charisma

9

psychic