Grimelda

Grimelda was once a radiant woman beloved by her community, a devoted mother of three who spent her days tending her garden and her evenings reading bedtime stories to her children, until the night of All Hallows' Eve when a traveling crone arrived at her door seeking shelter from a terrible storm. When Grimelda turned the old woman away with cruel words, believing her to be a charlatan begging for scraps, the stranger's eyes blazed with ancient fury and she spoke a binding incantation that shattered Grimelda's very essence. By dawn, Grimelda's beauty had curdled into something terrible and otherworldly—her skin took on a sickly pallor, her fingers grew long and gnarled, and most horrifying of all, an insatiable hunger for dark magic consumed her mind, twisting her maternal love into something sinister and corrupting. Now she stalks the nights seeking out other mothers, whispering honeyed promises and forbidden knowledge, gradually luring them into her coven where she transforms them one by one into twisted versions of themselves, binding them to her will through profane rituals. Grimelda has come to believe that motherhood itself is a cage, and that by converting these women into practitioners of chaos and malevolence, she is somehow freeing them from their bonds. She moves through the shadows like a specter, her laughter echoing through the autumn air, forever cursed and forever cursing others, a cautionary tale of how one act of cruelty can birth an eternity of wickedness.

Strength

12, modifier +1

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

20, modifier +5

Dark Magic Bolt

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

Whispers of the Wicked

Targets up to 3 creatures within 30 ft. must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d8 psychic damage and be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Coven's Embrace

Grimelda can choose one ally within 60 ft. to grant advantage on their next attack roll. This can be used 3 times per long rest.

Maternal Curse

Grimelda can curse a target within 30 ft., imposing disadvantage on their next three attack rolls. This lasts for 1 minute or until the target succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw.

Cursed Transformation

Grimelda can transform a target into a twisted version of themselves. This requires a successful spellcasting check against the target's Wisdom saving throw.

strength

+1

dexterity

+2

constitution

+5

intelligence

+4

wisdom

+3

charisma

+5

Necrotic

Poison