Veyra The Black Blade

Veyra was born the daughter of a lighthouse keeper in the coastal city of Meridian, and from childhood she showed an extraordinary affinity for flame—a gift that earned her a coveted place at the Academy as a Flame-Bearer, where she trained alongside the brightest young mages to become a guardian of the dying world's last light. At twenty-eight, at the height of her promise and idealism, the Academy's Council deemed her sacrifice necessary and sent her alone into Lostfort, a cursed expanse of shadow where light itself seemed to wither, expecting her death would at least delay the encroaching darkness's spread. She clawed her way back through that nightmare of ash and hunger, physically intact but spiritually hollowed, only to discover that the flame inside her had been fundamentally corrupted—instead of burning outward to illuminate, it now burned inward to consume, transforming her gift into something that devoured light rather than created it. Rejected by the Academy as a cautionary tale of what happens when hope breaks, Veyra wandered the dying kingdoms until she gathered other castaways and outcasts, building the Lightless Band as a family of the forsaken who would not wait passively for the world's end but would feast upon its corpse. Now she rules the Petrified Forest with an iron will born not from madness but from brutal clarity: if the world is burning anyway, then burning together under her leadership is infinitely preferable to burning alone. Her black sun tattoo marks every member of her band as belonging to something larger than themselves, even if that something is built on the ashes of her former self's broken dreams.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

12, modifier +1

Wisdom

15, modifier +2

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Black Blade Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 slashing damage plus 2d6 necrotic damage.

Consume Light

As an action, Veyra can extinguish all non-magical light sources within 30 ft. Creatures in this area must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn.

Call of the Lightless

Veyra summons 1d4 + 1 shadowy minions that act on her initiative. They have 20 hit points and deal 1d8 necrotic damage with their attacks.

Ash-Prowler's Grasp

Veyra can target one creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 16 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is restrained as shadowy tendrils wrap around them. They can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns.

Aura of Despair

As a bonus action, Veyra can create an aura of despair in a 10 ft. radius. Enemies within this area must succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or have disadvantage on saving throws against fear effects for 1 minute.

Dark Flame

Veyra's attacks deal an additional 2d6 necrotic damage.

strength

+6

dexterity

+7

constitution

+10

charisma

+8

Necrotic

Psychic