Kaelen Vane, The Void-Walker

Kaelen Vane was not born—he was *exhaled* by the universe itself at the moment of its creation, a conscious void given terrible purpose when reality first collapsed inward from infinite potential into singular form. For eons beyond mortal comprehension, he drifted through the spaces between existence, a sentient shadow observing the rise and fall of countless civilizations with the detached melancholy of one who has already witnessed entropy consume everything. When the first souls began to fray at reality's edges, desperately seeking oblivion, Kaelen recognized his calling: he became the instrument of absolute equilibrium, the cosmic accountant who ensures that no power grows so overwhelming that it threatens the delicate balance between being and nothingness. Kingdoms sought to bind him with contracts and gold, not understanding that his acceptance of their commissions was never transactional—it was cosmic necessity wearing the mask of assassination. The daggers he carries are fragments of dead stars that fell into his palms millennia ago, each one humming with the frequency of unmade things, and they remember the names of every soul they've severed from reality's thread. Clad eternally in the absence of light itself, Kaelen walks between dimensions as though they were merely rooms in an infinite mansion, aging not because he refuses time's passage, but because time itself recoils from his touch. He is the price the universe demands for its continued survival, a necessary ghost that even the gods fear to acknowledge, lest they draw his gaze upon their own immortal threads.

Strength

18, modifier +4

Dexterity

20, modifier +5

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

22, modifier +6

Wisdom

24, modifier +7

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Void Dagger Strike

Make a melee attack with a dagger. On a hit, deal 3d10 + 6 necrotic damage and the target must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

Dimensional Slip

Kaelen can teleport up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see. He can use this ability as a bonus action.

Eclipse of Time

Choose a point within 60 feet. All creatures in a 30-foot radius must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d8 force damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Soul Sever

As an action, Kaelen can target one creature within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or be reduced to 0 hit points and erased from existence.

Whispers of Oblivion

Kaelen can cast 'Fear' at will. Creatures that fail the saving throw are frightened for 1 minute.

Eternal Shadow

Kaelen is immune to aging and cannot be affected by disease or poison.

Cosmic Equilibrium

Any creature that dies within 30 feet of Kaelen is erased from history.

strength

+11

dexterity

+12

constitution

+10

intelligence

+13

wisdom

+14

charisma

+11

Necrotic

Radiant