The Cracked Cleric

The Cracked Cleric was once a renowned scholar of sacred medicine who discovered a forbidden ritual that would allow him to shoulder the suffering of others—a gift he believed would let him save countless lives. When he performed the ceremony in a desperate attempt to cure his dying sister of a wasting plague, the gods answered, but with a cruel twist: the ritual worked, yet bound his very essence to her agony, causing his skin to fracture like porcelain with each soul he mended. Driven by guilt and an unshakeable conviction that her sacrifice must mean something, he abandoned his former life of comfort and began wandering into the darkest corners of the world—plague pits, war zones, and cursed lands—binding his crumbling body together with resin and cloth as he healed the forsaken. His refusal to take lives, even in self-defense, stems from a profound belief that violence only multiplies suffering, leading him to craft a blade that pacifies rather than kills. Yet beneath his saintly facade lurks a terrible secret born from decades of accumulated anguish: a catastrophic power that allows him to sever his bonds entirely by transferring every ounce of his collected trauma—every wound, every scar, every shattered piece of himself—into another living being. This dark capability remains his most guarded burden, a final refuge he prays he will never be desperate enough to use, knowing that unleashing it would transform him from healer into harbinger of devastation.

Strength

10, modifier +0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

18, modifier +4

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

20, modifier +5

Charisma

12, modifier +1

Pacifying Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d8 + 4 psychic damage, target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or fall unconscious until the end of its next turn.

Empathic Transfer

As an action, The Cracked Cleric can transfer his accumulated trauma to another creature within 30 ft. The target takes 4d10 necrotic damage, and The Cracked Cleric heals for half the damage dealt.

Resin Bind

As a bonus action, The Cracked Cleric can apply resin to himself or an ally. The target gains 1d8 temporary hit points and advantage on the next saving throw they make before the end of their next turn.

Healing Touch

The Cracked Cleric can touch a creature to heal it for 3d8 + 5 hit points. Each time he uses this ability, he takes 1d6 necrotic damage as his body fractures further.

Sacrificial Shield

As a reaction when an ally within 30 ft. is hit by an attack, The Cracked Cleric can absorb the damage, taking it himself instead. He takes the full damage, and the ally takes none.

Cursed Resilience

The Cracked Cleric has advantage on saving throws against being poisoned or frightened.

Empathic Healing

When healing others, The Cracked Cleric gains temporary hit points equal to half the amount healed.

strength

+0

dexterity

+2

constitution

+4

intelligence

+3

wisdom

+5

charisma

+1

Psychic

Necrotic