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Cronus The Ever-Living

Created by MrTime

Born during an age when death held absolute dominion over mortality, Cronus The Ever-Living spent centuries obsessively studying the forbidden arts of undeath, until a profound revelation struck him like lightning: if liches could bind their souls to phylacteries and corrupt the natural order through necrotic magic, perhaps an inverse transformation existed—a way to achieve eternal vitality through pure, radiant life force instead of death's cold grip. After decades of dangerous experimentation that nearly destroyed his sanity, he successfully ascended beyond mortality itself, becoming something wholly unprecedented: a being whose very essence regenerates with each passing moment, whose wounds seal themselves through the boundless energy of existence itself, a living paradox that defies the fundamental laws of creation. Horrified by his own achievement and terrified of what tyrants or madmen might accomplish if they learned his methods, Cronus sealed every scrap of knowledge within an elaborate series of nested vaults—a spellbook hidden in a chest, that chest locked within a dungeon, that dungeon entombed in a castle, and that castle itself phased into a pocket dimension beyond mortal reach. To ensure his terrible secret remained buried throughout the endless ages stretching before him, he abandoned his tower and his true identity, adopting the mundane persona of Roy Miller, a traveling merchant whose forgettable face and ordinary demeanor allow him to drift through towns and villages unnoticed, ever vigilant for those who might stumble upon his hidden knowledge.

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Creation type
Character
Shared by
MrTime
Connected worlds
0
Detail fields
14
Profile sections
6
Artwork images
1

Details

Type
Undead
Race
Human
Class
Wizard
Gender
male
Alignment
Neutral Good
Size
Medium
Armor class
18
Hit points
250
Speed
30
Challenge
20
Experience
15000
Languages
Common, Celestial, Infernal
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 30 ft., Passive Perception 18
Skills
Arcana, Insight, Persuasion, History

Biography

Born during an age when death held absolute dominion over mortality, Cronus The Ever-Living spent centuries obsessively studying the forbidden arts of undeath, until a profound revelation struck him like lightning: if liches could bind their souls to phylacteries and corrupt the natural order through necrotic magic, perhaps an inverse transformation existed—a way to achieve eternal vitality through pure, radiant life force instead of death's cold grip. After decades of dangerous experimentation that nearly destroyed his sanity, he successfully ascended beyond mortality itself, becoming something wholly unprecedented: a being whose very essence regenerates with each passing moment, whose wounds seal themselves through the boundless energy of existence itself, a living paradox that defies the fundamental laws of creation. Horrified by his own achievement and terrified of what tyrants or madmen might accomplish if they learned his methods, Cronus sealed every scrap of knowledge within an elaborate series of nested vaults—a spellbook hidden in a chest, that chest locked within a dungeon, that dungeon entombed in a castle, and that castle itself phased into a pocket dimension beyond mortal reach. To ensure his terrible secret remained buried throughout the endless ages stretching before him, he abandoned his tower and his true identity, adopting the mundane persona of Roy Miller, a traveling merchant whose forgettable face and ordinary demeanor allow him to drift through towns and villages unnoticed, ever vigilant for those who might stumble upon his hidden knowledge.

Attributes

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

22, modifier +6

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

16, modifier +3

Actions

Radiant Blast

Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 6d10 radiant damage.

Life Drain

Melee Spell Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4d8 necrotic damage, and Cronus regains hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Arcane Shield

As a reaction, reduce damage taken by 3d10 for one attack, absorbing magical energy.

Transcendent Transformation

Once per day, Cronus can become incorporeal for 1 minute, gaining immunity to all non-magical damage and moving through objects.

Abilities

Eternal Vitality

Regenerates 20 hit points at the start of each turn unless reduced to 0 HP.

Arcane Ward

Gains a +2 bonus to AC against spells and magical effects.

Saving throws

Strength

+10

Dexterity

+11

Intelligence

+12

Wisdom

+11

Damage resistances

Necrotic

Poison

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