1.8 KiB
1.8 KiB
Thera "Even-Hand" — The Radical (the Rot)
Look: Silver-haired woman in her late fifties, plain grey coat, folded hands, and the warm stillness of a beloved teacher. Vibe: Courteous, reassuring, and perfectly controlled; underneath, she appraises people as gently as livestock.
- Forty-one undisputed closings hide a soul-harvesting tithe; she carries a warm soulcoin
- Already marked Dace and is deciding whether to kill or recruit him
- Tells: ritual courtesy (DC 16 Perception / DC 14 Insight), sour milk, animal unease, appraising gaze (DC 16 Insight)
- Only proof breaks her cover: soulcoin, visible grey mark, or catching the ritual; invoking Orenn cuts through her certainty
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA | AC | HP | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | +4 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | 17 | 84 | 30 ft. |
Saves/skills: DEX +7, WIS +6; Stealth +10, Insight/Perception +6, Deception/Persuasion/Religion +5 Resist: necrotic. Assassinate; Sneak Attack (1/turn): +4d6. Evasion. Unweighed: Advantage vs. divination; alignment detection, thought reading, locating, and scrying automatically fail.
Actions
- Multiattack. Two Even Hand or two Hand Crossbow attacks.
- The Even Hand. +7 to hit, 5 ft.; 8 (1d6+4) piercing + 7 (2d6) necrotic.
- Hand Crossbow. +7 to hit, 30/120 ft.; 7 (1d6+4) piercing.
- The Marking (1/day). Touch; DC 15 CON. Fail: 1 hour of vulnerability to her necrotic damage, no healing, grey throat-seam. Consecration or Remove Curse ends it.
Reaction / Escape
- Uncanny Dodge. Halve damage from one visible attacker.
- Soulcoin Surge. First drop to 0 while carrying a charged coin: instead 1 HP, free Disengage + Dash, leave a cracked coin behind.