Asuka
Asuka
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AC 20 · HP 184 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AthleticsSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- MedicineWIS
- PersuasionCHA
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
23 featuresAction
- Cleansing TouchLevel 14
You can use an action to end one spell on yourself or on a willing creature you touch.
Always on
- Divine SenseLevel 1
You can sense celestials, fiends, and undead, and detect the presence of consecrated or desecrated places and objects within 60 feet.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
You can heal wounds with your pool of lay on hands points, restoring a total of 100 hit points per long rest or curing disease and neutralizing poison.
- Paladin Weapon and Armor TrainingLevel 1
You gain proficiency with all armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons.
- Fighting StyleLevel 2
You fight in a chosen style. As a disciplined duelist, Asuka favors a defensive sword-and-shield method.
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
You can expend spell slots to deal radiant damage with melee weapon hits.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
You can cast paladin spells, prepare spells each day, and use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
You are immune to disease.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
You swear the Oath of Devotion, binding your strength to honor, courage, compassion, honesty, and duty.
- Oath SpellsLevel 3
You always have certain oath spells prepared, reflecting your devotion to order and virtue.
- Channel Divinity, Sacred WeaponLevel 3
You can channel divine power to use Sacred Weapon, which adds your Charisma modifier to attack rolls and can make one weapon shine with radiant light.
- Channel Divinity, Turn the UnholyLevel 3
You can channel divine power to Turn the Unholy, forcing fiends and undead to flee.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 6
You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 6
You and friendly creatures within 10 feet add your Charisma modifier to all saving throws.
- Aura of CourageLevel 10
You and friendly creatures within 10 feet cannot be frightened while you are conscious.
- Improved Divine SmiteLevel 11
Your weapon strikes deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage.
- Aura of DevotionLevel 7
You and allies within 10 feet are protected from disease and charm while you are conscious and not incapacitated.
- Purity of SpiritLevel 15
You are perpetually under the effects of a lesser restoration against certain afflictions, and you can sense fiends and celestials more easily.
- Holy NimbusLevel 20
You can wreathe yourself in holy radiance, shedding bright light and dealing radiant damage to nearby enemies while increasing your power against fear.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
You have reached the pinnacle of paladin training, including Ability Score Improvements at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19.
- TraitHumanAbility Score Increase, +1 to all ability scores.
- TraitHumanExtra Language, you know one additional language of your choice.
- Position of PrivilegeNoble
You have the respect of people who recognize rank, and you can usually secure an audience with local nobles and officials.
Spells
25 spellsSpellcasting. Asuka casts with Charisma (spell save DC 19, to hit with spell attacks).
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2nd level (3 slots): , , ,
3rd level (3 slots): , , , ,
4th level (3 slots): , , ,
5th level (2 slots): ,
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA masterfully kept katana, treated mechanically as a longsword.
- 5×JavelinFive balanced throwing spears used for drills and ranged engagements.
Armor
- Plate ArmorA heavy suit of plate armor, tailored and maintained with meticulous care.
- ShieldA sturdy shield bearing a simple, unadorned emblem of duty.
Gear
- Holy SymbolA holy symbol worn or carried for spellcasting.
- Fine clothesA suit of fine black noble clothing suited to formal audiences.
- Signet ringA signet ring bearing her family crest.
- Scroll of pedigreeA scroll documenting her lineage and right to status.
Purse
- Purse with 25 gpA purse of coin for travel and training expenses.
Appearance
Asuka is a tall Japanese woman with a slender, disciplined build, pale skin, dark eyes, and a sharp, composed face marked by a thin scar from temple to jaw. Her short black hair is cut for practicality, and she dresses in modern tactical black pants, a fitted black tank top, and a dark gray combat jacket. She carries herself like a veteran instructor, quiet, controlled, and ready to strike with economical precision.
Mannerisms
She speaks slowly and rarely, with measured authority. She keeps impeccable posture even at rest, folds her hands behind her back when thinking, and watches people in silence long enough to notice what they are trying to hide. When disappointed, she closes her eyes for a single breath before answering.
Personality
Quiet, exacting, and unshakably disciplined, Asuka values restraint over bravado and clarity over comfort. She is patient with sincere effort and brutal toward excuses. Beneath her severe exterior is a protective loyalty that makes her deeply dependable, though she shows care through correction rather than tenderness.
Ideals
Self-mastery. The body fails, fear lies, but a disciplined will can endure anything. Strength is not measured by rage or spectacle, but by the ability to remain clear, controlled, and honorable when everything collapses.
Bonds
Her fallen clan lives in her memory and in every lesson she teaches. She keeps their names private, but she carries their legacy in her armor, her discipline, and her refusal to break under pressure.
Flaws
She is merciless with herself and therefore merciless with others, and she often mistakes exhaustion for weakness. When challenged, she becomes stubborn to the point of self-harm, refusing rest until a task is complete. She also struggles to trust emotional vulnerability, treating confession as a discipline problem rather than a human need.
Quirks
Background
Asuka was born into a noble samurai line in a distant land, raised where etiquette and violence were treated as twin disciplines. From childhood she learned the blade, the bow, and the stillness of meditation, until her family became a name spoken with admiration and caution. That life ended in betrayal. An enemy faction shattered her clan, leaving her with scars on her body and an iron discipline in her mind. She survived by refusing panic, refusing grief, and refusing to let fear decide her next breath. In the years that followed, she discovered that endurance was not the absence of pain, but mastery over it. She left her homeland as a woman with no desire for comfort, only purpose. In time she became a paladin not through temple vows, but through devotion to an ideal, the absolute mastery of self. She now teaches in a modern training facility, drilling students until their bodies protest and their thoughts scatter, then demanding they recover their center and continue. Her methods are severe, but never aimless. Asuka believes a person is never truly defeated unless they surrender their will. She honors duty, precision, and restraint, and she measures every victory by whether it leaves the soul stronger than before.
“From childhood she learned the blade, the bow, and the stillness of meditation, until her family became a name spoken with admiration and caution.”
- Background
- Noble
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Species
Human
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