Vespera Nyx
Vespera Nyx
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AC 17 · HP 123 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- DeceptionCHA
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
16 featuresAction
- AssassinateLevel 3
When Attack a surprised creature.
Automatic critical hit on hit.
Bonus action
- Psychic BladesLevel 18
When Hit with a weapon attack.
Spend one Bardic Inspiration to deal 2d6 psychic damage.
- Cunning ActionLevel 2
Take a bonus action to Dash, Disengage, or Hide.
Always on
- ExpertiseLevel 1
Double proficiency bonus for Stealth, Deception, Perception, Insight, Sleight of Hand, and Performance.
- Sneak AttackLevel 1
Deal an extra 9d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage or an ally is within 5 feet.
- Uncanny DodgeLevel 5
Use reaction to halve damage from an attacker you can see.
- EvasionLevel 7
No damage on successful Dex saves against area effects, half on failures.
- Infiltration ExpertiseLevel 9
Create false identities in seven days.
- Reliable TalentLevel 11
Treat any d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10 for proficient skills.
- ImpostorLevel 13
Perfectly mimic another person's speech and handwriting.
- Slippery MindLevel 15
Gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws.
- Death StrikeLevel 17
When you hit and surprise a creature, it must make a CON save (DC 19) or take double damage.
- Words of TerrorLevel 18
Speak with a creature for 1 minute to seed fear. Frightens them for 1 hour on a failed WIS save.
- TraitHumanBonus Language
- TraitHumanAbility Score Increase (all scores +1)
- Criminal ContactCriminal
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals.
Spells
8 spellsSpellcasting. Vespera Nyx casts with Charisma (spell save DC 19, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): ,
1st level (4 slots): , , ,
2nd level (2 slots): ,
Gear
5 itemsWeapons
- RapierA slender blade designed for vital organs.
- 2×DaggerEasy to hide in a boot or sleeve.
Armor
- Studded Leather ArmorHidden beneath silk straps.
Tools
- Poisoner's KitUsed to craft deadly toxins.
- ViolBlack wood instrument with silver strings.
Appearance
Vespera is a vision of lethal elegance, standing tall with a lean, athletic build. Her skin is a canvas for dense, black ink tattoos that swirl from her collarbone down to her fingertips, depicting abstract voids and interlocking chains. She wears minimal, provocative attire consisting of black silk wraps, leather harnesses, and intricate fishnets. Her eyes are a piercing, unnatural violet, and her smile is as beautiful as it is predatory.
Mannerisms
Vespera tends to tilt her head to the side when listening, as if hearing voices no one else can. She frequently traces the patterns of her tattoos when she is bored.
Personality
Vespera is a sociopath who views the world as a stage for her artistic cruelty. She is intoxicatingly charismatic, using her beauty and silver tongue to disarm victims before she strikes. She speaks in soft, rhythmic tones that mimic a lullaby, and she finds genuine joy in the terror of others. Despite her chaotic nature, she is meticulously clean and carries herself with the grace of a prima ballerina.
Ideals
Artistry. My killings are works of art that deserve a grander stage than just an alleyway. Power. True strength is the ability to walk through a crowded room and decide who lives to see the dawn.
Bonds
My tattoos are my chronicle. If I lose them, I lose my history. I owe a dark debt to the man who first taught me how to hold a blade in the dark.
Flaws
I am addicted to the spotlight. If my crimes are not attributed to me, I become reckless to ensure I receive the credit.
Quirks
Background
In the soot stained streets of Atrix, Vespera Nyx is a ghost story told to keep merchants awake at night. Born into a life of squalor, she discovered early on that her voice could manipulate as easily as a blade could cut. She joined the College of Whispers not to learn the lore of the world, but to learn how to break the minds of the powerful. Her transition into a serial killer was not a descent, but a deliberate career choice. To Vespera, a murder is a performance, and the body is her masterpiece. Each of her tattoos represents a prominent victim, a permanent tally of the lives she has consumed in her quest for eternal infamy. She operates with a calculated cruelty, often spending weeks befriending a target before leading them to their beautiful, bloody end. Now at the height of her powers, she seeks larger stages, treating entire cities as her canvas. Her influence in the criminal underworld is absolute, not because she leads a gang, but because even the most hardened thieves fear the woman who kills with a kiss and a whisper.
“Born into a life of squalor, she discovered early on that her voice could manipulate as easily as a blade could cut.”
- Background
- Criminal
Connections
Species
Human
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