Lyssa Vane
Lyssa Vane
Sheet
AC 18 · HP 123 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- DeceptionCHA
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
17 featuresBonus action
- Cunning ActionLevel 2
You can take a Bonus Action on each of your turns to Dash, Disengage, or Hide.
Reaction
- Uncanny DodgeLevel 5
When an attacker you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your Reaction to halve the damage.
Always on
- Sneak Attack (9d6)Level 1
Once per turn, you can deal extra damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll or an ally is within 5 feet of the target.
- Weapon MasteryLevel 1
You can use the mastery properties of two types of weapons, such as Nick or Vex.
- AssassinateLevel 3
You have advantage on Initiative rolls. On your first turn in combat, your attacks against surprised targets deal extra damage equal to your Rogue level.
- Psychic BladesLevel 3
You can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration to deal 2d6 extra psychic damage when you hit with a weapon attack.
- Words of TerrorLevel 3
Speak to a humanoid alone for 1 minute to sow paranoia. Target must succeed a WIS save (DC 19) or be frightened for 1 hour.
- Cunning StrikeLevel 5
When you use Sneak Attack, you can exchange damage dice to add effects like Poison, Trip, or Withdraw.
- EvasionLevel 7
When you are subjected to an effect that allows a Dexterity save for half damage, you take no damage on a success and half damage on a failure.
- Reliable TalentLevel 7
Whenever you make an Ability Check with a proficient skill, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.
- Envenomed WeaponLevel 13
When you use Cunning Strike to deal Poison damage, the target also has the Poisoned condition even if it takes the damage.
- Slippery MindLevel 15
You gain proficiency in Wisdom and Charisma saving throws.
- Death StrikeLevel 17
When you hit a creature with an attack on your first turn in combat, the target must make a CON save (DC 20) or take double damage from the attack.
- ResourcefulHumanYou gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest.
- SkillfulHumanYou gain proficiency in one skill (Intimidation).
- VersatileHumanYou gain one extra Origin feat (Skilled).
- AlertCriminal
You gain a bonus to initiative rolls equal to your Proficiency Bonus. You can also swap your initiative with a willing ally at the start of combat.
Spells
8 spellsSpellcasting. Lyssa Vane casts with Charisma (spell save DC 19, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): ,
1st level (4 slots): , , ,
2nd level (2 slots): ,
Gear
6 itemsWeapons
- RapierA thin, elegant blade optimized for piercing vital organs.
- 5×DaggerSmall concealable blades coated in a matte black finish.
Armor
- Studded Leather Armor (Blackened)Sleek, dark-treated leather providing protection while appearing as fashionable straps.
Tools
- Thieves' ToolsProfessional set for lockpicking and trap disabling.
- Poisoner's KitChemicals and vials used to brew lethal toxins.
Gear
- Fishnet and Silk GarbProvocative, minimal clothing that allows for full range of motion.
Appearance
Lyssa is a vision of predatory grace. Her entire body, from her neck to her ankles, is covered in solid black ink tattoo sleeves featuring haunting geometric patterns and eldritch sigils. She has porcelain-fair skin that contrasts sharply with the ink. Her attire is daringly minimal, consisting of blackened leather straps, silk ribbons, and intricate fishnets that serve to distract her marks as much as provide mobility. Her eyes are a cold, piercing obsidian, and her smile is both mesmerizing and terrifying.
Mannerisms
She maintains eye contact for uncomfortably long periods, smiling only with her mouth and never her eyes.
Personality
Lyssa is lethally charismatic, projecting an aura of effortless confidence and seductive danger. She views murder as a performance art and finds the sound of a breaking mind more melodic than any lute. She is cold, calculating, and utterly devoid of empathy, though she can feign warmth with disturbing accuracy when a mark needs to be drawn close.
Ideals
Artistry. The world is a dull place, and only the vibrant red of a creative kill makes it worth inhabiting.
Bonds
My Tattoos. My skin is a record of my divinity, each design is a pact with the darkness that grants me strength.
Flaws
Arrogance. I believe I am untouchable and often toy with my prey for far too long just to see them crumble.
Quirks
Background
In the soot-choked city-state of Atrix, Lyssa Vane rose from the child-gangs to become the most feared shadow in the spires. She was never content with mere theft. She craved the intimate connection of a dying breath. Every tattoo on her skin represents a major 'masterpiece', a ritualized killing that shaped her into a high priestess of the void. Her transition into the College of Whispers was a natural evolution, allowing her to weaponize the very secrets she plucked from her victims' dying minds. She operates not for gold or politics, but for the visceral thrill of being the last thing a powerful person sees. To her, Atrix is not a home, it is a gallery, and its citizens are merely canvases waiting for her blade to start painting.
“She craved the intimate connection of a dying breath.”
- Background
- Criminal
Connections
Species
Human
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