Vethala can use an action to summon a pact weapon in his empty hand. He is proficient with it, and it counts as magical for overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. His pact weapon is a greatsword called Final Verdict.

Vethala's otherworldly patron is the Raven Queen, represented mechanically by the Hexblade patron. He gains proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. When he finishes a long rest, he can touch one weapon and use Charisma instead of Strength or Dexterity for its attack and damage rolls. He can curse one creature within 30 feet as a bonus action, gaining improved critical range against it, bonus damage, and healing when it dies. The curse lasts 1 minute or until the target dies.

Vethala fires up to four beams of force, each dealing 1d10 plus 5 force damage on a hit. Each beam can push its target up to 10 feet away.

Vethala makes two attacks with Final Verdict.

Vethala curses one creature within 30 feet, gaining bonus damage, improved critical range, and healing when the target dies.

Vethala teleports to a space within 30 feet of a creature affected by Hexblade's Curse.

Vethala forces a cursed attack to miss on a roll of 4 or higher on a d6.

Vethala channels black raven shadows through Final Verdict, adding his Charisma modifier to pact weapon damage and using Charisma for attack and damage rolls.

Vethala calls a slain humanoid's spirit back as a specter under his command until the next long rest.

Vethala knows two cantrips and has access to warlock spellcasting. His spellcasting ability is Charisma. He can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus.

Vethala gains proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons from his Hexblade patron.

Vethala learns two eldritch invocations. At this level he knows Agonizing Blast, Eldritch Mind, Eldritch Sight, Fiendish Vigor, Improved Pact Weapon, Lifedrinker, Mask of Many Faces, Relentless Hex, Repelling Blast, and Thirsting Blade.

Vethala's patron is the Raven Queen, a powerful entity associated with death, fate, memory, and the Shadowfell. His pact magic manifests as black feathers, cold moonlight, and the sound of distant wings.

Vethala gains an Ability Score Improvement, increasing Constitution from 19 to 20.

Vethala learns the cantrip Eldritch Blast, which fires beams of crackling shadow force and is empowered by Agonizing Blast.

Vethala gains an Ability Score Improvement, increasing Strength from 18 to 20 after his goliath species bonus.

Vethala gains an Ability Score Improvement, increasing Charisma from 18 to 20.

Vethala gains an Ability Score Improvement, increasing Wisdom from 14 to 16.

When Vethala hits a humanoid with his pact weapon, he can curse the corpse. The curse animates it as a specter under his control. The specter obeys him until the next long rest.

Vethala gains an additional attack whenever he takes the Attack action with his pact weapon.

Vethala adds his Charisma modifier to the damage rolls of his pact weapon.

Vethala can use his pact weapon as a spellcasting focus, and it gains a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls. He can summon a longbow, light crossbow, or heavy crossbow as his pact weapon and create its ammunition magically.

Vethala can cast detect magic at will without expending a spell slot or material components.

Vethala has advantage on Constitution saving throws that he makes to maintain concentration on a spell.

Vethala can cast disguise self at will without expending a spell slot.

Vethala gains temporary hit points equal to 8 plus his Constitution modifier whenever he casts false life on himself, including when cast at will.

When Vethala hits a creature with Eldritch Blast, he can push it up to 10 feet away from him.

Vethala can regain all expended Pact Magic spell slots by entreating his patron for 1 minute. Once he uses this feature, he must finish a long rest before using it again.

Vethala can cast one 6th-level spell once per long rest without using a spell slot. He can do the same with one 7th-level, one 8th-level, and one 9th-level spell through Mystic Arcanum.

Vethala can usually secure free basic shelter and support from temples, shrines, and religious communities devoted to the Raven Queen or allied death and fate deities. Fellow adherents recognize his authority as a sworn guardian of the boundary between life, death, the Material Plane, and the Shadowfell.