Sahra Shishet
Sahra Shishet
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AC 13 · HP 9 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Languages
Features
12 featuresAlways on
- Otherworldly Patron, The Great Old OneLevel 1
Sahra has made a pact with an incomprehensible entity known only in her dreams as the Crimson Listener. At 1st level, she gains the Awakened Mind feature.
- Awakened MindLevel 1
Sahra can communicate telepathically with any creature she can see within 30 feet. The creature understands her only if she shares a language with it, but she does not need to share a language for it to understand the nature of the communication.
- Pact MagicLevel 1
Sahra uses Charisma as her spellcasting ability. She knows two cantrips and two 1st-level warlock spells. She has one 1st-level spell slot, which is regained after a short or long rest.
- Ability Score IncreaseVariant Human, vampire-touched+1 Dexterity and +1 Charisma.
- AgeVariant Human, vampire-touchedSahra matures at the same rate as other humans, but her supernatural condition has slowed her visible aging.
- AlignmentVariant Human, vampire-touchedHumans tend toward no particular alignment. Sahra's hunger and fear of control have made her chaotic neutral.
- SizeVariant Human, vampire-touchedMedium.
- SpeedVariant Human, vampire-touched30 feet.
- LanguagesVariant Human, vampire-touchedCommon and one additional language, Abyssal.
- Skill VersatilityVariant Human, vampire-touchedProficiency in Deception.
- FeatVariant Human, vampire-touchedActor, granting proficiency in Deception, advantage on Deception and Performance checks when impersonating another person, and the ability to mimic voices and sounds after hearing them for at least 1 minute.
- Heart of DarknessHaunted One
Those who recognize the signs of Sahra's supernatural experience are inclined to offer her shelter, aid, and protection, unless they have reason to fear her.
Spells
4 spellsSpellcasting. Sahra Shishet casts with Charisma (spell save DC 13, to hit with spell attacks).
Cantrips (at will): ,
1st level (1 slot): ,
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- DaggerA narrow, silver-handled dagger used for self-defense, ritual gestures, and cutting fruit she rarely eats.
Armor
- Leather armorA supple black leather coat reinforced beneath the crimson lining, worn as light armor.
Gear
- Arcane focusA polished piece of dark red crystal that serves as an arcane focus and grows warm near blood.
- Scholar's packA pack containing parchment, ink, quills, a small knife, a bottle of ink, a book of lore, a small pouch of sand, and a portfolio of papers.
- Monster hunter's packA collection of practical supplies for tracking and surviving encounters with supernatural creatures.
- Unholy trinketA faded crimson ribbon recovered from the ruined shrine where Sahra disappeared.
- Common clothesPlain travel clothes hidden beneath her more elaborate outer garments.
Purse
- Gold piecesLoose coin kept in a stitched inner pocket.
Appearance
Sahra Shishet is a striking, unnervingly pale woman with ivory skin, long ginger curls, and luminous violet eyes. She dresses in layered crimson and black, favoring tightly laced corsets beneath a high-collared coat, fitted gloves, and polished boots. Her beauty is severe rather than delicate, sharpened by pointed canines and an expression that suggests she is always listening to a voice no one else can hear. She moves with a deliberate elegance and stands slightly too close when speaking, as though ordinary personal boundaries are an unfamiliar custom.
Mannerisms
Before speaking, Sahra pauses and takes a slow breath through her nose, as if tasting the air. She rarely blinks during conversation. When irritated, she smooths the front of her corset and lowers her voice until others lean toward her.
Personality
Sahra is poised, observant, and disarmingly courteous. She remembers small details about everyone she meets, especially their pulse, their favorite food, and the names they avoid saying. She enjoys elegant clothing, old songs, and dry humor, but dislikes being touched without warning. Beneath her controlled manner is a restless fear that the voice in her mind is gradually replacing her own.
Ideals
Control. Hunger is not an excuse for cruelty. If I must become a monster, I will at least decide what kind of monster I am.
Bonds
A younger sibling still believes Sahra died during the caravan disaster. She secretly follows rumors of the sibling's travels, protecting them from a distance while refusing to reveal what she has become.
Flaws
Sahra treats affection as a form of possession and becomes quietly controlling when she fears abandonment. She also lies about her hunger until the lie becomes more dangerous than the truth.
Quirks
Background
Sahra Shishet was born into a prosperous family of silk merchants who traveled between remote mountain towns and the old imperial roads. Her pale complexion and unusual eyes were treated as an omen, but her family kept her hidden behind veils and taught her to behave like an ornament of good breeding. During a winter journey, the caravan vanished near a ruined shrine. Sahra alone returned three nights later, dressed in crimson, unable to remember where she had been. After that night, she stopped aging normally, developed an unbearable craving for blood, and began hearing thoughts that were not her own.
“During a winter journey, the caravan vanished near a ruined shrine.”
- Background
- Haunted One
Connections
Species
Variant Human, vampire-touched
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