Asuka
Asuka
Sheet
AC 21 · HP 165 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AthleticsSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- MedicineWIS
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
24 featuresAlways on
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When When she hits with a melee weapon attack
She channels radiant power into a weapon strike, spending a spell slot to burst enemies with divine force.
- Holy NimbusLevel 20
When Once per long rest, as an action
She can burn an action to radiate sunlight, dealing radiant damage to nearby foes and shedding bright light.
- Cleansing TouchLevel 14
When As an action
She can end a spell effect on herself or a willing creature she touches.
- Divine SenseLevel 1
When As an action
She can invoke Divine Sense to locate celestials, fiends, undead, or sacred corruption.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
When As an action or touch
She restores hit points or cures disease and poison from her healing pool.
- Fighting Style, DefenseLevel 2
She chooses a fighting style. Defense grants her +1 bonus to AC while wearing armor.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
She can cast paladin spells, preparing a number each day equal to her Charisma modifier plus half her paladin level. Her spellcasting ability is Charisma.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
She is immune to disease.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
She has sworn the Oath of Devotion, gaining oath spells and sacred tenets of honesty, courage, compassion, honor, and duty.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
She gains an Ability Score Improvement or feat. In this build, she has received the usual class advancement and already incorporates the final ability scores listed here.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
She can attack twice, instead of once, whenever she takes the Attack action on her turn.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 6
She and friendly creatures within 10 feet of her gain a bonus to all saving throws equal to her Charisma modifier.
- Aura of CourageLevel 10
She and friendly creatures within 10 feet of her cannot be frightened while conscious.
- Improved Divine SmiteLevel 11
When she hits with a melee weapon attack, she deals an extra 1d8 radiant damage.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 12
She gains another Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- 4th-Level SpellcastingLevel 13
Her paladin spell slots advance to 4th level.
- Purity of SpiritLevel 15
She gains the Oath of Devotion feature that lets her protect allies with greater resolve, adding her aura-based oath feature and oath spells.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 16
She gains another Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- 5th-Level SpellcastingLevel 17
Her paladin spell slots advance to 5th level.
- Aura ImprovementsLevel 18
Her Aura of Protection and Aura of Courage extend to 30 feet.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 19
She gains another Ability Score Improvement or feat.
- TraitHumanAbility Score Increase, all ability scores increase by 1
- TraitHumanExtra Language, learns one additional language of choice
- Position of PrivilegeNoble
You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to belong. You can secure an audience with local nobles, and common folk often extend you the courtesy due your station.
Spells
15 spellsSpellcasting. Asuka casts with Charisma (spell save DC 19, to hit with spell attacks).
1st level (4 slots): , , , ,
2nd level (3 slots): , , ,
3rd level (3 slots): ,
4th level (3 slots): ,
5th level (2 slots): ,
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA martial melee weapon suited to her training, often flavored as a katana or longsword
Armor
- ShieldA shield emblazoned with a restrained noble crest
- Plate ArmorHeavy plate armor fitted for disciplined mobility
Gear
- Holy symbolA holy symbol worked into her gear or worn as an unobtrusive emblem
- Fine clothesA set of fine clothes kept immaculate despite her austere habits
- Signet ringA signet ring bearing her family mark
- Scroll of pedigreeA scroll of pedigree or similar proof of noble status
Purse
- PurseA purse containing 25 gp
Appearance
Asuka is a tall, pale human woman with a disciplined, almost severe elegance. Her black hair is cut short for practicality, framing high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and dark watchful eyes. A thin white scar runs from her left temple to her jaw. She wears tight black pants, a fitted black tank top, and a dark gray tactical jacket over sturdy black leather boots. Every movement is economical, controlled, and quietly intimidating, like a master fighter who wastes nothing, not even a breath.
Mannerisms
She stands with perfect posture, hands usually folded behind her back or resting lightly at her sides. Before answering, she often closes her eyes for a brief moment as if weighing the exact shape of her words. When displeased, she goes quiet rather than raising her voice, and when teaching, she taps two fingers against her forearm in a precise, measured rhythm.
Personality
Quiet, exacting, and intensely self-controlled, Asuka treats every word as a deliberate choice. She is patient in instruction, relentless in correction, and unexpectedly protective of those who show genuine effort. She values composure over display, competence over charm, and discipline over raw talent. When she respects someone, it is often because they can endure hardship without making excuses.
Ideals
Self-mastery. Strength is not the absence of fear, but the ability to command it. A disciplined mind can survive what brute force cannot. She believes honor is proven in restraint, in consistency, and in the willingness to shoulder responsibility without complaint.
Bonds
She keeps a weathered token from her fallen family, and she will not allow their names to be forgotten. She feels responsible for every student who endures her training, as though each one is a chance to redeem the helplessness she once felt. She has sworn that no one under her guidance will be unprepared when betrayal, terror, or catastrophe arrives.
Flaws
She mistakes emotional expression for weakness far too often, and her first instinct is to correct, test, or dismiss it. She can become mercilessly demanding when others fail to meet her standards, especially if they waste the gift of discipline. Beneath her composure lies a stubborn fear that if she ever loosens her grip, she will become the helpless person she once was.
Quirks
Background
Asuka was born to a minor noble line that traced its pride, and its burdens, back through generations of disciplined warriors. In her family, etiquette and combat were taught as the same lesson. How to bow, how to strike, how to endure silence, how to endure pain. She proved exceptional early, a girl who could outlast adults in meditation and outmaneuver older trainees with a single measured step. Her instructors praised her composure, but what truly defined her was not talent, it was refusal. Refusal to break, refusal to panic, refusal to let emotion steer the blade. That certainty was shattered when betrayal struck her household. An enemy faction turned trusted allies, and the violence that followed left her family fractured and her homeland forever stained in her memory. Asuka survived by clinging to discipline with almost religious intensity. She left behind titles, ceremony, and comfort, carrying only a code of self-mastery into the wider world. In time, that code led her to a modern training facility where she now teaches the same hard lessons that saved her, pushing students to face exhaustion, fear, and mental collapse without surrendering who they are. She serves no god. She serves the ideal of perfect control, and she enforces it with the calm certainty of a woman who has already lost everything that could be taken.
“In her family, etiquette and combat were taught as the same lesson.”
- Background
- Noble
Connections
Species
Human
Media
0 imagesNo images yet.
Turn Asuka into a sheet
A high-res, share-ready sheet you can post or print.