Asuka
Asuka
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AC 19 · HP 184 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AthleticsSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- MedicineWIS
- PersuasionCHA
Armor
Weapons
Languages
Features
22 featuresAction
- Sacred WeaponLevel 3
As an action, she can channel divine power to add her Charisma modifier to attack rolls with a chosen weapon for 1 minute, and the weapon sheds bright light.
- Turn the UnholyLevel 3
As an action, she can present her holy symbol to turn fiends and undead, forcing them to flee or suffer the effects of turning.
- Cleansing TouchLevel 14
As an action, she can cure one disease or neutralize one poison affecting a creature she touches.
- Holy NimbusLevel 20
As an action, she can emanate holy light for 1 minute. She sheds bright light, enemies within 30 feet have disadvantage on saving throws against being frightened, and once on each of her turns she deals extra radiant damage to one target she hits.
Always on
- Divine SenseLevel 1
She can sense celestial, fiendish, and undead presence within 60 feet, using this awareness to judge hidden corruption or supernatural threat.
- Lay on HandsLevel 1
She can channel a pool of healing power equal to 20 times her paladin level, restoring up to 400 hit points total, or curing disease and neutralizing poison with a touch.
- Fighting Style, DefenseLevel 2
She fights with a chosen style, gaining a constant benefit in battle.
- SpellcastingLevel 2
She can cast paladin spells, preparing a number of spells each day equal to her paladin level plus her Wisdom modifier. She also uses Charisma as her spellcasting ability.
- Divine SmiteLevel 2
When she hits a creature with a melee weapon attack, she can expend a spell slot to deal radiant damage to the target in addition to the weapon damage.
- Divine HealthLevel 3
She cannot be affected by disease.
- Sacred OathLevel 3
She has sworn the Oath of Devotion, committing herself to honesty, courage, compassion, honor, and duty.
- Oath SpellsLevel 3
Her oath spells are always prepared and do not count against her prepared spell total.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
At 4th level and higher, she can increase ability scores instead of taking a feat. She has received improvements at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19, which are already reflected in her ability scores.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
She can attack twice, instead of once, whenever she takes the Attack action on her turn.
- Aura of CourageLevel 6
She and friendly creatures within 10 feet of her cannot be frightened while she is conscious.
- Aura of ProtectionLevel 6
She and friendly creatures within 10 feet of her add her Charisma modifier to all saving throws while she is conscious.
- Improved Divine SmiteLevel 11
Her weapon attacks count as magical for overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
- Aura of DevotionLevel 15
She and friendly creatures within 10 feet of her cannot be charmed while she is conscious.
- Sacred Oath FeatureLevel 20
Her soul is saturated with holy resolve, and she embodies the final pinnacle of her oath.
- TraitHumanAbility Score Increase, +1 to all ability scores
- TraitHumanExtra Language
- Position of PrivilegeNoble
Thanks to her birth and training, Asuka can secure shelter, audience, and respect among the aristocracy, and those of rank are inclined to treat her as one of their own.
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): no spells
5th level (1 slot): no spells
Gear
10 itemsWeapons
- LongswordA versatile martial blade, often carried and fought with as her katana equivalent.
- 5×JavelinFive balanced throwing spears for ranged combat and training drills.
Armor
- Chain MailHeavy armor, worn as her standard battle protection.
- ShieldA sturdy shield bearing a plain, disciplined heraldic mark.
Gear
- Priest's PackA pack of basic adventuring gear appropriate to a paladin.
- Holy SymbolHer holy symbol, carried as a sign of her oath and authority.
- Fine ClothesFine clothing suitable to her noble station.
- Signet RingA signet ring bearing her house crest.
- Scroll of PedigreeA scroll proclaiming her lineage and right of noble birth.
Purse
- 25×Gold PiecesHer spending money and personal reserve.
Appearance
Asuka is a tall human woman with a slender, disciplined build, standing about six feet tall with a posture that never wastes motion. Her skin is pale, her face refined but stern, with high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and dark eyes that seem to measure everything in silence. Her black hair is kept short and practical, framing her face with a clean, almost austere elegance. A faint scar traces from her left temple toward her jaw, a quiet reminder of betrayal endured and survived. In armor she is severe and imposing, yet at rest there is a calm precision to her, like a blade set carefully on a shrine table.
Mannerisms
She speaks in short, deliberate sentences and rarely wastes words. When listening, she stands perfectly still, eyes fixed as if weighing the truth of every breath. In moments of tension, she taps one finger lightly against the hilt of her sword, a habit that betrays the storm she keeps behind her calm.
Personality
Quiet, exacting, and deeply controlled, Asuka carries herself like a blade that has been polished by hardship. She values discipline over comfort, honesty over courtesy, and composure over impulse. Though she is stern in teaching and relentless in expectation, she is not cruel, and she shows real respect to those who endure hardship with grace. Her calm presence can steady a room, but it can also make others feel as though they are being silently judged.
Ideals
Self-mastery, honor is proven through endurance, clarity, and restraint. Strength without discipline is only noise.
Bonds
Her family’s memory and the honor of her fallen clan are the anchors of her life. She will not allow their names to be forgotten, and she keeps one heirloom blade wrapped in plain cloth wherever she travels.
Flaws
She can be unforgiving when others mistake comfort for discipline, and she sometimes pushes people past what they can safely bear. Her need for control can become coldness, especially when panic or improvisation threatens carefully laid plans. Beneath that restraint, she fears becoming helpless again, and that fear can make her stubborn to the point of recklessness.
Quirks
Background
Asuka was born to a family of samurai in a distant land where lineage, discipline, and reputation were treated as sacred vows. From childhood she was taught that a warrior’s first battlefield was the self, that fear, anger, and indulgence were enemies to be mastered before a blade was ever drawn. She excelled with unnerving speed, becoming known not for reckless brilliance, but for perfect form, measured breath, and an ability to endure hardship without complaint. Her tutors praised her composure, while other children learned to respect the quiet girl who could hold a stance until her legs shook and still meet a stern gaze without flinching. That certainty shattered when an enemy faction betrayed her clan. Her family was torn apart, her home burned, and the code she had trusted became a wound that never fully closed. Asuka survived through grim resolve, carrying the memory of that night like a second skeleton beneath her skin. Rather than surrender to grief, she turned inward, refining herself through relentless meditation, punishing drills, and long periods of silence in which she faced every fear she had ever buried. In time, she left her homeland and became a wandering instructor, teaching soldiers, acolytes, and would be champions that victory begins in the mind. She serves no god, only an ideal, the mastery of self, and she has become a living standard for the discipline she demands from others.
“That certainty shattered when an enemy faction betrayed her clan.”
- Background
- Noble
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Species
Human
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