Bava Tesla

Born merely three years after his brother Nikola, Bava Tesla was destined to walk in shadows while his sibling reached toward the heavens with revolutionary vision. Where Nikola sought to harness the power of lightning and transmit energy across the world, Bava descended into darker pursuits—chasing oblivion through spirits and hallucinogenic fungi that grew in the damp crypts beneath their homeland. In his fevered trances, he began documenting profane verses and blasphemous incantations in a leather-bound notebook, filling its pages with imagery drawn from the deepest circles of perdition, each entry more disturbing than the last. The mushrooms became his sacrament, their consumption a ritual gateway through which something ancient and malevolent began to seep into our world, responding to his invocations with terrible eagerness. His brother's name became a curse upon his lips, twisted by jealousy and chemical degradation into something unrecognizable, as Bava's mind fractured into a kaleidoscope of visions and voices. By the time Nikola's name was whispered in reverence across the scientific world, Bava had already opened doorways that should have remained sealed, his corrupted genius birthing horrors that would haunt the margins of reality for generations to come.

Strength

12, modifier +1

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

18, modifier +4

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

15, modifier +2

Infernal Verse

Bava recites a dark poem, dealing 4d8 psychic damage to one target within 60 ft. on a failed DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, or half as much damage on a success.

Mushroom Infusion

As a bonus action, Bava can consume a mushroom to gain advantage on his next spell attack roll or saving throw.

Summon Shadows

Bava calls forth shadows to envelop a 20 ft. radius area, causing all creatures within to make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 3d10 necrotic damage and be blinded until the end of their next turn.

Cursed Ink

Bava can infuse his ink with dark magic, allowing him to cast a spell that requires concentration without losing it if he takes damage, once per long rest.

Dark Inspiration

Bava's dark verses grant allies advantage on saving throws against fear.

Mushroom's Embrace

While under the influence of mushrooms, Bava gains resistance to psychic damage.

strength

+1

dexterity

+2

constitution

+4

intelligence

+5

wisdom

+3

charisma

+2

Psychic