Black Lion

Trevor Hardkin entered the world during the apocalyptic chaos of the Promethean Virus, born into a society already collapsing under the weight of plague and desperation. His innate peculiarities—subtle at first but growing more pronounced with each passing year—went undiagnosed and untreated as the world burned around him, allowing his divergent nature to fester and calcify into something profoundly broken. Where empathy should have bloomed, only a vast emptiness took root, and Trevor learned to weaponize that void, viewing every living thing as nothing more than a canvas upon which to paint suffering. His cruelty became legendary even in those dark times, a predator moving through the ruins with no moral compass to guide him, no internal restraint to hold him back. When the virus finally claimed him as its host, it did not destroy him as it had so many others; instead, it transformed him, warping his flesh and bone into something neither fully man nor beast—a hybrid creature of primal rage and human malice. The mutation only amplified what already festered within his soul, granting the Black Lion the physical form to match the monster that had always lived behind his eyes. Now he stalks through civilization's remnants, an apex predator driven by base instinct and bottomless hunger, utterly indifferent to the devastation he leaves in his wake.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

6, modifier -2

Wisdom

10, modifier +0

Charisma

8, modifier -1

Savage Claw

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 slashing damage.

Roar of Despair

Each creature within 30 ft. must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d8 psychic damage and be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Feral Charge

Move up to double speed in a straight line. If you hit a creature, it takes 3d6 + 5 slashing damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Predator's Grasp

Make two claw attacks against a creature. If both hit, the target is grappled (escape DC 15).

Primal Instinct

Advantage on initiative rolls and perception checks.

Aura of Fear

Enemies within 10 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute.

strength

+8

dexterity

+5

constitution

+8

Bludgeoning

Piercing

Slashing