Celeste

Celeste was once a prima ballerina in the grand theaters of the Luminous Kingdom, celebrated for her ethereal grace and impossible leaps, until a jealous rival cursed her during a pivotal performance—transforming her delicate human visage into the snapping maw of a deep-sea predator while rendering her bones hollow and brittle as autumn kindling. The curse twisted her mind as it twisted her body, severing her ability to distinguish between the music she loves and the bloodlust that now consumes her, so that each graceful arabesque and pirouette shatters her fragile skeleton with agonizing cracks that feel almost like applause. Despite the excruciating pain that accompanies every movement, Celeste continues to dance obsessively, driven by a fractured memory of the beauty she once embodied and a hunger that demands satisfaction in equal measure. Her performances have become legendary for entirely different reasons now—theaters are abandoned before she arrives, forests fall silent when she passes, and kingdoms post warnings at their borders about the creature with the predator's smile who pirouettes through the darkness. Celeste cannot remember if she dances to suppress the monster within her or if the monster dances to maintain the illusion that some fragment of the artist she was still exists beneath the fangs and fractures. What remains certain is that beauty and death now move in perfect synchronization wherever her broken feet touch the ground.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

18, modifier 4

Intelligence

10, modifier 0

Wisdom

12, modifier 1

Charisma

16, modifier 3

Dreadful Pirouette

Celeste performs a spinning dance, dealing 3d8 psychic damage to all creatures within 15 ft. (DC 15 Wisdom save for half).

Bone Shatter

As a bonus action, Celeste can crack her bones to deal 2d6 bludgeoning damage to herself, gaining advantage on her next attack roll.

Predator's Grin

Celeste can make a bite attack that deals 2d10 piercing damage and inflicts the 'Frightened' condition for 1 minute (DC 15 Wisdom save to resist).

Dance of Death

Celeste can move up to her speed and make one attack against each creature she passes. Each attack deals 1d10 slashing damage.

Cursed Elegance

Celeste's dance grants her advantage on Dexterity saving throws and checks.

strength

5

dexterity

8

constitution

7

charisma

6

piercing

slashing