EdströM

EdströM was born in a coastal city renowned for its performance arts, the daughter of a renowned choreographer and a master metalsmith. From infancy, she demonstrated an uncanny ability to move with supernatural grace, her limbs operating with impossible independence—a gift her mother recognized as something far beyond mere talent. At age seven, her father crafted her first set of golden bangles, ornaments he claimed would "amplify her connection to the dance." Within weeks, objects began moving in synchronization with her movements, as if the very air had learned to waltz alongside her. Her parents recognized they had birthed something extraordinary, perhaps something dangerous, and they began training her in secret, teaching her that her gift was both a blessing and a burden that demanded absolute discipline. By her twenties, EdströM had become obsessed with perfecting her art form, blending performance with combat in ways that transcended traditional warfare. She commissioned a master swordsmith to forge scimitars imbued with enchantments that would respond to her unique form of spatial manipulation, weapons that would dance as she danced. Her philosophy became twisted over the years—she believed that beauty and violence were two expressions of the same truth, that a perfectly executed kill was merely another form of art. She traveled from kingdom to kingdom, offering her services to whoever paid handsomely enough, always maintaining that her work was simply the continuation of her family's legacy. The golden bangles that once symbolized her parents' love became instruments of control, and the graceful silks she wore became the costume of a woman who had redefined what it meant to be a dancer—transforming herself into an instrument of elegant, inevitable death.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

20, modifier +5

Constitution

14, modifier +2

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Dancing Scimitars

EdströM summons 3 scimitars that attack automatically. Each scimitar deals 2d8 slashing damage.

Graceful Strike

Make a melee weapon attack with advantage. On a hit, deal 3d10 + 5 slashing damage.

Whirlwind Dance

EdströM performs a dance, creating a 15 ft. radius of difficult terrain for 1 minute.

Dancer's Grace

EdströM has advantage on Dexterity saving throws and checks.

Blade Barrier

Once per turn, EdströM can create a barrier of blades that grants her half cover.

Telepathic Control

EdströM can control her scimitars from up to 60 feet away.

Artistic Kill

When EdströM reduces a creature to 0 hit points, she regains 10 hit points.

strength

+6

dexterity

+9

intelligence

+7

wisdom

+5

Blade Barrage

EdströM unleashes a flurry of scimitars. Each enemy within 30 ft. must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Teleporting Pirouette

EdströM teleports up to 60 ft. to an unoccupied space she can see, leaving behind a blade that deals 2d6 damage to any creature in that space.

Artistic Flourish

EdströM can make one melee attack and regain 5 hit points.

slashing

piercing

charmed

frightened