EdströM

EdströM was born in the sun-scorched empire of Solmarch, where she was apprenticed to the royal court as a ceremonial dancer at merely five years old. Her instructors quickly recognized an unusual gift: her hands moved with supernatural independence, each capable of executing entirely different movements simultaneously, as though controlled by separate minds. Rather than celebrate this anomaly, the court's ruling council deemed it heretical and imprisoned her in the Temple of Eternal Stillness, a monastery dedicated to suppressing magical mutations. For fifteen years, she remained confined, forced to meditate in complete darkness while wearing weighted chains that prevented any movement whatsoever. The isolation shattered her mind in unexpected ways—during her imprisonment, she discovered that her fractured consciousness could extend beyond her body, learning to manipulate objects through pure thought while her physical form remained motionless. When the temple burned during a rebellion, EdströM emerged as someone fundamentally transformed, no longer bound by conventional morality or compassion. She claimed the scimitars of fallen soldiers and discovered that her telepathic ability could animate multiple weapons with the same fluid grace her hands once possessed, each blade dancing to an unheard symphony only she could perceive. She adorned herself in gold bangles—one for each year of captivity—and adopted the name "Dancing Scimitar" as both title and warning. EdströM now moves through the world as an instrument of controlled chaos, hiring herself to the highest bidder while seeking those responsible for her imprisonment, using her devastating combat mastery to enforce a strict, merciless code of justice defined solely by her own corrupted philosophy.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

20, modifier +5

Constitution

18, modifier +4

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Dancing Scimitar

Make two attacks with telepathically controlled scimitars. Each attack deals 2d10 slashing damage.

Blade Dance

Create a swirling barrier of scimitars. All creatures within 10 ft. take 4d6 slashing damage and must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained.

Whirlwind Strike

Make a melee attack against all creatures within 5 ft. Roll 3d8 slashing damage for each target.

Dancer's Grace

EdströM's movement is fluid, granting her advantage on Acrobatics checks.

Blade Barrier

EdströM can create a barrier of scimitars, granting her half cover.

Telepathic Control

EdströM can control up to 5 scimitars telepathically at once.

Independent Motion

Her hands can perform different tasks simultaneously, allowing for complex actions.

strength

+8

dexterity

+10

intelligence

+8

wisdom

+6

Summon Scimitars

EdströM summons 3 scimitars to attack. Each scimitar makes a melee attack dealing 1d10 slashing damage.

Dance of Blades

EdströM moves up to her speed without provoking opportunity attacks and can make one scimitar attack.

Mind's Eye

EdströM can force one creature she can see within 60 ft. to make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d10 psychic damage and be incapacitated until the end of their next turn.

slashing

piercing

charmed

frightened