Galenyn Wildbrook

Galenyn Wildbrook once brought laughter to the throne room of King Aldric the Merciless, his wit and charm earning him a place of relative privilege among the court—until the night his trembling hand spilled wine across the monarch's velvet robes, a transgression the tyrant deemed unforgivable. The king's vengeance was swift and absolute: Galenyn's wife, his three children, and even his elderly mother were dragged to the dungeons and executed while he was forced to watch, his pleas for mercy falling on ears that had long forgotten compassion. In that crucible of anguish, something fundamental shattered within him, and over the following days his mind fractured into a thousand jagged pieces, transforming his boundless hope into an all-consuming hunger for retribution. He returned to the castle during the grand festival, his jester's motley now stained with madness, his face painted as a grinning skull of death, and in a spectacle of violence that would echo through history, he cut down the king, the queen, and a dozen nobles before marking the infant prince with a symbol of doom carved into the child's cheek. Now, year after year on that anniversary of his liberation, Galenyn returns like a specter of vengeance, his theatrical cruelty and impossible evasion of guards becoming legend—leaving behind tokens of his hatred in the prince's chamber and spreading terror throughout the kingdom as a bard whose songs are screams and whose performances are nightmares.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

20, modifier +5

Dreadful Performance

Galenyn performs a terrifying act, forcing all creatures within 30 ft. to make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or take 4d8 psychic damage and be frightened for 1 minute.

Cursed Blade

Galenyn attacks with a dagger, dealing 1d8 + 4 piercing damage. On a hit, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take an additional 2d6 necrotic damage.

Madness Unleashed

Galenyn channels his madness, creating an area of chaotic energy in a 20 ft. radius. Creatures must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 6d6 damage of a random type (fire, cold, lightning) and be knocked prone.

Token of Terror

As a bonus action, Galenyn can leave a morbid token in a space he can see within 30 ft. The token causes fear in any creature that sees it, requiring a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Cunning Evasion

Galenyn can evade attacks, gaining advantage on Dexterity saving throws.

Haunting Presence

Enemies within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

strength

+6

dexterity

+8

constitution

+9

intelligence

+7

wisdom

+5

charisma

+9

Psychic

Necrotic