Jeffear Fin

# The Legend of Jeffear Fin Born during the Great Miasma that swept through the industrial cities of the Euros heartland, Jeffear Fin was orphaned when a plague decimated his family's brass-working district, leaving him alone to scavenge among the clockwork ruins and corpse-filled streets. Rather than succumb to despair, the young orphan apprenticed himself to a reclusive plague doctor named Cornelius Gearsmith, learning to read the patterns of death itself while mastering the intricate mechanisms of both firearm and blade. When Cornelius fell to the very sickness he studied, Jeffear inherited his mentor's most prized possession—an ornate mask carved from obsidian and inlaid with silver gears that seemed to pulse with an almost sentient rhythm, said to grant the wearer clarity in moments of chaos. Armed with his cutlass *The Black Death*, a rifle that sang with mechanical precision, and an unwavering commitment to quarantine the corruption spreading through his homeland, Jeffear became a legendary figure whispered about in taverns across the eerie lands, neither hero nor villain but something altogether different—a man who learned to dance with death itself. His reputation grew as settlements that once trembled before plague began to recover under his watchful presence, though some say he takes no payment and shows no mercy, acting only according to laws he alone seems to understand. Now, whether he hunts to protect the living or to commune with the dead remains the greatest mystery of his legend, and those who encounter him rarely speak of it clearly.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

15, modifier +2

Charisma

12, modifier +1

Rifle Shot

Make a ranged attack with his rifle. On a hit, deal 2d10 + 4 piercing damage.

Cutlass Slash

Make a melee attack with his cutlass. On a hit, deal 1d8 + 2 slashing damage.

Plague Doctor's Gaze

As an action, Jeffear can force one creature within 30 ft. to make a Wisdom save (DC 15) or become frightened until the end of its next turn.

Dance with Death

Once per long rest, Jeffear can make two attacks as a bonus action after reducing a creature to 0 hit points.

Quarantine Strike

As an action, Jeffear can target one creature within 60 ft. to take 3d6 necrotic damage and must succeed on a Constitution save (DC 15) or be poisoned until the end of its next turn.

Master of Death

Jeffear gains advantage on death-related checks and saves.

Steampunk Precision

Once per turn, Jeffear can reroll one attack roll with his rifle.

strength

+5

dexterity

+8

constitution

+9

intelligence

+7

wisdom

+6

Poison

Necrotic