Kaida "Kage" Yurei

Born into a merchant family in a mountain village, Kaida was seven when shadow assassins burned her home during a territorial dispute between rival clans. Orphaned and alone, she was found by a mysterious master who recognized something extraordinary in the violet-eyed child—an innate connection to the spaces between light and darkness that could only be cultivated, never taught. Raised in hidden temples and moonlit training grounds, Kaida spent her formative years mastering the art of combat while her mentor taught her that survival was a dance of observation and adaptation, not brute force. The crimson ribbon she wears was her mother's, a talisman against the darkness she learned to command, and a reminder that even assassins carry ghosts. By her sixteenth year, she had become her master's equal, and by twenty, a phantom whose name whispered through underworld circles inspired equal parts fear and reverence. Now, Kaida operates in the shadows between empires and criminal syndicates, taking contracts that align with a personal code only she fully understands, driven by a quiet purpose that suggests her past may yet demand a reckoning. Those who've faced her speak not of their survival, but of the moment they realized they were already defeated before the first strike fell.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

16, modifier 3

Wisdom

18, modifier 4

Charisma

12, modifier 1

Shadow Strike

Make a melee weapon attack with advantage. On a hit, deal 2d8 + 5 slashing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of Kaida's next turn.

Phantom Reposition

As a bonus action, Kaida can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space she can see, leaving behind a shadowy afterimage that distracts enemies, granting her advantage on her next attack.

Silent Blade

Make a ranged attack with a thrown weapon. On a hit, deal 1d10 + 5 piercing damage and the target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of their next turn.

Dance of Shadows

Kaida can move through difficult terrain without expending extra movement. Additionally, she can make a stealth check as a part of this movement.

Ghostly Presence

As an action, Kaida can become incorporeal for 1 minute, gaining resistance to all damage except force and psychic. She can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain.

Shadow Flow

Kaida can blend into shadows, gaining advantage on stealth checks and becoming difficult to track.

strength

6

dexterity

9

constitution

7

intelligence

6

wisdom

8

Psychic

Necrotic