King Malvyn The Ageless

King Malvyn was not always a creature of depravity, but rather a brilliant natural philosopher obsessed with the theoretical boundaries of mortality itself, until a catastrophic alchemical accident fused his consciousness with that of an assistant during a forbidden transmutation ritual—an incident he concealed by claiming the man had simply vanished. Desperate to reverse the inexplicable cellular degradation that followed, Malvyn conceived a grotesque solution: he would cultivate a biological duplicate from the lingering essence of his merged consciousness, engineering it into a sentient fermentation vessel whose very life force could be distilled into a wine of immortality. Bound in an automated apparatus deep beneath his palace, this half-clone half-progeny became the engine of the king's eternal youth, its crimson vintage supplemented by direct transfusions that granted him the power to reshape reality itself through touch, though each use of this transmutation ability exacted a terrible physical toll. What Malvyn failed to anticipate was that the procedure would become an insatiable addiction—his body now entirely dependent on the elixir, unable to sustain itself without constant doses lest it collapse into rapid, agonizing decay. Now, decades into his reign of manufactured immortality, the king maintains his tyranny through ruthless cunning and the fear inspired by his reality-warping gifts, all while remaining forever shackled to the vat below, a prisoner of his own monstrous creation. Each glass of wine, each transfusion, is both his salvation and damnation, a perfect circle of horror that ensures his subjects will never be free so long as the machine continues to run.

Strength

18, modifier +4

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Crimson Vintage

Malvyn drinks a glass of his wine, regaining 20 hit points and gaining advantage on his next attack.

Transmutation Touch

Melee Spell Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 force damage and is transformed into a harmless object for 1 minute.

Blood Transfusion

Malvyn can sacrifice 10 hit points to gain a bonus action to regain 1d10 hit points and gain advantage on his next saving throw.

Tyrant's Command

Malvyn can force a creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute, obeying his verbal commands.

Eternal Youth

Malvyn cannot age or die from natural causes as long as he consumes his wine.

Reality Warp

Once per turn, Malvyn can reshape one inanimate object he touches.

strength

+8

dexterity

+6

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+7

Necrotic

Poison