Liana

Born beneath the shadow of Kiven's Pale Gates—where the impaled served as eternal monuments to King Drakenov's authority—Liana learned early that death was not an ending but a language, one she could read fluently in the whispers of carrion birds and the patterns of decay. While other children averted their eyes from the grim spectacle surrounding their city, she studied it with an intensity that both fascinated and terrified those around her, discovering that the boundary between life and death held secrets the living desperately needed to know. When she was barely past her seventeenth winter, the King himself noticed her uncanny ability to divine truth from entrails and prophecy from shadow-play, and he made her his official seer—a choice that scandalized the court, for what business did a monarch have consulting with a girl barely old enough to marry? Yet her counsel proved infallible, her macabre visions steering Drakenov away from treachery and toward victory with unsettling accuracy, earning her both fear and grudging respect among the nobility. Her unlikely friendship with Princess Anastasia became the only softness in her otherwise austere existence, the young royal seemingly immune to the darkness that clung to Liana like a second skin. The whispered doubts about her influence never truly quieted, but they became irrelevant the moment her prophecies began saving the kingdom's life, one dark vision at a time.

Strength

10, modifier 0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

16, modifier +3

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

20, modifier +5

Charisma

12, modifier +1

Shadow's Grasp

Liana conjures shadowy tendrils to ensnare a target. Make a spell attack against a creature within 60 ft. on a hit, it takes 3d8 necrotic damage and is restrained until the end of its next turn.

Macabre Vision

As an action, Liana can peer into the future. Choose one creature within 30 ft.; it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be cursed for 1 minute, taking 2d6 psychic damage at the start of its turn.

Death's Embrace

Liana channels dark energy, creating a 20 ft. radius sphere centered on herself. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 4d10 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Whispers of the Dead

Liana can communicate with the spirits of the deceased, gaining insights into past events.

Aura of Dread

Enemies within 10 feet of Liana must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

strength

+0

dexterity

+2

constitution

+3

intelligence

+4

wisdom

+5

charisma

+1

Necrotic

Poison