Louche Vernon - Retired Assassin

Louche Vernon was born the bastard son of a Moradanean merchant and a circus acrobat, inheriting his mother's grace and his father's taste for the finer things in life. Rather than follow either parent's path, young Vernon discovered he possessed an almost supernatural talent for making people disappear—permanently. By his twenty-third year, he had become the most sought-after instrument of death among the local nobility, his hooked nose and disarming smile becoming the last images countless targets would ever see. He collected a reputation as carefully as he collected the elegant possessions that filled his life: the curved-hilted blade that had never failed him, the signet ring that opened doors in the highest circles, and the imported moustache wax that kept his appearance immaculate even when soaked in blood. For over a decade, Vernon lived as a phantom, a ghost in silk and velvet, moving through high society with practiced charm while leaving a trail of convenient corpses in his wake. Everything changed the night he met Isabelle at a masquerade in Rosiskar—a woman whose true nature only revealed itself under the full moon, whose ferocity matched his own cunning, and whose love seemed to offer him an escape from the darkness he'd cultivated so carefully. For five glorious years, Vernon genuinely retired, hanging his blade above the fireplace and trading assassination contracts for moonlit hunts through the forests near Rosiskar. But love, he learned too late, is a luxury that men like him cannot afford; when Isabelle's pack discovered his true profession and deemed him unworthy of their alpha's heart, she made the agonizing choice to leave him forever. Now, years later, Vernon insists he's done with murder, yet bodies continue to materialize wherever he frequents—whether from habit, heartbreak, or because some habits run too deep to ever truly abandon, even he can no longer say with certainty.

Strength

12, modifier 1

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

16, modifier 3

Wisdom

14, modifier 2

Charisma

18, modifier 4

Cunning Strike

Make a melee attack with the curved blade, dealing 2d8 + 5 slashing damage.

Shadow Step

Teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space in dim light or darkness.

Dagger of Deceit

Throw a dagger at a target within 30 ft., dealing 1d4 + 5 piercing damage and causing disadvantage on their next attack.

Whispers of the Past

Charm a target within 30 ft. (DC 16 Wisdom save) or become incapacitated for 1 round.

Murderous Elegance

Make two melee attacks with the curved blade; each hit deals 2d8 + 5 slashing damage.

Retired but Deadly

Choose a target within 60 ft. to take 3d6 necrotic damage; if they die, regain 10 hit points.

Charming Presence

Enemies have disadvantage on saving throws against being charmed.

Master of Disguise

Advantage on Deception and Stealth checks when in disguise.

Phantom's Grace

Can move through difficult terrain without penalty.

Keen Instincts

Advantage on initiative rolls.

strength

5

dexterity

9

intelligence

7

wisdom

6

Phantom's Blade

Make a melee attack with the curved blade as a reaction; add 1d10 necrotic damage.

Ghostly Escape

Immediately move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Kiss of Death

Target a creature within 30 ft.; they must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution save or take 4d6 poison damage.

Poison

Psychic

Charmed