Marigold "Stitch" Miller

Long ago, Marigold was a grief-stricken seamstress who lost her entire family to a terrible winter blight, and in her despair, she found herself stitching together scraps of their old clothes and belongings into a crude figure meant to stand watch over their empty homestead. To her astonishment, the moment she sewn the final button—a pearl from her mother's wedding dress—the figure drew its first breath and looked at her with gratitude in its button eyes, as if thanking her for giving it purpose. From that miraculous night forward, Marigold discovered her true calling: she could imbue fragments of loss and discarded materials with new life and personality, transforming them into guardians and companions for the lonely souls of Autumn's Hollow. The townspeople began to realize her scarecrows weren't mere decorations but vessels of genuine emotion and consciousness, each one a small miracle born from Marigold's stitches and her ability to hear the stories trapped within forgotten things. Her legendary creation Pip emerged when Marigold wove together the last cornstalk her father had harvested before his passing, and the fiddle he'd carved, resulting in a scarecrow that could finally play the music her father never got to teach her. Now, as Autumn's Hollow's most celebrated artisan, Marigold continues her sacred work each day, believing that every stitch is a prayer and every scarecrow a second chance at connection, redemption, and belonging.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

16, modifier +3

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

20, modifier +5

Charisma

22, modifier +6

Soulful Stitch

Make a ranged spell attack against a target within 60 ft. on a hit, deal 3d8 psychic damage.

Whimsical Dance

Allies within 30 ft. gain advantage on their next attack roll and can move without provoking opportunity attacks.

Harvest Moon Serenade

Play a cornstalk fiddle, granting all allies within 60 ft. 1d4 temporary hit points and advantage on saving throws against being frightened for 1 minute.

Emotional Imbuement

Choose one scarecrow ally; it gains +2 to attack rolls and damage for 1 minute.

Artisan's Touch

Marigold can imbue her creations with life, granting them temporary sentience.

Guardian of Autumn

All scarecrows she creates gain advantage on saving throws against fear.

strength

+5

dexterity

+6

intelligence

+7

wisdom

+8

constitution

+6

charisma

+9

Poison

Psychic