Mortivar Graveborn

Mortivar was born the son of a gravedigger in a plague-ravaged village, where death was as common as bread. While other children played in sunlit fields, young Mortivar spent his days among the tombstones, learning the names of the dead and contemplating mortality's mysteries. At fourteen, he discovered an ancient spellbook buried beneath a crypt, its pages still pristine despite centuries of darkness. The tome spoke of illusions and the manipulation of perception itself—magic that could reshape reality in the eyes of the beholder. He taught himself in secret, practicing in the graveyard at night, weaving shadows into phantoms and convincing the living they saw spirits where none existed. His gift was undeniable, but his obsession with death and deception alienated him from his community, and he left his village to study at the great academies of the world. For thirty years, Mortivar became legendary among mages for his revolutionary theories on perception and the nature of truth itself. He served as advisor to kings and councils, though his counsel was often cryptic and unsettling, as if he saw layers of reality invisible to others. Then came the catastrophe that would define his life—a failed experiment with his most ambitious illusion spell left him suspended between life and death, his body destroyed but his consciousness trapped in a liminal space. For seven long years he existed in this twilight state, learning secrets that no living wizard should know, understanding the fundamental architecture of existence. When he finally clawed his way back to the material world, he emerged reborn, his flesh remade but his mind expanded exponentially. Mortivar returned to civilization as something neither wholly alive nor dead, a being of profound wisdom who viewed all things—good, evil, truth, and falsehood—as merely different facets of an incomprehensible whole.

Strength

10, modifier +0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

14, modifier +2

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

16, modifier +3

Phantom Veil

Mortivar creates an illusion that affects a 30 ft. radius, causing all creatures to make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute.

Spectral Grasp

Mortivar conjures ghostly hands to grasp a target within 60 ft., dealing 4d10 necrotic damage on a hit (DC 18 Dexterity save for half).

Reality Warp

Mortivar distorts reality around him, forcing all creatures within 30 ft. to make a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or take 6d8 psychic damage and be confused until the end of their next turn.

Illusory Duplicate

Mortivar creates an illusory duplicate of himself that lasts for 1 minute. The duplicate can move and act independently but cannot attack.

Deathly Whispers

Mortivar whispers secrets of the grave, forcing one creature within 60 ft. to make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d10 psychic damage and be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Soul Rend

Mortivar targets one creature within 30 ft., dealing 5d12 necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or have their maximum hit points reduced by the damage taken.

Illusory Mastery

Mortivar can cast illusion spells without material components.

Ethereal Presence

Mortivar can move through objects as if they were difficult terrain.

Death's Insight

Mortivar has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks.

Liminal Awareness

Mortivar can see invisible creatures and objects.

strength

+0

dexterity

+6

constitution

+6

intelligence

+10

wisdom

+8

charisma

+7

Illusionary Onslaught

Mortivar can use 3 legendary actions to create three illusory duplicates of himself that confuse enemies. Each enemy within 30 ft. must make a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or be incapacitated until the end of their next turn.

Rebirth of Shadows

Mortivar can use 2 legendary actions to teleport up to 60 ft. to an unoccupied space he can see, leaving behind an illusory copy that lasts until the end of his next turn.

Veil of Death

Mortivar can use 1 legendary action to create a 20 ft. radius sphere of darkness centered on a point he can see within 120 ft. The area is heavily obscured for 1 minute.

Psychic

Necrotic

Poison

Blinded

Charmed

Deafened

Frightened

Paralyzed

Poisoned