Ms Erin Villen

Erin Villen arrived at Baron Garder's French estate as an exiled governess with a carefully curated reputation for rigid propriety, her Anglo-Irish heritage and stern demeanor making her the perfect choice for a conservative nobleman seeking to polish his daughter's refinement—yet beneath her corseted exterior and measured speech lay a revolutionary spirit that could not be contained. While ostensibly instructing young Madeleine in the socially acceptable arts of piano and languages, Erin smuggled forbidden knowledge into the manor like contraband, teaching the girl to draw the bow across violin strings in shadowed music rooms and slipping her gothic novels written in English, transforming the very language meant to ensure obedience into a key to liberation. When the Baron discovered his daughter's musical transgression and her cache of scandalous literature, his fury knew no bounds, and he cast Erin out into the French countryside with little more than the clothes on her back and a burning sense of injustice. Before departing, she left Madeleine a cryptic gift—a haunting sketch of a crumbling castle perched upon a distant hill near the town of Rückendal, its towers piercing the mist like accusing fingers, a final lesson that some knowledge, once awakened, could never be unlearned. Though separated from her charge, Erin's influence would echo through Madeleine's life far longer than she could have imagined, for that drawing would lead the girl toward secrets older and darker than any gothic page, and toward truths that the Baron's narrow world could never contain.

Strength

10, modifier 0

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

14, modifier 2

Intelligence

16, modifier 3

Wisdom

15, modifier 2

Charisma

18, modifier 4

Melodic Distraction

As an action, choose one creature within 30 ft. to make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 15). On failure, they are charmed for 1 minute.

Gothic Revelation

As a bonus action, reveal a hidden truth to an ally, granting them advantage on their next attack roll or saving throw.

Violin's Lament

Make a ranged spell attack against a creature within 60 ft. on a hit, deal 3d8 psychic damage and reduce their speed by 10 ft. until the end of their next turn.

Inspiring Presence

Allies within 10 feet gain a +1 bonus to saving throws.

Secretive Scholar

Advantage on checks to hide knowledge or skills from authority.

strength

0

dexterity

2

constitution

2

intelligence

3

wisdom

2

charisma

4