Oborus

Born as a gifted but morally bankrupt sorcerer in the rural settlement that would bear his name, Oborus was obsessed with transcending the limitations of his fragile flesh long before he encountered the ancient mind flayer hibernating beneath the village's oldest well. When he unearthed the creature's dormant form, rather than destroy it, he made a pact—his ambition and magical potential in exchange for gradual assimilation into something greater. Over decades, Oborus orchestrated the slow conversion of his townspeople through contaminated water supplies and whispered enchantments, each thrall adding their mental essence to both him and the elder mind flayer stirring in the depths below. As his humanity peeled away like old skin, the sorcerer discovered he could still cast spells, now amplified through the collective consciousness growing within him, his chaotic nature perfectly suited to the alien thoughts bleeding into his mind. The villagers of Oborus now move with an eerie synchronization, their eyes occasionally gleaming with otherworldly intelligence, as their master—no longer entirely human, not yet fully the creature he's merging with—conducts a symphony of assimilation that draws closer to completion with each passing moon. Oborus has become the bridge between two forms of being, a chaotic conduit through which an elder horror claws its way back into the world, using the sorcerer's ambition as the key to its resurrection.

Strength

12, modifier +1

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

22, modifier +6

Eldritch Blast

Ranged Spell Attack: +11 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 3d10 force damage.

Mind Control

Target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute. Can repeat save at end of turns.

Contagion

Touch attack. Target must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1d10 days.

Summon Thralls

As an action, Oborus can summon 1d4+1 thralls (zombie-like villagers) to fight for him. They act on his initiative.

Psychic Drain

Melee Spell Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4d8 psychic damage and regain hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Eldritch Assimilation

Oborus gains advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.

Mindflayer's Influence

Once per turn, Oborus can use a reaction to impose disadvantage on an enemy's attack roll.

strength

+5

dexterity

+6

constitution

+10

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+8

charisma

+11

Psychic