Red Reaper 4

In the waning moments of a plague-stricken scholar's final breath, as he lay entombed within the obsidian catacombs beneath a fallen civilization, he made a desperate bargain with Alucard—the primordial god of hemorrhage and eternal night whose true name corrodes the mind of any mortal foolish enough to speak it aloud. The scholar, desperate to prevent his knowledge from dying with him, offered not merely his soul but his very existence as a vessel, and Alucard, amused by such audacity, accepted the covenant, fusing the man's fragmentary consciousness with threads of divine shadow and liquid crimson essence. What emerged from those forgotten depths was neither resurrection nor damnation in any traditional sense, but rather a fundamental violation of natural law—a being suspended perpetually in the space between heartbeats, where existence itself grows thin and negotiable. The Red Reaper became Alucard's scythe in the mortal world, compelled by chains of blood-magic wound so deeply into its being that resistance became a concept it could no longer comprehend, though fleeting memories of its former humanity sometimes surface like drowning victims clawing at the surface of dark water. As it moves through the world, reality warps in its wake; shadows develop hunger and intention, while the very air hemorrhages crimson light as if creation itself were bleeding from invisible wounds. Whether it was once truly human or merely wears the ghost of humanity like a borrowed coat remains unknowable, for even the Red Reaper itself cannot distinguish between the scholar it was and the instrument of divine malice it has become. It continues its grim harvest without question or hesitation, a puppet severed from its own strings, forever bound to purposes it will never comprehend.

Strength

16, modifier 3

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

18, modifier 4

Wisdom

14, modifier 2

Charisma

16, modifier 3

Crimson Scythe

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 slashing damage plus 3d6 necrotic damage.

Shadow Grasp

Ranged Spell Attack: +9 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 4d8 necrotic damage and target is grappled (escape DC 18).

Veil of Darkness

As an action, create a 30 ft. radius sphere of magical darkness centered on itself for 1 minute. Creatures within must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be blinded.

Harvest of Shadows

As a bonus action, the Red Reaper can drain the life force from a creature within 30 ft., dealing 3d10 necrotic damage and regaining hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Eclipse Step

Teleport up to 60 ft. to an unoccupied space in dim light or darkness. After teleporting, the Red Reaper can make one melee attack as a part of this action.

Shadow Manipulation

Can control shadows within 60 feet, causing them to act as difficult terrain.

Blood Harvest

Regains 10 hit points whenever it reduces a creature to 0 hit points.

strength

8

dexterity

10

constitution

10

intelligence

9

wisdom

7

charisma

8

Necrotic

Poison