Shuten Doji

Born in the fractured remnants of the Middle East after the Pantheon's catastrophic fall, Shuten was merely another survivor among countless others until the plague swept through the refugee camps where he sheltered—a plague that didn't kill him but instead unlocked something dormant and terrible within his genetic code. The bioenergy that erupted from his body during those fevered nights burned away his humanity piece by piece, replacing it with an inhuman hunger for dominion and an arsenal of esoteric powers drawn from forbidden Pantheon texts he would later obsess over. He fled into the vast deserts where he could transform without witnesses, where he could experiment with the three-pronged Trishula he learned to forge from pure condensed will, and where he discovered that suffering had a purpose—it was the price of transcendence. Rising through the ranks of the Deviant warlords with calculated brutality and patient manipulation, Shuten established himself as an enforcer of their law and guardian of the ancient research that had created the very plague that remade him. His appearance barely changed across the decades, his body locked in its prime by the same corruption that grants him command over bone-spikes and spectral flames, yet his mind grew sharper and colder with each conquest. Now, ruling his southern strongholds with an iron fist, he views lesser beings as stepping stones in his ascension toward absolute power, convinced that the plague didn't curse him but rather revealed his true destiny as a ruler among remnants.

Strength

16, modifier +3

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

14, modifier +2

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Trishula Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 piercing damage.

Pashupatastra

Create spectral bones within 20 ft. to form spikes or walls. Deals 3d8 piercing damage.

Parashu Phase

Phase through attacks for 1 round. Cannot attack while phased.

Pinākapāni Arrow

Create a longbow that fires a flame arrow. Deals 6d10 fire damage on hit.

Indra: Convergence

Release a 5-meter cone of explosive force. Deals 4d10 force damage and distorts armor.

Bioenergy Manipulation

Shuten can manipulate bioenergy to create barriers and weapons.

Spectral Resilience

Shuten has resistance to necrotic damage due to his inhuman nature.

strength

+7

dexterity

+8

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+6

necrotic