The Dark Aristocrats

Born in 1823 to a declining English noble house, the man who would become known as The Dark Aristocrats inherited nothing but debts and a crumbling estate, forcing him to confront the bitter reality that his bloodline's glory had long since faded into obscurity. In 1887, desperate and consumed by resentment, he discovered an ancient grimoire hidden within his ancestral library detailing a profane ritual that promised eternal vitality through the consumption of human essence, and he devoted himself entirely to perfecting this dark art. Using his remaining wealth and cunning, he established himself as a legitimate vintner and acquired an aging factory in the industrial heart of London, where he constructed an elaborate occult apparatus hidden beneath layers of legitimate wine production. For over a century, he has orchestrated a meticulous dance of calculated tragedies—worker accidents, industrial mishaps, and unexplained disappearances—all carefully orchestrated to harvest the blood and fractured souls of the unfortunate, which he transmutes into bottles of exquisite wine through forbidden alchemy. Each evening, he uncorks a single bottle, savoring the dark vintage that keeps him perpetually frozen at the appearance of fifty, his reflection in the mirror a permanent monument to his bargain with oblivion. The Dark Aristocrats has mastered the art of shadow and discretion, ensuring that no investigation ever traces back to him, allowing him to drift through high society and the criminal underworld alike as merely another eccentric collector of fine wines. His true identity remains buried beneath layers of false names, shell companies, and carefully erased records, a ghost of aristocracy who has transcended mortality itself through the most terrible of prices.

Strength

12, modifier +1

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

14, modifier +2

Charisma

20, modifier +5

Occult Wine Production

As an action, The Dark Aristocrats can create a bottle of wine that restores 2d8 hit points to a creature that drinks it, but they must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 2d6 necrotic damage.

Shadowy Strike

Make a melee attack with a dagger. On a hit, it deals 1d8 + 4 piercing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Blood Harvest

As an action, The Dark Aristocrats can target a creature within 30 ft. to drain their life force, dealing 3d10 necrotic damage. The Dark Aristocrats regains hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

Calculated Tragedy

Once per long rest, The Dark Aristocrats can cause a factory accident in a 60 ft. radius. Creatures in that area must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.

Eternal Vitality

The Dark Aristocrats does not age and is immune to effects that would cause aging.

Master of Shadows

Gains advantage on stealth checks and can hide in plain sight.

strength

+1

dexterity

+4

constitution

+5

intelligence

+3

wisdom

+2

charisma

+5

Necrotic

Poison