The Keeper

The Keeper was once a scholar of immeasurable ambition, obsessed with cataloging the totality of existence itself—every moment, every thought, every atom in motion—believing that perfect knowledge would grant him dominion over fate itself. His ritualistic descent into the deepest catacombs was meant to be temporary, a pilgrimage to the world's foundation where he could inscribe his grand archive in stone and shadow. But the abyss he encountered in those lightless depths was not merely a place; it was a living hunger that recognized in him a kindred desire for absolute comprehension, and it consumed his physical form entirely, leaving only his purpose and will intact within an empty vessel of cloth and leather. Now, neither alive nor dead, The Keeper maintains an eternal vigil over the subterranean labyrinth, his hollow gaze recording every whisper, every tremor, every secret that passes through the darkness—not out of malice, but because the act of witnessing has become his only remaining nature. Empires have crumbled above while he stands sentinel below, and dragons have aged to dust, yet his meticulous record grows ever longer, an invisible chronicle of all that transpires in the world he can no longer fully inhabit. He cannot leave his post, for the abyss that remade him has made him indispensable to the balance of things, a neutral arbiter between the surface and the depths. The Keeper is both prisoner and guardian, forever bound to remember what the world inevitably forgets.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

10, modifier +0

Shadow Grasp

The Keeper reaches out with shadowy tendrils, making a melee spell attack (+11). On a hit, it deals 4d10 necrotic damage and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

Chronicle of Shadows

The Keeper can choose one creature within 60 feet to reveal its deepest secret. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 6d8 psychic damage and be frightened until the end of its next turn.

Abyssal Echo

The Keeper unleashes a wave of darkness in a 30-foot radius. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d10 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. This action recharges on a roll of 5-6 on a d6.

Guardian's Watch

As a reaction, The Keeper can impose disadvantage on an attack roll made against an ally within 30 feet. This ability can be used once per round.

Eternal Vigil

The Keeper cannot be surprised and always knows the location of creatures within 60 feet.

Abyssal Absorption

The Keeper is resistant to radiant damage and immune to poison and necrotic damage.

strength

+6

dexterity

+7

constitution

+9

intelligence

+11

wisdom

+10

Radiant