The Maikaduath

Born from the ashes of a the Great Culling, the Maikaduath emerged when a mysterious shadowy figure gathered rebels and malcontents transforming them into something far more sinister—a tool of calculated destruction aimed at destabilizing the very foundations of power across all the human kingdoms. What began as whispered promises of vengeance evolved into a sophisticated network of cutthroats and thieves who operate from labyrinthine tunnels beneath city streets and dark corridors of castles, each member bound by shadow pacts and the intoxicating allure of chaos rather than any noble cause. The shadowy leader, an elf whose true identity remains shrouded in legend and speculation, orchestrates each assassination and theft with surgical precision, selecting targets seemingly at random—a corrupt noble here, an unimportant merchant there—creating a tapestry of paranoia and mistrust among the ruling classes. Clad in their distinctive grey cloaks that billow like smoke through darkened alleys, the Maikaduath have become less an organization and more a force of nature, a living embodiment of entropy that feeds on disorder and thrives in the spaces between law and justice. Their daggers have written a bloody history across the realm, and their thefts have bankrupted merchant houses and toppled dynasties, all orchestrated by an unseen hand that may be far older and more patient than anyone dares imagine. Whether they are instruments of genuine revolution corrupted beyond recognition or merely chaos given form by an ancient elf's vision remains a question that keeps nobles awake at night.

Strength

14, modifier 2

Dexterity

18, modifier 4

Constitution

14, modifier 2

Intelligence

14, modifier 2

Wisdom

15, modifier 2

Charisma

10, modifier 0

Shadow Strike

Make a melee attack with a short sword. On a hit, deal 2d6 + 4 piercing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its next turn.

Dagger Flurry

Make two ranged attacks with daggers. Each hit deals 1d4 + 4 piercing damage. If both hit the same target, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

Whispers of Chaos

Choose one creature within 30 ft. to make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 15). On a failure, the target is frightened until the end of its next turn.

Cloak of Smoke

As a bonus action, become invisible until the start of your next turn. This effect ends if you attack or cast a spell.

Poison Strike

As a bonus action, make one ranged attack with a poisoned dagger. +4 to Hit, deals 1d4 +4 piercing damage plus 2d8 poison damage, DC 16 on CON saving throw for half poison damage

Shadowy Presence

Advantage on Stealth checks in dim light or darkness.

Cloak of Shadows

Resistance to damage from ranged attacks while in darkness.

strength

2

dexterity

4

constitution

2

intelligence

2

wisdom

2

Piercing

Slashing

Poison