The Shadow Pharmacist

Silas Vance was once celebrated throughout the kingdom's apothecaries for his revolutionary medicinal compounds, until a catastrophic accident in his laboratory claimed half his face and left him wracked with unrelenting pain that conventional remedies could never touch. Desperate to escape his agony, he developed a highly specific ritual—dense spheres of resinous herbs and tobacco, ignited through ritual and flame—that became the only anchor keeping his fractured mind and trembling body tethered to function. His disfigurement made him a ghost in polite society, so he embraced the shadows instead, trading his knowledge of anatomy and chemistry for coin as both an underground healer for those the legitimate world rejected and a precision eliminator for those willing to pay for his particular talents. His weapon of choice—a whisper-quiet instrument of clinical efficiency—became as much an extension of his pharmaceutical expertise as any remedy, each target a problem solved with cold calculation. Those who've crossed him in the underworld speak in hushed tones of The Shadow Pharmacist's uncanny ability to vanish into darkness, to appear where he shouldn't be, moving with the careful patience of a ranger stalking prey through untamed wilderness. Yet there are whispers of something far more terrifying: the rumor that if cornered without escape, Silas possesses a final solution, a chemical key that transforms him into something barely human, a maelstrom of violence and chaos that leaves no survivors. Whether this is truth or legend designed to keep would-be hunters at bay remains unknown, but in the criminal underworld, such stories are currency enough to ensure The Shadow Pharmacist remains feared and unmolested.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

10, modifier +0

Silent Elimination

Make a ranged attack with a suppressed pistol. On a hit, deal 2d10 + 4 piercing damage.

Chemical Surge

Inject a dose of PCP. For 1 minute, gain advantage on all attack rolls and damage rolls, but take 10 psychic damage at the end of each turn.

Smoke Sphere

Create a cloud of smoke that obscures vision in a 20 ft. radius for 1 minute. Creatures within must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for the duration.

Surgical Strike

Make two attacks with the suppressed pistol. Each hit deals 1d10 + 4 damage. If both hit, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be incapacitated until the end of its next turn.

Pharmaceutical Precision

The Shadow Pharmacist gains advantage on medicine checks and can treat wounds as a bonus action.

Shadow Step

Once per turn, he can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.

Chemical Resilience

He has resistance to poison and psychic damage.

strength

+5

dexterity

+8

constitution

+9

intelligence

+7

Poison

Psychic