The Therapist

Dr. Cornelius Whitmore was once a celebrated physician in the prosperous city of Luminae, renowned for his compassionate bedside manner and uncanny ability to mend not just broken bones but fractured spirits, until a plague of despair swept through the streets and claimed thousands of souls—including his own daughter, whose final moments revealed to him that he had merely treated symptoms rather than the root ailments festering in the human condition. Consumed by the realization that mortality itself was the ultimate limitation preventing him from truly understanding and healing the deepest wounds of the psyche, he undertook the forbidden ritual of lichdom, not to gain power or dominion, but to transcend time's cruel boundaries and dedicate eternity to the excavation of emotional wreckage. Now, centuries later, he manifests unbidden at the bedside of the spiritually devastated and the joy-depleted, his skeletal form incongruously adorned in immaculate waistcoats and spectacles perched upon his skull, speaking in elaborate therapeutic parables about "varmints of the soul" and "the delectable geometry of minor contentments." His sessions have become legendary whispers among those who've encountered him—tales of how a lich in a three-piece suit somehow coaxed a widow toward laughter, or guided a lost soul to recognize wonder in the texture of morning dew. To The Therapist, each troubled mind represents a new "voyage of psychological cartography," and he pursues his calling with the unwavering dedication of one who has already sacrificed everything mortal to ensure that no one need suffer their darkness alone.

Strength

10, modifier +0

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

16, modifier +3

Therapeutic Insight

The Therapist targets one creature within 30 ft. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage and be charmed for 1 minute.

Varmint Exorcism

As an action, The Therapist can remove one emotional 'varmint' from a creature, restoring 3d8 hit points and granting advantage on their next saving throw against fear or charm effects.

Minor Contentment

The Therapist can create a soothing aura in a 15 ft. radius. Allies gain 1d6 temporary hit points and advantage on saving throws against being frightened until the start of their next turn.

Parable of Healing

The Therapist tells a story that resonates deeply. One creature within 30 ft. regains 2d10 + 5 hit points and must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be inspired, gaining a +2 bonus on their next attack roll.

Eternal Empathy

The Therapist can sense emotional turmoil within 60 feet, gaining advantage on Insight checks.

Undying Presence

As a lich, he is immune to poison and disease, and cannot be frightened.

strength

+0

dexterity

+2

constitution

+5

intelligence

+8

wisdom

+7

charisma

+6

Necrotic

Poison