Vane, The Hollow Sovereign

Dr. Vane's descent into monstrosity began in the sterile halls of a prestigious medical academy, where his brilliant mind became obsessed with understanding the body's architecture—a fascination that evolved into a compulsion to dissect living subjects in search of perfection. Years of meticulous killings left him with an encyclopedic knowledge of human frailty, yet his own body betrayed him with age and deterioration, a cruel irony he could not abide. When the Yellow Power Ring claimed him, Vane perceived not a weapon but a salvation—an instrument capable of engineering immortality by replacing his decaying flesh with constructs of pure dread. He systematically excised his failing organs, replacing them with manifestations born from his victims' terror: a heart that synchronizes with the panic of the living, lungs that process fear like oxygen, a mind that no longer requires rest or sustenance. Vane has become a living theorem proving that death is merely a design flaw awaiting correction, and he views himself as the first iteration of an eternal species yet to be born. His existence has transformed into an endless hunt, each scream and gasping breath a vital resource feeding the nightmare machinery that keeps him functional, and his greatest fear—more paralyzing than any he inflicts—is the moment when the ring's power might flicker and expose the horrifying truth: that he is nothing but empty architecture held together by borrowed terror.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

20, modifier +5

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

22, modifier +6

Constructed Terror

Vane can create a fear-based construct that deals 4d10 psychic damage and forces a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the target is frightened for 1 minute.

Heart of Malice

As a bonus action, Vane can target one creature within 60 ft. to deal 3d12 necrotic damage, healing himself for half the damage dealt.

Gears of Dread

Vane unleashes a wave of fear in a 30 ft. radius. Creatures must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or take 6d6 psychic damage and be frightened for 1 minute.

Predator's Hunt

Vane can make two attacks with his shadowy claws, dealing 2d8 slashing damage plus 2d6 necrotic damage on a hit. If both attacks hit, he regains 10 hit points.

Nightmare's Embrace

Once per day, Vane can summon a swarm of shadowy figures that envelop a target, forcing them to make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 8d8 necrotic damage and are incapacitated until the end of their next turn.

Fear Harvest

Vane gains temporary hit points equal to half the total damage dealt by fear effects.

Living Machine

Vane cannot be poisoned or paralyzed; his constructs are immune to these conditions.

strength

+8

dexterity

+10

intelligence

+11

wisdom

+9

constitution

+11

charisma

+12

Necrotic

Psychic