Vex

Vex was decanted into consciousness on the rain-soaked floating platforms of Kamino during the height of the Clone Wars, but unlike his brothers, he emerged with a peculiar neurological quirk that would define his entire existence. The Kaminoan geneticists initially marked him for termination when his neural scans revealed unusual pattern-recognition abilities that deviated from the standard template—an anomaly in a sea of perfection. However, a rogue Kaminoan scientist named Dr. Kess-9 advocated for his preservation, believing that variation, not uniformity, might be the key to surviving an unpredictable conflict. Vex was allowed to live, but his difference came with isolation; he was trained separately from his cohorts, his mind stretched through unconventional protocols that left him simultaneously brilliant and profoundly alienated from his own genetic line. When Vex finally joined the Grand Army of the Republic, he carried with him a fractured identity—part soldier, part experiment, wholly uncertain of which version of himself was real. His commanders praised his tactical intuition and his uncanny ability to anticipate enemy movements, yet his brothers-in-arms regarded him with suspicion, sensing something fundamentally other about him. Vex learned to weaponize his isolation, channeling his loneliness into a ferocious dedication that made him invaluable on the battlefield, but every victory felt hollow, every camaraderie superficial. Deep within his engineered consciousness, Vex harbored a dangerous question that no amount of military conditioning could suppress: if he was created to be different, was he truly one of them at all, or merely the first of something entirely new?

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

18, modifier +4

Constitution

14, modifier +2

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

10, modifier +0

Tactical Strike

Make a melee weapon attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 4 slashing damage.

Neural Disruption

Choose one creature within 60 ft. to make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, take 4d8 psychic damage and be stunned until the end of their next turn.

Clone Barrage

Vex can fire a barrage of blaster bolts. Make three ranged attacks: +8 to hit, range 120 ft., each hit deals 2d6 + 4 energy damage.

Isolation Blast

Vex channels his isolation into a wave of energy. Each creature within 30 ft. must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 6d6 force damage on a failure, or half as much on a success.

Tactical Retreat

Vex can move up to half his speed without provoking opportunity attacks and can hide as part of this movement.

Adaptive Counter

When hit by an attack, Vex can use his reaction to make a melee attack against the attacker.

Tactical Insight

Vex can anticipate enemy movements, granting allies advantage on attack rolls against them.

Isolation's Edge

Vex gains +2 to all saving throws while he is alone or not within 30 feet of allies.

Enhanced Reflexes

Vex can take an additional reaction each round, but only to avoid damage.

Adaptive Strategy

Once per turn, Vex can reroll one attack or saving throw, but must take the new result.

strength

+5

dexterity

+8

intelligence

+7

wisdom

+4

Anticipate

Vex can take one additional action on his turn, allowing him to use one action from his list.

Psychic Pulse

Vex releases a pulse of psychic energy. Each creature within 30 ft. must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or take 3d10 psychic damage.

Clone Reinforcement

Vex summons a temporary clone that acts on his initiative count. The clone has 20 hit points and can make one attack each turn.

psychic

poison

charmed

frightened