Race:
Cursed Beings, Haunted Scholars
Class:
Dread Institute, Abysmal Repository
Age:
12 years
Alignment:
Neutral Evil
Languages:
Common Tongue, Syllable of Shadows, Elder Echo
Accent:
A hushed, rasping timbre that echoes eerily, as if uttering secrets long buried beneath the earth.
Personality:
Foreboding and enigmatic, Academia Sernenoc thrums with an insidious energy, ever eager to perpetuate its legacy of darkness through relentless ambition and cunning.
Veil of Whispers
Shrouds the location in an aura of disorienting echoes, instilling terror in those who dare to approach.
Causes fear in visitors
Amplifies the secrets of its past
Knowledge of the Damned
Grants insight into dark and forbidden lore to those who successfully pass its trials.
Grants temporary boosts in dark magic
Unlocks hidden passages within the institute
Cursed Scholars' Resilience
Allows the occupant to endure magical and spiritual assaults through the remnants of their dark knowledge.
Reduces incoming magical damage
Grants temporary immunity to dark curses
Fragments of Lost Quills
Charred remnants of writing implements once used to document unspeakable horrors. They vibrate with a sinister energy.
Enhances dark writing
May reveal hidden truths
Torn Page of Secrets
A crumpled piece of parchment filled with cryptic runes that whisper cursed knowledge.
Increases understanding of dark magic
Can invoke visions of the past
The Eye of Despair
A small, glassy orb that swirls with a dark mist. It can show the viewer glimpses of lost knowledge or impending doom.
Enhances divination abilities
Grants a chance to foresee dark events
Staff of Gloom
A gnarled staff topped with a flickering flame of eternal darkness, used to channel dark energy.
Increases dark magic casting
Can summon shades to do the wielder's bidding
Shroud of Deception
A tattered cloak woven from the shadows of the damned; it conceals the wearer from prying eyes.
Grants stealth against dark creatures
Allows limited invisibility