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Viktor

Medium Humanoid (human), Lawful Neutral

Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 178 (21d8 + 84)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18
+4
DEX
12
+1
CON
18
+4
INT
11
+0
WIS
11
+0
CHA
16
+3
Saving Throws CON +8, WIS +4
Skills Persuasion +7, Religion +4
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Traits

Brave. Viktor has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Shadow Dragon Companion. Viktor has a young gold shadow dragon that accompanies him at all times. If Viktor dies, the young gold shadow dragon returns to the Shadowfell.

Sun Blade. Viktor wields a sun blade. Viktor gains a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon, which deals radiant damage instead of slashing damage (this is already factored into Viktor's stat block). When Viktor hits an Undead creature with this sword, that target takes an extra 4 (1d8) radiant damage. The sword's luminous blade emits bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. The light is sunlight.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting. Viktor casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):

At will: bless, shield of faith, thunderous smite

1/day each: banishment, blinding smite, death ward, revivify

2/day each: aid, branding smite, lesser restoration

Actions

Multiattack. Viktor makes two Sun Blade attacks and one Raven's Whisper attack.

Sun Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:10 (1d8 + 6) radiant damage or 11 (1d10 + 6) radiant damage if used with two hands.

Raven's Whisper. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit:22 (4d10 + 3) radiant damage.

Lore

Viktor was born into a large family of simple farmers harvesting cabbage, beets, and potatoes. His family's farmstead sits on the northern reaches of a village called Barovia. At an early age he learned about the dread master of Barovia ruling from atop Castle Ravenloft. It was his fate and the fate of every other Barovian to never leave the mist shrouded valley. The lord of Ravenloft and first vampire, Strahd Von Zarovich, would never allow that.