![[DecimaIscitarnPathfinder-v3.webp]] # Decima Iscitarn _Tiefling Soulmonger Assassin | [[Gilded Gallows]] | [[Neverwinter]]_ ## Summary Assassin of the [[Gilded Gallows]] and a [[Soulmonger]], hunting the party with her lover [[Ravenna]]. She killed [[Aldwin Rousset]] (Reese's father) and [[Renaer Neverember]]. The party killed her half-siblings [[Domitia Iscitarn|Domitia]] and [[Erevan Iscitarn|Erevan]], and she wants them to suffer before they die. %% ## Now In the wind after breaking with the [[Gilded Gallows]]. She killed her remaining [[Svardborg]] prisoners — including [[Sirac|Sirac of Suzail]] — to bury her betrayal, then hunted down and killed [[Aldric Vorn]] to close the last loose end. She freed [[Viro]] (now in Vorn's body) and sent word to [[Petra]] that she is considering her redemption offer. ## Appearance Crimson skin, white hair worn loose, ice-blue eyes. Black leather fitted close, blades at thighs, forearms, and boots. ## Personality Cold and patient, sadistic when it serves the point. The rage never leaves, but she has learned to aim it. Tender only with [[Ravenna]]. She pauses mid-sentence to listen to voices no one else hears, and when she wears a consumed soul the impersonation is flawless. ## Quote _"Your father was disappointed in you, Reese. He told me so. Right at the end."_ ## Connections **[[Ravenna]]** — lover and anchor; without her, Decima spirals. **[[Petra]]** — fixation; another [[Soulmonger]] with a Firesong tie who got the life Decima wanted. **[[Iymrith|Lyrielle Storm]]** — patron; pressures her for results. **[[Aldric Vorn]]** — her superior; she went rogue on him, then hunted him down and killed him. **[[Domitia Iscitarn|Domitia]]** — half-sister, killed by the party. **[[Erevan Iscitarn|Erevan]]** — half-brother, killed by the party. **[[Lyra Iscitarn]]** — mother; sold Decima's soul before her birth. **[[Osah Firesong]]** — Firesong half-sister; the blood tie the [[Sewn Sisters]] chose her for. **[[Renaer Neverember]]** — murdered him against orders, sparking the Neverwinter war. **[[Aldwin Rousset]]** — killed him; he died shielding [[Kasdeya Firesong]]. **[[Sirac]]** — killed him in the [[Svardborg]] cells and consumed his soul. **[[Durnik Darksteel]]** — rival who stole her kill on Queen [[Neri]]; a grudge she can't settle now that he's dead. **[[Jareth Giltgrave]]** — she operates as his asset under the Gallows. **[[Lyrielle Storm]]** — former owner of the [[Dracoslayer]] she took. **[[Kasdeya Firesong]]** — half-sister; widowed her by murdering [[Renaer Neverember]]. ## Background **The Contract Child:** [[Lyra Iscitarn]], a courtesan, signed an infernal contract with [[Belaam|Owynn Firesong]], a servant of [[Asmodeus]] — Decima's soul was sold before she was born. After Lyra's murder, Decima and her half-siblings [[Domitia Iscitarn|Domitia]] and [[Erevan Iscitarn|Erevan]] were taken to an orphanage that was a [[Sewn Sisters]] front. **The Transformation:** The Sisters chose her for the Firesong connection and made her a [[Soulmonger]] — revenge on the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]] by proxy. She has collected souls since. **The Resentment:** She grew up in poverty while her Firesong half-sisters — [[Osah Firesong]], [[Kasdeya Firesong]], [[Kali Firesong]] — lived as celebrated heroes. The hatred predates the curse. **The Lover:** [[Ravenna]] came to build the [[Gilded Gallows]] in [[Neverwinter]] as a rival, then an enemy. In one fight they found they could hear each other among their consumed souls — the only two who understood what they were. She once cut out the tongue of rival crime lord [[Eldrana Moonbane]] as a gift for Ravenna. **The Loss:** The party killed [[Domitia Iscitarn|Domitia]] and [[Erevan Iscitarn|Erevan]], all she had besides [[Ravenna]]. She now hunts everyone the party loves. [[Garth]] was bait, [[Aldwin Rousset]] a message, [[Renaer Neverember]] an impulse. ## Stats *Medium Humanoid (Tiefling), Lawful Evil — shadow assassin, [[Ravenna]]'s lover.* **AC** 19 (unarmored: 10 + Dex + Wis) | **HP** 165 (22d8 + 66) | **Speed** 50 ft. **CR** 15 (13,000 XP) | **Proficiency Bonus** +5 | STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 12 (+1) | 20 (+5) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 16 (+3) | **Saving Throws** Dex +10, Wis +9 **Skills** Stealth +15, Acrobatics +10, Perception +9 **Damage Resistances** Fire, Necrotic **Condition Immunities** Frightened **Senses** Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 19 **Languages** Common, Infernal, Thieves' Cant ### Traits **Assassinate.** Decima has Advantage against any creature that hasn't taken a turn; a hit against a Surprised creature is a Critical Hit. **Sneak Attack (1/Turn).** Extra 18 (4d6) damage when she has Advantage or an ally is within 5 feet. **Evasion.** On a Dexterity save for half damage, she takes none on a success and half on a failure. ### Actions **Multiattack.** Decima makes three *Shadow Blade* attacks. **Shadow Blade.** *Melee Attack Roll:* +10, reach 5 ft. *Hit:* 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. Once per turn on a hit she can force a DC 17 Constitution save; on a failure the target is Stunned until the end of its next turn (3/day). ### Bonus Actions **Shadow Step.** Decima teleports up to 60 feet between areas of Dim Light or Darkness; her next attack this turn has Advantage. ### Reactions **Uncanny Dodge.** Decima halves the damage of one attack she can see. ### Legendary Actions Decima can take 2 legendary actions, used at the end of another creature's turn; regained at the start of her turn. **Strike.** One Shadow Blade attack. **Vanish (Costs 2 Actions).** Decima takes the Hide action; if in Dim Light or Darkness she is also Invisible until she attacks. ### Notes CR 15 recurring assassin, not a TPK button. First appearance is an ambush she escapes after making a point; she returns when someone the party loves is exposed. She opens from stealth (Assassinate + Sneak Attack + a Stun on the healer), Shadow Steps around the fight, and vanishes when losing. The lever that forces a real confrontation is a threat to [[Ravenna]]. %%