Cathew Verser

The Cathew Verser is a mysterious demi-god. A child of the God of Fate and being(s) unknown. It is humanoid in appearance but faceless while at rest. The Verser can change its voice and appearance to that of any creature it has seen before at will or to novel features for each of its own multiple personalities. 

Versers are mostly harmless, content to rule over their lair and minions, and only rarely interacting with the wider world. Due to their lineage they have uncanny knowledge of the present, past, and future but most choose to allow events to play out as they should.

However, some Versers defy Fate and seek to expand their domain of influence over larger areas and more creatures. The most dangerous Versers seek to overthrow the God of Fate itself. 

A Cathew Verser’s Lair

Cathew versers reside in opulent homes, such as castles, manors, or abandoned fortresses. They prefer large estates in rural regions where they can entertain their strange company in privacy. Many versers magically disguise their homes to resemble small unassuming structures which suit their environs to further deflect interest of passing travellers. 

Lair Actions

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the verser takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the verser can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row, only one effect can be active at a time:

• Rewrite Rules: The verser twists the nature of reality, and swaps the effects of two spells of equal level until initiative count 20 on the next round. For instance the verser might swap the effects of haste with those of slow which will effect any creature currently under the effect of the spell and any new castings until this effect ends. Creatures/characters may choose to end their spells early while this effect is active and doing so follows all the rules of the new spell.
• Gravity well: The verser selects a 15ft radius sphere within 90ft of it. Creatures in the area or who move through it must pass a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone, while the effect continues creatures cannot stand up unless they succeed on the save at the beginning of their turn or until this effect ends. 
• Fantasy realm: One creature the verser can see within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or their mind is filled with the delusion that they are just imaginary beings in a fictional fantasy realm.  The affected creature cannot attack or cast spells until the effect ends on the initiative count 20 on the next round.
• Mind swap: Two creatures of the verser's choice swap minds, if both are player characters, those players swap character sheets. If one is controlled by the DM, the DM takes control of the player's character and gives control of the other creature along with all its creature statistics to the player. 

Regional Effects

The region containing a legendary cathew verser’s lair is warped by the verser’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:

• Whenever a creature that can understand a language sleeps or enters a state of trance or reverie within 6 miles of the verser’s lair, the verser can establish telepathic contact with that creature and converse with it in its dreams. The creature remembers its conversation with the verser upon waking.
• Mist, fog, flames, clouds and water within 6 miles of the verser's lair will spontaneously form into the shape of random creatures, maps of local terrain, or the faces of individuals who have be passed through the area within 5 years.
• Plants and animals within 6 miles of the verser's lair grow to abnormally large size, with creatures/plants closer to the lair being larger than those more distant from it.

If the verser dies, these effects end within 2d6 days.