Deathless Nature. Shiste doesn't need to breathe.
Spider Climb. Shiste can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving her hands free.
Multiattack. Shiste makes three Arcane Burst attacks.
Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3) force damage.
Seductive Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (3d4) piercing damage, and Shiste regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.
Spellcasting. Shiste casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: fireball, mage armor, unseen servant
1/day each: fly, stinking cloud, web
Benign Transportation (Recharge 4–6). Shiste teleports, along with any equipment she is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that she can see. If she instead chooses a space within range that is occupied by a willing Small or Medium creature, they both teleport, swapping places.
Summon Fiend (1/Day). Shiste magically summons a cambion. The fiend appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of her, whom it obeys. It takes its turn immediately after Shiste. It lasts for 1 hour, until it or Shiste dies, or until she dismisses it as a bonus action.
Joy from Pain. Whenever Shiste suffers a critical hit, she can make one melee weapon or spell attack as a reaction.
Description
Pronounced: SHEESH-tee
Relationships: Descendant of Graz'zt and Iggwilv
Appearance: Pale green skin, ice blue eyes, long black hair
Talent: Paints beautifully
Mannerism: Paces back and forth
Ideal: Whimsy. Life is too short to have regrets or be haunted by the past.
Bond: I have a locket that holds a picture of me from childhood; I never open it, but I'd guard it with my life.
Flaw: I know why we are all here — and who orchestrated that — but I've never told another soul.
Shiste used to be a street urchin with no foreseeable future ahead of her until she was chosen at random by a local strange wizard for an apprenticeship. She proved to be a quick study, but tragedy befell her when a fiendish cult broke into the wizard's tower and kidnapped both of them as sacrifices. Shiste survived the ordeal by summoning a demon to assist her, but her mentor lost his life; however, she hadn't come out unchanged, as she found that a new kind of hunger now accompanied her thirst for knowledge. Fleeing civilization to cope with all of the change in her life, she was eventually found by Karrias, and they became the first two members of the Eight Whims. As time has gone on, Shiste has acted as Karrias's better half, tempering his anger with her cool-headed demeanor. Though she is one of the more nicer members of the coven, she still has a streak of mischief and cruelty, just covered by a flirtatious facade.