Anastrasya Karelova (Raventide)

Keen Senses. The vampire has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.

Blood Frenzy. The vampire has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.

Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of its next turn.

Shapechanger. The vampire can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium bat-humanoid hybrid, or back into its true form, which appears humanoid. While in bat form, the vampire can’t speak and its statistics other than its size, speed, and AC remain unchanged. Anything the vampire is wearing transforms with its but nothing it is carrying does.

Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws:

• Forbiddance. The vampire can't enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants. The vampire may enter any residence that its sire also occupies, without an invitation.

• Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20 acid damage when it ends its turn in running water.

• Stake to the Heart. The vampire is destroyed if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is incapacitated.

• Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, The vampire has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Special Equipment. Anastrasya wears a Masque Charm and a Brooch of Living Essence, along with an assortment of fine jewelry.  The charm is an ornately crafted silver-hairpin set with a brilliant ruby, and etched in motifs of twisting rose stems; it is a staple article of Anastrasya’s wardrobe. The bride adores the hairpin, as it was a gift given to her by Strahd on their wedding night. Anastrasya has learned to appreciate the magical nature of the pin, and makes regular use of its power, although she is unwilling to push the magic of the pin to its limits for fear that its beauty may be tarnished. While wearing this charm, Anastrasya can use an action to cast the Disguise Self spell (DC 13 to discern the disguise). Once the spell is cast, it can’t be cast from the charm again until the next sunset. When casting the spell, Anastrasya can extend its normal 1 hour duration to 6 hours. If she chooses the 6-hour duration, the charm becomes nonmagical when the spell ends. In either case, the spell ends if the charm is removed from Anastrasya’s person. Anastrasya’s magic brooch is stylized to resemble a lover’s knot, cast in gold and set with 18 fine emeralds. While Anastrasya wears the brooch, spells and anything else that would detect or reveal her creature type treat her as humanoid, and those that would reveal her alignment treat it as neutral.

Multiattack (Hybrid or Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes three attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.

Claws (Hybrid or Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the target (escape DC 14).

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically calls 7 (3d4) swarms of bats. The swarms arrive at the start of the vampire’s next turn, each appearing in an unoccupied space with 15 ft of the vampire. The swarms act on the vampire’s turn obeying its telepathic commands. The swarms remain for 1 hour or until reduced to one quarter of their hit points, or until the vampire is destroyed or they are dismissed by the vampire (no action required).

Stunning Beauty (Recharge 5-6, Vampire Form Only). The vampire takes on the appearance of an unearthly beauty; which affects up to 6 creatures of its choice within 20 feet that can see it. Creatures targeted by this effect must make a DC 15 Wisdom save or be stunned until the end of there next turn. A creature that fails this save by 5 or more is stunned for 1 minute, and may repeat the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A creature can use its action to shake a stunned target free of the effect, which ends the condition. Constructs and Undead are immune to this effect.

Charm (Bat or Vampire Form Only). The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet. If the target can see the vampire, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed. The charmed target regards the vampire as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. Although the target isn’t under the vampire‘s control, it interprets the vampire’s requests or actions in the most favorable way it can, and it is a willing target for the vampire‘s bite attack. Each time the vampire (or its companions) do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.

Darkstrider. Once on each of the vampire’s turns, it can take either the Dash or Hide action as a bonus action, as long as the vampire is not in sunlight or running water.

Ravenous (Hybrid or Vampire form only). When the vampire damages a creature with its bite attack, the vampire can use its reaction to gorge itself; dealing an additional 7 (2d6) necrotic damage to the target with the attack.

The vampire can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The vampire regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Claws. The vampire makes one attack with its claws.

Detect. The vampire makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.

Wing (Bat or Hybrid Form Only). The vampire moves up to its fly speed, ignoring opportunity attacks.

Devour (Costs 2 Actions). The vampire makes one bite attack against a creature that is grappled by it or one that is incapacitated or restrained.