| Mod | Save | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STR | 15 | +2 | +2 |
| DEX | 30 | +10 | +16 |
| CON | 14 | +2 | +2 |
| Mod | Save | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | 19 | +4 | +4 |
| WIS | 22 | +6 | +12 |
| CHA | 17 | +3 | +3 |
Strider: On Activation: for 3 turns Zilu gains +10 ft of walking speed and 6 overcharge on the start of her turn. When Zilu has 20+ overcharge during this abilities duration, she uses a Cloud splitting manifestation as a bonus action during her turn.
Tianju Starblade (multiattack): Zilu makes 2 Blinkstep and 1 Perforating Kill attacks.
Blinkstep (melee): +8 to hit, reach: 5ft. 10(2d6+3) slash damage. Gain 1 overcharge on hit.
Preforating Kill (melee): +8 to hit, reach: 5 ft. 12(3d6+2) slash damage. On hit: Inflict either Deathrite(Haste) or Deathrite(Silence)
Cursewrit (melee): Zilu must have 2+ overcharge to use this action. +12 to hit, Spend 2 overcharge, reach: 5ft. deal 13(2d8 +4) slash damage, and gain +30 ft of walking speed next turn.
Cloud Splitting Manifestation (Save): Can only be used due to the effects of the Strider ability or a legendary action. All creatures in a 30 ft sphere must make a DEX save. DC: 17 (24 if they have deathrite.), On Success: half damage. On Failure: Full damage and Inflict deathrite (haste) on hit. 46(8d10+2) lightning damage.
Silent Assassin (4 per day): During her turn, as a bonus action, Zilu may make a Stealth Check, DC: 25. On Success: +6 AC and 10ft of walking speed for 3 turns. Can used up to 4 times per day
Through The Shadows: If a creature within 40ft. of Zilu uses a spell targeting her, Zilu may move up to max walking speed in any direction and gain 5 overcharge without provoking a opportunity attack. On use: activate the Strider ability.
Legendary Resistance (5 per day): When Zilu fails a save, she may choose to succeed instead. May be used up to 5 times per day.
Zilu can take 4 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Zilu regains spent legendary actions at the start of their turn.
Charge Cloak (1 action): Zilu gains 5 overcharge and gains invisible.
Tianju Starblade Unleashed (2 actions): Spend 15 overcharge. Use a Cloud Splitting Manifestation action.
Cursewrit Butcherblade (3 actions): Zilu Teleports behind a creature within 40ft of her and uses a Cursewrit and Blinkstep action against that creature.
Description
Not much can be said about this silent bladeswoman other than she is one of the ten blades of the east and she is the head assassin of Ao Guang, the thunder dragon. It is heavily speculated that she earned her unnatural abilities through her Draconic master.
When deployed in combat, she is often with her pack of nimble assassins' all carrying talismans of Ao Gaung, giving them all unheard speed. Unlike her fellow nimbles, Zilu carries a long sword engraved with cursed runes along the edges of the blade. One side is inscribed with the runes of lightning and thunder, and the other side is inscribed with deathrite curses. In most encounters with the assassin, Zilu begins the encounter by creating a field of lightning, and anything that attacks her while this static field is active is guarantied to get a nasty shock. As the fight progresses, Zilu's body becomes overcharged, and as a result becomes too fast to see, and that often becomes the end of her targets.
As 1 one of the ten blades of the east, there is a time of the year in Eldin where the ten blades gather for a tournament to earn their title once more and quite possibility take out the competition. This great Tournament is where Peril, the fire dragon of the region knights the 10 winners of the tournament the coveted title blade of the east, something that any blade master craves dearly. There have been only 2 individuals in this tournament that have kept their title in the last 6 years or so, that being Zilu and the Lei Heng. Strange that the others rarely keep their title though.
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Posted Aug 11, 2025Change log: 8/10/25: Overhual of Zilu was made. Most abilities, reactions were scrapped due to over complexity and lack of balance. Zilu now only has a stealth bonus of 13 instead of an absurd bonus of 30. This error was made due user error upon transferring data from the shieldmaiden stat block to DND beyond.
This will be the final balance change. Enjoy!