Divine Ancestry. Anabelle was raised by angels, granting her an inherent resistance to certain effects. She has resistance to radiant and necrotic damage, and she has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Disciple of Life. Whenever Anabelle uses a spell to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 5 + the spell's level.
Supreme Healing. When Anabelle uses a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points, the spell automatically heals for the maximum possible amount.
Blessed Healer. When Anabelle casts a spell of 1st level or higher that restores hit points to a creature other than herself, she regains hit points equal to 5 + the spell's level.
Fey Ancestry. Anabelle has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put her to sleep.
Shifting (Recharges on a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Anabelle can assume a more bestial form for 1 minute. While shifted, she gains 20 temporary hit points, and her Armor Class increases by 2. She can end this effect early as a bonus action.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Anabelle fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Anabelle is a 20th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with spell attacks). She has the following cleric spells prepared:
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Cantrips (at will): Guidance, Sacred Flame, Spare the Dying, Thaumaturgy, Toll the Dead
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1st Level (4 slots): Bless, Cure Wounds, Guiding Bolt, Healing Word
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2nd Level (3 slots): Aid, Lesser Restoration, Prayer of Healing, Spiritual Weapon
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3rd Level (3 slots): Aura of Vitality, Mass Healing Word, Revivify, Spirit Guardians
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4th Level (3 slots): Death Ward, Guardian of Faith, Freedom of Movement
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5th Level (3 slots): Commune, Greater Restoration, Holy Weapon, Mass Cure Wounds
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6th Level (2 slots): Heal, Harm, True Seeing
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7th Level (2 slots): Divine Word, Plane Shift, Regenerate
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8th Level (1 slot): Holy Aura
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9th Level (1 slot): Mass Heal, True Resurrection
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Multiattack. Anabelle makes two melee attacks.
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Divine Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) radiant damage.
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Channel Divinity (2/Day). Anabelle can use one of the following options:
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Preserve Life. She presents her holy symbol, and a wave of healing energy washes out from her. Choose up to 5 creatures within 30 feet of her. Each creature regains 100 hit points. This feature has no effect on undead or constructs.
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Divine Intervention (1/Day). Anabelle can call upon her deity for aid. Her request is granted automatically, with an effect similar in power to any cleric spell or a special, unique miracle.
Luminous Wings (1/Day). Anabelle sprouts a pair of ethereal wings of pure light. For 1 minute, she has a flying speed equal to her walking speed. She can end this effect early as a bonus action.
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Reactive Healing. When Anabelle takes damage from an attack, she can use her reaction to cast Cure Wounds (3rd level) on herself, without using a spell slot.
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Divine Intervention. When an allied creature within 30 feet of Anabelle would be reduced to 0 hit points, she can use her reaction to heal that creature for 20 hit points, preventing them from falling unconscious.
Anabelle can take 3 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. Anabelle regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
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Heal (1 action). Anabelle casts Cure Wounds (3rd level) without using a spell slot.
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Divine Strike (1 action). Anabelle makes one Divine Mace attack.
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Protective Ward (2 actions). Anabelle chooses a creature she can see within 30 feet of her. Until the start of her next turn, that creature has resistance to all damage.
Description
Anabelle Blair: The Righteous Daughter of a Blessed Empire
Anabelle's earliest memories are of the sun-scorched earth of Cynder, a continent consumed by the brutal civil war between the Radiant Sun and the Shimmering Dusk. Born a Shifter, she was raised in servitude, a piece of property belonging to a formidable Leonen named Goliath. As a slave, her existence was a bleak tapestry of obedience and fear. Goliath, a figure of imposing strength and a subtle intellect, saw in her not a person, but a tool, a mere part of the Radiant Sun's vast, oppressive structure. Though her basic needs were met, her spirit was not, and her existence was defined by the oppressive glare of a society built on dominance.
Everything changed when a divine storm descended upon Cynder. A woman of staggering celestial power, Cassandra Blair, came to the continent and, in a breathtaking display of divine might, unleashed the legendary 10 Plagues upon the Radiant Sun. The land was scourged, the people were afflicted, and the great war machine of the Radiant Sun crumbled into dust. The Shimmering Dusk, wise enough to see the futility of resistance against such power, surrendered immediately and were spared the full devastation. In the midst of the chaos, Anabelle witnessed Cassandra’s final confrontation with Goliath. As a partial Storyteller, Goliath was a figure of significant power, but even his authority and his reality anchor were shattered by Cassandra, who, by the end of their battle, had become a Storyteller herself. She ended his life, an act that freed Anabelle in a way she never thought possible.
With the civil war over and the Radiant Sun in ruins, Cassandra Blair adopted the young shifter, giving her a new name and her own last name: Anabelle Blair. Leaving the scarred lands of Cynder behind, Cassandra brought Anabelle to the nascent Angelic Empire in the Arctic of the Dead Lands. The journey marked the beginning of Anabelle's true life.
In the Angelic Empire, she was no longer a slave but a daughter, loved and nurtured. After Cassandra performed a heroic sacrifice in her battle against the vile King of Worms, Mannimarco, Anabelle was entrusted to a new mother figure: Emily. Emily, a being of pure compassion and boundless light, raised Anabelle in the heart of the Angelic Empire. For 10 years, Anabelle was steeped in a world unlike anything she had ever known. The very air was clean and pure, imbued with divine energy, and the water flowed as liquid holy water. She grew up with living angel statues as city guards, played with Hallowed Sphinxes, and watched Shepherd Angels patrol the skies. She learned to appreciate the unique culinary fusion of the Empire's people, from the hearty stews of the Glimmering Stars to the delicate dishes of the Sheltered Ones, all nourished by the continent's blessed abundance.
Under Emily's guidance, Anabelle’s natural connection to life and purity was cultivated. She was taught not just the tenets of YHWH, but the profound responsibility that came with divine power. She learned to harness the blessings of the land, understanding that her own Shifter nature, once seen as a mark of a beast, was a gift to be refined and sanctified. This nurturing environment instilled within her the Divine Ancestry she now possesses, a deep-seated resistance to evil and a radiant grace that allows her to sprout Luminous Wings in times of need.
Now, at 18 years old, Anabelle serves as a Righteous Rank cleric, a testament to her capabilities and her unwavering commitment to the Empire's ideals. She travels the vast and blessed Arctic, a beacon of hope and a living miracle. She is a powerful Life Domain cleric, using her incredible abilities to heal the sick, mend the broken, and perform feats of divine intervention. Her past as a slave gives her an empathy for the suffering, and her upbringing in the Angelic Empire has given her the power and the purpose to alleviate it. She is Anabelle Blair, a former slave who found freedom, a lost child who found a family, and a divine warrior who found her purpose as a righteous daughter of the Angelic Empire.
Lair and Lair Actions
Anabelle's Domain Expansion
Anabelle possesses a portable domain she can manifest at will, which she calls the Aura of Sanctification. She can activate or deactivate this domain as an action.
Aura of Sanctification
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Anabelle's Aura of Sanctification is a 60-foot-radius sphere centered on her. While this aura is active, the following effects occur:
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Divine Radiance. All allies within the aura (including Anabelle) are enveloped in a soft, holy light. They have advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.
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Sanctified Ground. The ground within the aura becomes difficult terrain for any hostile creature. Additionally, any hostile creature that starts its turn in the aura takes 10 (3d6) radiant damage.
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Restorative Touch. Any creature that starts its turn within the aura (including Anabelle) regains 10 hit points. This healing is not a spell and is not affected by Anabelle's Disciple of Life or Supreme Healing features.
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