> [!npc] Carrina > **Role:** Antagonist > **Affiliation:** [[Lazarr]], [[Dynast Kleitus]] > **Location:** [[Broden]] (occupied), previously roaming [[Tar'Glythendel - North Feora|North Feora]] > > ## Physicality > Tall, lithe, elven female. Long black hair braided over her shoulder. Pinched face with piercingly blue eyes. Black form-fitting dress with a pouch at her side. > > > [!npc-stats]- Stat Block > > **AC** 17 (natural armor) · **HP** 112 (15d8 + 45) · **Speed** 30 ft. · **CR** 5 (1,800 XP) > > > > | STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA | > > | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | > > | 18 (+4) | 15 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) | > > > > **Skills:** Deception +7, Insight +6, Perception +6, Stealth +6 > > **Damage Resistances:** Cold, Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from nonmagical, non-silvered attacks > > **Condition Immunities:** Charmed > > **Senses:** Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 16 > > **Languages:** Abyssal, Common, Infernal, Primordial > > > > > [!passive] Traits > > > ***Innate Spellcasting.*** Charisma-based (DC 14, +6 to hit). No material components. > > > - **At will:** Detect Magic, Magic Missile > > > - **2/day each:** Plane Shift (self only), Ray of Enfeeblement, Sleep > > > > > > ***Magic Resistance.*** Advantage on saves against spells and magical effects. > > > > > [!actions] Actions > > > ***Claws (Hag Form Only).*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage. > > > > > > ***Change Shape.*** Magically polymorphs into a Small or Medium female humanoid, or back into true form. Statistics unchanged. Reverts on death. > > > > > > ***Etherealness.*** Enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. Requires heartstone. > > > > > > ***Nightmare Haunting (1/Day).*** While on the Ethereal Plane, touches a sleeping humanoid on the Material Plane. Target has dreadful visions for 1+ hours: gains no rest benefit, HP max reduced by 5 (1d10). If reduced to 0, target dies; evil souls are trapped in the hag's soul bag. Blocked by Protection from Evil and Good or Magic Circle. > > > [!npc-rumours]+ > > - Locals speak of a woman with a long black braid and "blue men" who follow her in silence > > - The crop blight spreading from [[Broden]] is rumoured to be deliberate sabotage > > - Goblins in the woods near [[Hedgehaven]] were found carrying [[Kleitus' Call|Call's]] — pre-war mind-control tokens — and claimed they were working on her orders > > - [[Foke "Barnie" Barnswaggle|Foke]] describes her as more ghost story than real person, but confirms she is rumoured to be "very attractive" > > > [!npc-secrets]- > > ### GM Notes > > - Carrina is a **Night Hag** using Change Shape to maintain her elven appearance > > - The [[Lazarr]] are soul-bound thralls: their spirits are forcibly overlaid on their physical bodies, compelled to repeat tasks indefinitely. Pulling a Lazarr away from their task causes the spirit to resist and eventually dissipate, killing the host > > - She deployed goblins with [[Kleitus' Call|Call's]] to poison crops around [[Hedgehaven]] and [[Broden]], softening targets for occupation > > - [[Broden]] is under full Lazarr occupation: no wind, no birds, goblin patrols, and the inhabitants reduced to blue-glowing thralls > > - She can access the Ethereal Plane via her heartstone — destroying or stealing it would ground her > > - Connection to [[Dynast Kleitus]]: she serves his goal of binding souls to prevent rebirth, expanding his undead empire > >## Personality > > Carrina doesn't believe that she's better than those around her — she *knows* it. Born of aristocracy from [[Tar'Glythendel - North Feora|a kingdom in North Feora]], she has always been waited on hand and foot by [[Lazarr]]. She sees the living as beneath her, tools to be used and discarded. > > ## Drives > > - Expand Kleitus's influence by converting settlements into Lazarr thrall-states > > - Maintain control over [[Broden]] as a forward operating base > > - Acquire souls and power through Nightmare Haunting