Mercenary Campaign: She Who Sees Beyond

She Who Sees Beyond (The White Necromancer) 

Appearance: Pale woman, with elvish features. High cheekbones and eyes like glass with faint bluish green coloring. She is tall and slender. 

Roleplaying: 

• Speaks often about her vision of a world made safe for all people through ending chaos.
• Rarely smiles or shows emotion.
• Stands too still. She lacks the swaying of a normal pulsing, living being. DC 12 Wisdom (Perception or Insight) to determine something is off, DC 18 to identify that she does not move except when she chooses to.

Background: She Who Sees Beyond is a powerful leader, of ancient days. She is an exceptional necromancer and is secretly an immortal lich. She rarely feeds souls to her philactery, instead subsisting off the feelings of fear and dread she invokes in those who see her, leading to one feeling that “a part of them is missing” after seeing her. This also impairs their memory of the event. This is from a portion of their soul literally being siphoned away. She consorts with bound demons, who loathe her as they serve her efforts toward law. She also works with devils, and is a master negotiator to have avoided being double crossed by the emissaries of the Hells. 

Key Info: 

• Secret lich.
• Rules a domain and desires to conquer the world. She has an eternity to do it.
• Potential patron for the characters—especially if they decide another foe is more dangerous and decide to ally with her, or are tricked into a contract.

Stat Block: Lich (A5E SRD)

This campaign concept is for a sandbox campaign, so I can’t be disappointed if the players completely avoid this plot hook, but if I’m running a Black Company inspired game then I may as well lean in, right? The White Necromancer is an essentially immortal spellcaster, who has raised an army of both mortals and undead, including powerful champions who act as her generals. She seeks to control the lands of the faltering Imperium, acting as an outside contender. Her true nature is unknown. The company might be her enemy, or might find itself in her service.