Nin, the Pain Artist

As a vedalken, Nin approaches all aspects of her life with a cold, calculative rationale. Line many vedalken, she prioritizes the search for knowledge, treating the act of learning as a sacred one, and the greatest gift given to intelligence races. Many find it unusual, than, that Nin's profession of choice is that of a torturer and interrogator.
Pathway to Self-Knowledge Nin's path in life was not forced on her, though she does not inherently enjoy her work. Nin takes little validation from the pain her victims feel, instead drawing satisfaction from the progress she believes results from her efforts. Known as the Pain Artist, Nin has spent decades studying the inner workings of the body for many races, and is an expert at drawing out intense suffering with minimal overall injury. The resulting adrenaline rush in her victims is Nin's main area of focus, believing it to be the key to unlocking greater power and knowledge in those who find their way to her table.
Drawing Out the Truth The priority for Nin's job is retrieving secrets and information from those unwilling to share them, and Nin's expertise has let her excel in this area. But the work she prefers has shown great promise, letting Nin develop a technique reliant on electrical shocks to push individuals beyond their normal limits. The original experiments ended with grievous harm to her target, but Nin has managed to reduce the injury the process causes to minor lacerations and electrical burns. In return, her subjects are granted incredible strength and speed, greatly heightened senses, or even access to knowledge and skills they didn't even know they had. Rather than a boost of a creatures natural processes, Nin sees these benefits as the true state of a creature, an unlocking of their hidden potential.
Visions of an Artist When low on subjects but close to making a breakthrough, Nin has been more than willing to use herself as a research subject. While many would think this insanity, Nin believes its only rational, and asserts her sanity in the matter. While the procedures do always cause pain, leaving Nin herself with many scars, she never experiments on herself without full knowledge that the process isn't lethal. And as Nin would say, the results speak for themselves. Always intelligent, Nin has been able to increase not only her intellectual capacity, but the speed of her reasoning and mental actions, allowing her to out-think almost any challenge she faces. Additionally, through a combined technique of electrostatic neurostimulator and magical research, Nin has learned the art of spellcasting at an advanced rate, able to accomplish in a few short years what has taken others decades of unrelenting study. The results of Nin's work on herself is not all mental, but has led to a few physical effects, including increased speed and cutaneous durability, and most notably, a mutation which has caused Nin to grow an additional pair of arms directly below her original. While too weak to use in battle, Nin often uses these arms to quickly form the somatic components necessary for her spellcasting, or to multitask while in her workspace.

Nin, the Pain Artist

As a vedalken, Nin approaches all aspects of her life with a cold, calculative rationale. Line many vedalken, she prioritizes the search for knowledge, treating the act of learning as a sacred one, and the greatest gift given to intelligence races. Many find it unusual, than, that Nin's profession of choice is that of a torturer and interrogator.

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Armor Class	12	15 with mage armor
Hit Points	10d8+10
Speed	40 ft.
Strength	10 (+0)
Dexterity	15 (+2)
Constitution	13 (+1)
Intelligence	19 (+4)
Wisdom	15 (+2)
Charisma	11 (+0)
Saving Throws	Intelligence d20+7
Skills	Investigation d20+7	Medicine d20+7
Senses	Passive Perception 12
Languages	Common	Draconic	Vedalken
Challenge	5 (1800 XP)
Special 1	Spellcasting	Nin is an 8th-level spellcaster.	Her spellcasting ability is Intelligence
(spell save DC 15, d20+7 to hit with spell attacks.)	She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Spells 1	Cantrips (at will)	Acid splash	Mage hand
Mending	Shocking grasp
Spells 2	1st level (4 slots)	Charm person	Color spray
Detect Magic	Mage armor
Spells 3	2nd level (3 slots)	Blindness/Deafness	Hold person
Mind spike
Spells 4	3rd level (3 slots)	Dispel magic	Lightning bolt
Vampiric touch
Spells 5	4th level (2 slots)	Confusion	Storm sphere
Special 2	Vedalken Dispassion	Nin has an advantage on all Intelligence,	Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws
Action 1	Electrostatic Neurostimulator	Melee Weapon Attack	d20+5 to hit
Reach 5 ft., one target or one willing	or restrained creature	Hit 1d4+3	plus 3d6 lightning damage
Action 2	Electrostatic Tuning	Nin uses her electrostatic neurostimulator against a willing or restrained target.	In addition to the damage,
the target gains a 1d10 bonus to one ability score of NIn's choice.	This bonus lasts for 1 minute or until Nin uses this ability again on the same target
Legendary Actions	Nin, the Pain Artist 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.	Nin regains spent legendary	actions at the start of her turn
Legendary Action 1	Electrostatic	Nin makes an attack with her Electrostatic Neurostimulator
Legendary Action 2	Neurosimulation (Costs 2 Actions)	Nin uses her electrostatic tuning action
Legendary Action 3	Cast a Spell (Costs 3 Actions)	Nin casts one spell which she currently has prepared,	expending a spell slot as normal