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Chilling Bones

Medium Undead (Cold)

Hit Dice: 5d12 (32 hp)

Initiative: -1

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)

Armor Class: 15 (-1 Dex, +6 natu-

ral), touch 9, flat-footed 15

Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+5

Attack: Slam +5 melee (1d6+2 plus

1d6 cold)

Full Attack: 2 slams +5 melee

(1d6+2 plus 1d6 cold)

Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Blizzard aura, ice

shards.

Special Qualities: +4 turn resistance,

darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold,

relentless step, undead traits, vulnera-

bility to fire

Saves: Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +9

Abilities: Str 15, Dex 8, Con —, Int

12, Wis 16, Cha 13

Skills: Hide +4*, Intimidate +7,

Listen +11, Move Silently +4*, Spot

+11.

Feats: Improved Natural Attack

(slam), Iron Will

Environment: Cold Mountains

Organization: Solitary

Challenge Rating: 4

Treasure: None

Alignment: Always chaotic evil

Advancement: 6-10 HD (Medium)

Level Adjustment: —

At the center of a small whirlwind of

snow and ice is a mummified, zombie-

like corpse. Its skin is bluish, and ice

clings to the remains of its hair. The

eyes are white and empty, and it

wears tattered remains of winter

clothing. The very air near it seems to

chill the bones.

Chilling bones (singular and plural)

are the remains of travellers that got

lost or trapped in cold mountains and,

desperate and mad, starved and froze

to death. Consumed by a hatred of liv-

ing creatures and their warmth, they

hunt down travellers and merchant

caravans in mountain passes and

snowy trails.

COMBAT

Chilling bones have no strategy

beyond surprising prey and pummel-

ing it to death. They vastly prefer

melee over ranged combat, as they

enjoy seeing their blizzard aura sap-

ping the warmth out of living crea-

tures. The presence of open flame

throws a chilling bones into a murder-

ous frenzy.

Blizzard Aura (Su): Chilling bones

are constantly surrounded by a 10-ft.

circle of wind and snow. Any creature

that enters the area takes 1 point of

Dexterity damage each round. Ranged

attacks against a chilling bones have a

20% miss chance. The blizzard aura

doesn’t hinder the chilling bones at

all. This is the equivalent of a 3rd-

level spell.

Ice Shards (Su): Usable once every

1d4 rounds, as a full-round action. 30-

ft. cone, damage 2d6 slashing plus

1d6 cold, Reflex DC 17 half. The save

DC is Charisma-based and includes a

+4 racial bonus.

Relentless Step (Ex): Chilling bones

suffer no reduction in speed from

snow, ice or wind conditions.

Skills: *Chilling bones have a +8

racial bonus on Hide and Move

Silently checks during blizzard-like

conditions.

CHILLING BONES IN KARATHIS

Chilling bones are not uncommon in

the Aggerring Mountains, where the

dwarves establish regular hunting par-

ties to clear merchant trails from these

monsters.

Forsaken Slain

Medium Undead

Hit Dice: 14d12 (58 hp)

Initiative: +6

Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)

Armor Class: 19 (+2 Dex, +3 natural,

+4 chain shirt), touch 12, flat-footed

Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+13

Attack: Greataxe +13 melee

(2d6+9/x3) or handaxe +9 ranged

(1d4+6/x3)

Full Attack: Greataxe +13/+8 melee

(2d6+9/x3) or handaxe +9 ranged

(1d4+4/x3)

Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Greater rage

Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft.,

fast healing 2, immunity to cold, rest-

lessness, undead traits

Saves: Fort +4, Ref +8, Will +10

Abilities: Str 22, Dex 15, Con —, Int

7, Wis 12, Cha 10

Skills: Climb +8, Intimidate +4, Jump

+8, Listen +4, Search +3, Spot +5,

Survival +5.

Feats: Improved Bull Rush, Improved

Initiative, Improved Sunder, Lightning

Reflexes (b), Power Attack, Track

Environment: Temperate to Cold

Hills

Organization: Solitary, pair or gang

(3-8)

Challenge Rating: 9

Treasure: Standard

Alignment: Always chaotic evil

Advancement: 15-21 HD (Medium);

22-28 (Large)

Level Adjustment: —

The skeleton bears the marks of furi-

ous battle: bloodstains, torn clothing,

battered armor. But it approaches with

startling speed, hefting an enormous

axe in its bony hands, cackling mania-

cally as it readies its blow.

Legends from the frozen northlands

tell that when worthy warriors fall in

battle, their spirits are taken to the

afterlife, where they engage in raging

battles everyday and regenerate mortal

wounds every night. But those who

are unworthy linger behind, the for-

saken slain.Trapped in a mockery of

that heavenly reward, they become

undead horrors who roam the land,

seeking battle wherever they can find

it.

COMBAT

Forsaken slain not only seek out bat-

tle, they welcome it at every corner.

They meet their opponents with

bloodcurdling howls, neither seeking

not giving any quarter. Confident in

their self-healing capabilities, they

charge any foe. Against obviously

capable opposition, they prepare

ambushes that inevitably lead to a rag-

ing charge.

Greater Rage (Ex): Forsaken slain

can fly into a murderous rage that is

the same as the greater rage of an

11th-level barbarian, except as noted

here. While in a rage, the forsaken

slain gains a +6 bonus to Strength

and a +3 morale bonus to Will saves.

It also suffers a -2 penalty to AC.

Being undead, it has no Constitution

score, so neither gains nor loses hit

points, and isn’t fatigued when the

rage ends. The rage lasts for 10

rounds and can be used three times

per day.

Restlessness (Su): If reduced to zero

hit points, the forsaken slain falls to

the ground, but isn’t destroyed.

Instead, it lies there until its fast heal-

ing ability completely restores its hit

points, at which time the creature rises

again. The only way to prevent it from

rising again is to burn the body and

bless the ashes.

FORSAKEN SLAIN IN KARATHIS

Forsaken slain come mainly from the

orc and goblinoid societies, both of

which feature an afterlife centered

around eternal warfare. Some human

tribes, specially those who cling to the

barbaric traditions of the Aggerring

barbarians, have also contributed to

the ranks of the forsaken slain.

Lingering Arcane

Medium Undead

Hit Dice: 7d12 (45 hp)

Initiative: +2

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)

Armor Class: 15 (+2 Dex, +3 natu-

ral), touch 12, flat-footed 13

Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+5

Attack: Eldritch fire +4 melee touch

(1d6+5) or eldritch fire +6 ranged

touch (1d6+5)

Full Attack: Eldritch fire +4 melee

touch (1d6+5) or eldritch fire +6

ranged touch (1d6+5)

Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Burn spells, eldritch

fire, spells.

Special Qualities: +2 turn resistance,

damage reduction 5/bludgeoning,

darkvision 60 ft., undead traits.

Saves: Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9

Abilities: Str 11, Dex 15, Con —, Int

16, Wis 14, Cha 15

Skills: Concentration +10, Decipher

Script +13, Knowledge (arcana) +13,

Listen +12, Search +13, Spellcraft

+13, Spot +12.

Feats: Combat Casting, Eschew

Materials, Iron Will

Environment: Any

Organization: Solitary

Challenge Rating: 7

Treasure: Standard

Alignment: Always evil (any)

Advancement: 8-10 HD (Medium)

Level Adjustment: —

Lingering arcanes speak Common,

Draconic and at least one other lan-

guage they knew in life.

COMBAT

Lingering arcanes like to show off

their mystical powers, hurling eldritch

fires at their foes. They are smart

enough to devise tactics and to use

their spells to best advantage.

Eldritch Fire (Su): This ability works

exactly like a produce flame spell

(caster level 7th), except as noted

here: it produces magical energy

instead of fire, so spells and abilities

that grant resistance or immunity to

fire are useless against it; the lingering

arcane can hurl the energy at foes

without regard for reducing duration;

the energy does not set combustibles

ablaze; and if dispelled, the lingering

arcane can resume the ability again as

a free action on its next turn.

Burn Spells (Su): A spellcaster hit

by eldritch fire must succeed on a DC

15 Will save or lose his highest-level

prepared spell or spell slot. If there is

more than one spell of the highest

level, the character loses one of them

(player’s choice). The save DC is

Charisma-based.

Spells: A lingering arcane casts spells

as a 7th-level sorcerer.

Typical Sorcerer Spells Known

(6/7/7/4; save DC 12 + spell level):

0 - acid orb, daze, detect magic, flare,

mage hand, ray of frost, read magic ;

1st - burning hands, hypnotism, mage

armor, magic missile, unseen servant ;

2nd - invisibility, protection from

arrows, summon monster II ; 3rd - fire-

ball, vampiric touch.

LINGERING DIVINES

Lingering divines are divine counter-

This skeletal creature bears a nimbus

of greenish fire around its head and

hands. Tattered remains seem to indi-

cate that this was once a mage of

some sort.

It’s no secret that lichdom is the goal

of quite a few spellcasters. But when

said spellcasters meet untimely ends

before garnering enough personal

power to become liches, they may try

to desperately hold onto their mystical

power. Lacking the might to become

full-fledged liches, they hold onto

what powers they can. The result is a

lingering arcane.

Lingering arcanes are intensely jeal-

ous of liches. Some seek them out to

offer service, while others actively

work to destroy liches.

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