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Hagspawn have the following abilities and characteristics. • +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, –2 Charisma. • Medium-size. • Hagspawn land speed is 30 feet. • Darkvision: Hagspawn can see in the dark up to 60 feet. • Natural Armor: +2 natural armor bonus. • Spell resistance of 11 + character level. • Automatic Languages: Common, Giant. Bonus Languages: By character region. • Level Adjustment: +2. A hagspawn has an effective character level (ECL) of 2 plus class levels, so a 1st-level hagspawn barbarian would have an ECL of 3. See the Powerful Races sidebar. • Favored Class: Barbarian. A multiclassed hagspawn’s barbarian class does not count when determining whether he suffers an XP penalty. Juju Zombie Juju Zombie Bugbear Medium-Size Undead Hit Dice: 3d12+3 (22 hp) Initiative: +6 Speed: 30 ft., climb 15 ft. AC: 18 (+2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16 Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+6 Attack: Slam +6 melee; or morningstar +7 melee; or heavy crossbow +4 ranged Full Attack: Slam +6 melee; or morningstar +7 melee; or heavy crossbow +4 ranged Damage: Slam 1d6+6; morningstar 1d8+6; heavy crossbow 1d10/19–20 Face/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Qualities: DR 5/slashing, immunities, scent, turn resistance +4, undead traits Saves: Fort +1, Ref +5, Will +1 Abilities: Str 19, Dex 14, Con —, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 11 Skills: Climb +13, Hide +5, Listen +4, Move Silently +7, Spot +4 Feats: Alertness, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Toughness, Weapon Focus (morningstar) Climate/Terrain: Any land Organization: Solitary or gang (2–5) Challenge Rating: 4 Treasure: None Alignment: Always neutral evil Advancement: — Animated by a particularly hateful brand of necromancy, juju zombies are malicious, murderous creatures enslaved by the mighty spells that created them. Armed with powerful abilities, juju zombies are far superior to the mindless, shambling corpses that most adventurers think of when they hear the word “zombie.” MONSTERS OF THE EAST 66 A juju zombie appears to be an ordinary zombie at first glance, although it is generally in better condition than most of the walking dead. Its flesh has a grayish cast, and its skin is leathery and hard. A hateful light burns in its sunken eyes— the juju zombie comprehends its condition and loathes the foul magic that sustains it. A juju zombie free to do as it wishes is a bloodthirsty thing, driven to destroy the living and bring woe wherever it wanders. A juju zombie can be created with a create undead spell cast by a 16th-level spellcaster or by certain powerful magical curses or diseases, such as the blightspawned’s blight touch (see the Blightspawned entry above). Juju zombies understand all languages they knew in life, but they are incapable of speech. Combat Juju zombie The sample juju zombie uses a bugbear as the base creature. Juju zombies fight with whatever arms they are given and their own tremendous strength. Undead Traits: A juju zombie is immune to mind-affecting effects, poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, disease, death effects, necromantic effects (unless they specifically affect undead), and any effect that requires a Fortitude save unless it also works on objects. It is not subject to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, ability drain, or death from massive Illustration by Vince Locke
damage. A juju zombie cannot be raised, but may be resurrected. A juju zombie has darkvision (60-foot range). Immunities (Ex): Juju zombies are immune to magic missiles and electricity damage. Scent (Ex): This juju zombie can detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. The Juju Zombie Template “Juju zombie” is a template that can be added to any formerly living corporeal creature with an Intelligence score of at least 1 (referred to hereafter as the “base creature”). The creature’s type changes to “undead.” It uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here. Hit Dice: Increase to d12. Speed: In addition to its land speed, a juju zombie gains a climb speed equal to one-half its base speed if it does not have a climb speed already. AC: Natural armor improves by +3. Attacks and Damage: A juju zombie retains all the attacks of the base creature and also gains a slam attack if it doesn’t already have one. If the base creature does not already have a slam attack, use the values listed in the table below. A base creature with natural attacks retains its old damage rating or uses the values below, whichever is better. Size Damage Fine 1 Diminutive 1d2 Tiny 1d3 Small 1d4 Medium-size 1d6 Large 1d8 Huge 2d6 Gargantuan 2d8 Colossal 4d6 Special Qualities: A juju zombie retains all the base creature’s special qualities and also gains those special qualities listed below. Damage Reduction (Su): The fell sorcery animating a juju zombie makes it difficult to destroy and gives it damage reduction 5/slashing. Piercing and bludgeoning weapons have little effect on its tough hide. Turn Resistance (Ex): A juju zombie has turn resistance +4. Immunities (Ex): A juju zombie is immune to magic missiles and electricity damage. Abilities: Adjust from base creature as follows: Str +4, Dex +2, Int –4 (minimum 1), Cha +2. As undead creatures, juju zombies have no Constitution score. Skills: Since juju zombies possess a natural climb speed, they receive a +8 racial bonus on all Climb checks and can always choose to take 10, even if rushed or threatened. Feats: Same as the base creature, except that a juju zombie gains Improved Initiative, Power Attack, and Toughness, MONSTERS OF THE EAST 67 assuming the base creature meets the prerequisites and doesn’t already have these feats. Climate/Terrain: Any land. Organization: Solitary or gang (2–5). Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +2. Treasure: None. Alignment: Always neutral evil. Advancement: —. Nilshai Medium-Size Aberration Hit Dice: 8d8 (36 hp) Initiative: +6 Speed: 30 ft., fly 50 ft. (average) AC: 17 (+2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 15 Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+7 Attack: Slam +7 melee Full Attack: 3 slams +7 melee Damage: Slam 1d4+1 Face/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: Spells Special Qualities: DR 10/+1, darkvision 60 ft., ethereal jaunt, fearsome celerity, mind blank Saves: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +6 Abilities: Str 12, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha 17 Skills: Concentration +11, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Listen +13, Spot +13, Use Magic Device +13 Feats: Combat Casting, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground (Ethereal Plane) Organization: Solitary or infestation (2–4 nilshais plus 3–6 ethereal marauders) Challenge Rating: 7 Level Adjustment: +5 Treasure: Double standard Alignment: Usually lawful evil Advancement: By character class Nilshais are a race of bizarre and malevolent alien sorcerers who hail from the same strange plane that birthed the ethereal filchers and ethereal marauders. Like their lesser kindred, nilshais spend much of their time on the Ethereal Plane but sometimes mount expeditions onto the Material Plane to plunder magic and lore. They can move quickly back and forth between the Ethereal and Material Planes and are potent spellcasters to boot. They have a particular hatred for Sildëyuir; although the Ethereal Plane is not coterminous with the domain of the star elves, the nilshais have bored a number of portals through the dimensions to reach it—portals that now threaten the realm’s very existence. A nilshai is a horrid-looking creature with three clawed legs, a ropy body, and three long whiplike tentacles that
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . .
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Across the wide lands of Faerûn, b
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Chapter 5: Magic Items. The Red Wiz
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Races The races commonly found in o
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Star Elf Racial Traits Star elves h
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of adventuring party. At best, a gn
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ability, regardless of actual level
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A ghost of the Great Barrow THE GRE
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the Dalesfolk and shield them from
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While the Dalesfolk don’t like ou
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-970 The Nentyarch of Tharos builds
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the only other settlements that mig
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Mettledale and Spearsmouth Dale Alo
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Foreigners view Rashemen as a myste
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with earthquakes, freakish storms,
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wealth. The water is glacial runoff
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others believe it is a gift from th
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People of Rashemen The people of Ra
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Mulsantir (LARGE TOWN) At Mulsantir
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more than 17,000 feet high. In the
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those on foot. As well, the lands a
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nobles, and his sergeants are Rashe
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The zulkirs appoint tharchions, or
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too juicy a target for the Shadowma
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This has built up some resentment o
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potential to be the most fertile la
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slaves of the Tuigan Horde or refug
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disciplined mercenary companies. Th
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Today, the Shadowmasters control or
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on supplies. Orc miners take over P
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his prodigious fortune and business
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hands just outside its walls. The 3
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The Wizards’ Reach Between the Th
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sinister past, concerned as they ar
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An Unapproachable East FORGOTTEN RE
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usiness. Use the statistics below,
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