The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

anything else they can think of to offer. The skitterjinxes
are chaotic and will happily make promises that they do
not intend to keep.
2. Fetish Altar
This long dirt-floored chamber must have been used for
some kind of primitive worship. From the red stains
splashed upon the walls, you can guess what kind. The
skull of a mammoth, yellow as candle grease, is set on
a massive boulder over which a woolly pelt has been
spread. Beneath, on the ground, two tusks have been
placed opposite one another, creating an oval space in
which a large wooden bowl sits. The bowl contains a
rust-coloured mass of ice.
This is where Grommen would worship his mammoth
spirit ancestor, taking hallucinogenic mushrooms
and going on mad raving vision quests. A bag of ten
berserker fungi is secreted inside the mammoth skull
(see Grommen’s character description for details).
The frozen fluid in the bowl is a brew made from the
mushrooms.
The bones of Grommen’s son Kergal, ritually killed by
his father, lie two feet under the dirt floor. He is the
symbolic guardian of the shrine, a foundation keeper
(see sidebar). Grommen decided that since Kergal had
not grown into a weremammoth as he was supposed to,
he might as well be useful for something.
If the Player Characters desecrate the altar, such as
by moving the mammoth skull and searching around,
Kergal becomes a more literal guardian, waking up and
attacking. The first the Player Characters know of this
is when an incorporeal bony arm thrusts up through the
earth.
Kergal is a ghostly giant with his lower jaw torn
completely off, a slack tongue hanging in the space
where it should be. This ghastly wound was caused by
the death-blow Grommen gave him.
Kergal: CR 11; Large undead (cold, incorporeal); HD
14d12; hp 91; Init –1; Spd 40 ft.; fly 30 ft. (perfect);
AC 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10 or AC 17, touch 8,
flat-footed 17 against ethereal foes; Base Atk +10; Grp
+23; Atk +8 melee or +18 against ethereal foes (1d6
or 1d6+9 against ethereal foes, incorporeal touch); or
+18 melee (3d6+13/x3, greataxe) or +18 melee (1d4+9,
slam) or +9 ranged (2d6+9, rock); Full Atk +8 melee or
+18 against ethereal foes (1d6 or 1d6+9 against ethereal
foes, incorporeal touch); or +18/+13 melee (3d6+13/x3,
huge greataxe) or +18 melee (1d4+9, 2 slams) or +9
ranged (2d6+9, rock); Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft.; SA
corrupting gaze, corrupting touch, horrific appearance,
rock throwing; SQ +5 turn resistance, immunity to
cold, low-light vision, rejuvenation, rock catching,
vulnerability to fire; AL CE; SV Fort +9, Ref +3, Will
+6; Str 29, Dex 9, Con —, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 15.
Skills & Feats: Climb +15, Craft (armoursmithing) +6,
Hide +3, Intimidate +6, Jump +19, Listen +10, Search
+8, Spot +20; Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Overrun,
Improved Sunder, Power Attack.
Corrupting Gaze (Su): Kergal can blast living beings
with a glance, at a range of up to 30 feet. Creatures that
meet his gaze must succeed on a Fortitude saving throw
(DC 17) or be dealt 2d10 points of damage and 1d4
points of Charisma damage.
Corrupting Touch (Su): Kergal’s incorporeal touch deals
1d6 points of damage, or 1d6+9 against ethereal foes.
Horrific Appearance (Su): Any living creature within
60 feet that views Kergul’s hideous form must succeed
on a Fortitude saving throw (DC 17) or immediately
be dealt 1d4 points of Strength damage, 1d4 points
of Dexterity damage and 1d4 points of Constitution
damage. A creature who successfully saves against this
effect cannot be affected by Kergal’s horrific appearance
for 24 hours.
Equipment & Treasure: Greataxe.
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