The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

To prevent a severed head from growing back into two
heads, at least five points of fire or acid damage must
be dealt to the stump (a touch attack to hit) before the
new heads appear. A flaming weapon (or similar effect)
deals its energy damage to the stump in the same blow
in which a head is severed. Fire or acid damage from
an area effect may burn multiple stumps in addition to
dealing damage to Sibiliss’s body. Sibiliss does not
die from losing his heads until all his heads have been
cut off and the stumps seared by fire or acid. Targeted
magical effects cannot sever Sibiliss’s heads (and thus
must be directed at his body) unless they deal slashing
damage and can be used to make sunder attempts.
Breath Weapon (Su): Sibiliss can breathe jets of frost
ten feet high, ten feet wide and 20 feet long. All of his
heads breathe once every 1d4 rounds. Each jet deals
3d6 points of cold damage per head. A successful
Reflex saving throw (DC 21) halves the damage.
Fast Healing (Ex): Each round, Sibiliss heals 22 points
of damage.
Smite Good (Su): Once per day, Sibiliss can make a
normal melee attack to deal +12 damage against a good
foe.
10. The Honoured Ambassadors
This large, open ice cave is empty but for one startling
feature – a small stone cottage, from whose chimney a
plume of smoke ascends. The windows are shuttered.
A Spellcraft check (DC 14) identifies the structure as
a secure shelter produced by means of the spell. This
is where the three drow ambassadors reside while
they wait for Bastirak to bring back their tenebrium.
Bastirak has provided the secure shelter as a courtesy,
as the drow are not able to tolerate the cold.
The three drow are Zerabin, Lusche and Quan’la,
representatives of Rannirak, who have been sent here to
ensure that Bastirak delivers the tenebrium he has been
contracted to provide. They have been here for two
months now and are sick of the cold waste. They long
to return to the dark caverns of their home. To make
the time go by more quickly, they spend their evenings
drinking and smoking their dwindling supply of dried
mushrooms.
Zerabin, Male Drow Ftr6/Blk7: CR 14; Medium
humanoid (elf); HD 6d10+6 plus 7d10+7; hp 84; Init
+1; Spd 20 ft.; AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 21; Base
Atk +13; Grp +17; Atk +22 melee (2d4+12/19–20/x4
plus poison, Fellraven) or +17 ranged (1d4/19–20 plus
poison, +3 hand crossbow); Full Atk +22/+17/+12
melee (2d4+12/19–20/x4 plus poison, Fellraven) or +17
ranged (1d4/19–20 plus poison, +3 hand crossbow);
SA command undead, detect good, poison, smite good,
sneak attack +2d6, spell-like abilities, spells; SQ aura
of despair, aura of evil, dark blessing, drow traits, spell
resistance 24; AL LE; SV Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +7; Str
18, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 14.
Skills & Feats: Hide +10, Intimidate +12, Knowledge
(religion) +2, Listen +3, Ride +5, Search +2, Spot +3;
Cleave, Improved Critical (scythe), Improved Sunder,
Mounted Combat, Power Attack, Ride-By Attack,
Spirited Charge, Weapon Focus (scythe), Weapon
Specialisation (scythe).
Aura of Despair (Su): All enemies within ten feet of
Zerabin suffer a –2 modifier to all saving throws.
Aura of Evil (Ex): Zerabin radiates a strong aura of
evil.
Command Undead: Zerabin commands undead as a 5 th
level cleric.
Smite Good (Su): Twice per day, Zerabin may attempt
to smite a good opponent with a normal melee attack.
The attack has a +2 bonus to the attack roll and deals an
additional +7 points of damage.
Sneak Attack (Ex): Zerabin may make sneak attacks as
a rogue does, for +2d6 damage.
Spells per Day: (3/1/1, save DC 11 + spell level): 1 s
– cause fear, doom, summon monster I (evil only); 2 nd
– shatter; 3 rd – deeper darkness .
Equipment & Treasure: +2 full plate armour, crossbow
bolts (10), drow blade venom (3), Fellraven, masterwork
+3 hand crossbow.
Zerabin is a rarity in drow society – an honoured male
who is not a wizard. His devotion to the Dark has
earned him high favour among the priestesses, who
have designated him Rannirak’s representative out here
in the wastes. Zerabin’s preferred tactic is to fight from
horseback, charging at foes and severing their heads
with Fellraven in a terrible all-out assault.
Zerabin’s servant is Balebrand, a fiendish horse who
serves him as a mount.
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