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Skills: Bluff +22, Diplomacy +3, Disguise +1 (+3
acting), Intimidate +3, Listen +27, Search +23, Spot
+27, Survival +4 (+6 following tracks)
Feats: Alertness, Blind-Fight, Dodge, Improved
Initiative, Weapon Finesse B
Environment: Cold mountains
Organisation: Solitary, pair or cloud (3–4)
Challenge Rating: 13
Treasure: 1/10 coins; 50% goods; 50% items
Alignment: Usually chaotic neutral
Advancement: 19–36 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment: —
An arctic light is a glowing ripple shimmering like
moonlight off water, found in extreme northern latitudes.
Arctic lights are discharges from the Aurora Borealis,
which is a weightless mass of electrical energy hanging
in the sky over the North Pole, believed by some to be
sentient. Those that espouse this belief note that the
arctic lights are clearly intelligent, so the Aurora may
well be, too.
Arctic lights are fiercely territorial. They attack anything
that enters their airspace, continuing the furious assault
until the creature is a charred corpse. The only way to
enter an arctic light’s airspace without being mobbed
is to wait at the border and make a formal request for
permission to cross. This is not necessarily granted;
the lights are contemptuous of creatures who cannot fly
and whose bodies cannot produce light comparable to
theirs. The creatures are acutely sensitive to ‘disrespect’
and attempt to destroy any creature who shows it.
Arctic lights are distantly related to will-o-wisps. They
range from pale blue to a fierce white in colour.
Electrical Aura (Ex): Arctic lights glow with a constant
haze of electricity. Any creature who strikes one with a
metal weapon is automatically shocked for 1d8 points
of electrical damage.
Electrical Conductivity (Ex): An arctic light is composed
almost entirely of sentient electricity. As such, it can
pass through metal as if it does not exist.
Electrical Detonation (Su): An arctic light that is killed
explodes in a 15-foot-radius ball of electrical energy,
dealing 20 points of electrical damage to all creatures in
range. A Constitution-based Reflex saving throw (DC
19).
Headflame (Ex): An arctic light that scores a natural
20 on its attack roll (and subsequently confirms the
attack as a critical hit) surges over the head of its target,
electrifying the target’s brain and possibly damaging it.
A creature subjected to this must make a Constitutionbased
Fortitude saving throw (DC 19). A failed saving
throw means that the creature is dealt 2d6 Intelligence
and 2d6 Wisdom damage; a successful save merely
deals 1d4 Intelligence damage to the creature. This
attack is not effective against creatures who are immune
to critical hits or electrical damage.
Immunity to Magic (Ex): An arctic light is immune
to most spells or spell-like abilities that allow spell
resistance, except magic missile and maze.
Obvious: Arctic lights find it almost impossible to
hide. As they are composed of sentient electricity,
they stand out against dark backgrounds. An arctic
light never benefits from concealment that would
otherwise be granted by darkness, though it does benefit
from concealment granted by vapours or magical
displacement.
Shimmer (Ex): The arctic light’s continual wavering
makes it difficult to tell exactly where to strike to harm
it. The creature benefits from concealment at all times,
as if from the effects of a blur spell; all attacks aimed at
it suffer from a 20% miss chance.
Spell-like Abilities: 3/day, as an 18 th level wizard: chain
lightning, hypnotic pattern, mirror image.
Brocken Spectre
Huge Undead (Incorporeal)
Hit Dice: 16d12 (104 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: Fly 40 ft. (8 squares) (good)
Armour Class: 13 (–2 size, +3 Dex, +2 deflection),
touch 13, flat-footed 10
Base Attack/Grapple: +8/—
Attack: Incorporeal touch +9 melee (2d6 Str)
Full Attack: Incorporeal touch +9 melee (2d6 Str)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Create spawn, shadow illusion,
strength damage, vertiginous confusion
Special Qualities: +2 turn resistance, darkvision 60 ft.,
incorporeal traits, undead traits
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +11
Abilities: Str —, Dex 17, Con —, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha
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