The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

Blindsense (Ex): See above.
Keen Senses (Ex): See above.
Breath Weapon (Su): Cone of fire (60 ft.) dealing 22d10
points of fire damage, with a Reflex saving throw for
half damage (DC 38).
Crush (Ex): See above. Saving throw DC is 38; damage
is 4d6+22. The crush affects creatures of Medium size
or smaller.
Frightful Presence (Ex): See above. The ability affects
creatures with fewer than 37 HD. Saving throw DC is
35.
Tail Sweep (Ex): This special attack allows Yahven to
sweep with its tail as a standard action. The sweep
affects a half-circle with a radius of 30 feet, extending
from an intersection on the edge of the dragon’s space
in any direction. Creatures within the swept area are
affected if they are Small size or smaller. A tail sweep
automatically deals 2d6+22 damage. Affected creatures
can attempt Reflex saving throws to take half damage
(DC 38).
Spell-like Abilities: 11/day: locate object; 3/day:
suggestion; 1/day: find the path.
Spells: Yahven casts spells as a 17 th level sorcerer.
Spells Known (6/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/4; save DC 17 + spell
level): 0 th - detect magic, detect poison, guidance, read
magic, resistance, dancing lights, touch of fatigue,
mage hand, open/close; 1 st - shield, identify, entropic
shield, sanctuary, shield of faith; 2 nd - enthral, shatter,
zone of truth, scorching ray, glitterdust; 3 rd - fireball,
dispel magic, protection from energy, invisibility purge;
4 th - black tentacles, fire shield, mass reduce person,
fear; 5 th - wall of force, telekinesis, waves of fatigue,
cloudkill; 6 th - antimagic field, greater dispel magic,
forceful hand; 7 th - mass hold person, mage’s sword,
repulsion; 8 th - fire storm, protection from spells.
Event: Negotiations
The Player Characters can either negotiate with Yahven
or go for an all-out assault and attempt to slay him. If
they succeed in the latter, the other dragons shrink away
and refuse to confront them. The dragon-killers can
take their prize and go.
If they opt to negotiate, Yahven tries to extract a massive
tribute of gold and gems from them in exchange for his
hostage, just to see how serious they are. Gold alone
does not suffice, however. If Yahven concedes and
allows the Player Characters to take Aristeele away, it is
on two conditions. Firstly, they must take a solemn oath
not to harm Yahven or any of his kin. Secondly, they
must extract the same promise from Aristeele herself.
She is a lawful creature and can be expected to keep
her word.
Event: Into the Fire
One way or another, the Player Characters eventually
make their way inside Mount Graanek. They pass
through sulphurous caverns where young dragons roost
on the ledges and slither over the rocks like iguanas.
Puffs of flame light up the place like a marsh at night.
Aristeele is held in a tiny alcove deep within the
mountain, a pathetic and entirely human figure. The
manacles that bind her are manacles of form binding
(see sidebar). Yahven allows the Player Characters
to speak to her and watches from the other end of the
cave to ensure that there is no treachery. The Player
Characters must explain the situation to Aristeele, who
listens mutely while they present their case.
How this scene ends depends on the players’ skills at
roleplaying, the persuasiveness of their arguments – the
Games Master should certainly call for Diplomacy or
Bluff checks – and how well they have divined Yahven’s
true thoughts on the matter. Ultimately Aristeele is
willing to swear an oath not to harm Yahven and his
kin, if that is what it takes to end her bondage. She is
intensely bitter at being denied the chance of vengeance
against her tormentor but she knows that Scallandriax,
not Yahven, is the real cause of her being here.
Once she is freed, Aristeele resumes her draconian form,
that of a great silver wyrm, the eldest of all the metallic
dragons of Ashfar. She takes to the sky, rejoicing in a
body she has not worn for far, far too long.
Aristeele: Colossal dragon (great wyrm); CR 24; HD
40d12+400; hp 660; Init +4; Spd 40 ft., fly 200 ft.
(clumsy); AC 41, touch 2, flat-footed 41; Base Atk +40;
Grp +72; Atk +49 melee (4d8+16, bite); Full Atk +49
melee (4d8+16, bite) and +47 melee (4d6+8, 2 claws)
and +46 melee (2d8+8, 2 wings) and +46 melee (4d6+24,
tail slap); Space/Reach 30 ft./20 ft. (30 ft. with bite);
SA breath weapon, crush, tail swipe, frightful presence,
control winds, reverse gravity, spells; SQ alternate
form, blindsense, immunity to acid, sleep, paralysis and
cold, cloudwalking, keen senses, vulnerability to fire,
feather fall, fog cloud, control weather, DR 20/magic,
SR 32; AL LG; SV Fort +32, Ref +22, Will +32; Str 43,
Dex 10, Con 31, Int 30, Wis 31, Cha 30.
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