The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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It is likely that at some point one of the Player Characters
will fail the saving throw and Rannirak will discover
their location. As soon as he knows this (and can
see them) he will use his knowledge of their likeness
to send forth his ally, the demon-spider Gugloth, to
destroy them. Gugloth is a retriever and is thus well
able to track them down.
This event will happen during the night. Rannirak
will teleport himself and Gugloth to a nearby location
and then teleport back, as he is far too busy with battle
plans to confront the Starborn personally. Any Player
within 150 feet of this senses the sudden presence of a
member of the Host for a few seconds. Gugloth will
either head straight for the Player Characters (if they are
unprepared for a fight) or lurk in the darkness and wait
for the best moment.
Gugloth: CR 11; Huge construct (extraplanar); HD
10d10+80; hp 135; Init +3; Spd 50 ft.; AC 21, touch 11,
flat-footed 18; Base Atk +7; Grp +25; Atk +15 melee
(2d6+10, claw) and +8 ranged touch (eye ray); Full Atk
+15 melee (2d6+10, 4 claws) and +10 melee (1d8+5,
bite) and +8 ranged touch (eye ray); Space/Reach 15
ft./10 ft.; SA eye rays, find target, improved grab; SQ
construct traits, darkvision 60 ft., fast healing 5, lowlight
vision; AL CE; SV Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +3; Str
31, Dex 17, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1.
Eye Rays (Su): Gugloth’s eyes can produce four
different magical rays with a range of 100 feet. Each
round, it can fire one ray as a free action. A particular
ray is usable only once every four rounds. Gugloth can
fire an eye ray in the same round that it makes physical
attacks. The saving throw DC for all rays is 18. The
four eye effects are:
Fire: Deals 12d6 points of fire damage to the target
(Reflex saving throw for half damage).
Cold: Deals 12d6 points of cold damage to the target
(Reflex saving throw for half damage).
Electricity: Deals 12d6 points of electricity damage to
the target (Reflex saving throw for half damage).
Petrifaction: The target must succeed on a Fortitude
saving throw or turn to stone permanently.
Find Target (Sp): When ordered to find an item or a
creature, Gugloth does so unerringly, as though guided
by discern location. This ability is the equivalent of an
8 th level spell.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, Gugloth must
hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a
grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of
opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes
a hold and grips the opponent fast in its mouth.
The Player Characters may well wonder how the
demon-spider was able to find them. Evidently the
drow, or some ally of theirs, is aware of their destination
– or perhaps the writer of the letter has led them into a
trap?
Crom Calamar
This river port city has been a hive of human civilisation
for as long as records can recall. It is far from beautiful
and resembles a warlord’s dream of military security.
The only small elements of humanity and comfort come
from the civilian population, painting murals on the
walls, hanging bright flags out of their windows and
growing flowers in window boxes. The Iron Dukes
tolerate this in the lower city, so long as no military
installation is ever daubed with paint.
A grim wall of stone blocks topped with iron spikes
surrounds the main sprawl of the city. Above this, the
upper city can clearly be seen. This is an area to the
Crom Calamar
Size: Metropolis
Population: 35,000
Racial Mix: 79% human, 9% dwarf, 8% half-orc,
3% elf, 1% half-elf
GP Limit: 40,000
Power Centre 1: The Iron Dukes
Power Centre 2: Bomber Haggon and the Svarth
Armaments Consortium
Executive Authority: Grand Warden Pellham (Ftr
20) and the city guardsmen
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