The Tome Of Drow Lore.pdf - RoseRed

among the devourers. Rising up as they did from animals,
the shangu have no god, and no clerics are to be found in
their society.
Shangu are fond of keeping ogres as servants, either trained
from birth to serve the devourers, or kept loyal through
magical control. Shangu is correct for referring to either
an individual or the race as a whole.
Removing a Worm
A shangu in its worm phase can only enter a host body if
that host is completely helpless (for example, a potential
host must be bound, sleeping or paralysed). It takes the
worm 1d4+2 rounds to work its way completely into the
body, and an additional 2d10 rounds to find its way to the
host’s nervous system and attach itself, a process which
causes one hit point of damage every round to the potential
host. Once it is in position, it is extremely difficult to
remove a shangu worm.
It is only possible to remove the worm without killing the
host during the first week of the worm’s residence in the
host body. After that, the worm has subsumed too many
of the body’s basic functions, and replaced too much of the
body’s nervous system, for the host to survive without the
worm. Spells such as cure disease, remove curse and even
heal have no effect on an imbedded worm, though limited
wish or similar more powerful spells will certainly get rid
of it. It is, however, possible to remove a worm through
mundane means. Again, this must be done within the first
week after the worm has entered the body, and requires a
Heal check (DC 25) to remove the worm without killing
the host. Even so, the host will take 3d8 damage from the
process.
Shangu as Characters
Most shangu with character levels are either sorcerers or
fighters.
� +6 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +4 Constitution, +6
Charisma
� A shangu’s base land speed is 40 feet
� Darkvision out to 120 feet
� Racial Hit Dice: A shangu begins with eight levels of
aberration, giving it a 8d8 Hit Dice, a base attack of +6
and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +2, Ref +2 and
Will +6
� Racial Skills: A shangu’s aberration levels give it skill
points equal to 11 x (2 + Int modifier). Its class skills
are Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Listen, Move Silently,
Search, Spot and Survival.
� Racial Feats: A shangu’s aberration levels give it three
feats.
� +5 natural armour bonus
� Natural weapons: Claws (1d8) and bite (1d6)
� Weapon Proficiencies: A shangu is automatically
proficient in the glaive, greataxe and sling.
� Special Attacks: Paralyse, terrify (see above for
details)
� Special Qualities: Spell resistance equal to 12 + class
levels
� Automatic Languages: Shangu, Undercommon. Bonus
Languages: Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome
� Favoured Class: Fighter or sorcerer.
� Level adjustment: +7
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