Saugh, Dearg-Due |
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Medium Undead
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| Hit Dice: 5d12+10 (42 hp) |
| Initiative: +2 |
| Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares) |
| Armor Class: 16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+6 |
Attack: Greataxe +7 melee (1d12+6/x3)
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Full Attack: Greataxe +7 melee (1d12+6/x3)
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| Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: Retributive cloud |
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 5/cold iron, darkvision 60 ft., +2 turn resistance, undead traits, unholy toughness
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| Saves: Fort +3,
Ref +3, Will +6
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| Abilities: Str 19,
Dex 15, Con —,
Int 10, Wis 14,
Cha 14 |
| Skills: Bluff +10, Diplomacy +4, Disguise +2 (+4 acting), Hide +10, Intimidate +4, Move Silently +10, Spot +10 |
| Feats: Great Fortitude, Weapon Focus (greataxe) |
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| Environment: Any |
| Organization: Solitary or battalion (2–12) |
| Challenge Rating: 3 |
| Treasure: None |
| Alignment: Always neutral evil |
| Advancement: 6-10 HD (Medium) |
| Level Adjustment: — |
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This being is clearly undead, for its flesh is drawn tight across its gaunt frame, and its eye sockets are dark, empty holes. It wields the broad-bladed axe of a headsman.
Dearg-due are part of the saugh, and army of the dead created by a dark fey prince. These ghoulish undead serve as the front ranks of this menacing army.
Though they need not eat to survive, dearg-due delight in feeding on the flesh of corpses, ravenously consuming all casualties in the battles they join.
Dearg-due are about the same height and weigh as humans.
Dearg-due speak Sylvan in a slurred, slow manner.
COMBAT
Dearg-due are cunning, often striking from ambush or under the guise of parlay.
Retributive Cloud (Su): Whenever a dearg-due takes damage from an opponent's melee attack, a foul, acidic mist boils out from the wound in a 5-foot radius centered on the dearg-due. This cloud deals half the damage dealt to the dearg-due (a successful DC 14 Fortitude save halves this damage again to one-fourth the original damage). The save DC is Charisma-based.
Unholy Toughness (Ex): A cairn gains a bonus to its hit points equal to its Charisma modifier x its Hit Dice.
In Ravenloft
The saugh are an army of the dead created by Loht, Prince of the Sith, to serve him when he moves against the lands of mankind. The dearg-due dwell in and around the mountain which holds the Obsidian Gate, guarding this structure for their dark master. |
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Originally found in Shadow Rift |
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