A little help with a kick-butt gnome

[Palskane]

Ok, I have a gnome fighter who is supposed to be a real terror. Here is what my players know about him, and they have encountered him but once.

Tilcho is Sura's lieutenant, a gnome of unmitigated cruelty and guile. Still, he shows some of his gnomish heritage by having constructed his own armor. You have never seen him out of this armor. He is rumored to have a misshapen and deformed body, which is why he has encased himself in this metal suit. In hand-to-hand he is formidable. With his sword in hand he is nigh-unstoppable. Sura is rumored to be the only being ever to have beaten him in one-on-one combat. Tilcho has been his right hand man ever since.

You have never heard Tilcho pay homage to any god.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/Aurken/Tilcho.jpg

He's in the level 12-15 ranges, and I'm wanting to know what everyone here thinks would make this gnome an absolutely horrific encounter for the PC's.

 

[Kaodi]

That Picture...

...Is really cool...

If he really does wear armour that looks like that, it must be the fantasy equivalent of powered armour. Since he must wear it all the time, I would suggest the base be +1 mithral full plate, with a +2 enhancement bonus to strength and give him the endurance feat... As for that crazy looking sword with the tubes attached, +1 small adamantine greatsword, with a special feature that gives it fire damage equal to alchemist's fire, and any opponent hit with it has a chance of being splashed with the alchemist's fire coming off of it, though once a person was lit up, there wouldn't be a cumulative damage effect with other hits, each time would just have a different duration, with the longest current duration being used...

Perhaps more later...

 

[Palskane]

Hmmm.... the alchemist's fire could be pumped from a reservoir in the armor and exit through the small holes along the blade. Great idea!

Btw, I moved this to the House Rules section to get more exposure. There are some great ideas there as well. Keep them coming!