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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zeo_evil" data-source="post: 2084916" data-attributes="member: 11766">Insert "artistic liscense" tag here!AmmetAmmet, once the heart of the dread dragon Ashardalon and now servant of the demon lord Nalphegor, has a citadel on the Abyss. As a commanding officer in the Blood War, he has an army at his disposal. Also, now that the Maeljin Lords (demiurge's yugoloths of sin each used as a unique yugoloth) are no more, Ammet now controls the army Wrath assembled to wage war against the eladrins. Since he was once the heart of Ashardalon, he desperately wants to retrieve the Heart of Darkness from Vlaakith (used to create her phylactery unbeknownst to her until much later). Long ago, the baernaloths of the Obsidian Helix stole it and used it to kill thousands of creatures. By purging the chaos and law from those creatures and absorbing it into themselves, the baernaloths of the Obsidian Helix where restored to their former alignments. However, the pure evil contained within the Heart of Darkness also consumed the souls of the good and neutral creatures exposed to it. Absorbed by Ashardalon and Nalphegor, the souls became like a drug to them. Together, they consumed them in a great rampage that destroyed many planes before Kethevar banished Nalphegor and Vanymor destroyed Ashardalon. However, the Obsidian Helix eventually resurrected Ashardalon and bound Ammet to him as his heart restoring the dragon and infusing him with great fiendish power. Over the next century, Ashardalon craved the power he got from the Heart of Darkness. Recently, in the adventure Bastion of Broken Souls, he discovered a Node where soul stuff coalesces from the Positive Energy Plane to nurture the crystal trees that grow unborn souls. In that adventure, a party defeated Ashardalon whereupon Ammet emerged from his chest and returned to the Abyss. Now, Ammet moves to take the Heart of Darkness. While the party is busy with the Master Arcanaloth (see demon, devil, and yugoloth thread), he sends half of his army to attack Tu’Narath as a diversion while his mysterious benefactor retrieves sends assassins to retrieve the Heart of Darkness. Meanwhile, Ammet sends the other half of his army to retrieve the Spawning Stone. If seriously threatened, the Master Arcanaloth reveals this information in exchange for his life. Otherwise he offers the party the opportunity to surrender.Tactics: Unholy aura, quickened telekinesis (repeat), power word stun, and melee. Ammet, Half-Red Dragon Balor: CR 22; Large outsider (chaotic, dragon, extraplanar, evil); HD 20d10+220; hp 330; Init +11; Spd 40 ft., fly 90 ft. (good); AC 39, touch 16, flat-footed 32; Base Atk +20; Grp +40; Atk +36 melee (3d6+25/19-20/x2, +1 vorpal Abyssal bloodiron greatsword); Full Atk +36/+31/+26/+21 melee (3d6+25/19-20/x2, +1 vorpal Abyssal bloodiron greatsword) and +33 melee (1d8+8, bite); Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft.; SA death throes, spell-like abilities, summon demon; SQ DR 15/cold iron and good, darkvision 60 ft., flaming body, immunity to electricity, fire, paralysis, poison, and sleep, low-light vision, resistance to acid 10 and cold 10, SR 28, telepathy 100 ft., true seeing; AL CE; SV Fort +23, Ref +19, Will +19; Str 43, Dex 25, Con 33, Int 26, Wis 24, Cha 28.Skills and Feats: Bluff +32, Concentration +34, Diplomacy +36, Disguise +9 (+11 acting), Hide +26, Intimidate +34, Knowledge (arcana) +31, Knowledge (the planes) +31, Listen +38, Move Silently +30, Search +30, Sense Motive +30, Spellcraft +33 (+35 scrolls), Spot +38, Survival +7 (+9 following tracks, +9 on other planes), Use Magic Device +32 (+34 scrolls); Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (telekinesis), Weapon Focus (greatsword).Breath Weapon (Su): 30 foot cone, once per day, damage 6d8, Reflex DC 31 half.Death Throes (Ex): When killed, Ammet explodes in a blinding flash of light that deals 100 points of damage to anything within 100 feet (Reflex DC 31 half ). This explosion automatically destroys any weapons Ammet is holding.Flaming Body (Su): Anyone grappling Ammet takes 6d6 points of fire damage each round.Spell-Like Abilities: At will-blasphemy (DC 26), dominate monster (DC 28), greater dispel magic, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only), insanity (DC 26), power word stun, telekinesis (DC 24), unholy aura (DC 27); 1/day-fire storm (DC 27), implosion (DC 28). Caster level 20th.Possessions: +1 vorpal Abyssal bloodiron greatsword, cloak of Charisma +4, gloves of Dexterity +4.</blockquote>

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