An armored warrior almost seven feet tall. It is shaped roughly like a man apart from its four arms, the extra pair set behind where a human's shoulders are. The eyeslit on the creature's helmet half-encircles its head to accommodate four eyes that span the front of its face. The few gaps in its clothing and armor reveal leathery skin with a pebbly texture.
Reaves are ruthless and highly disciplined mercenaries based on the lower plane of Acheron, although they actually originated from some unknown Prime Material Plane they were recruited from over a millenium ago.
Reaves have a taboo against showing their faces – even to another reave – and consider themselves oathbound to hunt down and kill anyone who sees it. On the rare occasions they do not wear a helmet they conceal their face with a cowl. A reave's face resembles a heavy-featured human with four wide-set eyes and elaborate bony ridges instead of hair.
Reaves consider their word to be sacred, and will never break an oath they've sworn. Their iron discipline and respect for their oath is necessary to restrain their love of violence, for reaves are incredibly bloodthirsty. Reaves have been known to start wars just because they did not have a job to keep them occupied. Reaves will work for anyone so long as there's fighting involved and the pay's acceptable. It does not matter to them whether they're performing atrocities for a demon lord or being bodyguards a deva.
A company of reaves is organized as a military unit led by a war leader who will be the strongest warrior among the male reaves. The most powerful female is the band's guide, who decides on strategy – whether the group will go raiding or serve someone, and if the latter under what contract. Particularly strong reaves have the rank of champion beneath these two leaders.
These creatures have a strict code of honor based on ritual challenges and the chain of command within the reave's band. They will quickly respond to any insult, even if its imaginary, usually through the medium of violence. They have a very legalistic approach to "honor" and will exploit any loophole they can find that will not break an oath, if only on a technicality. It is possible to resolve an encounter with a group of reaves by challenging their leader or champion to a duel, although such challenges should be very carefully worded.
A reave stands between 6 and 7 feet fall and usually weighs from 200 to 300 pounds. Reaves speak Abyssal, Common and Infernal.
