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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 6678949" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>Monster Encylopaedia 2 Dark Bestiary</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2248/Monster-Encyclopaedia-2--Dark-Bestiary?term=dark+bestiary&it=1&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Monster Encylopaedia 2 Dark Bestiary</a></p><p>3.5</p><p><strong>Abiku:</strong> Any Small humanoid slain by the abiku’s energy damage ability becomes an abiku himself 1d6 hours after death.</p><p><strong>Ankou:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Death Hunter:</strong> Death hunters are a special form of mighty undead created by evil druids via a secret ritual. They are former evil-aligned rangers who consecrate their immortal soul to vengeful spirits of nature, so they may return after death to stalk and murder the enemies of their land.</p><p>‘Death hunter’ is an acquired template that can be added to any non-monstrous, evil aligned humanoid creature with six or more levels of ranger.</p><p>All death hunters were evil rangers once.</p><p><strong>Sample Death Hunter:</strong> ? </p><p><strong>Dragonskin:</strong> In the extremely rare case a dragon is slain before its last shed skin is consumed, there is the possibility a faint portion of the dragon’s undead spirit remains attached to the skin, animating it as if it was the complete, living creature.</p><p><strong>Dread Familiar:</strong> Dread familiars are the evil undead spirits of normal familiars that died in the service of their masters.</p><p>‘Dread familiar’ is an acquired template that can be added to any wizard’s or sorcerer’s familiar that died in the service of its master.</p><p><strong>Sample Dread Familiar:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Hollow Host:</strong> A hollow host is a special form of undead that requires an artificial vessel to contain its essence. Through a secret ritual involving mysterious and dark magic, a metallic body is created to hold the soul of an evil humanoid; this must always be a perfect likeness, but its form is much stronger and tougher than the mortal essence ever was in life. Once this construct body is ready, the soul of the original creature is brought to inhabit it, to walk the world again in the guise of a living suit of armour.</p><p>‘Hollow Host’ is an acquired template that can be added to any evil, normal (non-monstrous) humanoid.</p><p>A hollow host must be crafted from iron or stone; the materials and procedures required cost a total of 5,000 gold pieces. The materials must be crafted in the likeness of an evil humanoid, which must have died already. Creating the body requires a Craft (armoursmithing), Craft (blacksmithing) or Craft (sculpting) check (DC 20). For the construct to animate, the undead spirit of the creature it represents must be summoned to inhabit it. Once the last spell is cast, the evil creature is reincarnated in its new artificial body, thus animating the construct. </p><p>CL 16th; Craft Construct, greater magic weapon, limited wish, magic jar, reincarnate, trap the soul; caster must be at least 16th level; Price 10,000 + (3,500 per base creature’s HD) gp; Cost 10,000 + (1,750 per base creature’s HD) gp + (200 + 140 per base creature’s HD) XP.</p><p><strong>Sample Hollow Host:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skullwearer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ululant:</strong> An Ululant is a semi-sentient (but thoroughly evil) undead tree, once a treant or some other similar creature, which, upon dying, became a dead stump whose roots slowly reached the lower planes and became firmly grafted on it. As a dead tooth’s root, the hollow tunnel of the rotted tree reaches the depths of the most dreadful lower realms, which channel all the anguish, pain, punishment and sin of their world through the ululating sound coming through the tree’s cavity. Some say ululants are in fact the reincarnated souls of great sinners, given the grisly and imaginative punishment of becoming a living conduct for Hell’s pain.</p><p><strong>Whispering Presence:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wispwraith:</strong> ? </p><p><strong>Wraith Wolf:</strong> A wraith wolf is a specific form of undead, created from the spirits of hundreds of slain forest animals.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> If the death hunter used to have a familiar or animal companion, the animal gains the ghost template and an evil alignment. </p><p>A sculpt sound spell turns a whispering presence into a ghost of the creature it was in life.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> As a standard action, an ankou can choose any creature it has slain via its death grip or death touch attacks and cause it to rise again as a skeleton.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 6678949, member: 2209"] [b]Monster Encylopaedia 2 Dark Bestiary[/b] [URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2248/Monster-Encyclopaedia-2--Dark-Bestiary?term=dark+bestiary&it=1&affiliate_id=17596"]Monster Encylopaedia 2 Dark Bestiary[/URL] 3.5 [b]Abiku:[/b] Any Small humanoid slain by the abiku’s energy damage ability becomes an abiku himself 1d6 hours after death. [b]Ankou:[/b] ? [b]Death Hunter:[/b] Death hunters are a special form of mighty undead created by evil druids via a secret ritual. They are former evil-aligned rangers who consecrate their immortal soul to vengeful spirits of nature, so they may return after death to stalk and murder the enemies of their land. ‘Death hunter’ is an acquired template that can be added to any non-monstrous, evil aligned humanoid creature with six or more levels of ranger. All death hunters were evil rangers once. [b]Sample Death Hunter:[/b] ? [b]Dragonskin:[/b] In the extremely rare case a dragon is slain before its last shed skin is consumed, there is the possibility a faint portion of the dragon’s undead spirit remains attached to the skin, animating it as if it was the complete, living creature. [b]Dread Familiar:[/b] Dread familiars are the evil undead spirits of normal familiars that died in the service of their masters. ‘Dread familiar’ is an acquired template that can be added to any wizard’s or sorcerer’s familiar that died in the service of its master. [b]Sample Dread Familiar:[/b] ? [b]Hollow Host:[/b] A hollow host is a special form of undead that requires an artificial vessel to contain its essence. Through a secret ritual involving mysterious and dark magic, a metallic body is created to hold the soul of an evil humanoid; this must always be a perfect likeness, but its form is much stronger and tougher than the mortal essence ever was in life. Once this construct body is ready, the soul of the original creature is brought to inhabit it, to walk the world again in the guise of a living suit of armour. ‘Hollow Host’ is an acquired template that can be added to any evil, normal (non-monstrous) humanoid. A hollow host must be crafted from iron or stone; the materials and procedures required cost a total of 5,000 gold pieces. The materials must be crafted in the likeness of an evil humanoid, which must have died already. Creating the body requires a Craft (armoursmithing), Craft (blacksmithing) or Craft (sculpting) check (DC 20). For the construct to animate, the undead spirit of the creature it represents must be summoned to inhabit it. Once the last spell is cast, the evil creature is reincarnated in its new artificial body, thus animating the construct. CL 16th; Craft Construct, greater magic weapon, limited wish, magic jar, reincarnate, trap the soul; caster must be at least 16th level; Price 10,000 + (3,500 per base creature’s HD) gp; Cost 10,000 + (1,750 per base creature’s HD) gp + (200 + 140 per base creature’s HD) XP. [b]Sample Hollow Host:[/b] ? [b]Skullwearer:[/b] ? [b]Ululant:[/b] An Ululant is a semi-sentient (but thoroughly evil) undead tree, once a treant or some other similar creature, which, upon dying, became a dead stump whose roots slowly reached the lower planes and became firmly grafted on it. As a dead tooth’s root, the hollow tunnel of the rotted tree reaches the depths of the most dreadful lower realms, which channel all the anguish, pain, punishment and sin of their world through the ululating sound coming through the tree’s cavity. Some say ululants are in fact the reincarnated souls of great sinners, given the grisly and imaginative punishment of becoming a living conduct for Hell’s pain. [b]Whispering Presence:[/b] ? [b]Wispwraith:[/b] ? [b]Wraith Wolf:[/b] A wraith wolf is a specific form of undead, created from the spirits of hundreds of slain forest animals. [b]Ghost:[/b] If the death hunter used to have a familiar or animal companion, the animal gains the ghost template and an evil alignment. A sculpt sound spell turns a whispering presence into a ghost of the creature it was in life. [b]Skeleton:[/b] As a standard action, an ankou can choose any creature it has slain via its death grip or death touch attacks and cause it to rise again as a skeleton. [/QUOTE]
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