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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7450821" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>Monster Manual 2</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/121102/Monster-Manual-2-4e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Monster Manual 2</a></p><p>4e</p><p><strong>Demon Abyssal Rotfiend:</strong> Abyssal rotfiends are demonic undead contained by demon and devil flesh. The spirit within a rotfiend is often a demon soul, although it can come from any evil creature.</p><p><strong>Deva Fallen Star, Undead:</strong> Deva Fallen Star Vile Rebirth power.</p><p>Vile Rebirth (when the deva fallen star is reduced to 0 hit points by non-necrotic damage) • Healing</p><p>The fallen star does not die and instead remains at 0 hit points until the start of its next turn, when it regains 25 hit points, loses resistance to radiant damage, and gains the undead key word. This power recharges, and the triggering damage type changes to nonradiant damage.</p><p>The life cycle of the deva parallels that of the rakshasa—a spirit constantly reincarnating to mortal form. When a deva gives in to iniquity to become a fallen star, its soul is corrupted. If it dies in that state, it returns to combat as an undead; if finally slain by radiant damage, it carries its wickedness into its next life and becomes a rakshasa-a fate that even evil devas revile.</p><p><strong>Devil Infernal Armor Animus:</strong> THROUGH AN EVIL RITUAL, a devil can invest a suit of armor with a mortal soul.</p><p>Infernal armor animuses are mortal souls bound to suits of armor to serve as caches of life energy for devils.</p><p><strong>Direguard:</strong> A direguard is a skeletal undead imbued with powerful magic. Foul rituals transform willing warriors into direguards, but at a price. I f a direguard does not meet a specific quota of killing, it is destroyed by the dark pact that grants its power.</p><p>Liches and death knights perform the ritual that turns a living ally into a direguard tied to their wills.</p><p><strong>Direguard Deathbringer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Direguard Assassin:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fey Lingerer:</strong> THE PASSIONS AND OBSESSIONS of some strong-willed eladrin can drive them even after death. When their physical forms are ruined, their spirits lash out at their slayers.</p><p>Fey lingerers are eladrin knights and wizards who refuse to die. They are not the gracious and mannered eladrin of the fey court, but are twisted and depraved, withdrawn from elven grace.</p><p>When they are destroyed, fey lingerers transform into vengeful incorporeal spirits.</p><p><strong>Fey Lingerer Lingerer Knight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fey Lingerer Fey-Knight Vestige:</strong> Fey Lingerer Lingerer Knight Vestige Transformation power.</p><p><strong>Fey Lingerer Lingerer Fell Incanter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fey Lingerer Fey-Encanter Vestige:</strong> Fey Lingerer Lingerer Fell Incanter Vestige Transformation power.</p><p><strong>Fomorian Fomorian Totemist:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost Legionnaire:</strong> SLAIN IN LONG-AGO BATTLES, these soldiers' fight for forgotten causes, distant memories, or a fierce loyalty to each other. Although they appear as separate soldiers, their spirits have fused into a single entity that lives and dies as a single soul.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> SKELETONS RARELY EXIST WITHOUT PURPOSE. Whether crafted through necromantic ritual or raised from a tomb, they relentlessly attack when compelled to kill.</p><p><strong>Skeleton Bonecrusher Skeleton:</strong> Bonecrusher skeletons arise from the bones of ogres, minotaurs, oni, giants, and other large creatures.</p><p><strong>Skeleton Skeletal Steed:</strong> Skeletal steeds rarely arise alone; they awaken from death with their riders or are created by rituals as mounts.</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> THESE VORACIOUS KILLERS, tomb spiders, are true creatures of the Shadowfell insofar as they create undead as a part of their life cycle.</p><p>A tomb spider lays its eggs in a humanoid corpse, creating an animate mummy in which hundreds of tiny tomb spiders reside until the creature splits open.</p><p><strong>Witherling:</strong> WlTHERLINGS ARE UNDEAD CREATURES Created by gnolls to serve as shock troops and raiders. Gnoll priests ofYeenoghu use a ritual to fuse the essence of a demon with the body of a foe slain in battle. The result is a shrunken, emaciated creature that has a ghoul's paralyzing touch and a demon's relentless frenzy.</p><p>A WlTHERLING IS THE ANIMATED CORPSE of a Small humanoid with the head of a hyena.</p><p>Yeenoghu recently imparted to the gnolls the knowledge of the blasphemous process used to create witherlings. A war between Yeenoghu and Orcus is brewing, and the witherlings are but one of several new weapons that the Prince of Gnolls has given to his children.</p><p><strong>Witherling Death Shrieker:</strong> A DEATH SHRIEKER IS A LARGER, MORE FEROCIOUS form of witherling.</p><p><strong>Witherling Horned Terror:</strong> A HORNED TERROR is AN UNDEAD abomination created from the specially preserved corpse of a minotaur.</p><p><strong>Witherling Rabble:</strong> WHEN GNOLLS OR NECROMANCERS create witherlings, the process sometimes goes awry. The magic instead &</p><p>creates witherling rabble, inferior forms of the creatures.</p><p></p><p>Vestige Transformation (when the lingerer knight drops to 0 hit points) The knight becomes a fey-knight vestige. All effects and conditions on the knight end. The vestige acts on the knight's initiative count.</p><p></p><p>Vestige Transformation (when the lingerer fell incanter drops to 0 hit points)</p><p>The fell incanter becomes a fey-incanter vestige. All effects and conditions on the fell incanter end. The vestige acts on the fell incanter's initiative count.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7450821, member: 2209"] [b]Monster Manual 2[/b] [URL=http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/121102/Monster-Manual-2-4e?affiliate_id=17596]Monster Manual 2[/URL] 4e [b]Demon Abyssal Rotfiend:[/b] Abyssal rotfiends are demonic undead contained by demon and devil flesh. The spirit within a rotfiend is often a demon soul, although it can come from any evil creature. [b]Deva Fallen Star, Undead:[/b] Deva Fallen Star Vile Rebirth power. Vile Rebirth (when the deva fallen star is reduced to 0 hit points by non-necrotic damage) • Healing The fallen star does not die and instead remains at 0 hit points until the start of its next turn, when it regains 25 hit points, loses resistance to radiant damage, and gains the undead key word. This power recharges, and the triggering damage type changes to nonradiant damage. The life cycle of the deva parallels that of the rakshasa—a spirit constantly reincarnating to mortal form. When a deva gives in to iniquity to become a fallen star, its soul is corrupted. If it dies in that state, it returns to combat as an undead; if finally slain by radiant damage, it carries its wickedness into its next life and becomes a rakshasa-a fate that even evil devas revile. [b]Devil Infernal Armor Animus:[/b] THROUGH AN EVIL RITUAL, a devil can invest a suit of armor with a mortal soul. Infernal armor animuses are mortal souls bound to suits of armor to serve as caches of life energy for devils. [b]Direguard:[/b] A direguard is a skeletal undead imbued with powerful magic. Foul rituals transform willing warriors into direguards, but at a price. I f a direguard does not meet a specific quota of killing, it is destroyed by the dark pact that grants its power. Liches and death knights perform the ritual that turns a living ally into a direguard tied to their wills. [b]Direguard Deathbringer:[/b] ? [b]Direguard Assassin:[/b] ? [b]Fey Lingerer:[/b] THE PASSIONS AND OBSESSIONS of some strong-willed eladrin can drive them even after death. When their physical forms are ruined, their spirits lash out at their slayers. Fey lingerers are eladrin knights and wizards who refuse to die. They are not the gracious and mannered eladrin of the fey court, but are twisted and depraved, withdrawn from elven grace. When they are destroyed, fey lingerers transform into vengeful incorporeal spirits. [b]Fey Lingerer Lingerer Knight:[/b] ? [b]Fey Lingerer Fey-Knight Vestige:[/b] Fey Lingerer Lingerer Knight Vestige Transformation power. [b]Fey Lingerer Lingerer Fell Incanter:[/b] ? [b]Fey Lingerer Fey-Encanter Vestige:[/b] Fey Lingerer Lingerer Fell Incanter Vestige Transformation power. [b]Fomorian Fomorian Totemist:[/b] ? [b]Ghost Legionnaire:[/b] SLAIN IN LONG-AGO BATTLES, these soldiers' fight for forgotten causes, distant memories, or a fierce loyalty to each other. Although they appear as separate soldiers, their spirits have fused into a single entity that lives and dies as a single soul. [b]Skeleton:[/b] SKELETONS RARELY EXIST WITHOUT PURPOSE. Whether crafted through necromantic ritual or raised from a tomb, they relentlessly attack when compelled to kill. [b]Skeleton Bonecrusher Skeleton:[/b] Bonecrusher skeletons arise from the bones of ogres, minotaurs, oni, giants, and other large creatures. [b]Skeleton Skeletal Steed:[/b] Skeletal steeds rarely arise alone; they awaken from death with their riders or are created by rituals as mounts. [b]Mummy:[/b] THESE VORACIOUS KILLERS, tomb spiders, are true creatures of the Shadowfell insofar as they create undead as a part of their life cycle. A tomb spider lays its eggs in a humanoid corpse, creating an animate mummy in which hundreds of tiny tomb spiders reside until the creature splits open. [b]Witherling:[/b] WlTHERLINGS ARE UNDEAD CREATURES Created by gnolls to serve as shock troops and raiders. Gnoll priests ofYeenoghu use a ritual to fuse the essence of a demon with the body of a foe slain in battle. The result is a shrunken, emaciated creature that has a ghoul's paralyzing touch and a demon's relentless frenzy. A WlTHERLING IS THE ANIMATED CORPSE of a Small humanoid with the head of a hyena. Yeenoghu recently imparted to the gnolls the knowledge of the blasphemous process used to create witherlings. A war between Yeenoghu and Orcus is brewing, and the witherlings are but one of several new weapons that the Prince of Gnolls has given to his children. [b]Witherling Death Shrieker:[/b] A DEATH SHRIEKER IS A LARGER, MORE FEROCIOUS form of witherling. [b]Witherling Horned Terror:[/b] A HORNED TERROR is AN UNDEAD abomination created from the specially preserved corpse of a minotaur. [b]Witherling Rabble:[/b] WHEN GNOLLS OR NECROMANCERS create witherlings, the process sometimes goes awry. The magic instead & creates witherling rabble, inferior forms of the creatures. Vestige Transformation (when the lingerer knight drops to 0 hit points) The knight becomes a fey-knight vestige. All effects and conditions on the knight end. The vestige acts on the knight's initiative count. Vestige Transformation (when the lingerer fell incanter drops to 0 hit points) The fell incanter becomes a fey-incanter vestige. All effects and conditions on the fell incanter end. The vestige acts on the fell incanter's initiative count. [/QUOTE]
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