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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9500121" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130782/Sovereign-Stone-Campaign-Setting-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Sovereign Stone Campaign Setting Core Rulebook</a></p><p>Pathfinder 1e</p><p><strong>Vrykyl, Evil Vrykyl:</strong> Vrykyl are vampiric, undead creatures of immense power, created by Dagnarus, Lord of the Void. To become a Vrykyl, the subject agrees to willingly serve the Void. Once Dagnarus hears this vow, he murders the unsuspecting person with the Dagger of the Vrykyl, a powerful Void artifact. The dagger draws out the victim’s life essence and transfers it to Dagnarus. In return, the victim is given a terrible “unlife” by the Void.</p><p>In a Sovereign Stone campaign, light and darkness are epitomized respectively by the Dominion Lords and Vrykyl. The former approved by the gods themselves, the latter selected to embrace the Void as its elite warriors by Dagnarus; both wielding powers rivaling those of the mightiest creatures prowling Loerem.</p><p>Rumors of their whereabouts abound, but only another Vrykyl and his creator, Dagnarus, know exactly where a Vrykyl is stationed, his objective and orders.</p><p>These fearsome creatures are men and women murdered by Dagnarus, who uses the Dagger of the Vrykyl to steal their lives to lengthen his own. Through the Dagger, an artifact of the Void, Dagnarus brings his victims back as undead warriors who must in turn steal living souls to sustain their own unholy existence.</p><p><strong>Jedash, Vrykyl Dunkargan Rogue 7/Mythic Trickster 1:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Svetlana, Vrykyl Vinnengaelean Elemental Sorcerer Earth 2/ Elemental Sorcerer Void 10/ Mythic Archmage 2, Undead Minion:</strong> She sought to seduce Dagnarus, but the Lord of the Void had no need for lovers; he did have a need for Vrykyl. He murdered Svetlana with the Dagger of the Vrykyl, stealing her life essence and turning her into one of his undead minions.</p><p><strong>Shakur, Vrykyl, The First Vrykil, Senior General, Creature of the Void, Dark Counterpart of the Dominion Lords:</strong> Long ago, Shakur was a criminal murdered by Dagnarus with the Dagger of the Vrykyl. He became the first Vrykyl and Dagnarus’ senior general. Shakur is loyal to Dagnarus, the person who, through the Void, gave him the magical powers of the Vrykyl.</p><p>I am Shakur. Two hundred years ago, I was given the chance for immortality. All I had to do was let myself be killed. It seemed like a good deal at the time. I knelt before Dagnarus, Lord of the Void, and pledged my allegiance to the Void. In his treachery, he took my life with the Dagger of the Vrykyl and gave me in return the unholy life of a Vrykyl.</p><p><strong>Skig:</strong> Creations of a failed Void experiment, these hideous undead creatures hate all living things. The Temple mages have done a great research into the skigs’ creation, hoping to find a way to destroy them for good. The Temple of New Vinnengael is known to store the log of the Void wizard responsible for their creation but, for fear of another Void mage revisiting the same experiment, it is accessible only to a select few.</p><p><strong>Vrykyl, Terrible Minion, Undead Knight, Fearsome Accursed Creature of the Void, Elite Warrior, Mythic Character, Vampiric Undead Creature of Immense Power, Master of Void Magic, Evil Undead Knight, Fearsome Creature, Undead warrior, Void Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vrykyl, Commander:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skig, Creation of a Failed Void Experiment, Hideous Undead Creature, Formidable Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> Necromancy: These spells deal with death, dying, decay, despair, disease, communication with spirits beyond the grave, the unnatural manipulation of bodies (living or dead), the transference of life essence, and the creation of undead.</p><p><strong>Powerful Undead Witch:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Servant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost of a Dead Vinnengaelean, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost of a Little Girl:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoulish Form of a Powerful Mage Who Has Embraced the Void:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Animated Skeleton of an Ancient Dunkargan Warrior, Skeletal Body of a Long-Dead Warrior, Skeleton of a Warrior, Skeleton-Warrior, Skeletal Figure:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> The zombie ogre made short work of the two burly villagers. Then these two were also drafted into the ranks of the void Wizards’ undead servants.</p><p>He does this to distract the people of Ordent from his activities in the graveyard, where he is creating more zombies to serve him.</p><p>After the battle is over, the party might be able to hear the faint sound of chanting in the distance with a Perception check (DC 20). It is Kellis, animating more zombie corpses in the cemetery. If they hurry toward the noise, they will catch him in the act.</p><p><em>Gaze of the Void</em> spell.</p><p><strong>Zombie, Graveyard Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie Ogre:</strong> He [the elderly Void Wizard Kellis] trapped the huge beast under a rock fall, drained its life, and created an undead ogre guardian.</p><p><strong>Zombie Ogre, Undead Ogre Guardian:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Undead Guardsman, Undead Servant, Zombie Guardsman:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Giant Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bahk Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p>GAZE OF THE VOID</p><p>School: necromancy</p><p>Level: sorcerer/wizard 6</p><p>Element: Void</p><p>Casting Time: 1 standard action</p><p>Components: V, S</p><p>Range: personal</p><p>Target: you</p><p>Duration: 1 round/level (D)</p><p>Saving Throw: Fort partial</p><p>Spell Resistance: yes</p><p>Upon completing this spell your eyes become black wells of darkness that channel the power of the Void through your gaze. Upon meeting your gaze, any living creature of 3 HD or less must make a saving throw or is instantly slain and become a zombie under your control. Otherwise it deals 1d6 points of damage per 2 caster level (maximum 10d6) to those successfully saved or creatures of 4 HD or greater. The creatures can still die due to damage from this spell, but they do not become zombies.</p><p>Because death is instantaneous and there is no decay, the victim’s companions may not realize he is dead; the only signs are the slow, clumsy movement of a zombie and its vacant stare. Survivors of this spell claim they feel the chill of the grave as they look into the Void mage’s ebon eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9500121, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130782/Sovereign-Stone-Campaign-Setting-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=17596]Sovereign Stone Campaign Setting Core Rulebook[/URL] Pathfinder 1e [b]Vrykyl, Evil Vrykyl:[/b] Vrykyl are vampiric, undead creatures of immense power, created by Dagnarus, Lord of the Void. To become a Vrykyl, the subject agrees to willingly serve the Void. Once Dagnarus hears this vow, he murders the unsuspecting person with the Dagger of the Vrykyl, a powerful Void artifact. The dagger draws out the victim’s life essence and transfers it to Dagnarus. In return, the victim is given a terrible “unlife” by the Void. In a Sovereign Stone campaign, light and darkness are epitomized respectively by the Dominion Lords and Vrykyl. The former approved by the gods themselves, the latter selected to embrace the Void as its elite warriors by Dagnarus; both wielding powers rivaling those of the mightiest creatures prowling Loerem. Rumors of their whereabouts abound, but only another Vrykyl and his creator, Dagnarus, know exactly where a Vrykyl is stationed, his objective and orders. These fearsome creatures are men and women murdered by Dagnarus, who uses the Dagger of the Vrykyl to steal their lives to lengthen his own. Through the Dagger, an artifact of the Void, Dagnarus brings his victims back as undead warriors who must in turn steal living souls to sustain their own unholy existence. [b]Jedash, Vrykyl Dunkargan Rogue 7/Mythic Trickster 1:[/b] ? [b]Svetlana, Vrykyl Vinnengaelean Elemental Sorcerer Earth 2/ Elemental Sorcerer Void 10/ Mythic Archmage 2, Undead Minion:[/b] She sought to seduce Dagnarus, but the Lord of the Void had no need for lovers; he did have a need for Vrykyl. He murdered Svetlana with the Dagger of the Vrykyl, stealing her life essence and turning her into one of his undead minions. [b]Shakur, Vrykyl, The First Vrykil, Senior General, Creature of the Void, Dark Counterpart of the Dominion Lords:[/b] Long ago, Shakur was a criminal murdered by Dagnarus with the Dagger of the Vrykyl. He became the first Vrykyl and Dagnarus’ senior general. Shakur is loyal to Dagnarus, the person who, through the Void, gave him the magical powers of the Vrykyl. I am Shakur. Two hundred years ago, I was given the chance for immortality. All I had to do was let myself be killed. It seemed like a good deal at the time. I knelt before Dagnarus, Lord of the Void, and pledged my allegiance to the Void. In his treachery, he took my life with the Dagger of the Vrykyl and gave me in return the unholy life of a Vrykyl. [b]Skig:[/b] Creations of a failed Void experiment, these hideous undead creatures hate all living things. The Temple mages have done a great research into the skigs’ creation, hoping to find a way to destroy them for good. The Temple of New Vinnengael is known to store the log of the Void wizard responsible for their creation but, for fear of another Void mage revisiting the same experiment, it is accessible only to a select few. [b]Vrykyl, Terrible Minion, Undead Knight, Fearsome Accursed Creature of the Void, Elite Warrior, Mythic Character, Vampiric Undead Creature of Immense Power, Master of Void Magic, Evil Undead Knight, Fearsome Creature, Undead warrior, Void Creature:[/b] ? [b]Vrykyl, Commander:[/b] ? [b]Skig, Creation of a Failed Void Experiment, Hideous Undead Creature, Formidable Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] Necromancy: These spells deal with death, dying, decay, despair, disease, communication with spirits beyond the grave, the unnatural manipulation of bodies (living or dead), the transference of life essence, and the creation of undead. [b]Powerful Undead Witch:[/b] ? [b]Undead Servant:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghost of a Dead Vinnengaelean, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Ghost of a Little Girl:[/b] ? [b]Ghoulish Form of a Powerful Mage Who Has Embraced the Void:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Animated Skeleton of an Ancient Dunkargan Warrior, Skeletal Body of a Long-Dead Warrior, Skeleton of a Warrior, Skeleton-Warrior, Skeletal Figure:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] The zombie ogre made short work of the two burly villagers. Then these two were also drafted into the ranks of the void Wizards’ undead servants. He does this to distract the people of Ordent from his activities in the graveyard, where he is creating more zombies to serve him. After the battle is over, the party might be able to hear the faint sound of chanting in the distance with a Perception check (DC 20). It is Kellis, animating more zombie corpses in the cemetery. If they hurry toward the noise, they will catch him in the act. [i]Gaze of the Void[/i] spell. [b]Zombie, Graveyard Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie Ogre:[/b] He [the elderly Void Wizard Kellis] trapped the huge beast under a rock fall, drained its life, and created an undead ogre guardian. [b]Zombie Ogre, Undead Ogre Guardian:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Undead Guardsman, Undead Servant, Zombie Guardsman:[/b] ? [b]Giant Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Bahk Zombie:[/b] ? GAZE OF THE VOID School: necromancy Level: sorcerer/wizard 6 Element: Void Casting Time: 1 standard action Components: V, S Range: personal Target: you Duration: 1 round/level (D) Saving Throw: Fort partial Spell Resistance: yes Upon completing this spell your eyes become black wells of darkness that channel the power of the Void through your gaze. Upon meeting your gaze, any living creature of 3 HD or less must make a saving throw or is instantly slain and become a zombie under your control. Otherwise it deals 1d6 points of damage per 2 caster level (maximum 10d6) to those successfully saved or creatures of 4 HD or greater. The creatures can still die due to damage from this spell, but they do not become zombies. Because death is instantaneous and there is no decay, the victim’s companions may not realize he is dead; the only signs are the slow, clumsy movement of a zombie and its vacant stare. Survivors of this spell claim they feel the chill of the grave as they look into the Void mage’s ebon eyes. [/QUOTE]
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