ZARGON
CHAPTER 10
Illus. by W. England
GOALS Sickening Slime (Ex) All creatures within 5 feet of Dorn must succeed on a DC 23 Fortitude save or take a –1 circumVanessa’s time with the cult altered her personality. Instead stance penalty on attack rolls and skill checks for as long of the detached archeologist she once was, she is a wanton as they remain within range. hedonist, obsessed with pleasure and dulling her senses by Light Sensitivity (Ex) Dorn is dazzled in bright sunlight or sampling the bizarre drugs used by the Cynidiceans. She craves within the radius of a daylight spell. the oblivion that intoxication brings and fears she has reached Contagion (Su) As the contagion spell; 1/day; caster level the limits of what these strange people can offer her. 10th. Corrosive Touch (Ex) Three USING THIS MINION times per day, Dorn can Like Dorn, Vanessa transforms over the course secrete a slime. The next of the campaign. When the PCs first meet time he makes an unarmed attack, that attack her, she should does not provoke attacks be detached and of opportunity and deals businesslike. She’s an extra 2d6 points of friendly enough, but acid damage. has trouble connectCorrosive Spew (Ex) ing with others. After she Once per day falls in with the Cynidiceans, as a standard she abandons her pursuit of knowlaction, Dorn edge, looking into herself for the answers can spew a she seeks. What she finds is emptiness— 30-foot line of corrosive perfect, endless emptiness. goo dealing At first, Vanessa relies on her archivist 8d6 points of abilities, but later she focuses on entroacid damage to pomancer powers. any creature in the area (Reflex DC 22 DESCRIPTION half). Vanessa spent her entire life hiding Summon Demon (Sp) her tiefl ing heritage, wearing heavy Automatically summon clothing to conceal the dark markone demon that has ings speckling the skin of her arms 5 HD or fewer; 1/day; caster level 15th. This and chest. With her descent into ability is the equivalent profligacy, she now exults in the of a 5th-level spell. strangeness her fiendish blood Summon Ooze (Sp) Autogrants her. She has long black hair matically summon a and dark circles under her eyes. gray ooze (MM 202), The black spots on her skin move, ochre jelly (MM 202), as though a creature were writhgelatinous cube (MM ing beneath her flesh. Her ears 201), or patch of green are slightly pointed, upswept, slime (DMG 76); 1/day; and pierced a dozen times each. caster level 7th. This ability is the equivalent of a 4th-level spell. She cuts herself and packs the Summon Pudding (Sp) Automatically summon Dorn wounds with powders, oozes, and one black pudding (MM 201); 1/day; caster gels. She claims the pain is exquilevel 7th. This ability is the equivalent of a 4th-level spell. site. The wreckage of her flesh testifies to how often she uses these strange drugs.
VANESSA MACKELROY
“When they took me, I wept for seven days. I tried to escape, tried to flee, but each time they pulled me back. I realized perhaps I was supposed to be here, supposed to learn from these people—and learn I did.” —Vanessa Mackelroy, High Priestess of Zargon An expert on dead gods, Vanessa had traveled the world recovering samples from lost religions to understand the cultures behind them. Her career came to an abrupt end when she sought the Lost City. What she learned from the masked inhabitants of the madhouse destroyed her respect for the gods, setting a new course for her as a priestess of Zargon.
Vanessa Mackelroy
CR 14
hp 86 (14 HD) Female tiefling archivistHH 7/entropomancerCD 7 LE Medium outsider (native) Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +0, Spot +0 Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Infernal, Undercommon AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 17 Immune mind-affecting spells and abilities Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 Fort +15, Ref +7 Will +11; +2 against enchantments Speed 30 ft. Melee +2 defending longsword +11/+6 (1d8+3/19–20) Ranged +2 light crossbow +12 (1d8+2/19–20) Base Atk +8; Grp +9
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