Fantasy NPC: The Herald Of Doom To Come

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The Herald Of Doom To Come

A tall and lean figure clad in a tattered gray cloak. A giant bird skull sits directly on its shoulders without a visible neck. From the sleeves if its robe, gnarly, wooden talons emerge.

CR 10; 9,600 XP 
LE Medium Fey
Init +7; Senses low-light vision, lifesense, see invisible; Perception +28

Defense
AC 24, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +3 Dexterity, +1 dodge, +2 natural, +4 shield)
hp 130 (20d6+60)
Fort +9, Ref +15, Will +13
Defensive Abilities dark rebirth; DR 10/cold iron and epic; Immune death, disease, fear, poison, polymorphy

Offense
Speed 40 ft.
Melee 2 claws +18 (2d6+8 plus heralded doom), bite +18 (1d4+8)
Special Attacks twisted succor
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th; concentration +21)
Constant—greater magic fang, mage armor, shield
At Will—blight, transport via plants (trees made of its victims only), wood shape

Statistics
Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 13
Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 37
Feats Acrobatic Steps, Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Defensive Combat Training, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Nimble Moves, Run, Spring Attack
Skills Acrobatics +26 (+30 leaping), Bluff +24, Diplomacy +24, Intimidate +21, Perception +28, Sense Motive +28, Stealth +26
Language Abyssal, Common, Sylvan

Dark Rebirth (Su) When The Herald Of Doom would be killed, it emerges from the nearest of the trees made of its unwilling victims, fully healed, at the beginning of its following turn, destroying the tree in the process. The Herald is dazed until its following turn. If it is destroyed during this time, it is banished to fey Otherworld and unable to return to the mortal world for 1d100 years.

Heralded Doom (Su) Any living creature injured by The Herald Of Doom claws suffers 1d6 points of Dexterity damage (Fortitude DC 21 negates) as their bodies harden and slowly turn into trees. Creatures with ability damage exceeding their Dexterity scores are permanently polymorphed into dark and twisted trees that the Herald can use for transportation or revival. The saving throw DC is Charisma-based.

Twisted Succor (Su) The Herald Of Doom offers way to avoid incoming doom, once, to everyone. Anyone who explicitly agrees to it (a free action), turns into a tree in 1d4 rounds. This is a permanent polymorphy effect that can be reversed with break enchantment.


The Herald Of Doom To Come is a dark fey that visits remote settlements, proclaiming vague prophecies of inescapable doom, offering succor in return for complete submission. Those who surrender to it, are turned into dark, twisted trees growing all over their former homes. Those who refuse are stalked and hunted one by one, until there is no one left.