Fantasy NPC: The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice

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The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice

A tall figure with a blank grey mask instead of face, with trailing cracks resembling tears. The muscular androgynous body is only covered with a sash wrapped around the loins.

CR 10; 9,600 XP

LN Medium Outsider (archon, native)

Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, track mark; Perception +18

Aura of menace (20 ft.)

Defense
AC 24, touch 19, flat-footed 19 (+4 deflection, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +5 natural)
hp 126 (12d10+5); regeneration 5 (chaotic)
Fort +12, Ref +13, Will +9; +4 vs. poison

DR 10/chaotic; Immune electricity, petrification

Offense
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)

Melee +1 greatsword +18/+13/+8 (2d6+7, 17–20/×2)

Ranged 3 scorching rays +16 touch (4d6 fire)

Special Attacks execute mark, royal sword

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th, concentration +14)

Constant—shield of faith

At Will—dimensional anchor, scorching ray

Statistics
Str 18, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 17, Cha 13
Base Atk +12; CMB +16; CMD 35
Feats Dodge, Improved Critical (greatsword), Improved Reflexes, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus (greatsword)

Skills Acrobatics +19, Fly +19, Knowledge (nobility) +17, Knowledge (planes) +17, Perception +18, Sense Motive +18, Stealth +19, Survival +18
Language Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal; truespeech

Aura Of Menace (Su) All hostile creatures within 20 feet of The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice fighting or being angry have to succeed a Will saving throw (DC 19) or suffer –2 penalty to attack rolls, AC, and saves for 24 hours or until they successfully hit The Royal Sword. Creatures that resisted or broken the effects remain immune to this aura for the next 24 hours. The saving throw DC is Charisma-based and includes +2 racial bonus.

Execute Mark (Su) Against the mark condemned to death by a royal decree, The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice increase critical hit multiplier of all attacks by 1. When The Royal Sword delivers a killing blow to the mark, it counts as a death effect.

Royal Sword (Su) The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice can manifest and dismiss their sword as a free action, even if it was removed from their grasp, damaged, or destroyed. It acts as a +1 greatsword that counts as lawful and good weapon.

Track Mark (Su) The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice has a vague sense of the direction and the distance to the mark condemned to death. The Royal Sword also gets +10 bonus to Perception and Survival checks made to find traces, trail, and track the mark.

The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice bore a different name when they were called from the higher realms to justly execute a traitorous kin of the monarch... The name that was taken away from them, along with most of their celestial nature when they succeeded... For the alleged treason was a lie. The one who ordered the death was the villain and a tyrant who tricked The Royal Sword to shed royal blood in his place.

That act of the injustice broke The Royal Sword, in mind, body, and spirit, severing them from the heavens. To protect their own shattered sense of self, The Royal Sword took a new name, and a new purpose—instead of serving abstract justice, The Royal Sword became mere executioner of royal verdicts, pushing away the responsibility of ensuring that the sentences are just.

The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice only pursues marks when the proper decorum is followed—the mark must be condemned to death by a monarch in writing, with the document bearing royal seal handed to The Royal Sword together with a piece of clothing or jewelry that was worn by the target. The Royal Sword only accepts a single mark at a time, until the target is dead or pardoned, or the physical document—which The Royal Sword always carries—is destroyed. If the document is stolen, The Royal Sword suspends their mission focusing on recovery of the document no matter the costs, being able to track it as if it was the mark.

The Royal Sword Of Broken Justice flies by manifesting a pair of wings of light and fire that only exist when the fallen archon wishes, vanishing otherwise.