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Herecite of Zevgavizeb

Creature 10 (uncommon) — undead, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

WeaverLANDundeadunholy

Secreted away in the dark corners of unnamed libraries, necromancer's dens, and heretical scriptoriums, obscure texts describe a horrifying ritual that combines sacrifice and suffering to create a powerful undead being known as a herecite. These monsters, stripped of personal will or desire, are born into the service of an evil god whom they worship unerringly and untiringly, often in spite of any opposing religious leanings they may have had in life. Every herecite harbors an unquenchable self-

Source: extinction-curse-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +20; darkvision; detect alignment (good only)
Languages common, diabolic, draconic
Skills athletics +20, intimidation +23, religion +22, Zevgavizeb Lore +19
Str
+6
Dex
+4
Con
+5
Int
+1
Wis
+4
Cha
+7
Items Spiked Gauntlet
AC 30 Fort +19 Ref +20 Will +22
HP 200
Immunities bleed
Weaknesses holy 10
Speed 30 feet

Offense

Melee Unholy Spiked Gauntlet (agile, free-hand, unholy) +22, Damage 2d4+10 piercing plus 1d6 spirit

Abilities

Cabal — Multiple herecites can form a cabal to gain increased magical abilities and defenses. A cabal consists of two to five herecites. The ritual to form a cabal (or to welcome new herecites into an existing cabal) requires 24 hours of worship, prayer, and vile sacrifice, after which point the herecites become magically bound to one another. All herecites in a cabal gain the cleric domain spells granted by each individual herecite's deity, and each herecite's focus pool increases to 3 Focus Points. As long as the cabal exists, herecites in the cabal gain a +2 status bonus to Perception checks and fast healing 10. These benefits persist as long as the cabal consists of two or more herecites that remain within 1 mile of one another.
Herecite Deity — A herecite is associated with one evil god and is always of the same alignment as that god. Whenever it wields its deity's favored weapon, that weapon gains the unholy rune. The herecite's creators select two domains from their deity; the herecite can cast the domain spells and the advanced domain spells from those domains as cleric focus spells. The herecite can cast the deity's other granted cleric spells as divine innate spells. Most herecites have 2 Focus Points in their focus pool. The herecite presented here is a herecite of Zevgavizeb.
Constant Spells — A constant spell affects the monster without the monster needing to cast it, and its duration is unlimited. If a constant spell gets counteracted, the monster can reactivate it by spending the normal spellcasting actions the spell requires.
Perverse Prayer (auditory, divine, evil) —
Void Healing — A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.
Assault the Soul (concentrate, divine, evil) —
Cabal Communion (auditory, concentrate) — With murmurs and chants, the herecite casts its consciousness toward the other members of its cabal. For 1 round, it senses what other members are sensing, knows their thoughts, and knows their exact location.
Curse of Defiled Idols (curse, divine, evil) — Recalling the cruelty of the foul ritual that birthed it, the herecite curses an enemy with a fragment of its blasphemy. The herecite targets one creature within 30 feet, which must attempt a DC 29 Will save. On a failure, the creature is cursed. As long as the creature is cursed, any art object, symbol, or implement of religious significance in the creature's possession-such as a divine spellcasting focus, holy text, fetish, or rendering of a deity-becomes physically corrupted in a way that debases the deity's tenets (a depiction of Shelyn's songbird, for example, might lose its beautiful plumage to reveal a hideous skeletal form beneath). While these items continue to function normally, the cursed creature is Stupified 2 as long as it possesses an object corrupted in this fashion. The creature can cast off its corrupted objects to remove the stupefied condition, but any new religious objects it takes into its possession become similarly corrupted. The curse can be lifted by a remove curse spell or by an atone ritual. After a creature is targeted with this ability, regardless of whether it was affected, it becomes immune to herecites' Curse of Defiled Idols for 1 day.
Divine Innate Spells DC 28, attack +20
5th Ravening Maw
3rd Crisis of Faith, Meld into Stone
2nd Darkness (×3)
1st Detect Alignment (Constant) (Good Only), Harm (At-Will), Ray of Enfeeblement
Divine Focus Spells DC 28, attack +20; 2 Focus Points
4th Enduring Might, Nature's Bounty
1st Athletic Rush, Vibrant Thorns

WORKS WELL WITH

AnvilLANDAn anvil eases the positioning tension by holding the front line while the weaver curses from safety.
CrasherLANDA crasher exploits the tempo advantage of striking targets already debuffed by the weaver's curses.
SniperLANDA sniper exploits the numbers advantage against enemies whose saves the weaver has compromised.

PUNISHES

✖ low Will
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice Unlock with Tactics

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