Editing Beneath Castle Everglory: LEVEL 6: The Prison (section)

='''The Wandering Monster'''=

At some point as they explore this level, the PCs will be attacked by the demon Shedeth the Scourge.  Shedeth will be look for an opportunity to ambush the party when they are at their weakest, though he won’t attack them if they are already in combat with something else.  Preferably, the PCs shouldn’t meet Shedeth until they have seen the rats he has nailed up in rooms 8 and 9.

'''Shedeth the Scourge'''

Shedeth the Scourge is a seven-foot tall demon with the head of a great fly, the chest and arms of an ape, and the lower body of serpent.  He wears a rusty crown or iron that is embedded in his skull, has a bandolier of nails slung over his shoulder, and carries a massive nine-thong whip with glinting steel hooks set into the tails.  

Shedeth has the ability to become incorporeal for the purpose of passing through walls, though he cannot be incorporeal if he is not passing through a wall.

If captured, Shedeth the Scourge will do anything to have his life spared.  However, Shedeth is compelled to lie with every sentence he speaks (or writes), a rule he is incapable of breaking.  He knows the layout of the level and is familiar with its inhabitants, though he doesn’t know the names of the three “ghosts”.

ST: 16 HP: 20 Speed: 6

DX: 11 Will: 10 Move: 6

IQ: 8 Per: 9

HT: 12 FP: 20 SM: 0

Dodge: 12 Parry: N/A DR: 2

Claws (14): 1d cut.

Weapon (20):  Barbed Whip.  1d cut x 6.   Any character struck by Shedeth’s whip must win a quick contest of ST or DX against Shedeth’s weapon skill of 15 or fall down.  Any character damaged by Shedeth’s whip suffers the effects of an Agonize spell, cast at level 15.

Notes:  Speaks Common.

Traits: Combat Reflexes; Dark Vision, Detect (Supernatural); Doesn’t Breathe; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Doesn’t Sleep; Higher Purpose (Cause Torment); Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Injury Tolerance (No Blood, No Vitals); Supernatural Durability (Can only be killed by supernatural damage).

Skills: Brawling-16; Melee Weapon (Whip)-20, Stealth-18.

Class: Demon.

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