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Old Man of the Swamp
Medium Fey (Grymkin)
Hit Dice: 5d6+10 (31 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 13, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+2
Attack: Slam +2 melee (1d8) or
+2 club +4 melee (1d6+2)
Full Attack: Slam +2 melee (1d8) or
+2 club +4 melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Draining touch, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/magic, low-light
vision, rejuvenation, spell resistance 16,
swamp magnetism
Simeon Slimewort, the Mud King, Old Gray Dick—whatever
you call the Old Man of the Swamp, just hope you
never cross his path. My colleague, the renowned entomologist
Professor Golliber Humm, is the only person I
know to claim an encounter with the wicked old geezer of children’s
stories and survive to tell the tale. Whether or not he imagined
it, I must admit poor Humm was never quite the same when
he returned three days overdue from that trip into the marsh.
According to Professor Humm, the Old Man of the Swamp
is very real indeed, a stooped old man with a kindly face leaning
on a gnarled cane. Meeting by chance in the
depths of the swamp, the Old Man claimed to
be nothing more than a hermit eking out
a pitiful existence. He offered to
help the professor
locate a rather
rare specimen
of the lesser triple-winged lantern moth, “just a ways into
the swamp.”
When they reached the location, there was no triple-winged
lantern moth to be seen. That is, until the Old Man reached
with uncanny quickness into a nearby bush, producing a specimen
perfect in all respects. Humm, overjoyed, reached for the
creature, and the Old Man nonchalantly brushed hands with
him. An odd sensation of weakness passed over him (he attributed
it to sheer delight at finding his moth), but he was too
overcome with his rare find to give it much thought.
The Old Man offered his hand in congratulation, which
the scholar shook with great delight. It was only then he felt a
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Saves: Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +4
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 16, Con 15,
Int 14, Wis 17, Cha 19
Skills: Bluff +15, Diplomacy +14, Hide +14,
Intimidate +6, Listen +11,
Move Silently +11, Spot +11,
Survival +11, Swim +8
Feats: Improved Initiative B , Skill Focus (Bluff),
Skill Focus (Hide)
Environment: Any marsh
Organization: Unique
Challenge Rating: 5
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Advancement: —
Level Adjustment: —
shooting pain run up his arm. Yelping, he summoned his nearby
man-at-arms, who charged the Old Man with drawn sword. The
Old Man spat a curse at Humm and vanished into the mists of
the swamp. Terrified, Humm and his protector quickly sought
the safety of a nearby village.
Legends about the Old Man abound, particularly in northern
Cygnar. There are even those who claim to have seen him
slain; nevertheless, the sightings continue to this day.
Combat
The Old Man of
the Swamp attempts to
bluff unsuspecting individuals
into receiving
through trade
or any other
means an
object of
value, often a
worthless handful of
gravel upon which he casts silent image. He then attempts a touch
attack. The victim does not notice unless a successful Will save
(DC 14) is made. He is also capable of attacking with his cudgel
(a +2 club), but prefers to cast fog cloud and slip into the mists and
escape. If cornered, he will call 1d4 swamp shamblers to his aid.
Draining Touch (Su): The Old Man’s touch attack inflicts
1d8 points of negative energy damage plus 1d4 Con damage.
On a critical hit, living creatures hit by the Old Man’s draining
touch attack suffer one negative level. The DC is 16 for
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