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Shaft Wight
Medium Undead
Hit Dice: 5d12 (32 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), burrow 5 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (+2 Dex, +2 natural, +4 chain
shirt), touch 12, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+5
Attack: Heavy pick +6 melee (1d6+3/x4)
or claw +5 melee (1d4+3 plus 2
Constitution damage)
Full Attack: Heavy pick +6 melee (1d6+3/x4)
and claw +0 melee (1d4+3 plus 2
Constitution damage); or 2 claws +5 melee
(1d4+3 plus 2 Constitution damage)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Constitution damage, gravel vomit
Special Qualities: +2 turn resistance, create spawn,
darkvision 60 ft., undead traits
Shaft wights are dangerous restless dead, jealous of all
life and hateful towards those who walk the tunnels
where they met their doom. They arise from miners
who have been buried alive, trapped under the weight
of stone, suffocating on gravel and sand.
I had doubts of their existence until the Divided Peak
Mining Guild invited me to investigate an abandoned mine
shaft deep in the Cardare Mountains. I first got a look at their
most recent victim, pulled up from one of the deeper passages.
He had a gruesome hole punched right into his skull, apparently
from a mining pick. Even more horrifying was seeing
the sticky gravel that completely filled his mouth and throat.
We ventured into the tunnels and got a better look at
these crafty creatures. In a dark passage it would be easy to
mistake one for a living miner. But upon closer examination,
their skin is unnaturally pale and emits a bitter chill. Their
arms and legs show signs of
broken bones, but this does not
inhibit their movements.
Their lidless eyes
are pitch-black,
like holes, and
their mouths hang
open, allowing sand to
drool from their lips.
They wear tunics of crude metal links, shaped in undying
patience from scraps. Those without picks attack with long,
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Saves: Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +5
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 15, Con —,
Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 15
Skills: Climb +7, Craft (blacksmith) +5, Hide
+10, Jump +11, Listen +9, Move
Silently +10, Profession (miner) +9,
Tumble +4
Feats: Ability Focus (gravel vomit) B , Power
Attack, Weapon Focus (heavy pick)
Environment: Cold underground
Organization: Solitary or small band (2–6)
Challenge Rating: 5
Alignment: Usually chaotic evil
Advancement: 6–10 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —
grimy, black-nailed fingers, and their touch saps the health
of those they claw, making breathing labored. Worst of all
is the ability to vomit a stream of gravel. I have no doubt
that they use this to suffocate victims in a horrible parody of
their own deaths.
We observed with interest that these undead miners had
continued in their work, burrowing tunnels,
and mining ore. It is uncertain if there is
a larger purpose to such excavations.
I’ve heard reports from other mining
companies of shaft wights
disrupting mining operations,
provoking tunnel collapses,
extinguishing lanterns, and
ambushing miners.
Combat
Shaft wights
are skilled at
stealth, preferring
to strike
those who are alone.
They frequently wield
wicked mining picks (identical to heavy picks), but they are
just as dangerous with their claws.
Constitution Damage (Su): Each successful claw attack
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