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Warpwolf
Warpwolf form, 5th-Level Kossite Fighter
Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice: 5d10+30 (57 hp)
Initiative: +11
Speed: 50 ft. during waxing Artis (10 squares);
base speed 40 ft.
Armor Class: 19 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural, +5
warping), touch 10, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+19
Attack: Claw +19 melee (1d6+10)
Full Attack: 2 claws +19 melee (1d6+10) and
bite +17 melee (1d8+5)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Baying of chaos
Special Qualities: Alternate form, controlled warping, low-light
vision, lunar warping, regeneration 9, scent
There are tales all across the Iron Kingdoms of men
who become possessed of beasts and transform
into hideous monsters that stalk the night. In most
places these legends are based on predatory animals
that are a common threat. Professor of Cultural Studies Healy
Kirklyn of Corvis University tells me these tales serve as an
allegory to our own bestiality, but there is one such tale that is
no allegory at all. It is a tale as real as the ground beneath us, my
friends. It is the tale of the warpwolf.
I believe the warpwolf originated somewhere in northern
Khador, the work of a clever Devourer sect rooted there that
worshipped an unusual canine aspect of their chaotic deity.
They devised a ritual that transforms men into raging manwolves
that stalk the wilds spreading death and chaos everywhere.
The victim looks and seems normal most of the time,
as if nothing had happened, but he transforms into a warpwolf
when distressed or injured. There is also something at work
regarding the cycles of the moons, though I don’t understand it
yet. It seems that the warpwolf has different strengths depending
on the phases of the moons at the time of its transformation. It
also seems able to alter its body in the midst of combat to suit
its immediate needs.
The most frightful aspect of this physical change is that it
is addictive. Those who change revel in it, experiencing a physical
high like absolutely none other. Alchemical retardants can
be made that will prevent the change, but most afflicted eschew
these once the addiction sets in.
Exactly how the warpwolf reproduces, I’m not quite certain.
I’ve seen documents discussing random particulars of the ritual
that the cult originally used, although I believe very strongly that
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Saves: Fort +14, Ref +6, Will –1
Abilities: Str 30, Dex 13, Con 22,
Int 11, Wis 6, Cha 8
Skills: Climb +12, Craft (woodworking) +3,
Jump +14, Listen +8*, Move Silently +3,
Ride +3, Spot +6*, Survival +7*
Feats: Alertness, Blind-Fight, Cleave, Great Cleave,
Improved Bull Rush B , Multiattack B , Power
Attack, Run B , Weapon Focus (longsword)
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 10
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: —
these beasts have devised a way to procreate independently. I’ve
heard tales of these creatures striking all across the kingdoms,
sometimes in areas where the Devourer holds no sway whatsoever.
Of course, the fact that this is an affliction that can be possessed
of any man or woman you encounter on the street (and the fact
that they themselves could travel to any corner of the realm
desired) is a fact that mustn’t be overlooked… unless, that is, one
actually wants to sleep soundly at night.
Combat
Warpwolves favor their bite and claw attacks when in combat.
They immediately shed whatever clothing, armor, and items
they may have been wearing upon transforming. They retain
their intelligence completely, though they are totally lost to their
bestial hunger.
baying of Chaos (Su): Will save DC 12. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Creating a Warpwolf
Warpwolves were originally created by a sect of the Devourer
cult, though the secrets of their creation in this manner have
been lost to the ages. Warpwolves are, however, able to procreate
on their own. The offspring is carried by the mother (who does
not change shape during pregnancy), though it must be sired by
two shapechanged warpwolves. The child seems normal until
it reaches adulthood, when it begins undergoing the changes.
Virtually all of such children are abandoned, left on a stoop or
at a church, oftentimes in a distant kingdom. Only humanoids
have ever been known to become warpwolves.
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