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Deathjack
Large Construct
Hit Dice: 20d10 (110 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
AC: 28 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +18 natural),
touch 10, flat-footed 27
Base Attack/Grapple: +15/+29
Attack: Slam +24 melee (2d10+10) or chain
+24 melee (2d6+10)
Full Attack: 2 slams +24 melee (2d10+10) or 2
chains +24 melee (2d6+10)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft. (15 ft. with chains)
Special Attacks: Improved grap, necrovent, skulls of hate,
smite good, soul furnace, spawn undead,
swallow whole
Special Qualities: Cold and fire resistance 20, construct
traits, damage reduction 10/blessed,
Of all the mercenaries I’ve worked alongside in my
travels, the Ironhands are certainly some of the
most interesting. They’re specially trained mercenaries
working for the Steam & Iron Workers
Union who typically perform tasks like
tracking down rogue steamjacks and
handlers, though sometimes they do
more interesting things like battling junker
bands. These people are the toughest mercenaries
the Union has to offer and are
accomplished warriors and mages who have
seen more than their fair share of mayhem.
They are paid well for what they do, and they
are very good at it.
Like a lot of guilds and fellowships, the
Ironhands have built a mythology for themselves,
something most groups do to explain away
things that have happened to their people
in the past. When a team of Ironhands
fails to return from a dangerous mission,
it’s said that the Deathjack was waiting
for them.
Veteran teamsters and Ironhands
from the Union can describe the
Deathjack to you in detail. I’ve listened
to a few of such tales. Many
told me about close calls with
the creature, and some even claim
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darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, spell
resistance 25
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +7
Abilities: Str 30, Dex 12, Con —,
Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 16
Skills: Climb +10, Intimidate +13, Jump +10,
Listen +8, Spot +8
Feats: Alertness, Awesome Blow, Cleave,
Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush,
Improved Overrun, Power Attack
Environment: Any remote locale
Organization: Unique
Challenge Rating: 21
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Advancement: 21–30 HD (Large); 31–45 HD
(Huge); 46-60 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: —
to have vanquished it, only for it to appear once more in a
remote location.
Skull of
hate
Fifteen feet of kettle-black
greasy iron and a gut full of
soul-burning mechanika, the
Deathjack supposedly resembles a
steamjack made from the nightmares
of a madman. Its head
is a horned helm with glowing
eyes that sits between massive
pneumatic shoulders. A hybrid
of machine and vile necromantic
energy, its design must be
awesome to behold.
From what I can tell, the
thing doesn’t need coal to
burn—it needs souls. Stories
mention it sapping the life out of
men and leaving mere husks behind. Using
some sort of necromantic furnace, it draws
the life force out of those it can stuff into
its iron belly. This vicious boiler hisses and
crackles and the furnace vents give off dark
greasy ash as it burns its victims.
It has been seen as close to Corvis as the
Widower’s Wood and as far away as the mountains of Khador.
Mention of it has been recorded in tales going back as far as
two hundred years. I’ve even heard mention of a tome that
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