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as well. I care not to imagine what sort of horrid deity those
beasts might worship, though I saw no overt signs of religion.
The only thing keeping these creatures in check is the
sunlight. Their skin blisters sickeningly, and they fall to the
ground helpless and weak after even a few minutes of exposure.
Needless to say it was the sun that came to our rescue that day.
At the time I had acquired a small sunlight beaming clockwork
locket. They had taken us into a crystalline cavern, which
refracted and multiplied the light from my simple device. After
we broke loose, much of it is a blur. Running, fighting, climbing,
and eventually breaking the surface and thanking Morrow
the sun had risen. The experience lent greater brilliance to the
sight of a sunrise and a dark apprehension to the sight of that
same sun sinking into dusk.
Combat
Dregg are very skilled combatants. They always
strike in groups, and they work well in a group
dynamic, using well-coordinated attack patterns.
They are raiders by nature, striking
only at night (unless they are encountered
underground), using guerilla tactics
where possible.
Light Sensitive (Ex): Dregg
suffer –2 to initiative and attack
rolls made in light stronger than
torchlight. This penalty
rises to –4 in extremely
bright light. Direct sunlight
is even more inhibiting, causing
their skin to blister and
inflicting 1d4 points
of subdual damage
per round. Dregg rendered
unconscious in
this fashion will not
die of exposure but
will not regain consciousness
until it becomes dark again.
Masochist (Ex): Dregg delight in physical pain, and it has
quite an unusual effect on them. Any spells, abilities, or skills
meant specifically to cause pain fail to have their normal effect
on a dregg, and instead the dregg gains a +2 morale bonus to
all attacks and saves until combat has ceased (or 2d4 minutes in
non-combat situations). They also receive this bonus after losing
the first 25% of their hit points (2 hp, as above) in combat
(it does not stack per multiple effects). This bonus is lost
immediately if the dregg is healed in any way.
Wide-angle Vision (Ex): Dregg are able to move their
eyes independently of each other. This wide range of vision
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Dregg
makes it impossible to flank a dregg; rogues may still use
sneak attack, however.
Skills: Dreggs have a +2 racial bonus to Listen, Move Silently,
and Spot checks and a +4 racial bonus to Intimidate checks.
Special Note: The dregg’s armored plate armor has a –3
armor penalty.
Treasure
Dregg prefer treasure that has direct military application,
such as weapons, though they are known to keep anything that
seems valuable when they commit a raid. Most items, however,
are secreted away to well-hidden underground vaults. It
is rumored the wealth in some of these vaults would make the
royal Cygnaran coffers seem like a beggar’s purse.
Legends & Lore
CoMMoN: A race of strange, bony humanoids
lives underground in many regions
throughout the kingdoms.
UNCoMMoN: The dregg
have an intense
aversion to sunlight.
RARE: Dregg revel
in pain so much that
it actually strengthens
them, making them fierce
combatants.
obSCURE: Dregg are so
vile that even Toruk, the
Lord of Wyrms has been
unable to recruit them
into his armies. In fact,
they seem to have no allies
whatsoever and attack whoever and
whatever they please.
Hooks
There have been dregg sightings in the Undercity of Corvis,
and people are disappearing. Unfortunately the watch has been
instructed not to investigate the matter, for a naïve official has
it in his head the dregg will eliminate some of the underworld
scum taking root there. If the dregg are left unchallenged,
however, Corvis might face an infestation problem that could
threaten the whole populace. Several of the underworld’s gangs
have banded together to fight the dregg before they take hold,
and they are looking for adventurers to join their ranks.
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