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Eldritch
Feats: Eldritch gain Alertness, Combat Casting, Improved
Eldritch Weaknesses: Eldritch are vulnerable to blessed weap-
Initiative, and Lightning Reflexes as bonus feats, assuming ons and holy water and suffer regular damage (ignoring damage
that the base creature does not already have these feats. reduction) from weapons made of entirely organic materials
Environment: Any land and underground
(such as bone or wood). Each year an eldritch must commit a
organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: Same as base creature +4
Alignment: Always neutral evil
Advancement: By character class
series of thirteen ritualistic murders. If it fails to complete this
ritual, it suffers 1 Strength damage per week until the murders are
completed. The eldritch cannot fall below 1 Str.
Eldritch Characters
Level Adjustment: Same as base creature +6
Combat
Eldritch prefer to take their prey unawares and defenseless,
using subterfuge and magic to achieve both of these goals.
Ability Score Loss (Su): An eldritch may
elect to use this ability after making a successful
touch attack. The victim must make
a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 eldritch’s
HD + Charisma modifier) or suffer
1d4+1 points of temporary damage to
one ability score of the eldritch’s choice.
Create Sythyss (Su): An eldritch
may only create and control a
number of spawn equal to
its Charisma modifier. If
an eldritch slays an elf by
draining its Constitution,
it may choose to raise the
creature as a sythyss. The
newly raised sythyss is
under the command of
the eldritch that created
it and remains enslaved
until its master dies, at
which time the sythyss
crumbles to dust.
Darkvision (Ex):
This ability replaces the
character’s low-light
vision and has a range of 120 feet.
Immunities (Ex): Eldritch are immune to cold, electricity,
and polymorph.
Spell-like Abilities (Sp): An eldritch gains the following
spell-like abilities. At will—charm animal (DC 14), charm person
(DC 14), chill touch (DC 14), disguise self, dispel magic, expeditious
Eldritch are always neutral evil, which
causes characters of certain classes to lose
their class abilities. In addition, certain classes
suffer additional penalties and bonuses.
Clerics and paladins lose their ability
to cast divine spells and class
abilities, but gain the following
special abilities:
Aura of Desecration
(Su): This despoiling
aura acts as a
permanent desecrate
spell centered upon
the eldritch and
emanating out to a range
of 25 feet.
Rebuke Undead
(Ex): Eldritch gain
the ability to rebuke
undead as an evil cleric
equal to their current
cleric or paladin level
with a +4 circumstance
bonus to rebuke checks.
Word of Despair
(Su): This ability can be
used once per day for
each level of cleric or
paladin the eldritch has
and is considered to be
a free action (but only once per round). With a single word the
eldritch can cause overwhelming despair in an opponent, who
must succeed at a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 eldritch’s HD +
Charisma modifier) or be paralyzed with fear for 1d4 rounds.
Sythyss
retreat, protection from good; 3/day—alter self, charm monster (DC 17),
contagion (mummy rot) (DC 17), haste, hold person (DC 16), invis-
Sythyss are undead servants created by eldritch. They do not
ibility, suggestion (DC 16); 1/day—bestow curse (DC 17), circle of
show the horrid rotting changes that an eldritch undergoes, but
death (DC 19), dominate person (DC 18), finger of death (DC 20), hold
they do gain a deathly pallor sometimes accompanied by other
monster (DC 18). Caster level 14th or eldritch’s HD, whichever is
markings. “Sythyss” is an acquired template that can be added to
greater (save DC 10 + spell level + Charisma modifier).
any elven humanoid (referred to hereafter as the base creature).
Spell Resistance (Ex): Eldritch have spell resistance 11 +
A sythyss uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities
character level.
except as noted here.
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