Elder Evils

progeny of Ragnorra (see page 100). The heart of the crater
fills with corrupt life as the Mother of Monsters regrows her
form, strengthening daily. The PCs must strike while she is
still vulnerable.
RAGNORRA IN EBERRON
Even the most ancient records of Ragnorra cannot agree
on whether she was cast from the world during the Age of
Dragons or the Age of Demons. Religious lore and astronomical
evidence suggest that Ragnorra has made two passes over
Eberron already, with a light seeding of spores during the Age
of Giants and a heavier seeding during the Age of Monsters.
A few scholars even speculate that warforged sentience
resulted from Cannith experimentation with dormant spores
recovered from Xen’drik.
Ragnorra’s likely landing site is an isolated region of
Khorvaire that teems with life, such as the Eldeen Reaches.
The collision would create a firestorm engulfing thousands
of square miles of forest.
RAGNORRA IN FAERÛN
Sages who specialize in extraplanar affairs have heard of
Ragnorra, and records tell of her oscillating path between
the planes. Tales recall a time of nothingness before the
misty realm coalesced and pushed aside something older
than creation and not of the gods: Ragnorra. Most who have
heard the legends believe she has never touched Faerûn
since then.
Ragnorra would likely fall into the Marsh of Chelimber
in the Western Heartlands. The collision would eject much
of the area’s moisture into the upper reaches of the sky,
later to precipitate across the world as a mix of noxious rain
and spores.
RAGNORRA
As Ragnorra travels between the planes, she is a bloated mass
of corrupt positive energy made flesh. More than a mile in
diameter, trailing a cloud of proto-living matter over 200 miles
long, the Mother of Monsters first appears near her destination
world as a fiery comet. Her collision nearly obliterates
her body, raining down fragments of herself. These seeds
corrupt life around the impact crater to form a membrane, an
extended aberration known as the worldskin (see page 102).
For a short time after her arrival, this monstrosity exists only
within the crater, but it will soon spread to encompass the
entire world and recreate it in Ragnorra’s form.
After impact, Ragnorra is but a fragment of her former
self. She begins her regrowth as something resembling a
great worm but soon transforms into something more to her
liking. Jellylike appendages droop at odd angles from a central,
amoeboid mass. Her skin ripples, blisters, and bursts, spreading
a stinking goo, but always regrows, becoming a bit larger
each time. Her form is always growing, always changing. One
feature remains constant: Translucent flesh in her midsection
reveals organs, blood vessels, and sinew arranged to depict a
gigantic, dreaming face.
By the time the world has been transformed into her idea
of perfection, Ragnorra is restored to her original size. Her
performance complete, she detaches from the surface, continuing
on her path toward a new world to “correct.”
Ragnorra CR 19
hp 576 (48 HD); fast healing 20; DR 15/epic
NE Gargantuan aberration (extraplanar)
Init +1; Senses blindsight 500 ft., true seeing; Listen +56,
Spot +56
Aura corrupt positive energy (30 ft.)
Languages telepathy 1,000 ft., tongues
AC 36, touch 7, flat-footed 35
Immune anathematic secrecy (malefi c property), impervious
to the divine (malefi c property), death effects, fi re, gaze
attacks, poison; elder evil immunities (page 6)
Resist acid 20, cold 20, electricity 20; SR 34
Fort +26, Ref +23, Will +31
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares)
Melee slam +45 (3d8+19 plus 1 vile)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 20 ft.
Base Atk +36; Grp +61
Atk Options Automatic Still Spell, Awesome Blow, Improved
Bull Rush, Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Quicken
Spell-Like Ability (regenerate worldskin), Quicken Spell-
Like Ability (skincasting), Widen Supernatural Ability
(positive energy aura)
Special Actions trample 4d6+19 (DC 47)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 24th):
At will—regenerate worldskin 50, skincasting
Abilities Str 36, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 26, Wis 21, Cha 26
SQ nondetection, sign (twisted life), spell to spore
Feats Awesome Blow, Epic Fortitude ELH , Epic Leadership ELH ,
Epic Reflexes ELH , Great Fortitude, Improved Bull Rush, Improved
Overrun, Leadership, Lightning Reflexes, Positive
Energy Aura ELH , Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability
(regenerate worldskin), Quicken Spell-Like Ability (skincasting),
Vile Natural Attack (slam), Widen Supernatural
Ability ToM (positive energy aura) (3)
Skills Concentration +55, Intimidate +59, Knowledge (arcana)
+59, Knowledge (nature) +59, Knowledge (the planes)
+59, Knowledge (religion) +59, Listen +56*, Spellcraft
+65, Spot +56*, Survival +56 (+62 aboveground and on
other planes)
*Ragnorra has a +15 bonus on Listen and Spot checks to
detect creatures in the neurotangle (see page 102).
True Seeing (Su) As the true seeing spell; continuous; caster
level 20th.
Corrupt Positive Energy Aura (Su) All undead creatures
within 15 feet of Ragnorra are automatically affected by a
turn undead attempt (CL 14th). Undead with 4 or fewer
HD are automatically destroyed. Three times per day as
an immediate action, she can widen this aura to a radius
of 30 feet for 1 round.
Ragnorra’s corruption infuses this aura. Any creature
that dies within its range rises as an aberration or progeny
of Ragnorra as described on page 100.
Tongues (Su) As the tongues spell; continuous; caster level
20th.
Impervious to the Divine (Su) Ragnorra is immune to all divine
spells, spell-like effects, and supernatural abilities.
Trample (Ex) Ragnorra simply rolls over anything in her way,
even her own spawn. A creature that does not make an
attack of opportunity against her can attempt a DC 47
Reflex save to take half damage.
Regenerate Worldskin (Sp) As a standard action, Ragnorra
can initiate regeneration in any worldskin feature (see
page 102). This ability has unlimited range. The growth
regains 50 hit points per round. See individual feature
descriptions for limitations on regeneration.
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RAGNORRA
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