Elder Evils

Melee slam +22 (1d6+4)
Ranged enervation ray +20 ranged touch
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +17; Grp +22
Atk Options Combat Casting, aligned strike (lawful), vicious
strike
Special Atk hexblade’s curse 1/day (DC 16), mind over magic
2/day
Combat Gear 2 oils of greater magic weapon (+5), potion of
repair moderate damage ECS
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th):
At will—discern lies (DC 19), disguise self, fear (DC 19),
hold person (DC 18), invisibility, locate creature,
quickened suggestion (DC 18)
1/day—hold monster (DC 19), mark of justice
1/week—geas/quest
Abilities Str 20, Dex 14, Con —, Int 10, Wis 20, Cha 20
SQ nondetection cloak (CL 5th), weapon bond
Feats Alertness, Combat Casting, Great Fortitude, Improved
Initiative, Improved Toughness LM , Lightning Reflexes,
Open Minded CAd , Quicken Spell-Like Ability (suggestion),
Weapon Focus (longsword)
Skills Diplomacy +7, Disguise +14, Gather Information +26,
Knowledge (arcana) +5, Listen +13, Search +5, Sense
Motive +19, Spellcraft +7, Spot +13, Survival +5 (+7 following
tracks)
Possessions combat gear plus +5 ghost touch improved fi re
resistance banded mail, +2 adamantine vorpal longsword,
cloak of resistance +2, ring of protection +1
Auravision (Su) Obligatum VII can see magical auras at a
range of up to 60 feet as a free action. This ability otherwise
functions as the detect magic spell. Obligatum
VII cannot use this ability to determine anything but the
number of magical auras present.
Mettle (Ex) If Obligatum VII makes a successful Will or Fortitude
save against an attack that normally would have a
lesser effect on a successful save, it instead negates the
effect.
Vampiric Touch (Su) As the vampiric touch spell (CL 13th);
6d6 damage.
Enervation Ray (Su) As the enervation spell (CL 13th); range
200 feet.
Vicious Strike (Ex) When Obligatum VII readies an attack action
to disrupt a spellcaster, it deals double damage if the
attack hits.
Hexblade’s Curse (Su) Once per day, as a free action, Obligatum
VII curse an opponent within 60 feet that it can
see. The target of the curse takes a –2 penalty on attack
rolls, saves, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon
damage rolls for 1 hour. A successful DC 16 Will save
negates the effect.
Any effect that removes or dispels a curse eliminates
the effect of a hexblade’s curse.
Mind over Magic (Su) Twice per day as a free action, Obligatum
VII can cause a spell or spell-like ability targeted
against itself to rebound onto the originator. This ability
otherwise functions as the spell turning spell (CL 13th).
Nondetection Cloak (Su) As the nondetection spell, but
affects only Obligatum VII and its possessions; caster
level 5th.
Weapon Bond (Su) Obligatum VII deals an extra 1d6 points
of damage with its +2 adamantine vorpal longsword
against a spellcaster or a creature that has spell-like abilities.
If that weapon is lost or destroyed, Obligatum VII
loses the ability to deal the extra damage until it spends 8
days practicing to bond with another weapon of the same
kind of at least masterwork quality.
THE CRYSTALLINE
PRISON COMPLEX
The lost empire’s wizards and artisans constructed a magic
crystalline prison to ensnare Pandorym’s mind. When the
deities obliterated the kingdom, they dared not destroy
the crystal and release their doom. Instead they sealed
the prison away and eliminated all records of its existence.
Still, the deities knew they could not keep the prison secret
forever, so they created defenses around its location. Over
time, the influence of Pandorym’s mind has created undead
guardians, the maddened remnants of those who failed to
release it.
KEY FEATURES
Every mortal being that dies in the frightful complex
surrounding the crystalline prison later serves in some
way as a defender of the site. And every mortal being foolish
enough to enter the complex so far has breathed its
last within.
Physical Hazards
The prison holding Pandorym’s mind lies hidden beneath
crumbling ruins and extensive catacombs. The ravages of
time have created cave-ins and blockages intermittently
throughout the complex. Excavations have attempted to link
areas separated by collapsed sections. Not all those efforts
succeeded, resulting in even more labyrinthine passages.
To further confuse intruders, the deities established decoys
throughout the catacombs: false prisons within completed
but unused circles of binding.
In addition to the natural hazards it presents, the prison
complex has active and dedicated guardians. Original
defenders remain, in the form of constructs. Intruders
fell to the ancient guardians, perished in traps or caveins,
or were destroyed by Pandorym’s oppressive mind,
and now patrol the complex as undead. They oppose any
living creatures they encounter, whether in search of
final rest, out of an abiding hatred for life, or simply as a
release from boredom.
Many defenses were overcome by Lucather Majii and his
band of mercenaries. They deliberately bypassed some wards
or guardians, ran from others, and luckily avoided a few.
Ultimately, though, they succumbed to the awesome might
of Pandorym’s mind or to its near-impenetrable prison.
Aura of Entropy
An aura of entropy fills the underground cavern complex
and all the surrounding ruins. The deities established this
aura to deter intruders and to strengthen existing defenders.
It has the following effects.
• Living creatures within the area do not heal naturally:
They do not regain hit points or heal ability damage by
resting. (Magical healing functions normally.)
• Undead that have been turned or rebuked remain so for
only 5 rounds, instead of the normal 10.
• Fortitude saves to prevent permanent level loss take a –4
penalty if made within the area.
• Any living creature that dies within the area rises as an
undead in 1d4 minutes. Nonsentient beings become
zombies or other mindless undead of equivalent Hit
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PANDORYM
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