Exemplars of Evil

Frightful Presence (Ex) Albrathax can inspire terror by flying
overhead, charging, or attacking. Creatures within 180
feet are subject to the effect if they have fewer than 22 Hit
Dice. Affected creatures must attempt a DC 26 Will save.
Those that fail the save and that have 4 or fewer Hit Dice
become panicked for 4d6 rounds. Those that fail the save
and that have 5 or more Hit Dice become shaken for 4d6
rounds. Those that save successfully cannot be affected
by Albrathax’s frightful presence for 24 hours. Dragons
are immune to this effect.
Blood Drain (Ex) Albrathax can suck blood from a living victim
by making a successful grapple check. If he pins the
foe, he drains 1d4 points of Constitution from the victim
each round that he maintains the pin. This ability does
not affect elementals, plants, or creatures that lack a
Constitution score.
Energy Drain (Su) Living creatures hit by Albrathax’s claw
attack gain one negative level (DC 26 Fortitude save to
remove).
Magic Strike (Su) Albathrax’s natural weapons are treated as
magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage
reduction.
Breath Weapon (Su) 50-ft. cone, once every 1d4 rounds,
12d10 fi re, Reflex DC 26 half.
Charm (Su) At will, as a full-round action, Albrathax can
try to charm creatures with his voice. When the dragon
speaks, any creature within 180 feet that hears his voice
must succeed on a DC 26 Will save or be charmed as the
charm monster spell. This effect ends if Albrathax attacks
or uses his frightful presence on the affected creature.
Create Spawn (Su) A humanoid or monstrous humanoid of
any size that Albrathax slays with his energy drain attack
rises as a vampire spawn 1d4 days after death. If Albrathax
instead drains the victim’s Constitution to 0, the victim
returns as a spawn if it had 4 or fewer Hit Dice and as a
vampire if it had 5 or more Hit Dice. In either case, the
new vampire or spawn is under Albrathax’s command
and remains enslaved until its death.
An adult or older dragon slain by Albrathax’s blood
drain returns as a vampiric dragon under the command
of Albrathax, as noted above. Young adult or younger
dragons slain by Albrathax’s blood drain attack, or any
dragon slain by his energy drain attack, rise instead as
mindless zombie dragons Dra .
Crush (Ex) When flying or jumping, Albrathax can as a
standard action land on Small or smaller opponents.
Victims must succeed on a DC 26 Reflex save or be
pinned, taking 2d8+22 points of bludgeoning damage
on the next round and on each subsequent round the pin
is maintained.
Domination (Su) Albrathax can dominate foes as the
dominate monster spell (range 90 ft., Will DC 26 negates,
CL 18th).
commands the githyanki that are loyal to the necromancer,
and she organizes expeditions to gain the tools Kastya needs
to destroy the lich-queen.
GOALS
Iliss has little interest in Kastya’s goals, and if she could
destroy Vlaakith on her own, she would. In fact, she does
not hate the cruel githyanki ruler, but she realizes that she
can never return to her people as long as the lich-queen
demands her soul.
She has reluctantly joined the necromancer in undeath.
Although becoming a lich has provided her some benefits
(including the ability to avoid damage on the Negative Energy
Plane), it has also given Kastya more power over her. Her fear
of the necromancer is enough to ensure that she remains a
useful servant. If she failed Kastya, she could face a fate worse
than the oblivion promised by Vlaakith.
USING ILISS
Having ridden on the backs of the eldest dragons, destroyed
countless illithid strongholds, and orchestrated the invasion
of the githzerai monastery Sheth-maal, Iliss was widely
regarded as one of the most skilled warriors in Tu’narath.
Although her flight and exile has disgraced
her to most githyanki, some consider her a
martyr, and they occasionally seek her out to
join her cause.
Iliss is an agitator. She often sows
unrest and confusion in githyanki cities,
working to loosen Vlaakith’s
hold on them.
Illus. by J. Hodgson
CHAPTER 8
KASTYA ZURITH-
MOVYA
ILISS GITHOM-VAAS
“Can you blame me? Why should I submit to Vlaakith’s hunger,
when there is so much left to experience, to savor, to enjoy? What
right has she to lay claim to my life?”
—Iliss Githom-vaas, renegade githyanki lich
Like Kastya, Iliss Githom-Vaas is an exile who fled from
Tu’narath after she attained enough power that the lich-queen
found her threatening. Iliss escaped certain death and took
up with Kastya, who promised to extend his protection
to her in exchange for her perpetual service. Now, Iliss
Iliss Githom-Vaas
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