Exemplars of Evil

5th (7/day)—dominate person (DC 23), Mordenkainen’s
faithful hound, prying eyes
4th (7/day)—bestow curse (DC 22), lesser globe of
invulnerability, polymorph, scrying
3rd (7/day)—dispel magic, gaseous form, lightning bolt (DC
21), nondetection
2nd (7/day)—arcane lock, blindness/deafness (DC 20), detect
thoughts (DC 20), misdirection (DC 20), whispering wind
1st (8/day)—charm person (DC 19), protection from good,
silent image, true strike, ventriloquism
0 (6/day)—arcane mark, detect magic, detect poison, flare
(DC 18), light, mage hand, message, open/close, touch
of fatigue (DC 18)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th):
3/day—create/destroy water, ventriloquism (DC 19)
1/day—hallucinatory terrain, veil (DC 22)
Abilities Str 35, Dex 10, Con 25, Int 20, Wis 21, Cha 20
Feats Ability Focus (frightful presence), Alertness, Cleave,
Combat Expertise, Eschew Materials, Flyby Attack, Great
Cleave, Hover, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Power
Attack, Spell Penetration, Wingover
Skills Bluff +37, Concentration +39, Diplomacy +33, Hide
+28, Intimidate +35, Knowledge (arcana) +33, Knowledge
(history) +29, Knowledge (nature) +29, Knowledge (the
planes) +29, Listen +35, Search +31, Sense Motive +33,
Spellcraft +37, Spot +35
Possessions ring of djinn calling
Keen Senses (Ex) Borak sees four times as well as a human
does in shadowy illumination.
Frightful Presence (Ex) Borak can inspire terror by flying overhead,
charging, or attacking. Creatures within 300 feet are
subject to the effect if they have fewer than 32 Hit Dice. Affected
creatures must attempt a DC 31 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 Borak’s frightful presence for 24 hours.
Breath Weapon (Su) 120-ft. line of lightning, once every
1d4 rounds, 20d8 electricity, Reflex DC 33 half.
Crush (Ex) When flying or jumping, Borak can as a standard
action land on Medium or smaller opponents. Victims
must succeed on a DC 31 Reflex save or be pinned, taking
4d6+18 points of bludgeoning damage on the next round
and on each subsequent round the pin is maintained.
Sound Imitation (Ex) Borak can mimic any voice or sound
she has heard, anytime she likes. Listeners must succeed
on DC 31 Will saves to detect the ruse.
Tail Sweep (Ex) As a standard action, Borak can sweep her
tail (attack +33, damage 2d6+18) in a half circle with a
radius of 30 feet, affecting Small and smaller creatures
(Reflex DC 33 half).
these children are known as the Al-Iborak, or the Sons of
the Dragon. Generations of the Sons have served their tyrant
mother, and those who are too weak or too ambitious to do so
meet a swift end—often beneath the blades or claws of their
brethren, who prize loyalty to Borak above all.
GOALS
The only goals of the Al-Iborak are to serve their dragon
mother in every way, and to honor and revere her as the source
of all life, power, and meaning. They are raised from birth
with a fanatical devotion to the Thunder Tyrant, worshiping
her as if she were a deity.
Although the Al-Iborak are humble before Borak, they are
tremendously arrogant to everyone else. They consider themselves
superior to all other creatures—a blessed elite whose
divine blood makes them worthy to serve. They enjoy lording
their power over the desert tribes: Anyone who fails to bow and
scrape sufficiently before them feels their wrath.
USING THE AL-IBORAK
The Sons of the Dragon offer a range of adversaries for adventuring
parties of all levels. The statistics block below describes
a typical member of the Al-Iborak, but the organization runs
the gamut from novices with lower class levels to elite soldiers
that can challenge a high-powered party.
The Al-Iborak should be an ongoing challenge for the
player characters. At first, the PCs can encounter the Sons on
the fringes of Borak’s domain, as the half-dragons are collecting
tribute from the desert folk or delivering punishment for
some slight. Alternatively, the PCs might find evidence of the
Al-Iborak’s handiwork before meeting any of the Sons in person.
As events progress and the adventurers prove to be a thorn
Illus. by E. Widermann
CHAPTER 9
BORAK, THUNDER
TYRANT
AL-IBORAK,
SONS OF THE DRAGON
“You have entered the domain of the all-powerful Boraksaghegirak,
terrible mother of the desert, from whom all power flows. Obey
her or die!”
—A friendly greeting from one of the Sons of the Dragon
From time to time, Borak has chosen to spawn following
a tryst with a promising human, producing half-dragon
offspring. The females are killed, but the males are raised
by the dragon’s servants. Born of her all-powerful blood,
Al-Iborak
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