Exemplars of Evil

Rajief CR 12
hp 154 (19 HD)
Male advanced noble djinni
CG Huge outsider (air, extraplanar)
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +24, Spot +24
Languages Auran, Celestial, Common, Ignan; telepathy 100 ft.
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 14; Mobility
(–2 size, +4 Dex, +6 natural),
Immune acid, outsider immunities
Fort +15, Ref +14, Will +13
Weakness outsider vulnerabilities
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares), fly 60 ft. (perfect)
Melee 2 slams +29 each (2d6+10)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Base Atk +19; Grp +33
Atk Options Stunning Fist
Special Actions air mastery, spell-like abilities, whirlwind
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th):
At will—invisibility (self only)
1/day—create food and water, create wine, gaseous form
(as the spell, up to 1 hour), major creation, persistent
image (DC 17), wind walk
Abilities Str 31, Dex 17, Con 18, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 15
SQ grant wishes, outsider traits, plane shift
Feats Combat Casting, Combat Refl exes, Dodge, Improved
Grapple, Improved Initiative B , Improved Unarmed Strike,
Mobility, Stunning Fist
Skills Appraise +20, Concentration +24, Craft (masonry) +24,
Diplomacy +16, Escape Artist +17, Knowledge (arcana)
+24, Listen +24, Move Silently +25, Sense Motive +24,
Spellcraft +24, Spot +24, Use Rope +3 (+5 with bindings)
Air Mastery (Ex) Airborne creatures take a penalty of –1 on
attack rolls and damage rolls against a djinni.
Whirlwind (Su) Rajief can transform into a whirlwind once every
10 minutes and remain in that form for up to 7 rounds.
Grant Wishes (Su) Rajief can grant three wishes to the owner
of the magic ring to which he is bound.
IMER THE LOST
In the desert depths lies the fabled city of Imer: once a sizable
walled city and a jewel of civilization, now little more than a
crumbling ruin that serves as the lair of Borak and her spawn.
The hot wind piles sand against the remnants of the outer
walls, and many of the buildings—long ago crushed or burned
by the dragon—are buried under the shifting dunes.
Only the heart of Imer remains relatively intact. The great
palace of the Sultan still stands, although it has been cracked
and blasted by the stinging sands, and its paved plazas and
beautiful fountains have been buried.
KEY FEATURES
The ground floor of the palace remains intact, though its
once-soaring towers have collapsed and its fabled gardens
turned to dust. The area provides sufficient space for Borak
and her minions, and that is all that concerns the dragon.
Sinkholes
The foundations of the palace and the surrounding buildings are
buried beneath the surface of the desert, and the shifting sands
create dangerous sinkholes. At any moment, an area of sand can
give way without warning, enveloping a victim. Borak adds to
the danger by using hallucinatory terrain to cover any evidence
of the sinkholes, making intruders or escaping prisoners more
likely to stumble into them. Only she and the Al-Iborak know
the safe routes to and from the palace.
For every 30 feet a character moves within 100 feet of the
palace, he has a 50% chance of encountering a sinkhole.
When a sinkhole opens, anyone within 10 feet must make a
successful DC 18 Reflex save to jump aside in time. A failed
save means that the victim is sucked beneath the sand and
takes 2d6 points of damage. The victim is buried under the
collapsing sand and must make a DC 20 Strength check to
climb back out. While buried, a victim takes 1d6 points of
nonlethal damage per minute. Those reduced to 0 hit points
fall unconscious and must make a DC 15 Constitution check
to avoid taking 1d6 points of lethal damage per minute.
The Palace
The palace was originally a much larger structure, but
Borak’s destruction of Imer and the subsequent march of
years have left only parts of the building intact. The great hall
remains, under the palace’s towering dome—as do parts of
the wings off the entryway, which hold the dragon’s harem
and barracks for Al-Iborak warriors. The courtyard behind
the great hall also escaped devastation; Borak sometimes goes
there to sun herself in relative shelter and safety.
Structural Properties
The following structural properties apply to the ruins of the
sultan’s palace.
Walls: Most of the palace walls are made of stout stone,
and have hardness 8 and 90 hit points.
Ceilings: In most areas of the palace, the ceilings are 10
feet high. The ceiling of the harem chamber rises to 20 feet,
and the ceiling of the great hall is a vaulted dome that is 45
feet high at its center.
Doors: The palace’s original doors succumbed long
ago to dry rot and age. Most doorways have no doors, but
some—such as the doorways of the harem or the quarters of
the Al-Iborak—have simple curtains of fabric or beads that
provide a small measure of privacy.
Illumination: During the day, sunlight streams in
through tall windows, creating bright illumination. The
windows have iron shutters that can be closed if desired;
the shutters have hardness 10 and 30 hit points. At night, the
great hall and the human-inhabited areas are lit with torches
and braziers that provide shadowy illumination.
DEFENSES
If the player characters make it past the concealed sinkholes
outside the palace, they face additional challenges within
from the dragon and her followers.
If alerted to the presence of intruders, Borak immediately
casts guards and wards to protect the palace. She then casts
polymorph and assumes the form of an innocent desert girl
trapped in the harem.
Meanwhile, fully armed Al-Iborak begin searching for
the intruders, with orders to capture them if possible and
kill them if necessary. If it becomes clear that the PCs are
too formidable for the Sons of the Dragon, Borak either
intervenes directly, assuming her natural form and attacking
the characters with surprise, or she summons Rajief and
commands the djinni to destroy her enemies.
CHAPTER 9
BORAK, THUNDER
TYRANT
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