Exemplars of Evil

CHAPTER 4
CAPTAIN
GNASH
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2nd—baleful transposition SC (DC 16), blur, cloud of
bewilderment SC (DC 16), Melf’s acid arrow (+6 ranged
touch), see invisibility
1st—color spray (DC 15), expeditious retreat, feather fall,
lesser orb of sound SC (+6 ranged touch), obscuring mist,
shield
0 —acid splash (2) (+6 ranged touch), detect magic, read
magic
Abilities Str 8, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 13, Cha 6
SQ tattoo spellbook
Feats Combat Casting, Dash CW , Dodge, Scribe Scroll B ,
Sudden Still B CAr
Skills Climb +4, Concentration +11, Hide +6, Knowledge
(arcana) +14, Knowledge (geography) +14, Listen
+1, Move Silently +6, Ride +6, Spellcraft +16, Spot +1,
Survival +1 (+3 avoid hazards and getting lost), Swim +4
Possessions combat gear plus shortspear, masterwork
heavy crossbow with 10 bolts, ring of protection +1,
bracers of armor +1, cloak of resistance +1, 2 Quaal’s
feather tokens (anchor), small steel mirror, spell component
pouch, spyglass
Spellbook spells prepared plus 0—all except for evocation
and necromancy; 1st—animate rope; 2nd—whispering
wind
Abrupt Jaunt (Sp) As an immediate action, Pog can teleport
up to 10 feet in any direction. He may not bring along
other creatures. To gain this alternative class feature, Pog
gave up the ability to summon a familiar.
Tattoo Spellbook (Ex) Pog’s body is a living spellbook and
the spells he knows are tattooed directly onto his flesh.
See Complete Arcane page 186 for details.
If you use Expanded Psionics Handbook, replace Pog’s statistics
block with the following one.
Pog CR 7
hp 34 (7 HD)
Male blue nomad EPH 7
CE Small humanoid (goblinoid, psionic)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1, Spot +1
Languages Common, Draconic, Giant, Gnoll, Goblin, Orc
AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 13; Dodge, Psionic Dodge
(+1 size, +2 Dex, +1 armor, +1 deflection)
Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +7
Speed 30 ft. (6 squares); Speed of Thought
Melee shortspear +3 (1d4–1)
Ranged mwk heavy crossbow +6 (1d8/19–20)
Base Atk +3; Grp –2
Combat Gear breath crisis pearl, cognizance crystal 1, potion of
cure moderate wounds, power stone of biofeedback, power
stone of body adjustment, power stone of psionic levitate
Power Points/Day: 61; Powers Known (ML 7th):
4th—death urge A (DC 18), psionic dimensional anchor (+5
ranged touch)
3rd—dispel psionics A , energy burst A (DC 17), eradicate
invisibility A (DC 17), time hop A (DC 17)
2nd—concealing amorpha, dimension swap A , energy stun A
(DC 16), thought shield A
1st—burst, catfall A , know direction and location, mind
thrust A (DC 15), vigor A
A: Augmentable
Abilities Str 8, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 13, Cha 6
SQ naturally psionic
Feats Combat Manifestation B , Dodge, Psionic Body, Psionic
Dodge B , Speed of Thought
Skills Climb +9, Concentration +11, Knowledge (geography)
+14, Knowledge (psionics) +14, Listen +1, Move Silently
+6, Psicraft +16, Ride +6, Spot +1, Survival +1 (+3 to avoid
natural hazards and getting lost), Swim +9
Possessions combat gear plus shortspear, masterwork heavy
crossbow with 10 bolts, ring of protection +1, bracers of
armor +1, cloak of resistance +1, 2 Quaal’s feather tokens
(anchor), spyglass
MUCH KILL
The Much Kill is a massive black sailing ship that spreads
mayhem and suffering wherever it travels. Twice the size of
an ordinary ship of the same structure, it is notorious for
shattering smaller vessels, scattering timber and corpses in
its wake. The ship’s hull and three masts are dark, oozing
the cheap resin that was used to seal the wood. The Much
Kill flies crimson sails from its masts, and the sole black flag
snapping from the mainmast bears a red demonic skull atop
two red crossed bones.
The caravel has a crew complement of about thirty-five
goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears, many of which are the
same creatures that swore service to Captain Gnash in the
ruins of the lost city. They scuttle about the ship like roaches,
attending to the lines and sails and doing their part to keep
the vessel seaworthy. A ship full of goblinoids would be
strange enough, but many have become pseudonatural creatures,
and their malignant deformities—tentacles, eyestalks,
and worse—make the pirates of the Much Kill among the
most feared in all the seas.
KEY FEATURES
Despite its massive proportions, the Much Kill is as quick
and agile as its smaller cousin ships. The caravel has a main
deck, a lower deck, and a hull, as well as a quarterdeck at
the aft and a forecastle at the bow. The bowsprit—the long
pole at the front—is solid iron and ends in a harpoon barb.
Hanging from the pole are rotting corpses that bob and
twist as the ship cuts through the waves. Red sails hang
from the yards on three sturdy masts. Severed hands,
ears, and feet (taken from prisoners fed to the thing in
the hold) decorate the masts, and many of the sailors
shake the hands, stroke the feet, or whisper into the ears
for good luck.
DEFENSES
The Much Kill is a floating fortress. The hull is nearly 2 feet
thick and reinforced with iron plates, while steel rings
encircle the masts to help protect them from attack. Twin
ballistae at each end of the ship fire heavy harpoons, attached
to long coils of rope, into enemy ships or large sea creatures,
which are then reeled in for food.
Each member of the crew is a capable warrior, as savage
and cruel as First Mate Fecar. Some of them have become
pseudonatural creatures, their bodies sprouting strange
growths and mutations, thanks to the disruptive influence
of the Eater of Worlds.
The ship’s hold serves as a prison for a kython—a terrible
monster conjured from the screams of the mad. Insatiable,
the creature needs regular feeding, and when too many
days pass without a meal, Gnash is forced to drop one