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Gr e a t St a g (New) Wood Elves revere the Great Stag above all other creatures of the forest including the Unicorn. Sightings of the antlered behemoths occur once or twice every generation, during portentous times or grand celebrations. To be blessed with the sighting of a Stag is a great honour, but becoming a Stag Companion is a blessing above all others. Only in the direst of circumstances does a Great Stag attend a particularly valiant or courageous Wood Elf and consent to be ridden into battle. The very presence of a Great Stag inspires nearby Elves to bravery. In combat, a Great Stag and its rider often stand aside inspiring allies with their mere presence, before charging into the fray at a pivotal moment to tip the balance in favour of the Wood Elves. Main Profile – Great Stag Statistics – WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel 55% 0% 50% 46% 38% 32% 65% 31% Secondary Profile A W SB TB M Mag IP FP 2 24 5 4 8 0 0 0 Chapter X: Friends of the Forest Skills: Dodge Blow, Follow Trail +10%, Perception +20%, Swim. Talents: Acute Hearing, Fearless, Keen Senses, Natural Weapons, Night Vision. Special Rules: • Antlers: The Great Stag’s antlers count as a magic weapon. Furthermore, if the Great Stag makes a Guarded Attack, the antlers count as having the Snare Quality. • Inspirational: The sight of a Great Stag’s antlers inspires bravery. All Wood Elves gain the Stout-Hearted Talent (see WFRP pg. 101) within sight of the Great Stag. Armour: None Weapons: Antlers Th e Wh i t e Ha r t o f At h e l Lo r e n The White Hart of Athel Loren is a Great Stag of unsurpassed nobility and grace, a noble spirit that is considered to be an immortal aspect of the forest which neither grows old nor dies. An appearance by the White Hart is rarer still than the Great Stags, and those who see it are said to be blessed by the forest itself. • White Hart: The rare sight of this spirit animal is portentous indeed, giving you the use of two bonus Fortune Points anytime within the next two days. Na i a d s Source: WFRP Companion, pg. 115 and 123 Da u g h t e r s o f Re t r i b u t i o n Asrai legends say that the Naiads are the daughters of a beautiful maiden who captured the love of Mathlann, the God of the Sea. But when Mathlann’s tempestuous and often violent ways forced the maiden to flee inland to escape his wrath, the spurned Sea Lord cursed the maiden and all of her line to be forever bound to the water. The legends go on to say that in return, the maiden vowed an eternal hatred of men. Whether the tales are true or not, the Naiads undoubtedly share a common temperament with the Lord of the Tides. When an attractive male traveller catches their eye, Naiads appear as playful, seductive water elves to lure their prey into a sensuous embrace. While these encounters are not typically violent, partings are another matter. A young man wishing to leave the Naiad’s company best have good reason if he wants to avoid her wrath. The beautiful nymphs are jealous creatures who loathe being spurned for any reason. Ro l e p l a y Gu i d e l i n e s All males approaching a Naiad must roll a Challenging (-10) Fellowship Test. Those who pass this test are considered attractive by the Naiads. Males who are considered attractive in this way will see the Naiads as beautiful maidens bathing or sitting idly on the riverbank. Naiads do not participate in deep conversation; instead they coyly attempt to seduce the men who they consider to be attractive. Human males with extraordinarily high Fellowship characteristics (60+) and Elves may be offered information in exchange for a kiss (see below). If no one in the party is considered attractive, the Naiads will ignore them unless the group continues to approach the Naiads’ position. If this happens, the Naiads disappear beneath the water, assume War Form, and then resurface to intimidate the unwelcome companions. Rejected suitors, who stand at the water’s edge without invitation, risk being dragged to a watery death. Female party members are teased and tempted into a watery kiss, so the jealous Naiads can seduce the attractive males without competition. 101 Special Rules: • Female Form: The Naiad’s body appears very attractive. She seems to wear a thin, wet veil over the curves of her body, which confers a +10 bonus to her Fellowship Characteristic. • Seductive Kiss: The recipient of a Naiad’s kiss must pass an Opposed Will Power Test or be sucked into the space between worlds where they are Lost in Time and Space! (pg. 58), until a silver path is located and they exit into The Waterfall Palace of the Naiad Court (see pg. 70) to await the arrival of their covetous mistress.
Sh a d o w Be a s t s (New) Shadow Beasts are dark forest spirits that haunt the magical pathways between worlds (see Shadow Walk, pg. 33). These hateful entities appear as shapeless, spectral figures who attempt to draw travellers into the Shadow Mires where they can slowly feast upon their souls. Human Amethyst wizards believe Shadow Beasts are the aethyric echoes of souls once claimed by Chaos daemons. Elven Spellsingers sometimes refer to them as “Isha’s scavengers”; their goddess’ cruellest creations. Shadow Beasts mimic people’s fears and passions, weaving personalised illusions of pain and suffering to lure victims in. Individual Shadow Beasts are weak, so they attack in groups to overwhelm victims with despair. If countered with magic, they will retreat after several of them have been defeated. Main Profile – Shadow Beast Statistics – WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel 25% 0% 22% 24% 37% 18% 31% 18% Secondary Profile Chapter X: Friends of the Forest A W SB TB M Mag IP FP 1 18 2 2 6 0 0 0 Skills: Concealment, Disguise, Dodge Blow, Perception, Shadowing Talents: Contortionist, Ethereal, Frightening, Mimic, Night Vision Special Rules: • Siphon Memory: Shadow Beasts can read the memories of travellers who fail their Shadow Walk tests (pg. 33) by 0-2 Degrees of Failure. The Shadow Beasts utilise these memories to impersonate loved ones (dead or alive) in distressing or torturous scenarios. When travellers stray from the silver path to rescue their illusory loved ones, the Shadow Beasts attack. • Clutches of Despair: Shadow Beasts use special Grappling attacks. To-hit rolls are made against WS as normal, but instead of Strength, the victim must pass an Opposed Will Power Test to break the grapple. Grappled targets are not immobilised. Instead, every Round the grapple is sustained, the target must pass a Very Easy (+30) Will Power Test, or gain an Insanity Point (for each additional Shadow Beast that grapples, modify this test by -10%). Targets who gain an Insanity by this method automatically acquire Heart of Despair (WFRP pg. 205). Unless another traveller intervenes within 4 Rounds, victims who acquire Heart of Despair sink into the Shadow Mires forever. Armour: None (Ethereal) Weapons: None (Grapple) Sp i t e s Source: WFRP Companion, pg. 118 and 125 Sp i t e Co m p a n i o n s Spites (or “sprites” as they’re called by humans) are the most engaging of forest spirits, owing mainly to their insatiable curiosities. Some scholars believe the Spites’ empathy towards mortals suggests that the diminutive creatures were once mortals themselves. Wood Elves may bond with Spite Companions as if they were animals (see Animal Bonding, pg. 94). Spite Companions follow their patron around providing aid and protection – so long as their patron provides ongoing entertainment! Bonded Spites sometimes hide within their patron’s cloak or backpack, but their irrepressible curiosity prevents them from remaining concealed for very long. Spite Companions are attracted in groups of 1d5+1, and can also be taken as Wizard Familiars (see Realms of Sorcery, pg. 183). On rare occasions, Spites have even been attracted to Human companions of pure heart. Most Wood Elves assume the wee spirits find humans comical rather than interesting in their own right. However, Spellweavers have sometimes granted Humans special status on the basis of being “Spite friends”. Spite Companions are highly unpredictable. If their patron acts against the forest’s well-being, or proves too boring after the initial meeting, Spites can turn suddenly...spiteful. 102 Ad d i t i o n a l Su b t y p e s In addition to Mischiefs, Shrikes and Terrors (WFRP Companion pg. 125) many other varieties of Spites have been observed. Spites are shape-changers, so their physical appearance is not necessarily consistent by subtype; only their special abilities are catalogued according to subtype. • Malevolents: These aggressive Spites engage their enemies at range using tiny poisoned darts or arrows (Damage SB-1, Range 6/-, Reload Half, Poison). Targets injured by a Malevolent’s missile must pass a Routine (+10) Toughness Test or fall into a deep sleep (2d10 hours). If the test is failed by 3 Degrees or more, the victim can only be awakened with healing magic. If not awakened, the victim will slowly die of starvation. Slumbering victims experience terrible nightmares. • Netlings: These jumping arachnid-like Spites come in a variety of shapes, but most have insect legs and leave trails of gossamer fibre wherever they go. Instead of attacking to cause damage, Netlings entangle enemies in their sticky webs. After three successful Entanglement attacks (using the Netling’s Ballistic Skill), the target counts as Stunned (see the Snare quality, WFRP pg. 106). Entanglement attacks can be combined between several Netlings cumulatively, over multiple Rounds, until three hits are scored to Stun their target.
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