Epic Level Handbook

APPENDIX 1:EPIC NPCSOF FAERÛNStaff, Craft Wand, Craft Wondrous Item, Create Portal,Forge Ring, Great Constitution, Improved Spell Capacity(10th), Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell, ScribeScroll, Skill Focus (Spellcraft), Spellcasting Prodigy,Spell Penetration, Spell Focus (Conjuration), SpellFocus (Enchantment).Arcane Fire (Su): Manshoon may cast anyspell as an energy bolt (range 480 ft., damage2d6 + 1d6 points per spell level).Spell-Like Ability: 4/day—teleport.Enhanced Intelligence: Manshoonhas read a tome of clear thought +3. HisIntelligence score has a +3 inherentbonus included in its value.Permanent Spells: Through theuse of permanency, Manshoon has thefollowing permanent continuousmagical abilities: comprehend languages,darkvision, protection fromarrows, and see invisibility.Wizard Spells per Day: 4/6/6/6/9/4/5/5/3/3/1; base DC 17 +spell level, 19 + spell level for Enchantmentand Conjuration spells. Casterlevel 25th.Spellbook: Manshoon knows morethan one hundred spells,including most wizard/sorcererspells in the Player’sHandbook.Possessions: Staff of power,brooch of shielding, Manshoon’sbattle gorget (gives75% immunity to criticalhits and sneak attacks,+4 natural armor, quickenedlesser ironguard 1/day, feather fall2/day, repulsion 1/day, lightning bolt 1/day, all at casterlevel 17th), ring of spell storing, ring of wizardry IV, black robeof the archmagi.For years a lord of Zhentil Keep and leader of theZhentarim, Manshoon fit the archetype of the slytongued,sinister, and decadent evil master spellcaster.He ruthlessly quelled revolts in the ranks of the BlackNetwork, slaughtered his rivals, and weeded the ranksof the young and ambitious by sending such upstartmages on impossible missions to slay Elminster orseize the spellfire-wielder Shandril Shessair. Hatedand mistrusted by his ally Fzoul, Manshoon calmlymanipulated the priest as he did all others—remainingarrogant, untouchable in his power, and faintly amusedby everything.That all came forcibly to an end in 1370 DR, whenFzoul and Lord Orgauth managed to slay Manshoon—and found themselves facing not the sole clone theyexpected but a dozen or more stasis clones Manshooncreated. No one knows who activated all the clones orwhy, but the chaos caused Faerûn to come alive withruthless evil archmages, each convinced that he was, infact, the “real” Manshoon and inexplicably compelled toslay his rival clones.Most of the clones perished in battle, and the cachesof magic items formerly hidden across Faerûn by Manshoonare now scattered into other hands. Onlythree Manshoons remain. One reclaimed hisplace among the Zhentarim, conceding leadershipof the organization to Fzoul Chembrylbut arriving at an understandingwith the Chosen of Bane that allowshim to make use of the resourcesand manpower of the Zhentarim.One is rumored to have assumeda position of power among thethieves of Westgate, calling himself Orbakh. Athird has taken refuge with Halaster of Undermountain.Those who survive have masteredthe slaying-compulsion by means of variousspells and devices.For all intents and purposes, theManshoon with the Zhentarim appearsto be “the” Manshoon. A master tyrantand diplomat, he’s accustomed toruling and manipulating frombehind the scenes, and is likelyto employ adventurers to workhis will wherever hecan’t dupe local authoritiesto do so,Relieved of the responsibilityof administering the BlackNetwork, he is freeto concoct far-rangingdesigns for the advancement of the Zhentarim,and seems to have learned a lesson in cautionand patience from the travails of the last two years. Hehas redoubled his arcane researches, seeking ways totransfer his consciousness from one clone to anotherat will.IYRACLEAFemale Human Cleric 15/Divine Disciple 5/Hierophant5 of Auril: CR 25; Medium-size outsider (evil);HD 15d8+15 plus 5d8+5 plus 5d8+5; hp 140; Init +0;Spd 30 ft.; AC 33, touch 10, Hat-footed 33; Atk+20/+15/+10 melee (1d8+4 plus 3d6 cold/×3 plus 9d6cold, +3 icy blast battleaxe), +26 ranged (1d8+10 plus 1d6cold, +5 icy burst light crossbow with +5 bolts); SA Rebukeundead 6/day; SQ Divine emissary, electricity resistance5, fire resistance 10, hierophant special abilities,immune to cold, imbue with spell ability, sacreddefense +2, transcendence; AL NE; SV Fort +19, Ref+ 10, Will +26; Str 12, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 28,Cha 16. Height 5 ft. 7 in.302