Manual of the Planes

CHAPTER 9:MONSTERSIllus. by W. Reynolds168use its special abilities, then follows up with its ownmelee attacks. If the outcome of the battle is uncertain,the narzugon opens the visor on its helmet and makesgaze attacks.Baleful Gaze (Su): Those who see the narzugon’sunmasked face see their own worst fears reflected in itseyes. As they hold its gaze, the fearsome image growslike a hallucination until it blocks out reality completely.The baleful gaze functions as a phantasmal killerspell cast by a 10th-level sorcerer (save DC 18) againstall within 30 feet.Spell-Like Abilities: At will—desecrate, doom, holdperson, produce flame, suggestion; 1/day—order’s wrath orunholy blight. These abilities are as the spells cast by a10th-level sorcerer (save DC = 14 + spell level).At will, a narzugon can teleport without error itself and itsmount as the spell cast by a 12th-level sorcerer.Summon Baatezu (Sp): Once per day, a narzugon canattempt to summon 1d3 erinyes or another narzugonwith a 30% chance of success.ENERGONEnergons are faintly glowingcoalescences of energyinhabited by alienintelligence. Native tothe Energy Planes, theywander elsewhere to satisfycuriosity or fulfillsome unknown plan.Xag-yas hail from thePositive EnergyPlane, while xeg-yiscome from the NegativeEnergy Plane. Eithertype of energon is atranslucent globeabout 2 feet acrossthat floats andshimmers in theair, giving off awarm (xag-ya) orcold (xeg-yi) glow.Emerging fromthe lower hemisphereof the globeare six to twelvetentacles. The onlyother feature is apair of spots on theupper hemisphere thatsuggest eyes.Incorporeal creatures,xag-yas and xeg-yis takeno notice of features suchas doors, walls, and furniture, silently gliding from placeto place on unknowable errands. They often pause toobserve other creatures, tending to favor places wherebirth or death is occurring. Energons rarely start fights,but their mere touch is dangerous, so many creaturesconsider them a threat and try to drive them off.Some powerful necromancers and clerics capture energons,using them to guard a location, assist in a ritual, orstrengthen undead minions. When freed, xag-yas andxeg-yis express gratitude by healing their rescuers orfighting on their behalf.Xag-yas and xeg-yis do not speak, even among themselves.Their feeding and reproductive habits remainunknown.COMBATEnergons like to move around in combat, using theirincorporeality to outmaneuver material foes. A xag-ya orxeg-yi often fires its energy ray, then ducks into a solidobject to avoid a counterattack.In melee combat,energons try to positionthemselves sothat their enemies can’tmaneuver easily and tryto use CombatReflexes to makeextra attacksof opportunity.An energoncan fightwith only fourtentacles at a time.Incorporeal: Energonscan be harmed only byother incorporeal creatures,+1 or better magic weapons, ormagic, with a 50% chance toignore any damagefrom a corporealsource. They can passthrough solid objectsat will, and theirattacks pass througharmor. They always move silently.Energy Ray (Ex): An energon’senergy ray has a range of 30 feet.Explosion(Su): If an energonis reducedto 0 hit points, its body isinstantaneously destroyedin an explosion ofpositive or negativeenergythat deals 1d8+9points of damageto everyone in a20-foot-radius burst(Fortitude save DC 16 half ). If a