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Chosen One
Result of Thayan magic
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Thay
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Pack
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: LOW (5-7)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
NO. APPEARING: 3d10
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVEMENT: 12
HIT DICE: 3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 or 2
DAMAGE/ATTACKS: 1d8/1d4 (×2) or 1d8 and by
weapon
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: M
MORALE: Fanatic (18)
XP VALUE: 175
Chosen ones were once human slaves of the Red
Wizards of Thay who were subjected to vile magicks
(see the create chosen one spell on page 136) and
transformed into hideous, tortured, and violent instruments
of their vile creators.
The torturous magical process that these unfortunate
souls undergo twists their bodies as well as their
minds. Faces are contorted in rictuses of pain, the
teeth grow to resemble fangs, and hands are stretched
and gnarled into gruesome claws.
Combat: In battle, chosen ones attack fearlessly,
snarling out their rage from throats raw from the
screams of their transformation. Some chosen ones are
equipped with a weapon and/or shield. These chosen
ones give up both claw attacks, but those with a shield
do have the standard armor class improvement and
those with a weapon attack with it normally.
The victim of Chosen One’s bite must save vs.
poison or suffer an additional 1d8 points of damage
as the vile corruption courses through its body for
the next 1d6 rounds.
Occasionally, the conditioning of a chosen one
breaks down and memories of their past-and the
true cause of their pain-return to them. This breakdown
has a cumulative 1% chance of occurring after
the chosen one has been in combat for five rounds.
For example, after 10 rounds of combat the chance is
5%. (This 1%/round chance could be significantly
larger if the chosen one is forced to fight someone it
knew from its previous life, such as a family member,
dear friend, or other loved one.) If chosen ones are
kept from extended periods of combat, they almost
never manage to shake off their magical “conditioning.”
If a chosen one’s memories do return, the poor
creature howls horribly, breaks off combat (granting
any melee opponents a free attack from behind, with
the standard +2 attack bonus), and tries to find its
creator and take revenge for the tortures inflicted
upon it. The chosen one will fight only those who
bar its way at this time.
Habitat/Society: The Red Wizards are willing to
risk the occasional loss of a chosen one, as they normally
make such useful slaves.
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