LoreWeaver: VO'RATH

VO'RATH

Vo'Rath is a shifty servant of a dark master who has been sent to retrieve powerful relics from the Last King's Tomb. The party is hot on his trail. Vo'Rath is currently in control of 'Miss. Pretty' via a Collar of Obediance (see below).

VO'RATH: Medium Half-orc/yuan-ti Sor 3/Rog 3:; HD 6d6 (hp 35); Init +7 (+3 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Spd 30 ft.; AC 13; Attack +3 melee, or +6 ranged; SV Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +4; AL NE; Str 10, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 7, Wis 10, Cha 14.
Languages: Common, Undercommon, Orc.
Possessions: Cloak of Quick Change, Collar of Obediance, Leggings of Speed, Wand of the Undead, +2 Scimitar, +2 Leather Armor
Sorcerer Spells Known (6/6): 0th -- Daze, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Mending, Read Magic. 1st -- Disguise Self, Magic Weapon, Obscuring Mist.

Collar of Obedience

Simply put, the wearer of this item is subject to any command, given by any being within earshot. The only conditions are these: 1) the victim must don the collar willingly, and 2) the priority of each command is lower than the preceding one. Thus, if you tell the collar-wearing chancellor to kill the king, and the cornered monarch orders him to desist, yours will be the instruction followed. The collar is a beautiful work of art, often worn for its ornamental value by the unknowing.

Cloak of Quick Change

This cloak usually red and black and very popular with thieves and assassins, is reversible, and may become any two colors desired. When the cloak is worn with one color out, a set of clothing is visible; when the cloak is reversed, a second form of dress appears. When the cloak is donned over a set of clothing and the clasp is turned, the inner side of the cloak is attuned to that set of clothes. When the cloak is removed, the clothes vanish with it. A second choice of costume may then be selected and the process repeated with the cloak reversed. After this, when the cloak is reversed, the appropriate set of clothing appears.

Leggings of Speed

Appearing to be nothing more than a normal pair of either leather (75%) or chain mail (25%) leggings, in reality they are leggings +2 with a special power. Whenever a character is either pursuing or fleeing an enemy, they double his movement rate until he either catches or evades the enemy. Leggings of speed do not increase speed for normal exploration, and once the enemy has been caught/evaded, the character returns to his normal movement rate.

Wand of the Undead

This wand resembles a small skeletal doll. The wand of the undead acts as a 12th-level evil cleric using an unholy symbol, for determination of forcing undead into service. However, any undead pressed into service will serve for 1-6 months rather than 1-6 weeks at a time. It will not otherwise destroy or turn undead; it will only produce either a neutral/friendly reaction, or call into service those undead it is used upon. Note that minor demons, et al. are allowed a magic resistance check before attempts to influence them; if successful, the wand fails to function.

See also: Red Hand ov Doom campaign

Sources: RPG Sheets: Codex∞, NPC Generator 2∞.