Cartae
Male treacherous thief unhallowed (human) Rog12/Sdr10; CR 28; Medium-size undead (unhallowed); HD 22d12; hp 1488; Init +14; Spd 90 (180) ft; AC 73 (touch 51, flat-footed 63); Atk (base: +16/+5) melee (1d8+8+3d6 cold/17-20, +6 Nightbringer) or +22/+17 touch (by spell); SA Damaging touch, paralyzing touch, fear aura, ; SQ Thief abilities, shadowdancer abilities, epic-level benefits, invulnerable, pleasing illusion, silent as the wind, immunities, turning immunity, DR 20/+2, undead; AL LE; SV Fort +7, Ref +17, Will +9; Str 15, Dex 36, Con --, Int 22, Wis 23, Cha 35.
Height: 6 ft.
Skills and Feats: Alchemy +87, Balance +30, Bluff +72, Concentration +80, Craft (Rods and Rings) +97, Diplomacy +82, Gather Information +72, Handle Animal +42, Heal +38, Hide +68, Innnuendo +62, Intimidate +92, Knowledge (arcana) +52, Knowledge (geography) +77, Knowledge (history) +87, Knowledge (nobility & royalty) + 77, Knowledge (the planes) +87, Knowledge (religion) +97, Listen +80, Move Silently +78, Profession (military general) +72, Ride (nightmare) +50, Search +95, Sense Motive +100, Spellcraft +97, Spot +100, Swim +26, Tumble +30; Alertness, Ambidexterity, Improved Initative, Iron Will, Two-Weapon Fighting.
Special Attacks: Sneak Attack
Special Qualities: Shadowdancer Abilities: Hide in plain sight, evasion, darkvision, uncanny dodge (can't be flanked), shadow illusion, summon shadow, shadow jump 160 ft,
Possessions:
Reputed to able to steal the very breath from a guard's lungs, very few things were able to be put out of the reach of the great Cartae. In the beginning, Cartae was a Robin Hood of sorts, stealing from those who have taken more than they need from those who don't have enough as it was. To these people, Cartae was a great hero, while to those who he took money from, he was a hated criminal
Vard
Male forsaken priest unhallowed (human) Ftr1/Clr17/Urp10/Uhie5; CR 37; Medium-size undead (unhallowed); HD 33d12; hp 488; Init +14; Spd 30 ft; AC 73 (touch 51, flat-footed 63); Atk (base: +19/+15/+9) melee (1d8+8+3d6 cold/17-20, +6 Nightbringer) or +22/+17 touch (by spell); SA Damaging touch, paralyzing touch, fear aura, ; SQ Hierophant abilities, ur-priest abilities, epic-level benefits, immunities, turning immunity, DR 5/+5, invulnerable, unholy arts, sweet-sounding lies, pleasant illusion, undead; SR 101; AL LE; SV Fort +18, Ref +11, Will +21; Str 20, Dex 21, Con --, Int 32, Wis 35, Cha 35.
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
Skills and Feats: Alchemy +87, Balance +30, Bluff +72, Concentration +80, Craft (Rods and Rings) +97, Diplomacy +82, Gather Information +72, Handle Animal +42, Heal +38, Hide +68, Innnuendo +62, Intimidate +92, Knowledge (arcana) +52, Knowledge (geography) +77, Knowledge (history) +87, Knowledge (nobility & royalty) + 77, Knowledge (the planes) +87, Knowledge (religion) +97, Listen +80, Move Silently +78, Profession (military general) +72, Ride (nightmare) +50, Search +95, Sense Motive +100, Spellcraft +97, Spot +100, Swim +26, Tumble +30; (*Alertness, Combat Casting, Empower Spell, Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Leadership, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell) Ignore Material Components, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Ring, Craft Rod, Craft Wondrous Item, Epic Spellcasting, Heighten Spell, Malign Spell Focus, Planar Turning, Scribe Scroll, Spellcasting Prodigy, Undead Mastery.
Special Attacks: Spells, Rebuke Undead 3/day.
Special Qualities: Ur-Priest abilities: Spells, Rebuke Undead, Divine SR 20, Siphon Spell Power, Steal Spell-Like Ability; Ur-Hieropant abilities: Spell Power +4, Spell-like Abilities (2/day; 3 spells); Invulnerable, Unholy Arts (10th-level cleric), Sweet-sounding Lies (DC 24), Pleasing Illusion (DC 24), Undead.
Cleric Spells per Day: 6/5/5/4/4/4/4/3/2/1 (modify for Spellcasting Prod. and bonus spells). Base DC = 10 + Wisdodom modifier + spell level, 10 + Wisdodom modifier + spell level +2 for all spells with the evil descriptor. Deity: None (formerly Torm). Domains: None (Ur-priests cannot use domain spells or powers.)
Possessions: Greater vestments of power and faith, boots of speed, bracers of armor +8, belt of holy might, periapt of wisdom, cloak of resistance +5, staff of fiendish darkness, rod of lordly might, rod of rulership.
Vard was a man of God. He once faithfully served Torm, until the day his lust overpowered his zealousness. While entrusted to care for an injured paladin and his wife, Vard seduced the woman to his bed. The next morning, Vard and the woman were discovered by the paladin, who was obviuosly offended. He moved to strike Vard down, but Vard used his magic to compel the woman to be his shield, and the paladin inadvertently killed her. Enraged, the paladin again moved in, but then Vard used his power to strike the paladin down. Torm, enraged at this, appeared before his wayward cleric, and when confronted, Vard denounced his former patron, and was stripped of his power. Enraged, Vard ran out into the world, using parlor tricks and magical items to impersonate a priest of Torm, until he was always discovered but got away. When he finally died, his force of will was so strong that he became Unhallowed. After this, he left Faerun for the Nine Hells. There, he discovered how to steal a deity's power against its will, thus becoming an ur-priest. Upon returning to Faerun again, Vard attached his parasitic essence to Torm, and now gains the powers he once had. Torm, only partly aware of this, has told his faithful to find this man and strike him down, but he cannot yet pinpoint Vard's location.
Note: Ur-Hierophant is not a separate prestige class; it is as presented under hierophant in FRCS. It is just that Vard did not lose his powers of the hierophant prestige class as he did his initial powers of cleric.
Laraz
Male faithless knight unhallowed (human) Ftr2/Pal10(20)/Blk10; CR 28; Medium-size undead (unhallowed); HD 22d12; hp 1488; Init +14; Spd 90 (180) ft; AC 73 (touch 51, flat-footed 63); Atk (base: +16/+5) melee (1d8+8+3d6 cold/17-20, +6 Nightbringer) or +22/+17 touch (by spell); SA Damaging touch, paralyzing touch, fear aura, ; SQ Blackguard abilities, epic-level benefits, invulnerable, frightful presence, cursed sword, immunities, turning immunity, DR 20/+2, undead; AL LE; SV Fort +7, Ref +17, Will +9; Str 15, Dex 36, Con --, Int 22, Wis 23, Cha 35.
Height: 6' 5" ft.
Skills and Feats: Alchemy +87, Balance +30, Bluff +72, Concentration +80, Craft (Rods and Rings) +97, Diplomacy +82, Gather Information +72, Handle Animal +42, Heal +38, Hide +68, Innnuendo +62, Intimidate +92, Knowledge (arcana) +52, Knowledge (geography) +77, Knowledge (history) +87, Knowledge (nobility & royalty) + 77, Knowledge (the planes) +87, Knowledge (religion) +97, Listen +80, Move Silently +78, Profession (military general) +72, Ride (nightmare) +50, Search +95, Sense Motive +100, Spellcraft +97, Spot +100, Swim +26, Tumble +30; Alertness, Ambidexterity, Improved Initative, Iron Will, Two-Weapon Fighting.
Special Attacks: Sneak Attack +4d6
Special Qualities: Paladin Abilities: none, as Laraz is an ex-paladin, but he has traded 10 levels of paladin for his levels of blackguard, and the other levels go toward his fallen paladin powers.; Blackguard Abilities: Detect Good at will, Poison Use, Dark Blessing, Smite Good 1/day, Command Undead, Aura of Despair; Fallen Paladin Abilities: Smite Good 2/day, Lay On Hands (self, 1/day), Sneak Attack +1d6, Summon Monster I (caster level 20, 1/day), Skeleton Companion (benefits as fiendish servant, unturnable).
Possessions: Sword of Kas (+6 unholy keen vorpal longsword, grants +10 to Strength, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 16, Ego 34, CE; casts 1/day: call lightning (10d6 damage, DC 14), blasphemy, and, unhallow; 1/week: slay living), cursed sword (bastard sword: targets struck must make a Fort save (DC 17), if fails roll 1d6: 1-3, take 1 point of Str, Dex, or Con; 4-6, 1d3 energy drain 1d3 levels), +5 magical full plate armor (+13 AC), belt of giant strength (STR +6), nightmare mount (outfitted with +5 horse plate).
Heralded as the greatest and most noble warrior of his time, the monster now known as Laraz is now a true terror to behold and to battle. Once holy and great, the Sword of Kas corrupted Laraz into acts of terror, and at the time of his death he was not ready to go. Now, this monster runs across the fields of Greyhawk, destroying armies.
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