As a young surgeon, Achefield was constantly jealous of those who visited churches for magical healing instead of his hard-earned mundane skills. He began a rumor that the churches spread a spiritual disease with their healing- one that dangerously affected those in his city when an actual plague came through. Nine tenths of his city died in agonizing boils, stubbornly refusing aid from the clerics and paladins who offered to help them, including Achefield. Achefield, however, was visited by a servant of the Demon of Plagues, astounded that so much wicked progress had been made here, far beyond the demon’s wildest dreams. On his deathbed, he was offered daemonic immortality, if he just made his rumor spread. Now, centuries later, he has established many small cults, and stalks the land for new prey, preparing the way for his virulent master. Statistics: Achefield makes for an effective “but I’m not the real villain” boss, leading on to his daemon master, Incabulos. He is a 12th-level Cleric, and often makes his way in simple robes, purporting to be a surgeon. When he rouses his forces for battle, however, he dresses in thick, pitted and rusting plate with a helm bearing the likeness of a plague doctor’s beak, and bears a sword that seems to smoke as it passes through the air, teeming with disease and foul vapours. He will rarely deign to fight foes head-on, often preferring to face people through intermediaries. Where he can, he will convince loved ones and innocents of the rightness of his cause, shielding him from frontal assault by church forces. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash on 15 November 2018) Categories All Comments are closed.
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