Once known as the Queen of Blood, the tyrant by the name Ethellanor was brought low nearly eight centuries ago by a revolt of her people. She was slain, and her body mummified and spread across the Emerald Islands so that she could never again return to wreak terror on her people. Her soul wandered for many many years in the Desert of Souls, slowly atrophying until nothing but a wandering husk devoid of memory remained, ready to begin its final journey into the Halls of the Dead.
However, a passing kindness by travellers seeking to restore a lost friend saw her husk restored to life and able not only to regather some of its memories, but to escape the Halls of the Dead altogether, returning in whole to the mortal realm. Now, restored against the wishes of gods and men, she seeks to establish her cruel reign again, and rule forever as an undead monarch. She has only a fraction of her previous power, but seeks to reunite her original body and to regain the magical items and artefacts she once used to rule. Ethellanor recalls knowledge of the magics she once held, and her frustration at the ultimate powers now denied to her ensures that her cruelty continues unabated. She appears much as she did in life- a confident elf, floating about a foot from the fround, with long blackened talons instead of hands. She wears a veil of gold covering her mouth, hiding her sharpened teeth. ETHELLANOR, THE QUEEN OF BLOOD Medium humanoid (elf), Lawful Evil Armour Class 16 (breastplate) Hit Points 77 (11d8 + 22) Speed 30ft., levitate 30ft. Str 13 (+1); Dex 15 (+2); Con 14 (+2); Int 12 (+1); Wis 14 (+2); Cha 20 (+5) Saving Throws Con +6, Int +5, Cha +19 Skills Arcana +6, History +6, Religion +6 Damage Immunities Necrotic Damage Resistances Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from nonmagical weapons Condition Immunities Sleeping Senses Darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 12 Languages archaic Common, Elven Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Magic Resistance. Ethellanor has advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects. Rejuvenation. Ethellanor has walked the Desert of Souls and returned for her crown, and cannot be truly destroyed without the intervention of deific forces, or until all of the remnants of her original body are found and destroyed. If slain, she rejuvenates in 24 hours, regaining all of her hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of where she died. Spellcasting. Ethellanor is an 11th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). Ethellanor knows the following spells (some used from vanDorne's Spell Compendium, volume I): Cantrips: Friends, mage hand, message, prestidigitation, thaumaturgy, true strike 1st level (4 slots): Blade of regrets, blood of retribution, inflict wounds 2nd level (3 slots): Crown of madness, silence, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): Outburst, spirit guardians 4th level (3 slots): Blight, guardian of faith, ragefire 5th level (2 slots): Call forth the scarlet flux 6th level (1 slot): Eyebite ACTIONS Multiattack. Ethellanor can use her corrupting gaze and strike once with her blighted claws. Blighted claws. Melee weapon attack: +6 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) slashing damage and 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 14) or lose one Hit Die until it finishes a long rest. If the creature has no remaining Hit Dice, it takes an additional 10 (3d6) necrotic damage instead. Corrupting Gaze. Ethellanor targets one creature that she can see within 60 feet. If the target can see Ethellanor, it must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw or become Charmed until the end of Ethellanor's next turn. If the target fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it is also vulnerable to necrotic damage for the same duration. LEGENDARY ACTIONS Ethellanor can take 1 legendary action, choosing from the options below at the end of another creature's turn. Ethellanor regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn. Attack. Ethellanor makes one attack with her blighted claws or her corrupting gaze. Queen of Blood. Ethellanor vanishes into an existing puddle of blood and emerges from another within 60 feet, recovering 4d8 hit points as she does. Recover Spell Slot. Ethellanor regains a single spell slot, up to 3rd level. Reviled Word. Ethellanor utters a blasphemous word. All creatures within 60 feet that can hear her take 18 (4d8) points of necrotic damage. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 20 August 2021. Comments are closed.
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