Seven Spooky Skeletons - Our Lady Deathless

Seven Spooky Skeletons is a short series running until Halloween, showcasing a different unique skeletal villain each night.

Tonight's Spooky Skeleton is Our Lady Deathless, a winged skeleton covered in gleaming gold. She is false angel who leads the living to their deaths.

The following text is available as Open Game Content under the OGL. Open Game Content is ©2017 Jonah Bomgaars.

This skeleton’s bones are etched and plated with shining gold, and a serene golden mask covers her face. She floats above the ground, her gleaming skeletal wings outstretched behind her.

Our Lady Deathless      CR 7

XP 3,200

Aasimar skeletal champion antipaladin 4/cleric 5 (charm, death)

CE Medium undead

Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13

Aura aura of cowardice (10 ft.), aura of evil

DEFENSE

AC 21, touch 14, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +2 natural, +1 dodge)

hp 113 (7d8+4d10+60)

Fort +14, Ref +8, Will +16; +4 channel resistance

DR 5/bludgeoning; SR 15

Defensive Abilities gilded glory, unholy resilience

Immune cold, undead traits; Resistances acid 5, electricity 5

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.

Melee +2 unholy spear +13/+8 (1d8+4/x3)

Ranged mwk unholy javelins +13/+8 (1d6+2) 30ft.

Special Attacks bleeding touch (6/day, 1d6 bleed for 2 rounds), channel negative energy (8/day, 3d6, 30 ft., DC 17), dazing touch (6/day), smite good (2/day, +5 attack, +4 damage, +5 AC), touch of corruption (7/day, 2d6 negative energy plus DC 17 Fort save or shaken for 4 rounds)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9^th)

   at will – detect good, quickened levitate

   1/day – daylight

Antipaladin Spells Prepared (CL 4^th)

   1^st (DC 16) – command, murderous command

Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 5^th)

   3^rd (DC 16) – bestow curse, dispel magic, suggestion^D

   2^nd (DC 15) – death knell^D, dread bolt, hold person, spiritual weapon

   1^st (DC 14) – bane, burning disarm, cause fear, charm person^D, protection from good

   orisons (DC 13) – bleed, guidance, light, mending

STATISTICS

Str 14, Dex 16, Con --, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 20

Base Atk +9; CMB +11; CMD 24

Feats Channel Smite, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Improved Initiative^B, Mobility, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack

Skills Bluff +19, Diplomacy +13, Heal +7, Intimidate +11, Knowledge (religion) +8, Perception +13, Sense Motive +9, Spellcraft +6; Racial Modifiers +2 Diplomacy, +2 Perception

Languages Common, Celestial

SQ aura of evil, spontaneous casting, unholy weapons

SPECIAL ABILITIES

False Angel Form (Su)

Our Lady Deathless can assume the form of a glowing golden angel. The angel’s face is covered by Our Lady Deathless’ serene golden mask. While in false angel form, Our Lady Deathless’ aura becomes a strong aura of good.

   While Our Lady Deathless is in false angel form, creatures damaged by her negative energy attacks - such as channel energy, touch of corruption, or an inflict spell - must make a DC 20 Will save. Failure means that they believe that they have been healed for the same amount of damage. This damage only becomes apparent with a DC 20 Heal check or once Our Lady Deathless exits false angel form. This is a mind-affecting effect and the save DC is Charisma-based.

   Our Lady Deathless can remain in false angel form for up to 5 hours per day. This time is spent in 10 minute increments – if she exits false angel form before 10 minutes have passed, a 10 minute increment is still expended. Entering false angel form is a standard action, and leaving it is a free action.

Gilded Glory (Su)

Our Lady Deathless is covered with ornate gold ornamentation worked into her bones, granting her a +5 armor bonus and spell resistance 15.

Unholy Weapons (Su)

Any weapons wielded by Our Lady Deathless gain the unholy special ability as long as they are in her possession and for one round thereafter.

ECOLOGY

Treasure double (+2 spear, 4x mwk javelins, 2,500gp worth of gilding, other treasure)

Our Lady Deathless is a winged aasimar skeleton who has plated her bones with fifty pounds of gold. She wears a golden mask depicting a serene female face. No one knows her past or her true name. In undeath, she is known as Our Lady Deathless, and she is a cunning and evil scourge of all that is good. She delights in taking on her false angel form to mislead lost adventurers to their dooms, revealing her true self only at the very end. Her favorite targets are paladins and good-aligned clerics, often tricking them into attacking innocents or otherwise violating the precepts of their faith. 

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-your fourth spooky d20 despot