Ability

Arcane Absorption

Circumstance: Any creature adjacent to Lorthact is stupefied, capable of castin

Lorthact attempts to drain a 1st- through 8th-level prepared spell from the target, who can resist with a successful DC 37 Will saving throw. On a failure or against a willing target, the prepared arcane spell is transferred from that creature as if it were cast, and Lorthact immediately prepares that spell in the same level slot. If he already had a spell prepared in that slot, the previously prepared spell is lost. That creature is then immune to Arcane Absorption for 24 hours.

 

Ability

Arcane Innate Spells

DC 37, attack +29; 8th dispel magic, maze, suggestion; 7th divine decree (lawful or evil), magic missile, teleport; 6th dominate (×2), feeblemind, scrying (×3), slow; 5th dimension door (at will); Cantrips (8th) detect magic, mage hand, message, produce flame, read aura; Constant (8th) tongues

 

Ability

Arcane Prepared Spells

DC 37, attack +29; 8th horrid wilting; 7th shadow blast; 6th phantasmal killer; 5th magic missile; 4th invisibility; 3rd mind reading; 2nd mirror image; 1st ray of enfeeblement

 

Ability

Arcane Spellcaster

As long as Lorthact has one arcane spell prepared in this way, all arcane spells are on his spell list, which allows him to activate items such as scrolls, wands, and staves. He can recharge his staff of power as a prepared spellcaster by using his arcane spell slots. He has one spell slot to prepare arcane spells of each level from 1st to 8th, and can prepare any Common arcane spell in these slots during his daily preparations. The spells listed above represent those he most typically prepares, but given time, he can adjust this selection as needed for the task at hand.

 

Ability

Divination Immunity

As a side effect of existing slightly outside the normal time stream, Lorthact is difficult to detect via divination spells and abilities. These effects function as though Lorthact and items he carries are not present, and those specifically targeting him, such as scrying, fail entirely unless the source of the divination is a higher level than Lorthact—in which case they succeed only if the caster succeeds at a DC 16 secret flat check.

 

Ability

Scholastic Masquerade

(arcane, concentrate, polymorph, transmutation) Lorthact takes on the appearance of Volshyenek Ornelos or reverts to his true form. In Volshyenek's form, he loses his fly Speed and claw Strikes, doesn't inflict additional mental damage with his Strikes, and reduces his AC to 34. He gains a +4 status bonus on Deception checks to appear human in this guise.

 

Ability

Staff of Power

Lorthact's staff of power is tipped with a pair of metal tines that grant the weapon the versatile piercing trait.

 

Ability

Thought Theft

(curse, divine, enchantment, mental) Any creature that takes mental damage from Lorthact's claws or staff must succeed at a DC 37 Will save or become stupefied 1 (stupefied 2 on a critical failure). Further mental damage dealt by Lorthact increases the value of the stupefied condition by 1 on a failed save to a maximum of stupefied 4. Whenever Lorthact causes a creature to become stupefied in this way, he absorbs some of those thoughts and gains a +1 status bonus on all Will saving throws and Intelligence-, Wisdom-, or Charisma-based skill checks until the end of his next turn.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

staff +32 [+27/+22] (two-hand d8, versatile Piercing), Damage 3d4+14 bludgeoning plus 2d8 mental plus thought theft

 

Trait

Devil

A family of fiends from Hell, most devils are irredeemably lawful evil. They typically have greater darkvision, immunity to fire, and telepathy.

 

Trait

Fiend

Creatures that hail from or have a strong connection to the evil-aligned planes are called fiends. Fiends can survive the basic environmental effects of planes in the Outer Sphere.

 

Immunity

divination

fire

 

Item

staff of power

 

Language

Abyssal

Aklo

Azlanti

Common

Draconic

Dwarven

Elven

Ignan

Infernal

Jotun

Shoanti

telepathy 300 feet

Thassilonian

tongues

Undercommon

Varisian

 

Perception

greater darkvision

 

Resistance

mental 15

physical 15 (except silver)

 

Weakness

good 15