A “daevar” (the elven name for a ravenous corpse) is a long-dead corpse possessed by a spirit from the In-Between. These spirits have spent so long between worlds that their sole desire is to feed when they enter Uteria.
Often they inhabit long dead and skeletal bodies, the common feature being a long-pointed tongue which seems to grow from whatever rotting flesh is left on the body.
They are fast-moving, and have an abilitySomething a character can do or feel, whether a skill, a pas... More to cause the area around them to seem darker, as if a dark mist forms in the air around it. Its claws and bite cause paralysis in most victims, which allows it to begin to feast on the victim’s flesh. It is not particular, with any living creature being a suitable meal for this horrific unnatural hunter.
—Oharad, Cryptonombus of the Navirim
Ravenous Corpse (Daevar)
| Characteristics | CV | 2 | |||
| Stat | Score | % | Speed | 30 | |
| STR | 15 | 75 | HPA measure of the relative health of your character, represen... More | 28 | |
| CON | – | – | Dmg Mod | +1d4 | |
| SIZSize defines height, weight, and bulk. There is no SIZ-assoc... More | 14 | 70 | AVThe numeric value representing how much damage armor absorbs... More | ||
| INT | – | – | Class | ||
| ACU | – | – | Type | ||
| DEX | 16 | 80 | Horror An optional system where your character’s mental health ... More | ||
| SOC | – | – | Treasure | ||
- Attack: (2) Claw 60% 1d6+2+db; plus Bite 60% 1d6+2+db+paralyze or Tongue Lash 65% 1d6+2+db+10’ reach
- Skills: Dodge 50%, Grapple 50%, Hide 50%, Listen 50%, Spot 50%, Stealth 50%
- SpecialA special success if the roll is equal to or less than 1/5 t... More: Artful Dodger, Blind Fight, Darkness, Disease, Paralysis
- Weaknesses: Silver
- Habitat: Any dark place
- Encounter: Any
Artful Dodger
Once per round, a daevar can use a Free Action as a Move Action.
Blind Fight
A Ravenous Corpse may reroll one missed attack due to blindness or the dark spell per round.
Darkness
The ravenous corpse can extend the shadows around it once per day. This magic like abilitySomething a character can do or feel, whether a skill, a pas... More creates a sphere of pitch black in a 20’ diameter sphere around the ravenous corpse. It can see perfectly, but all others are effectively blind within the darkness. Mundane lights can not dispel it, but magical lights can illuminate within this darkness.
Ravenous Hunger
A creature hit by the Tongue Lash of a daevar must succeed at a CON saveRolling a characteristic to resist an effect or spell. More or contract ravenous hunger. Once contracted, the diseased creature becomes increasingly hungry, needing 3x the amount of daily sustenance or suffering 1 CON for each day that they can not fulfill their hunger. A diseased creature can cure itself with a DifficultYour skill is halved when a task is harder than average, whi... More Stamina check.
Paralysis
Those hit by a ravenous corpse’s tongue attack must succeed on a Stamina saveRolling a characteristic to resist an effect or spell. More or be paralyzed for 1d4+1 rounds.
Remnants and Reagents
Daevar’s Tongue
The tongue can be alchemically brewed down into a poison that paralyzes its victim for 2 hours.
Value: 50 gp
Harvesting Difficulty: Average