Karrnathi Bestiary

Today we introduce ‘weapons grade’ undead from the country of Karrnath who use their dead to bulk up their military forces. While hopefully your players never give reason for the Karrnath military to go after them, the Emerald Claw also has some of these dangerous and somewhat Intelligent undead in their forces as well.

Yes, the Karrnathi military undead are both intelligent versions of the classic skeleton and zombie which might catch players off guard as these creatures use dangerous tactics but also leaves them open to a few more possible spells given they are no longer mindless.

Due to the recent memory of the Last War Karrnathi military undead don’t adjust Recall Knowledge DCs BUT the Rituals to create these unique skeletons and zombies is Rare ritual heavily guarded by the Karrnathi Military but unfortunately Emerald Claw, former Karrnathi elite military unit now religious terrorists, have these rituals in their clutches as well. Abilities outside of the Bestiary but standardize else where are hyperlinked to Archives of Nethys for the rules.

Karrnathi Skeletal Soldier

These frightful skeletons are prepared for war with their exceptional gear and make quite the presence as the bones slowly seep blood. These Soldier skeletons usually open up combat with trying to disarm their opponents before focusing their dual wielding to drive damage while using the double blades to protect themselves.

KARRNATHI SKELETAL SOLDIER                                      CREATURE 3

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LE | MEDIUM | SKELETON | UNDEAD

Perception +9: darkvision

Languages Common, Necril

Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +9, Intimidation +7

Str +4, Dex +4, Con +3, Int +2, Wis +3, Cha +1

Bloody The skeleton’s ‘body’ but not the armor is covered in dripping blood, granting fast healing 3

Items longsword, main-gauche, scale mail

AC 19 (21 with Twin Parry); Fort +9, Ref +12, Wil +6

HP 42, negative healing; Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistances cold 6, electricity 5, fire 5, piercing 5, slashing 5

Attack of Opportunity (Reaction)

Speed 25 feet

Melee <Single Action> longsword +12 (versatile p) Damage 1d8+5 slashing

Melee <Single Action> main-gauche +12 (agile, disarm, finesse, parry, versatile s) Damage 1d4+5 piercing

Melee <Single Action> claw +12 (agile) Damage 1d6+4 slashing

Double Slice <<Double Action>> 

Twin Parry <Single Action>

KARRNATHI SKELETAL ARCHER                                       CREATURE 3

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LE | MEDIUM | SKELETON | UNDEAD

Perception +9: darkvision

Languages Common, Necril

Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +9, Intimidation +7

Str +4, Dex +4, Con +3, Int +2, Wis +3, Cha +1

Bloody The skeleton’s ‘body’ but not the armor is covered in dripping blood, granting fast healing 3.

Items composite longbow, buckler (Hardness 3, HP 6, BT 3), scimitar, scale mail, 30 arrows

AC 19 (20 with Raise Shield); Fort +9, Ref +12, Wil +6

HP 42, negative healing; Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistances cold 6, electricity 5, fire 5, piercing 5, slashing 5

Attack of Opportunity (Reaction)

Shield Block (Reaction)

Speed 25 feet

Melee <Single Action> scimitar +12 (forceful, sweep) Damage 1d6+5 slashing

Melee <Single Action> claw +12 (agile) Damage 1d6+4 slashing

Range <Single Action> composite longbow +12 (deadly d10, propulsive, volley 30 ft) Damage 1d8+3 piercing

Point-Blank Shot <Single Action>

Karrnathi Zombie Soldier

Zombie Soldiers start combat trying to frighten their opponents with Intimidating Strikes and smart enough to not target those already frightened by other zombie soldiers.

KARRNATHI ZOMBIE SOLDIER                                        CREATURE 3

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LE | MEDIUM | ZOMBIE | UNDEAD

Perception +9, darkvision

Languages Common, Necril

Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +10, Intimidation +7

Str +4 Dex +1 Con +3 Int +2 Wis +3 Cha +1

Slow Tank This zombie can only use it’s third action to use the Raise Shield Action. If it ever slowed for any reason it loses the Raise Shield Action until no longer slowed.

Items half-plate, longsword, steel shield

AC 20 (22 with Raise Shield); Fort +9, Ref +9, Wil +6

HP 55, negative healing; Immunities death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistance 3 all damage except positive; Weakness positive 10, critical hits 10

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Speed 20 feet (25 without the armor)

Melee <Single Action> longsword +12 (versatile p) Damage 1d8+5 slashing

Melee <Single Action> fist +12 Damage 1d6+4

Intimidating Strike <<Double Action>>

KARRNATHI ZOMBIE ARCHER                                        CREATURE 3

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LE | MEDIUM | ZOMBIE | UNDEAD

Perception +9, darkvision

Languages Common, Necril

Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +10, Intimidation +7

Str +4 Dex +1 Con +3 Int +2 Wis +3 Cha +1

Slow Tank This zombie can only use it’s third action to use the Raise Shield Action. If it ever slowed for any reason it loses the Raise Shield Action until no longer slowed.

Items composite longbow, half-plate, longsword, buckler

AC 20 (21 with Raise Shield); Fort +9, Ref +9, Wil +6

HP 55, negative healing; Immunities death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistance 3 all damage except positive; Weakness positive 10, critical hits 10

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Speed 20 feet (25 without the armor)

Melee <Single Action> longsword +12 (versatile p) Damage 1d8+5 slashing

Melee <Single Action> fist +12 Damage 1d6+4

Range <Single Action> composite longbow +10 (deadly d10, propulsive, volley 30 ft) Damage 1d8+3 piercing

Point-Blank Shot <Single Action>

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Clerics and Deities, Part 1

Eberron is a world more in the gray then other settings along with the Gods being distance things that don’t manifest into the world (or planes) directly. This causes the rules for clerics to operate a bit differently which will be covered here while some of the Deities of Eberron and mechanical details can be found below.

Just want to note I do have plans to do the Cult Below, Blood of Vol, Dark Six and perhaps more and also a revamp/revisit to Part 1 might happen after ‘God & Magic’ and I get a chance to go through it.

Cleric Alternate Rules: First, Clerics do not have to match a Deity’s ‘Follower Alignments’ but they usually do (or started that way at least.) Second, a Cleric will not lose class abilities for shifting alignments or for performing too many Anathema acts. Though some possible RP could be a character losing faith in their deserving such gifts from their god that might trigger a loss of powers but this should be discussed between player and GM while also being unusual for clerics; not the norm. While a Cleric won’t lose their powers, actions that might shift alignment or against a Deity's Anathema certainly trigger repercussions from the church/organization if the actions reach the ears of those in charge.

Additionally Eberron allows some broader worship to instill divine powers. Generally those clerics worship the pantheon of Sovereign Host or Dark Six as a whole allowing them to pick domains from any of the operate gods but lose out on Cleric Spells, otherwise they are treated as other clerics with the pantheon having their own ‘God’ Entry for Favored Weapon, Divine Skill, etc.

It is also possible for a Cleric to follow a personal philosophy or code and pulling from the leftover divine power of Siberys, the Dragon Above. These ‘Dragon Above’ clerics can pick any domain when given the option but like pantheon clerics they do not get Cleric Spells but do follow special rules for Favored Weapons. Such a Cleric following the Doctrine of a Cloistered Doctrine may select a weapon they treat as a simple common weapon as their Favored Weapon while a Warpriest Doctrine Cleric can select any weapon they treat as a common simple or common martial. In either case once a Favored Weapon is chosen it cannot be changed. 

A ‘Dragon Above’ Cleric player should work with their GM to have a firm Edicts and Anathema to help guide their RP.

Finally I recommend removing the lvl 20 Cleric feat Avatar’s Audience as it simply doesn’t fit the flavor of Eberron well and require a lot of brewing to work. If you really want to keep the flavor, the cleric instead contacts a divine herald, a powerful outsider that embodies one of the domains of the cleric’s deity.

Setting Advice: It should be noted that most healing, be it mundane, alchemical or magical, is handled by the Healer’s Guild run by House Jorasco. Which leads to clerics serving as knights and defenders taking up the doctrine of the Warpriest while those few Cloistered Clerics focus on supporting their battle minded members. Of course Silver Flame Exorcists are usually of the Cloistered Doctrine.

Due to copyright concerns descriptions of these Gods/Churches is kept very short and for further details please check out one of the Eberron Campaign books.

THE CHURCH OF THE SILVER FLAME [LG]

Leading the masses to the light and casting light into the darkness.

Edicts To seek and destroy supernatural evil and prevent the spread of mundane corruption by being an example of good

Anathema knowingly spreading corruption be it mundane but specially supernatural evil,  letting an evil act happen when you have the power to stop it by word or by force if you must

Follower Alignments: LG, NG, CG, LN, N

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Survival

Favored Weapon Longbow

Domains Protection, Fire, Zeal, Family

Cleric Spells: 1st: true strike, 3rd level: fireball, 5th: telepathic bond

THE SOVEREIGN HOST [NG]

Collection of gods most commonly worshipped in Khorvaire, but not the only ones.

Edicts offering praises the appropriate god in a situation 

Anathema Offering praises to the Dark Six to help you in a task

Follower Alignments LG, NG, CG, LN, N, CN

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font Heal

Divine Skill Society

Favored Weapon Longsword

Domains Any Domain under a Sovereign Host Deity

Cleric Spells none

ARAWAI [NG]

Sovereign of Life & Love

Edicts to Protect Vassals from the wilderness, serve as midwives if trained, to protect the wilderness and farmlands

Anathema to spoil the land of growth, cause or spread infertility or stillbirths

Follower Alignments LG, NG, CG, LN, N, CN

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font Heal

Divine Skill Nature

Favored Weapon Morningstar

Domains air, nature, sun, healing

Cleric Spells 1st: summon animal, 3rd: wall of thorns, 5th: tree stride

AUREON [LN]

Sovereign of Law and Lore

Edicts to find lost knowledge or make new discoveries to help society. To bring lawbreakers to justice and subdue dangerous magical creatures if possible 

Anathema to destroy the written word without just cause, freeing convicted criminals and dangerous magical beasts

Follower Alignments LG, N, LE, NG, NE, LN

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font harm or heal

Divine Skill Arcana

Favored Weapon Staff

Domains knowledge, magic, truth, confidence Cleric Spells 1st: magic missile, 2nd: magic mouth, 3rd: levitate, 4th: blank, 5th: prying eye, 6th: wall of force, 7th: warp mind, 8th: maze, 9th: disjunction

BALINOR [N]

Sovereign of Horn and Hunt

Edicts providing food the community through hunt if needed, put down dangerous beast that threaten an areas balance

Anathema to hunt for sport or allowing others to do the same, and to over a hunt a kind of animal

Follower Alignments LG, LN, N, NG, CN, CG

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal or harm

Divine Skill Survival 

Favored Weapon Battle axe 

Domains air, nature, earth, family

Cleric Spells 1st: longstrider, 3rd: earthbind 5th: tree stride

BOLDREI [LG] 

Sovereign of Hall and Hearth

Edicts help with civil projects, do charitable works

Anathema do not betray those that you consider family, eraze a community

Follower Alignments LG, LN, LE, NG, N, NE

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Society

Favored Weapon Spear

Domains family, cities, protection, fire

Cleric Spells 1st: mindlink, 4th: fire shield, 6th: wall of force

DOL ARRAH [LG]

Sovereign of Sun and Sacrifice 

Edicts to end conflict with words before steel, stop invaders, promote peace 

Anathema to execute a repentant foe, to start a war or major conflict without just cause

Follower Alignments LG, NG, CG

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Diplomacy 

Favored Weapon Halberd

Domains sun, might, zeal, protection

Cleric Spells 1st: true strike, 2nd: see invisibility, 4th: fire shield 

DOL DORD [CG]

The Sovereign of Strength and Steel

Edicts participate in honorable competitions of martial and physical skill, fulfilling your duties

Anathema committing random acts of violence, cheating in competition, killing the defenseless for coin

Follower Alignments LG, LN, N, NG, CN, CG

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Athletics

Favored Weapon Longsword

Domains might, zeal, confidence, protection

Cleric Spells 1st: true strike, 2nd: enlarge, 4th: weapon storm

KOL KORRAN [N]

The Sovereign of World and Wealth

Edicts keep the wheels of commerce turning, do a job and get paid, not all gains are in coins

Anathema Hoarding Wealth, destroying wealth or favor without gain

Follower Alignment All

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font harm or heal

Divine Skill Society

Favored Weapon Mace

Domains ambition, cities, wealth, travel

Cleric Spells 1st: illusory object, 4th: creation, 7th: magnificent mansion

OLLADRA [NG]

The Sovereign of Feast and Fortune

Edicts luck favors the bold, try new things, semi regularly attend a feast or party if possible 

Anathema constantly playing it safe, refusing invites to celebrations and festivals

Follower Alignments N, NG, CG

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Performance 

Favored Weapon Sickle

Domains indulgence, healing, luck, passion

Cleric Spell 1st: charm, 3rd: hypnotic pattern, 5th: synesthesia

ONATAR [NG]

The Sovereign of Fire and Forge

Edicts give to society with goods or service, practice or teach a trade, respect the usefulness and dangers of fire

Anathema destroying a useful tool, Don’t be slothful 

Follower Alignments LG, LN, N, CG

Devotee Benefits

Divine Font heal

Divine Skill Craft

Favored Weapon Warhammer

Domains fire, creation, cities, might

Cleric Spells 1st: burning hands, 4th: creation, 5th: telekinetic haul

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Thank you for your time and I hope this proves useful to you and your party! If you like to know how to support Shardfinder please check out the links at the top of the page. A special thanks to the Eberron Discord Communities and extra special one to ChaosOS for proof reading this entry.