Diminus Alpha Werewolf
Source: Harker's Guide to Vampire Hunting
Lycanthropy is traditionally associated with the moon. Ancerra has five moons, each with its own form of Lycanthropy. In order from the closest to the farthest moon, the moons are: Primor, Sylvin, Scarlan, Garvor, and Diminus.
By traveling through other planes, such as the Everwilds, folk have populated the three habitable moons: Primor, Sylvin, and Diminus.
Primor is primarily a desert, while Sylvin consists mostly of forests with some surface water and ice caps. Diminus’s surface is entirely frozen, but hot spots bubbling up from the moon’s mantle offer pockets of habitable caves. Scarlan has a sulfurous atmosphere, and Garvor - the largest of the five - has no atmosphere, making both uninhabited.
When a creature suffers from Lycanthropy, its lycanthropic characteristics are influenced by the moon that is linked to that strain. Werewolves linked to Garvor are larger than others, while werewolves linked to Diminus have ice-based powers.
Diminus Werewolf
A werewolf cursed to lycanthropic transformation at the turn of Ancerra’s farthest and smallest moon. The Diminus werewolf is gifted with immunity to the cold of winter. Its fur seems brittle and frozen, its claws and teeth holding an icy chill.
| Diminus Alpha Werewolf | |||||
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| Monster Level: 14 | |||||
| Medium. Humanoid Monstrosity Shapechanger | |||||
| STR | DEX | END | AWR | INT | CHA |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Ref: 13 | Fort: 14 | Ant: 14 | Log: 9 | Will: 13 | |
| Armor Rating 14 | Resist Physical 5 Immune Cold | ||||
| Hit Points 95 | Vulnerable Silvered Weapons 1 | ||||
| Speed 40 ft | Senses Darkvision 30 ft | ||||
| Skills (DEX) Sneaking +4; (AWR) Foraging +2, Tracking +4; (CHA) Leadership +8 | Traits Iron Will, Steel Mind | ||||
| Features | |||||
| Shapeshifter. The Diminus Alpha Werewolf’s original form is a humanoid with scraggly, hairy features and pronounced canine teeth. While in its true form, the Werewolf has autonomy. Every night, the Werewolf has a chance of transforming into its bestial nature, losing its sentience and embracing a bloodthirsty rampage. The chance of the transformation ranges from 0% when Diminus is a new moon to 100% when it is a full moon.
Bestial Form. When the Diminus Alpha Werewolf is in its bestial form, it possesses DR 4/Radiant and can use its Bite and Ice Glare attacks. Superior Pack Tactics. The Diminus Alpha Werewolf and any number of its allies may gain the Flanking condition when they are both adjacent to the same target, even if they typically would not be Flanking. The Werewolf and its allies benefitting from this ability count each instance of Flanking separately, gaining +1 TA for each. | |||||
| Actions | |||||
On each of the Diminus Alpha Werewolf’s turns, it may take one of the following sets of actions.
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| Tier 1 Actions | |||||
| Move. The Diminus Alpha Werewolf can move up to its speed.
Claws. Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon. +5 vs AR. Hit: 8 (1d6+5) sharp and 3 (1d6) cold. Bite. (bestial form only) Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon. +5 vs AR. Hit: 8 (1d6+5) cold, and make a secondary attack: +4 vs FORT. Hit: The creature is afflicted with Diminus Lycanthropy. | |||||
| Tier 2 Actions | |||||
| Frost Breath. Ranged 30 ft Natural Weapon. +3 vs ANT. Hit: 14 (4d6) cold and the creature is Chilled for 1 minute.
Ice Glare (Recharge 6). (bestial form only) Ranged 30 ft Natural Weapon. +3 vs ANT. Hit: 7 (2d6) cold and the creature is Chilled for 1 minute. Pack Leader (1/Recoup). The Diminus Alpha Werewolf summons 1d2 Diminus Werewolves or 2d4 Dire Wolves. They appear in unoccupied spaces within 60 ft of this Diminus Alpha Werewolf, emerging from the nearest area of natural foliage. | |||||
| Reactions | |||||
| Bristle (1/Round). When a creature moves within 5 ft of the Diminus Alpha Werewolf, it can make a Claws attack reactively.
Bark (1/Round). One of the Diminus Alpha Werewolf’s allies within 60 ft of it that can hear this Werewolf may make a Bite attack if it has such an attack. | |||||