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monsters of neoexodus:

khaynite

Background

The creature before you could pass

for human - indeed, it may once have

been human -, but it has clearly begun

a strange and terrible transformation.

Its pale, lean body is covered

with dozens of painful-

looking piercings

and arcane sigils,

and some of both

appear to be

moving…

The unrivalled

masters of the First

Ones and once rulers

of all Exodus, Khaynites

are an ancient and evil race

devoted, unsurprisingly, to

Khayne, the Blood God. The

Khaynites boast not only the favor

of their dark god, but also immense

reserves of pre-human science and

forbidden arcana.

At birth, a Khaynite appears little

different from any other humanoid; long

before reaching adulthood, however, the

creature begins to practice bizarre body

modification rituals, indulging in arcane

intoxicants, grafting alien flesh and

metal to its body, and honing the use of

its innate magical abilities by altering its

own form.

Despite their often bizarre form,

Khaynites possess overwhelming,

intoxicating force of personality. Many

humanoids, however revolted they may

be by the Khaynites’ appearance and

practices, are nonetheless completely

dominated by the creatures’ will. Once,

Written By Joshua Cole

Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, Third Edition, published by

Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This product utilizes updated material from the v.3.5 revision.

Monsters of NeoExodus: Khaynite

the Khaynites were the undisputed rulers of all

Exodus; over the millennia, they have laid countless

plans to restore their race to its former glories.

Khaynites love to toy with their opponents, using

traps, illusions, transmuted slaves and monsters to

drive them into a trap and wear down their resources

and their hope, only killing the unfortunate foes when

they have been driven to the brink of madness by the

horrors around them. When the time comes to strike

the final blow, however, most Khaynites cannot resist

taking up their sacrificial daggers and getting their

hands dirty.

Khaynites speak Khaynite and Exodite; most speak

Common, and many know other languages as well.

Khaynite - CR2

Male Khaynite Sorcerer 1

CE Medium Humanoid ( Khaynite, First One )

Initiative: +0 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1,

Spot +1

Languages: Khaynite, Common, Exodite.

AC: 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10

hp: 6 ( 1 HD ); DR 5/Silver

Saves: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +3

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)

Melee: Morningstar +2 (1d8+2)

Melee: Dagger +3 (1d4+2)

Ranged: Dart +0 (1d4+2)

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Attack/Grapple: +0/+2

Combat Gear: Potion of eagle’s splendor (CL 3rd).

Spells Known ( CL 6th )

In physical combat, Khaynites rely on their above-

average strength and potent combinations of magical

defenses; masters of transmutation magic, they often

enter battle polymorphed into monstrous forms; many

prefer to employ slaved monsters of the same type to

confuse opponents.

Where Khaynites really shine, however, is in a contest

of magic. Extremely powerful spellcasters, they can

overmatch any humanoid arcanist or cleric with a

similar amount of training. Because of their immense

magical powers, Khaynites cast spells far more

effectively than their experience would dictate, often

catching opponents off guard.

Khaynite

Characters

Virtually all adult Khaynites have at least a few levels

in a spellcasting class, usually sorcerer. Any disgraces

who lack the aptitude for magic are ritually slain by

their kin. Many Khaynites also have cleric levels,

drawing power from their dark god as well as their

innate abilities; the most powerful Khaynites usually

become mystic theurges.

1st ( DC 16, 5/day ) — Enlarge person ( 6 min. ), magic

missile ( 3 missiles ).

0th ( DC 15, 5/day ) — Daze, detect magic ( 6 min. ),

mage hand, touch of fatigue ( 6 rounds )

Abilities: Str 14, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha

Feats: Persuasive.

Skills: Bluff +11, Concentration +6, Intimidate +7,

Spellcraft +5.

Possessions: Combat gear plus morningstar, master-

work dagger and 500 gp.

A Khaynite’s favored class is sorcerer. Most Khaynite

leaders are sorcerer/clerics.

The Khaynite sorcerer presented here had the

following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str

12, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 15.

Powerful Caster ( Ex ): Khaynites are innately

magical creatures, and their self-modification rituals

have only served to increase their natural powers. A

Khaynite gets a +5 bonus to caster level in any spell-

casting class in which he has at least one level. This

ability does not grant additional spells or spell levels.

Khaynite

Paragon - CR5

Male Khaynite Paragon 3/Sorcerer 1

CE Medium Aberration ( Khaynite, First One )

Initiative: +0 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1,

Spot +1

Languages: Khaynite, Common, Exodite.

AC: 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10

Combat

Unlike many races whose cultures esteem knowledge

of science and the arcane, Khaynites delight in combat

and bloodshed.

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Monsters of NeoExodus: Khaynite

hp: 17 ( 4 HD ); DR 5/Silver

Saves: Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +6

Speed: 30 ft. ( 6 squares )

Melee: Dagger +3 ( 1d4+2/19-20 )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+2

Special Actions: Bloodcast.

Combat Gear: Potion of cure moderate wounds ( CL

3rd ).

Spells Known ( CL 9th )

Khaynite Paragons have embraced their racial obses-

sion with blood magic and body modification,

altering their forms by transmutation and grafting and

embracing darkest sorceries imaginable.

Combat

Khaynite Paragons generally neglect their physical

skills as their magical powers grow into full flower.

A Khaynite Paragon’s supernatural superiority allows

him to eschew physical combat, indulging in it only

on a whim when his opponents are completely under

control.

2nd ( DC 19, 5/day ) — Touch of idiocy ( 90 min. )

Rarely encountered without an entourage of enslaved

or created minions, a Khaynite Paragon prefers to hurl

spells from behind a wall of servile flesh, particularly

favoring those arcane arts capable of subverting or

dominating his foes.

1st ( DC 18, 8/day ) — Chill touch ( 9 uses ), heighten

sense 1 ( 9 min .), magic missile ( 5 missiles )

0th ( DC 17, 6/day ) — Daze, detect magic ( 6 min. ),

mage hand, touch of fatigue ( 6 rounds )

Abilities: Str 12, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 13, Cha

22 ( 24 )

Feats: Craft Wondrous Item, Persuasive.

Skills: Bluff +16, Concentration +9, Intimidate +16,

Knowledge ( religion ) +10, Spellcraft +10.

Possessions: Combat gear plus dagger +1, cloak of

charisma +2 and 75 gp.

A Khaynite Paragon prepared for battle usually keeps

one or two of his servants or captives back to use

as sacrificial victims should he be forced to use his

Bloodcasting ability.

( Footnotes )

1 - Spell found in Magic of NeoExodus.

Bloodcast ( Su ): A Khaynite Paragon may cast addi-

tional spells by spilling blood. Every spell level the

Khaynite Paragon wishes to access costs 1d4 points

of Con damage. A Khaynite Paragon cannot access

spells of a level higher than he could normally cast,

nor can he cast spells not on his list of spells known;

he can only cast additional spells from his list of

spells Provided he has a slashing weapon in hand, the

Khaynite Paragon can draw blood from himself or any

adjacent helpless creature to fulfill the requirements of

this ability.

Written by Joshua Cole

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 4 for

more information.

Powerful Caster ( Ex ): Khaynites are innately

magical creatures, and their self-modification rituals

have only served to increase their natural powers. A

Khaynite gets a +5 bonus to caster level in any spell-

casting class in which he has at least one level. This

ability does not grant additional spells or spell levels.

The Khaynite before you appears typical of his type

- his tall, pale frame covered with strange sigils and

piercings, his eyes seething with contempt at your

defiance. Yet, his body modifications seem to have

gone further than most; how much of the creature

before you is metal and how much flesh, and how

much of the strangely seething flesh came attached to

the original frame, you cannot guess.

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