Apollyon

Apollyon The Soultaker
Basic information
Birth name	None
Birthplace	Plane of Death
Birth date	85 BP
Personal and Family Information
Religion	Old religion
Characteristics
Race	Charcoal dragon
Age	167
Height	2.5 m (length)
Eyes	Green
Hair	None
Education and Occupation
Education	Self-educated
Notoriety
Criminal charge	Murder, conspiracy, occultism, etc.
Criminal penalty	Exile to prison in Plane of Water
Criminal status	En route to sentence

Apollyon The Soultaker
Combat stats
Strength: -3 Dext.: -3	Contn.: 3 Intel.: 10
Hybrid pseudostats
Might: 7 Prws.: -6	Power: 4 Cun.: 7
Noncombat skills
Interpers.: 6 Trickery: 0	Survival: 0 Education: 4
Profession: None
Other stats
HP: 24	Speed: 6
Size: 1	Race: Charcoal dragon
Armor (e/m): 5/2 Reflex (e/m): 1/3	Fort. (e/m): 1/3 Will. (e/m): 8/3

Apollyon is a charcoal dragon, originally from the Plane of Death.

Abilities

Suggestion Utility

Would you kindly...

Daily Interpersonality

Implant a suggestion into target character.

Hysteria Utility

The target's emotions are amplified in order to whip them into a frenzy.

Daily Interpersonality

The target's emotions are significantly amplified.

Deal with Hismael Utility

By the will of the black gods, the Acquirer will have what is owed to him.

Passive ✦ Magic Passive ability

You have a deal with Hismael, the old god known as the Acquirer. This is, in effect, a three-way pact, and it is a contract expected to be honored by all its parties.

Hismael: Grants the following rituals with zero mana cost: Confer with Dead, Alter Flesh, Geas, The Circle of Ebaram. These rituals still require the appropriate preparation and associated sacrifice, with the exception that one may be performed at the same time as a Pact ritual for negligible additional time. Grants the ability to perform a specific variant of the Pact ritual as outlined below. Apollyon: Must destroy all material possessions above 1g total value. Benefits of Pact ritual, except for the soul itself, go to Hismael. Hismael may sometimes make demands of his own.

Pact Ritual

Eternal slavery is a sort of immortality.

Required Manhours: 2     Mana Cost: 50g     Memorization: 0 Reagents: Person with whom the pact is being made

Invokes: , Various, depending on specific circumstance

The Pact ritual is a form of unequal contract between two beings. The "lesser" party to the contract loses something of great value to them and pledges their soul to the "greater" party upon their death, who in exchange is obligated to perform some service for the "lesser" party. Since the contract is mediated by old gods, it would be unwise for either party to shirk their responsibilities. The thing of great value is given as payment to the old gods mediating the Pact, which accounts for the relatively low cost in reagents and mana of the Ritual itself.

Transform: Cat Utility

You concentrate for a moment as your body begins to shrink and grow fur, then gradually change shape. When the transformation is complete, you are rendered an ordinary black cat.

At-will ✦ Magic, Polymorph Full action (30 seconds) Target: Self

Over the next 30 seconds, you transform yourself into a cat. You may dispel this effect as a minor action.

If this effect is dispelled, you will return to your original form over 30 seconds.

While transforming, you are stunned.

Poisonous Breath Attack

The dragon rears back its head before unleashes a cloud of dull-green poisonous gas.

At-will ✦ Magic, Death, Daze, Stun, Recharge 4+ Standard action      Area 2 within 10 Target: All foes in area Attack: Intelligence vs. Magical defense

Hit: 1d8+Intelligence Death damage, and the target gains 1 stack of Brainrot.

Brainrot: Dazed until the end of the dragon's next turn. If a second stack is applied before the first ends, stunned until the end of the dragon's next turn. Lasts until treated.

Mental Rake Attack

A psychic tendril rakes an enemy's brain, causing extreme pain.

At-will ✦ Magic, Mind Standard action Target: One foe Attack: Intelligence vs. Magical defense

Hit: 1d8+Intelligence Mind damage or 1 temporary Intelligence damage.