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Raven 13
Raven 13
Movement: 12
HD(hp): 6 (42)
THAC0: 15
Special Defenses:
MR: Nil
Size: M (5'10")
Morale: Fanatic
XP Value:
The youngest member of an inbred noble family with a curse upon it, Kaurik
the Warlord was driven mad by his obsessive love for a woman of the court,
her remains, and claimed vengeance by slaying every fifth main in the duchy.
The people of the land rose up in anger and burned the family's castle
down, killing them all but Kaurik, who escaped into the swamps. In the
wilds of the swamp, his fetish for the dead grew, and he began to kill,
creating for himself a mask of flesh. A true madman, Kaurik attacks with a
When the Iron and Blood contest concluded, Kaurik made his way north to
Necropolis. He built a small hut for himself in the Boglands, and continued
That is until he crossed paths with Jenndra Barlowe. Barlowe had fled from
a group of adventurers into the swamps. She had been the living apprentice
of a lich, and though she had given the adventurers the location of her
masters phyclactery, they sought to bring her to justice for her part in his
foul experiments. Kaurik killed the heroes one by one, and then confronted
Barlowe. A skull mask affixed to her face, and her hands those of a corpse,
Kaurik fell in love with the look of death upon her. The duo has since left
Necropolis, and have been inducted into the Society of Masks. Jenndra is
known as the Mask of Death, and Kaurik has become the Mask of Pain. Though
most of the Society views him as nothing more than an attack dog, he is
Kaurik also possesses the wild-fighting proficiency (From the Complete Book
and Kaurik must rest for an hour before he can again call upon this
proficiency.
If Kaurik is able to strike with surprise, he gains a backstab bonus of x3
Ghoulhand, they must save vs. paralysis or be paralyzed for 3-8 rounds, just
as if a ghoul had touched them (Note: This was not featured in the game, I
just thought it was a nice touch.). Once his victim is helpless, Kaurik
will take out his skinning knives and go to work on the still living victim.
avoid the temptation to abandon combat and take a helpless victim's skin.
Grigg
There are nights when the wolves are silent, and only the moon howls.
-George Carlin