if fo twisted Libs. LL walks on al four of ss awkwa and great hands of bac inom seem to hold the putrid tissue fogther. Necrosis Carnex ‘Always NE Medium undead Init =3; Senses darkision 60 ft. Listen +5, Spot +4 Languages understands creators orders ‘Aura malign (30 ft) ACA, touch V7, flav Teoted 18; Mobility (3 Dex, +4 deflection, +4 natural) bhp 26 (4 HD) Immune undead immunities Fort +3, Ref, Will 5 Weakness vulnerability to good Speed 40, (8 squares) Melee touch +5 (145-2) Space 5 ft; Reach 5 ft ‘Atk Options necrotic ouch Special Actions unholy burst Base Atk +2: Grp -3 ‘Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con —, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 7 $Q undead traits Feats Great Fortitude, Mobility’, Weapon Finesse Skills jump +5, Listen +5, Spot +4 Advancement 5-7 HD (Medium); 8-14 HD (Large) Malign Aura (Su) Living creatures take @ 2 penalty on atack rolls and saving tows when they are within 30 feet of Vulnerability to Good (Ex) Necrosis carnexes take half again ‘32 much (+508) damage as normal from good-sligned weapons and spells, Necrotic Touch (Su) 2 necrosis carnex hits a living creature with its touch attack, it deals damage equal to 146 + 1 per 2HD of the necrasis carne. Undead are instead healed by the same amount, gaining any hit points over ther full ‘rormal taal as temporary hit points thet last for up to 10 minutes Unholy Burst (Ex) When destroyed, 2 necrosis carnex ‘explodes in a30-foot-radius spread that deals damage equal to 146 + 1 per 2 HD of the necrosis caznes to all living creatures in the area, Undead are instead healed by the same amount, gaining any hit points over their normal taal as temporary hit paints, as described above CR3 A necrosis carnex is # ghastly collection of corpse-flesh ‘bound wogeth snengine of destruction. Itis something like an undead flesh golem, but i retains a glimmer of intel gence and can follow simple orders. Necrosis carnexes serve undead armies as both shack troops and combat medics, STRATEGIES AND TACTICS Necrosis carnenes employ simple bur effective tactics in combat. Usually teamed with other undead, the ¢ know that they ace ac their most effective when using ther foul touch to heal their companions. Yo facilitate this, they remain just behind the frone rank of their undead allies, “Thhecreate fore yours horrid amalgan of rotting flesh bowd ‘appondages, rious pecs of keeping their foes within their malign aura. These crew tures love to slay the living and an unconscious but living f itself. e their necrotic rouch on an opportunity presents SAMPLE ENCOUNTERS Necrosis carnexes are often found in the company of other undead. Powerful imelligent undead keep these creatures aspetsand personal companions, knowing thatthe necrotic enetgy of acarnex’s touch ean mend their lifeless flesh Gate Guards (EL 5): A pair of bughear zombies guard the entrance ta secret underground temple, fortified by a necrosis carnex. When combat begins, the zombies lumber forward while the necrosis carnex hangs back to heal them, attempting to keep foes within its malign ara Undead Raiders (EL 6):A vampire spawn leads two tog Jodyte zombies and anecrosiscarnex on arid The creatures hide within a temple dedicated to Nerull during the day, ‘emerging at night to stalk their prey among the back alleys ofa majorcity. The temple priests deny any involvement with the undead. Graveyard Lord (EL 7): Ina secret warren beneath an ancient graveyard, a wight leads four ghouls and a nectosis carnex. The wight isa tricttactician, ordering the ghouls 10 move into flanking postions or toad i in its actacks (with the aid another action). ruses the earnex as ahealer for itself and its ghoul minions ECOLOGY [Necrosis camnexes are beings outside nacure. They have a simple and sterk existence, stemming entirely from the origin as pueposefully created undead. Their limited intelli- gence meansthat they espond to situations on aninstinctive level, ahough they have some capacity to retain instruc tions and learn the most effective ways to help their alles. NECROSIS CARNEX LORE Characters with ranks in Knowledge (religion) can learn more about necrosis carnexes. When a character makes a successful Skil check, the following lores revealed, including the informa: tion from lower Des. Knowledge (Religion) DC Result 13. This a necrosis carnex, an undead creation that unleashes burst of fe-steling energy when iis destroyed, This result reveals all undead traits. 18 These creatures exude a debilitating sura out toa range of 30 feet and her mere ouch can cause 23 Necrosis camneses ate panteulary vulnerable to damage rom good-algned weapons and spells 28 Arecrosis carhex is crested rom several corpses bound together with cad ron bands. serves to Support armies of other undead, though its behaviors largely instinctiveThey make few attempts 0 communicate and understand only th sutomaticall preferring porent and sentient undead 10 which they ean ally ‘Typical Physical Characteristics: Every because each one several corpses. It servants of the Blood of Vol favor necrosis sealers. Carnexes occasionally T i" PICAL TREASURE carnex carties no treasure of its ow Emerald Claw soldiers who are cersof the Emerald NEGRGIAIS CARNEXES IN FAERUN exes are relatively rare in Faeriin, asi the lore FOR PLAYER CHA RACTERS wr of 11th level undead oops. single bectonscarnexcan mabe hor secret ndead troops. A undead and, by being destroy enemy ile rejuvenating is allied croops, Introduced late shad a decisive influence saree Ly snr Se ee =