Demons, Hyenas, and Gnolls, oh my!
Welcome again to Masters and Minions, where I try to create interesting NPCs and encounters that can be easily placed into your adventures. This week, a band of gnolls led by Sargna Death-Eye, their half-fiend chieftain, have been attacking local caravans, taking captives and cargo alike. The PCs can encounter Sargna while she is attacking a caravan, or the PCs themselves can become her next targets.
The band of gnolls consists of Sargna Death-Eye and two gnoll slavers mounted on dire hyenas. The stats for Sargna Death-Eye and her two followers are below; you can find the stats for the dire hyenas in the Pathfinder Bestiary.
Sargna rarely stays within the PCs’ range, using fly-by attacks to move up to the PCs, then using Great Cleave before flying back out of their reach. If two or more PCs become lined up, she uses her steel whirlwind’s line attack. The slavers try to net two of the PCs and then ride off, dragging the PCs behind them (the nets are tied to the dire hyenas). If they can’t net the PCs, they begin attacking at a distance with their composite shortbows.
A creature of nightmares, this horned, hyena-like humanoid flaps huge membranous wings as she takes to the air, her cloven hooves lifting off the cracked earth beneath her foul form. As she looks at you, it seems like her scarred right eye is staring into your very soul.
Sargna Death-Eye |
CR 9 |
XP 6,400
Female half-fiend gnoll fighter 6
NE Medium outsider (gnoll, native)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft; Perception +4
DEFENSE
AC 23, touch 15, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +6 armor, +1 dodge, +2 natural)
hp 92 (2d8+6d10+30)
Fort +11, Ref +4, Will + 3; +2 bonus on Will saves against fear
Defensive Abilities Armor Training, Bravery, DR 5/magic; Immune poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10; SR 20
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft, fly 60 ft (average)
Melee greataxe +18/+13 (1d12+15/x3)
Weapon Training (axes) +1
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th)
3/day—darkness, poison; 1/day—desecrate, unholy blight (DC 14)
STATISTICS
Str 24, Dex 18, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 8
Base Atk +7; CMB +14; CMD 29
Feats Cleave, Dodge, Fly-by Attack, Great Cleave, Mobility, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (greataxe), Weapon Specialization (greataxe)
Skills Fly +12 (+10 with armor check), Intimidate +10, Linguistics +2, Perception +4, Survival +7, Swim +15 (+13 with armor check)
Languages Abyssal, Common, Gnoll
Equipment Steel Whirlwind*, Masterwork Breastplate
*The Steel Whirlwind is a specific +2 greataxe that can be found in Into the Armory.
Gnoll Slavers |
CR 6 |
XP 2,400
Male gnoll fighter 5
CE Medium humanoid (gnoll)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft; Perception +8
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +7 armor, +1 natural)
hp 67 (2d8+5d10+26)
Fort +10, Ref +5, Will +2; +1 bonus on Will saves against fear
Defensive Abilities Armor Training, Bravery
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft
Melee shortsword +8 (1d6+2)
Ranged composite shortbow +13 (1d6+4)
Ranged net +11 touch (entangle)
Weapon Training (bows) +1
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8
Base Atk +6; CMB +8; CMD 22
Feats Deadly Aim, Mounted Archery, Mounted Combat, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Ride-By Attack, Weapon Focus (shortbow), Weapon Focus (net)
Skills Perception +8, Ride +12
Languages Gnoll
Equipment +1 Breastplate, +1 Composite Shortbow (Mighty +2), Net, Arrows (30)