Cranium Preserver
A grisly undead mortician harvests heads with a cleaving blade and hurls a preserved skull to unleash mental horror at range.
A cranium preserver is a grisly undead mortician, its body hung with jars of preserved heads it tends with horrible care. It harvests new specimens with a cleaving blade and embalms the living from afar.
In play
Occult Rituals DC 29
- 2nd Create Undead (mummies, skeletons, and zombies)
Jettison Cranium [Two Actions] (Incapacitation, Mental, Negative) The cranium preserver ejects one of its preserved-head jars at a point within 100 feet.
Level 10
Perception +19 · Senses darkvision · Languages Common; any languages spoken by its preserved heads · Skills Lore +19, Occultism +22, Religion +22
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | +0 | +3 | +5 | +0 | +0 |
| AC | Fort | Ref | Will |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | +22 | +16 | +19 |
HP 220 · Immunities death effects, disease, doomed, drained, fatigued, healing, necromancy, negative, nonlethal attacks, paralyzed, poisoned, sickened, unconscious · Weaknesses electricity 10, positive 10
Speed 25 feet
Actions
- Melee Cranium remover [Single Action] +23 (deadly d12, Sweep), Damage 3d8+9 slashing
- Ranged Embalming fluid [Single Action] +21 (range 120 ft), Damage 2d8+3 mental plus 2d8+3 negative