A carved rune detaches itself from the wall and floats silently in midair, glowing with arcane energy.
XP 400 DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 size) OFFENSE
Speed fly 60 ft. (perfect) At will—burning hands (DC 12), color spray (DC 12), hold portal, ray of enfeeblement (DC 12), reduce person (DC 12), sleep (DC 12), summon monster I STATISTICS
Str 6, Dex 15, Con —, Int 11, Wis 14, Cha 12 SPECIAL ABILITIESSchool Vulnerability (Ex)A rune guardian's spell resistance does not apply against spells or effects from its opposition schools. Rune guardians of envy are vulnerable to evocation and necromancy spells, rune guardians of gluttony are vulnerable to abjuration and enchantment spells, rune guardians of greed are vulnerable to enchantment and illusion spells, rune guardians of lust are vulnerable to necromancy and transmutation spells, rune guardians of pride are vulnerable to conjuration and transmutation spells, rune guardians of sloth are vulnerable to evocation and illusion spells, and rune guardians of wrath are vulnerable to abjuration and conjuration spells. Sin Magic (Sp)A rune guardian has a single spell-like ability, usable at will, from the school of magic associated with the reward of rule it represents. Rune guardians of envy cast hold portal, rune guardians of gluttony cast ray of enfeeblement, rune guardians of greed cast reduce person, rune guardians of lust cast sleep, rune guardians of pride cast color spray, rune guardians of sloth cast summon monster I, and rune guardians of wrath cast burning hands. | Variants
The statistics presented here represent only the least specimen created by the ancient runelords, with the power of a single 1st-level spell. Other variants exist, with different spell-like abilities or ones of increasing magical power. Rune guardians are always tied to one school of magic, and all of a rune guardian's spell-like abilities must come from that school. For example, a rune guardian of wrath might cast magic missile or shocking grasp instead of burning hands. In addition to the spell-like ability listed above, more powerful rune guardians of gluttony might possess the ability to cast blindness/deafness or ray of exhaustion. Construction
A rune guardian's body is carved from a single block of semiprecious stone, then polished and treated with rare dusts and oils worth at least 500 gp. CL 11th; Price 6,500 gp CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTSCraft Construct, fly, geas/quest, plus burning hands, color spray, hold portal, ray of enfeeblement, reduce person, sleep, or summon monster I, creator must be caster level 11th; Skill Craft (stonecarving) DC 16; Cost 3,500 gp |
