Mortivores have a natural sense for spirits, and can track them over long distances by this sense. Heroes would encounter Mortivores if one of their party members died and they were resurrecting him or her. The Mortivore would be attracted to the spirit, and would attempt to interrupt the resurrection by chasing the spirit from the body. Temples which offer resurrection services are often plagued by large numbers of Mortivores because of the constant draw of souls to the area.
In combat, Mortivores are terrifying and merciless. They are not hardy, so they rely on their flying mobility to make quick strikes in combat and then retreat before they strike again. Additionally, their natural abilities are geared more toward combating incorporeal opponents than physical ones, so they are not as much of a threat to mortals, except when they reach great experience.
Mortivores attack alone 90% of the time, and they tend to only involve themselves with spirits around their own strength, so the strength of a Mortivore encountered by a party will be on a comparable level to their own. Mortivores are elites, but they are not intended as an encounter unto themselves. Instead, they are meant more as a complication to other encounters.
Mortivores will not actively attack mortals, and will flee if attacked by mortals. But a Mortivore will do almost anything to drive a spirit from the plane.
Mortivore:
Think this, but less clothes, less refined, and more screeching and clawing at your face as it flies by you. Unlike Succubi, Mortivores make no attempt to act attractive. They have no interest in attracting men's souls, in fact, they want the opposite.
Mortivore Huntress Level 5 Elite Skirmisher
Medium natural humanoid XP 400Initiative +8 Senses Perception +5; darkvision
HP 100; Bloodied 50
AC 21; Fortitude 17, Refl ex 21, Will 19
Speed 6; fly 10
m Claw Rake (standard; at-will)
+10 vs. AC; 1d10 + 4 damage.
M Flyby Attack (standard; at-will)
The mortivore flies up to 10 squares and makes one melee basic attack at any point during that movement. The mortivore doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when moving away from the target of the attack.
M Soul Render (standard; recharge when bloodied ) ✦ Necrotic
+8 v. Will 3d8+4 damage
Shifting Flight (minor, only while flying; at-will)
Mortivore shifts one space.
Alignment Evil Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +4, Intimidate +7, Stealth +6
Str 14 (+4) Dex 19 (+6) Wis 16 (+5)
Con 14 (+4) Int 15 (+4) Cha 10 (+2)
Equipment nothing
Tactics: Huntresses try to maintain flight throughout an entire combat, and they try to end each turn of combat out of easy melee combat with opponents. They will begin combat by diving out of the blue with a Flyby Attack, and then using a standard move action to return to the air to avoid melee attacks. The huntress will use Shifting Flight to dodge ranged attacks once in the air. In attacking, the huntress will repeatedly attack any player who is participating in a ressurection ritual, who is attempting to retain a soul in any way, or who was just resurrected. Once the enemy is bloodied, the huntress will move into melee and use her Soul Render to finish them off. Mortivores will never fight to the death, but will instead flee when they are reduced to around 20 HP.
Mortivore Deathshepherd Level 8 Elite Artillery
Medium natural humanoid XP 700Initiative +9 Senses Perception +7; darkvision
HP 112; Bloodied 56
AC 22; Fortitude 20, Refl ex 24, Will 22
Speed 6; fly 6
m Claw Rake (standard; at-will)
+15 vs. AC; 1d8 + 5 damage.
R Soul Blast (standard; at-will ) ✦ Necrotic
Ranged 20/40 +13 v. Will 2d6+5 damage
M Soul Render (standard; recharge when bloodied ) ✦ Necrotic
+13 v. Will 3d8+5 damage
Shifting Flight (minor, only while flying; at-will)
Mortivore shifts one space.
Alignment Evil Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +14, Athletics +6, Intimidate +9, Stealth +9
Str 15 (+6) Dex 20 (+9) Wis 17 (+7)
Con 15 (+6) Int 17 (+7) Cha 10 (+4)
Equipment nothing
Tactics: Deathshepherds attempt to maintain a distance and height advantage to keep itself safe from melee attackers, and will then use its Soul Blast power to target any enemy who is attempting a resurrection ritual, who is attempting to retain a soul in any way, or who has just been resurrected. Deathshepherds, unlike huntresses, do not use their Soul Render ability offensively unless a spirit is on the brink of escaping. Instead, if they end up engaged in melee combat, they will use Soul Render, and then attempt to regain alititude. Mortivores never fight to the death, and will flee if they are reduced to around 20 HP.
Soulterror Greatmother Level 15 Elite Controller (Leader)
Medium natural humanoid XP 2400Initiative +12 Senses Perception +10; darkvision
HP 262; Bloodied 131
AC 31; Fortitude 27, Refl ex 30, Will 32
Speed 6; fly 6
m Claw Rake (standard; at-will)
+20 vs. AC; 2d8 + 6 damage.
R Soul Blast (standard; at-will ) ✦ Necrotic
Ranged 20/40 +19 v. Will 1d10+6 damage
M Soul Render (standard; recharge when bloodied ) ✦ Necrotic
+19 v. Will 4d8+6 damage
CAura of Terror (standard; recharge 6 ) ✦ Fear
Close burst 3; +19 v. Will Subject takes a full move action away from the soulterror greatmother, or until impeded by terrain, and is stunned until the beginning of the soulterror greatmother’s next turn.
Shifting Flight (minor, only while flying; at-will)
Mortivore shifts one space.
Alignment Evil Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +17, Athletics +10, Intimidate +12, Stealth +12
Str 17 (+10) Dex 21 (+12) Wis 24 (+14)
Con 17 (+10) Int 20 (+12) Cha 10 (+7)
Equipment nothing
Tactics: Soulterror Greatmothers will attempt to maintain an altitude advantage, just as with all mortivores, and engages targets with the same priorities. Greatmothers also do not fight to the death, and will flee when reduced to around 40 HP. In combat, greatmothers will maintain distance and attack from range using Soul Blast until an enemy is bloodied. Then, the greatmother will land near this enemy and use Aura of Terror to scatter opposition, moving in to attack the original target with Sould Render on the next turn. If there are other mortivores around, they coordinate with the greatmother's tactics. Huntresses will attack in melee when the greatmother does, using their Soul Render on stunned enemies to provide cover for the greatmother. They will then maintain near ground flight and defend the greatmother as it takes to the air, only retreating once the greatmother is safe.
Mortivores are natives to, and commonly found, in the Barren Mort∞, which is on square (23,23).
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