Heh Shan-Bao

Level 9

Creature· humanUniqueMediumRemaster

135

Speed

25 ft.

Perception

+15

Fort

+15

Ref

+18

Will

+16

human humanoid lawful

Languages aklo, common, draconic, empyrean, minkaian, nagaji, samsaran, tengu

Skills arcana +19, diplomacy +19, society +19, crafting +17, deception +17, intimidation +17, religion +13

Recall Knowledge DC 36 (society)

Attacks

Melee Longsword +21 (magical, versatile-p), Damage 3d8+6 slashing

Abilities

Esoteric Lore

Heh Shan-Bao can attempt to Recall Knowledge on any topic with a +15 modifier.

Reflecting Ward↺

Frequency twice per day

Trigger Heh Shan-Bao would take any form of energy damage

Effect One of the many otherwise non-magical fulus Heh Shan-Bao keeps on his person flashes with golden light and crumbles to ash, granting him resistance 10 to the triggering damage type for 1 minute, or until he uses this ability again.

Scroll Esoterica

Heh Shan-Bao creates a set of nine temporary scrolls each morning that lose their magic after 24 hours. On a typical day, the governor has the scrolls listed below available for use.

scroll of Crisis of Faith (4th level)

scroll of Fire Shield

scroll of Flame Strike

scroll of Haste

scroll of Hydraulic Torrent

scroll of Illusory Creature (5th level)

scroll of Illusory Scene

scroll of Invisibility

scroll of Soothe (4th level)

Scroll Thaumaturgy

Heh Shan-Bao's magical training allows him to activate scrolls of any tradition despite having no actual spellcasting power of his own. His spell DC is 28, and his spell attack is +20 for any scroll he uses.