Masque Mannequin
Level 15Attacks
Abilities
The spark of the soul used to create a masque mannequin is infused into its mask. A creature can break a masque mannequin's soul mask with a DC 40 athletics check or steal it with a DC 40 thievery check. If its mask is broken or removed, a masque mannequin must attempt a DC 40 fortitude save.
Critical Success The masque mannequin's animating spark shifts to infuse its body; it is unaffected and no longer has a soul mask.
Success The masque mannequin takes 2d6 persistent mental damage. If
Requirements The masque mannequin is in Pose
Trigger A creature unaware of the mannequin's true nature approaches within reach
Effect The mannequin makes a Strike against the triggering creature.
Until the next time the masque mannequin acts, it appears to be an inanimate mannequin. It has an automatic result of 45 on Deception checks and DCs to appear as an ordinary mannequin.
Requirements The masque mannequin is grappling a living creature
Effect The Grabbed creature must attempt a DC 36 fortitude save.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is Slowed 1 for 1 round as its body grows more wooden.
Failure The creature is petrified for the next 24 hours, but instead of turning to stone, it turns into a wooden mannequin. It can attempt a new save at the end of each of its turns.
Critical Failure The creature turns into a woode
Masque mannequins are a type of soulbound construct animated by a fragment of a once-living soul infused into an eerie, nearly featureless mask that's then affixed to a mannequin or dressmaker's dummy. Though similar in process to the creation of a soulbound doll or mannequin, creating a masque mannequin requires conducting ritualistic murder and extracting a soul shard during an unwilling victim's death, and only the vilest of crafters would consider attempting such a deed. Masque mannequins are popular among Norgorberites, especially devotees of Father Skinsaw, as well as Kuthites who take pride in drawing out the ritual to gain the largest possible fragment of the soul.
Malevolent Mindsets Masque mannequins, even those crafted from virtuous individuals, tend to have a sadistic sense of malice. If left to their own devices, a masque mannequin enjoys playing cat and mouse games with their chosen victims by freezing and unfreezing in areas with mundane mannequins, slowly driving their unfortunate playthings to paranoia before going for the kill.