Sootsoldiers (The Radiant Host)

Sootsoldiers who serve the other Lord of Fire, the Lambent King Atreia, are covered in glowing embers instead of black char.

When the sootsoldiers are reduced by an HP Threshold or are reduced to 0 HP, the destroyed soldiers crumble to a cloud of ash-laden smoke in 20-foot area centered on the sootsoldiers. Any creature in the area must attempt a DC 29 reflex save. On a failure, for 1 minute that creature is Dazzled and its invisibility is negated.

1 to 3

Frequency once per round

Effect The sootsoldiers reach to constrain each enemy within 5 feet in their fiery clutches (DC 26 reflex save). The damage and additional effects depend on the number of actions.

1 2d8 fire damage

2 (3d8+7)[fire] damage plus Grabbed

3 (4d8+7)[fire] damage plus grabbed

The sootsoldiers reignite and rush across the battlefield, Forming Up and Striding twice. At the end of this movement, a wave of flame and heat pours off the sootsoldiers, dealing 4d8 fire damage to other creatures in a 10-foot area, with a DC 29 reflex save. A creature that critically fails its save is also knocked Prone.

Sootsoldiers ignore the Concealed condition from smoke.

Whenever the sootsoldiers Stride, they first Form Up as a free action to condense into a 20-foot-by-20- foot area (minus any missing squares), then move up to their Speed. This works just like a Gargantuan creature moving; for instance, if any of the sootsoldiers' squares enters difficult terrain, the extra movement cost applies to the whole troop.