Undead Nathatel (7-8)
Level 7Attacks
Abilities
Trigger A creature Casts a Spell on Nathatel, and he either succeeds at its saving throw versus the spell or the caster fails the spell attack roll against him
Effect The caster of the triggering spell undergoes a wellspring surge; roll randomly on the table below. This table is a slight variant of the standard table (Wellspring Surges), adjusted to streamline play. The spell rank of the surge is the rank of the spell that triggered this reaction.
[[/br 1d20 #Wellspring Surge
Requirements Nathatel's last action was a successful fist Strike
Effect Nathatel attempts a counteract check against a single spell affecting the creature (counteract rank 4, counteract modifier ). If the check is successful, the creature also takes 6d6 mental damage (DC 25 will).
Spellscar fexts are spellcasters who were destroyed by wild magic or wellspring surges they tried—and failed—to control. The magical feedback that snuffed out their life warped and animated their flesh, twisting them into shambling undead. Spellscar fexts stand 6 feet tall with disproportionately long arms that end in clusters of waving magical tendrils.
Almost all who became spellscar fexts entered the Mana Wastes to harness the power of the area's wild magic. Once transformed, the desire for magical power becomes a spellscar fext's singular motivation. The creatures focus their attacks on magic users they encounter, attempting to kill them and strip their magic. Unfortunately for a spellscar fext, their transformation makes their entire being inimical to magic. They're unable to cast even the simplest of spells. They grasp destructively at magic they can never hold.
Difficult for the unprepared to destroy permanently, spellscar fexts harry trade routes known for shipping magical goods and repeatedly attack arcane workshops on the borders of the Mana Wastes. They're particularly dangerous to spellcasters traveling alone, as battling the creatures might trigger a wellspring surge that could destroy the lone magic user.
As the fext's vulnerability to glass weapons has become more well known, enterprising gunsmiths in Alkenstar have begun crafting glass ammunition, an uncommon item that costs the same as cold iron ammunition.