Sample Necromentals

• Air Necromental
• Earth Necromental
• Fire Necromental
• Water Necromental

Combat

Create Spawn (Su): An elemental slain by a necromental’s energy drain attack rises as a necromental 1d4 days after death.

Energy Drain (Su): Living creatures hit by a necromental’s natural weapon attack gain one negative level. A necromental can use its energy drain ability once per round, regardless of the number of natural weapon attacks the necromental possesses. The save DC to remove the negative level 24 hours later is 10 + ½ the necromental’s HD; this DC is given in parentheses after this special attack in the necromental’s statistics block. When a necromental bestows a negative level on a victim, it gains 5 temporary hit points (10 on a critical hit). These temporary hit points last for up to 1 hour.

Fast Healing (Ex): A necromental heals 3 points of damage each round as long as it has at least 1 hit point and is within 5 feet of some form of its element (air for necromentals with the air subtype; earth, stone, or metal for necromentals with the earth subtype; flame for necromentals with the fire subtype; or water for necromentals with the water subtype).

Air Necromental

A howling vortex of dark, foul-smelling vapor rolls forward, its swirling currents choked with black mist and the icy chill of the grave.^AI

Combat

Source: Libris Mortis, page 112.

Earth Necromental

The statistics block below contains details for more than one size or type of earth necromental. Use the horizontal scrollbar below it to display the desired one or select from the links below that.

This walking pile of crumbling earth and stone radiates a palpable aura of death.^AI

Combat

Source: Libris Mortis, page 112.

Fire Necromental

The statistics block below contains details for more than one size or type of fire necromental. Use the horizontal scrollbar below it to display the desired one or select from the links below that.

Small • Medium • Large • Huge • Greater • Elder

A mass of smoldering, black-tinged fire races across the ground, spewing choking ash and flickering with a sickly, unholy heat.^AI

Fire necromentals are fast and agile. The merest touch from their fiery bodies is sufficient to set many materials aflame.

A fire necromental cannot enter water or any other nonflammable liquid. A body of water is an impassible barrier unless the fire necromental can step or jump over it.

Fire necromentals do not speak.

Combat

A fire necromental is a fierce opponent that attacks its enemies directly and savagely. It takes joy in burning the creatures and objects of the Material Plane to ashes.

Burn (Ex): A fire necromental’s slam attack deals bludgeoning damage plus fire damage from the necromental’s flaming body. Those hit by a fire necromental‘s slam attack also must succeed on a Reflex save or catch on fire. The flame burns for 1d4 rounds. The save DC varies with the necromental’s size (see the table below). A burning creature can take a move action to put out the flame. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Creatures hitting a fire necromental with natural weapons or unarmed attacks take fire damage as though hit by the necromental’s attack, and also catch on fire unless they succeed on a Reflex save.

Source: Libris Mortis, page 112.

Water Necromental

The statistics block below contains details for more than one size, or type of water necromental. Use the horizontal scrollbar below it to display the desired one or select from the links below that.

Small • Medium • Large • Huge • Greater • Elder

A vortex of murky, foul water rolls forward, its cascading waves carrying the stench of stagnant rot and pounding with dead, crushing force.^AI

A water necromental can be as ferocious and powerful as a stormy sea.

A water necromental can’t venture more than 180 feet from the body of water from which it was conjured.

Water necromentals do not speak.

Combat

A water necromental prefers to fight in a large body of water where it can disappear beneath the waves and suddenly swell up behind its opponents.

Water Mastery (Ex): A water necromental gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls if both it and its opponent are touching water. If the opponent or the necromental is touching the ground, the necromental takes a −4 penalty on attack and damage rolls. (These modifiers are not included in the statistics block.)

A water necromental can be a serious threat to a ship that crosses its path. An necromental can easily overturn small craft (5 feet of length per Hit Die of the necromental) and stop larger vessels (10 feet long per HD). Even large ships (20 feet long per HD) can be slowed to half speed.

Drench (Ex): The necromental’s touch puts out torches, campfires, exposed lanterns, and other open flames of nonmagical origin if these are of Large size or smaller. The creature can dispel magical fire it touches as dispel magic (caster level equals necromental’s HD).

Vortex (Su): The necromental can transform itself into a whirlpool once every 10 minutes, provided it is underwater, and remain in that form for up to 1 round for every 2 HD it has. In vortex form, the necromental can move through the water or along the bottom at its swim speed.

The vortex is 5 feet wide at the base, up to 30 feet wide at the top, and 10 feet or more tall, depending on the necromental’s size. The necromental controls the exact height, but it must be at least 10 feet.

The necromental’s movement while in vortex form does not provoke attacks of opportunity, even if the necromental enters the space another creature occupies. Another creature might be caught in the vortex if it touches or enters the vortex, or if the necromental moves into or through the creature’s space.

Creatures one or more size categories smaller than the necromental might take damage when caught in the vortex (see the table below for details) and may be swept up by it. An affected creature must succeed on a Reflex save when it comes into contact with the vortex or take the indicated damage. It must also succeed on a second Reflex save or be picked up bodily and held suspended in the powerful currents, automatically taking damage each round. An affected creature is allowed a Reflex save each round to escape the vortex. The creature still takes damage, but can leave if the save is successful. The DC for saves against the vortex’s effects varies with the necromental’s size. The save DC is Strength-based.

Creatures trapped in the vortex cannot move except to go where the necromental carries them or to escape the whirlwind. Creatures caught in the whirlwind can otherwise act normally, but must make a Concentration check (DC 10 + spell level) to cast a spell. Creatures caught in the whirlwind take a −4 penalty to Dexterity and a −2 penalty on attack rolls. The necromental can have only as many creatures trapped inside the vortex at one time as will fit inside the vortex’s volume.

The necromental can eject any carried creatures whenever it wishes, depositing them wherever the vortex happens to be. A summoned necromental always ejects trapped creatures before returning to its home plane.

If the vortex’s base touches the bottom, it creates a swirling cloud of debris. This cloud is centered on the necromental and has a diameter equal to half the vortex’s height. The cloud obscures all vision, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. Creatures 5 feet away have concealment, while those farther away have total concealment. Those caught in the cloud must make a Concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) to cast a spell.

An necromental in vortex form cannot make slam attacks and does not threaten the area around it.

Skills: A water necromental has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

Source: Libris Mortis, page 112.