The Furies
The Furies, are female beings of vengeance. A formulaic oath invokes them as “the Furies, that under earth take vengeance on men, whosoever hath sworn a false oath”.
When the Titan Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea, the Erinyes (along with the Giants and the Meliae) emerged from the drops of blood which fell on the earth (Gaia), while Aphrodite was born from the crests of sea foam. Their number is three: Alecto or Alekto (“endless anger”), Megaera (“jealous rage”), and Tisiphone or Tilphousia (“vengeful destruction”)
Alecto
Alecto is one of the erinyes daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera. Alecto is the Erinys with the job of castigating the moral crimes (such as anger), especially if they are against other people. Her function is very similar to Nemesis, with the difference that the latter’s function is to castigate crimes against the gods.
Originally Posted by Kain Darkwind of the Dicefreaks d20 Community.
Alecto the Implacable, Fury | |
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Large outsider (Devil, Evil, Lawful) | |
Hit Dice | 21d8 + 189 (357 hp) |
Initiative | +10 |
Speed | 40 ft., Fly 60 ft. (good) |
Armor Class | 40 (+7 Dexterity, +16 natural, +8 profane, -1 size), touch 24, flat-footed 33 |
Base Attack/Grapple | +21/+34 |
Attack | Claw +29 melee (2d8 + 9 and burning) |
Full Attack | 2 claws +29/+24 melee (2d8 + 9 and burning) and 5 bites +24 melee (1d4 + 4 and poison) |
Space/Reach | 10 ft./10 ft. |
Special Attacks | Burning, horrific appearance, poison, rend, spell-like abilities, summon devils |
Special Qualities | Damage reduction 15/good and silver, immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 20 and cold 20, see in darkness, Spell Resistance 32, telepathy 200 ft. |
Saves | Fort +21, Ref +19, Will +18 |
Abilities | Strength 28, Dexterity 24, Constitution 28, Intelligence 17, Wisdom 22, Charisma 27 |
Skills | Diplomacy +10, Gather Information +32, Hide +27, Intimidate +32, Knowledge (the planes) +27, Knowledge (religion) +27, Listen +30, Move Silently +31, Search +27, Sense Motive +30, Spot +30, Survival +30 (+32 tracking, +32 the planes) |
Feats | Ability Focus (horrific appearance), Combat Reflexes, Dark Speech, Fly-by Attack, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Rapid Strike, Track |
Environment | Tartarus |
Organization | Single (unique) or with sisters (Megaera and Tisiphone) |
Challenge Rating | 20 |
Treasure | Double standard |
Alignment | Lawful Evil |
Burning (Su): The wounds inflicted by Alecto’s claws flame with hellfire. Any creature struck by her claws or rend attack must make a Foritude save (DC 29) or suffer the claw damage again as vile damage on the following round.
Horrific Appearance (Ex): Any creature meeting the gaze of a Fury must make a Will save (DC 30) or be paralyzed for one round by her horrible bleeding visage. This is a gaze attack with a range of 60 feet.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 29, 2d4 Dexterity initial and secondary.
Rend (Ex): If Alecto strikes with both claws in a single round, she tears the flesh, dealing 4d8 + 18 damage.
Spell-Like Abilities: Always active –detect chaos;
at will –darkness, dominate person (DC 23), greater dispel magic, greater invisibility, greater teleport, insanity (DC 25), locate person, polymorph;
3/day –blasphemy (DC 25), symbol of pain (DC 23).
Caster level 21st
Summon Devils (Sp): Three times per day the Furies can automatically summon 2d6 Erinyes
Megaera
Megaera is one of the erinyes in Greek mythology. She is the cause of jealousy and envy, and punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity. Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him.
Originally Posted by Kain Darkwind of the Dicefreaks d20 Community.
Megaera the Jealous, Fury | |
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Large outsider (Devil, Evil, Lawful) | |
Hit Dice | 22d8 + 154 (330 hp) |
Initiative | +11 |
Speed | 40 ft., Fly 60 ft. (good) |
Armor Class | 40 (+11 Dexterity, +13 natural, +7 profane, -1 size), touch 27, flat-footed 29 |
Base Attack/Grapple | +22/+35 |
Attack | Claw +30 melee (2d6 + 9 and animosity) |
Full Attack | 2 claws +30 melee (2d6 + 9 and animosity) and 5 bites +28 melee (1d4 + 4 and poison) |
Space/Reach | 10 ft./10 ft. |
Special Attacks | Animosity, horrific appearance, poison, rend, spell-like abilities, summon devils |
Special Qualities | Damage reduction 15/good and silver, immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 20 and cold 20, see in darkness, Spell Resistance 38, telepathy 200 ft. |
Saves | Fort +20, Ref +24, Will +18 |
Abilities | Strength 28, Dexterity 32, Constitution 24, Intelligence 19, Wisdom 21, Charisma 25 |
Skills | Bluff +32, Diplomacy +15, Gather Information +32, Hide +32, Intimidate +36, Knowledge (the planes) +29, Knowledge (religion) +29, Listen +30, Move Silently +36, Search +29, Sense Motive +30, Spot +30, Survival +30 (+34 tracking, +34 the planes) |
Feats | Ability Focus (animosity), Combat Reflexes, Dark Speech, Fly-by Attack, Multiattack, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability, Track |
Environment | Tartarus |
Organization | Single (unique) or with sisters (Megaera and Tisiphone) |
Challenge Rating | 20 |
Treasure | Double standard |
Alignment | Lawful Evil |
Animosity (Su): The wounds inflicted by Megaera’s claws poison the mind. Any creature struck by her claws or rend attack must make a Foritude save (DC 31) or contract faceless hate within a week.
Horrific Appearance (Ex): Any creature meeting the gaze of a Fury must make a Will save (DC 28) or be paralyzed for one round by her horrible bleeding visage. This is a gaze attack with a range of 60 feet.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 29, 2d4 Charisma initial and secondary.
Rend (Ex): If Megaera strikes with both claws in a single round, she tears the flesh, dealing 4d6 + 18 damage.
Spell-Like Abilities: Always active –detect chaos, detect thoughts (DC 19);
at will –animate dead, charm person (DC 18), darkness, greater dispel magic, greater invisibility, greater teleport, insanity (DC 24), locate
person, polymorph, suggestion (DC 20);
3/day –dictum (DC 24), fireball (DC 20), hold monster (DC 22), prying eyes, wall of fire.
Caster level 22nd
Summon Devils (Sp): Three times per day the Furies can automatically summon 2d6 Erinyes.
Tisiphone
Tisiphone was one of the erinyes or Furies, and sister of Alecto and Megaera. She was the one who punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide and homicide. Tisiphone fell in love with Cithaeron, and caused his death by snakebite, specifically, by one of the snakes from her head. Tisiphone is recognized as the furious and cruel guardian of the gates of Tartarus.
Originally Posted by Kain Darkwind of the Dicefreaks d20 Community.
Tisiphone the Avenging, Fury | |
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Large outsider (Devil, Evil, Lawful) | |
Hit Dice | 24d8 + 264 (456 hp) |
Initiative | +9 |
Speed | 40 ft., Fly 90 ft. (good) |
Armor Class | 43 (+9 Dexterity, +16 natural, +9 profane, -1 size), touch 27, flat-footed 34 |
Base Attack/Grapple | +24/+39 |
Attack | Claw +34 melee (3d6 + 11 and bleeding) |
Full Attack | 2 claws +34 melee (3d6 + 11 and bleeding) and 6 bites +32 melee (1d6 + 5 and poison) |
Space/Reach | 10 ft./10 ft. |
Special Attacks | Burning, horrific appearance, poison, rend, spell-like abilities, summon devils |
Special Qualities | Damage reduction 20/good and silver, immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 20 and cold 20, see in darkness, Spell Resistance 39, telepathy 200 ft. |
Saves | Fort +25, Ref +23, Will +22 |
Abilities | Strength 32, Dexterity 29, Constitution 33, Intelligence 25, Wisdom 27, Charisma 28 |
Skills | Bluff +36, Diplomacy +17, Disguise +36 (+40 acting), Gather Information +36, Heal +35, Hide +32, Intimidate +40, Knowledge (local) +34, Knowledge (the planes) +34, Knowledge (religion) +34, Listen +35, Move Silently +36, Search +34, Sense Motive +35, Spot +35, Survival +35 (+39 tracking, +39 the planes) |
Feats | Ability Focus (horrific appearance), Ability Focus (poison), Combat Reflexes, Dark Speech, Fly-by Attack, Multiattack, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability, Track |
Environment | Tartarus |
Organization | Single (unique) or with sisters (Megaera and Tisiphone) |
Challenge Rating | 21 |
Treasure | Double standard |
Alignment | Lawful Evil |
Bleeding (Su): The wounds inflicted by Tisiphone’s claws bleed out. Any creature struck by her claws or rend attack bleeds for 1d4 points of damage every round. The effects of multiple wounds stack.
Horrific Appearance (Ex): Any creature meeting the gaze of a Fury must make a Will save (DC 33) or be paralyzed for one round by her horrible bleeding visage. This is a gaze attack with a range of 60 feet.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 35, 2d4 Constitution initial and secondary.
Rend (Ex): If Tisiphone strikes with both claws in a single round, she tears the flesh, dealing 6d6 + 22 damage.
Spell-Like Abilities: Always active – detect chaos, detect good, detect thoughts (DC 21);
at will – animate dead, deeper darkness, gentle repose (DC 24), greater dispel magic, greater invisibility, greater teleport, insanity
(DC 26), locate person, polymorph, speak with dead, suggestion (DC 22);
3/day – finger of death (DC 26), power word kill, wrathful castigation (DC 28). Caster level 24th
Summon Devils (Sp): Three times per day the Furies can automatically summon 2d6 Erinyes. Once per day, Tisiphone can summon her 2 sisters, Alecto and Megaera.