Khors — Slavic God of Twilight and the Returning Light

Khors

Medium Celestial (Deity), Neutral Good

AC 24 (divine ward)   Initiative +7 (17)
HP 540 (40d8 + 360)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)

Skills Insight +18, Perception +18, Religion +16
Resistances Cold, Lightning
Immunities Radiant; Charmed, Frightened
Senses Truesight 120 ft., Passive Perception 28
Languages Old East Slavic and the speech of Iriy; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 27 (105,000 XP; PB +8)

Traits

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Khors fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. Khors has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Last Light. Khors sheds sunlight in a 40-foot Emanation and dim light for another 40 feet. He can suppress or restore it at the start of his turn. Magical darkness created by a spell of level 6 or lower is suppressed inside the sunlight.

Actions

Multiattack. Khors makes three Horizon Sceptre or Horizon Ray attacks in any combination.

Horizon Sceptre. Melee Attack Roll: +17, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) Force damage plus 18 (4d8) Radiant damage.

Horizon Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +17, range 180 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) Radiant damage plus 18 (4d8) Psychic damage.

Eclipse Line (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 25, each enemy in a 60-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 72 (16d8) Radiant damage and the Blinded condition until the end of the target’s next turn. Success: Half damage only. A target bearing a polished bronze mirror makes the save with Advantage if it can see the mirror.

Spellcasting. Charisma (save DC 25, attack +17). Khors casts the spells below without material components; the normal casting times and Concentration apply, and a spell with a casting time of an action uses the Magic action.

Bonus Actions

First Horizon (3/Day). Khors teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see in dim light. A barrier that prevents teleportation still blocks the effect.

Road Reopened (1/Day). While Bloodied (270 HP or fewer), Khors moves up to three willing creatures he can see within 60 feet to unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of their original positions. This movement is teleportation.

Reactions

Last Light’s Guard (3/Day). When a creature Khors can see within 60 feet takes damage, he reduces that damage by 27 (6d8), to a minimum of 0, and the target sheds bright light within 10 feet until the start of Khors’s next turn.

Legendary Actions

Khors has three Legendary Action uses and regains them at the start of his turn. He can spend one use at the end of another creature’s turn to move up to half his Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks, or spend two uses to make one Horizon Ray attack. He takes only one legendary action at a time and none while Incapacitated.

Khors

Medium celestial (deity), neutral good

Armor Class 24 (divine ward)
Hit Points 540 (40d8 + 360)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)

Saving Throws Con +17, Wis +18, Cha +17
Skills Insight +18, Perception +18, Religion +16
Damage Resistances cold, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities radiant
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 28
Languages Old East Slavic, the speech of Iriy; telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 27 (105,000 XP); proficiency bonus +8

Traits

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Khors fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. Khors has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Last Light. Khors sheds sunlight in a 40-foot radius and dim light for another 40 feet; he can suppress or restore it at the start of his turn. Magical darkness created by a spell of 6th level or lower is suppressed within the bright light.

Actions

Multiattack. Khors makes three Horizon Sceptre or Horizon Ray attacks in any combination.

Horizon Sceptre. Melee Spell Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) force damage plus 18 (4d8) radiant damage.

Horizon Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +17 to hit, range 180 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) radiant damage plus 18 (4d8) psychic damage.

Eclipse Line (Recharge 5–6). Each enemy in a 60-foot-long, 10-foot-wide line makes a DC 25 Constitution saving throw. It takes 72 (16d8) radiant damage and is blinded until the end of its next turn on a failed save, or half damage without blindness on success. A creature carrying a polished bronze mirror gains advantage if it can see the reflection.

Innate Spellcasting. Khors’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 25, +17 to hit with spell attacks). He requires no material components; normal casting times and concentration apply.

Bonus Actions

First Horizon (3/Day). Khors teleports to an unoccupied space in dim light that he can see within 60 feet.

Reactions

Last Light’s Guard (3/Day). When a creature he can see within 60 feet takes damage, Khors reduces the damage by 27 (6d8) and the creature sheds light within 10 feet until the start of his next turn.

Legendary Actions

Khors can take three legendary actions, one at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn, regaining uses at the start of his turn. Move: move up to half speed without provoking opportunity attacks (one action). Horizon Ray: make one Horizon Ray attack (two actions).

Khors CR 27

NG Medium outsider (extraplanar, good); original epic encounter
XP campaign-assigned; the published CR table does not establish this custom divine encounter’s balance
Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., constant true seeing; Perception +49

DEFENSE

AC 53, touch 35, flat-footed 45 (+7 Dex, +18 natural, +8 sacred ward, +9 deflection, +1 dodge)
hp 465 (30d10 + 270 plus 30 Toughness)
Fort +27, Ref +32, Will +35 (includes +6 sacred ward and corresponding save feats)
DR 15/epic; Immune blindness, fear; Resist cold 10, electricity 10; SR 36

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft. (perfect)
Melee +3 horizon sceptre +40/+35/+30/+25 (4d8+10 bludgeoning plus 4d6 fire)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks eclipse line, mirrored crossing

Eclipse Line (Su, every 1d4 rounds). Standard action; 60-foot line. Enemies make a Fortitude DC 35 save, taking 16d8 fire damage and becoming blinded for 1 round on failure, or half damage without blindness on success. A polished bronze mirror held in the path grants +4 on this save.

Mirrored Crossing (Su, 3/day). Move action; teleport Khors and one willing adjacent creature up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space visible to him. This does not cross planes or a dimensional lock.

STATISTICS

Str 24, Dex 24, Con 28, Int 26, Wis 30, Cha 28
Base Atk +30; CMB +37; CMD 72 (includes +9 deflection, +8 sacred ward and +1 dodge)
Feats Improved Initiative, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Toughness, Iron Will, Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, Blind-Fight, Alertness, Skill Focus (Perception), Endurance, Diehard, Improved Iron Will (15 feats for 30 HD)
Skills Perception +49, Sense Motive +43, Knowledge (religion) +41 (30 ranks, +3 class skill; Perception includes +6 Skill Focus)
Languages Old East Slavic, Celestial; telepathy 120 ft.
Gear +3 horizon sceptre

SPELL-LIKE ABILITIES

CL 30th; concentration +39. Save DC 19 + spell level (Charisma), unless a spell is harmless or has no save. Each ability has its normal casting time if longer than a standard action; otherwise a standard action. Components are not required. These spells are personal abilities, not the spells granted to clerics.

ECOLOGY

Environment Horizon Watch, Iriy (Bytopia); Organization unique; Treasure divine sceptre

Khors CR 27

Medium Outsider (Good, Extraplanar); Neutral Good; lesser deity, divine rank 10

Hit Dice 30d8+273 (513 hp; 30 maximized outsider racial HD +270 Constitution +3 Toughness)
Initiative +11; Speed 60 ft., fly 100 ft. (perfect)
Armor Class 60 (10 base +7 Dex +10 divine +24 natural +9 deflection), touch 36, flat-footed 53; Dodge grants +1 AC against one chosen opponent
Base Attack/Grapple +30/+47
Attack +3 horizon sceptre +50 melee (4d8+10 bludgeoning plus 4d6 divine light)
Full Attack +3 horizon sceptre +50/+45/+40/+35 melee (4d8+10 bludgeoning plus 4d6 divine light)
Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks eclipse line, divine aura, salient divine abilities, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities divine rank immunities, DR 20/epic, SR 42, divine senses, immortality, fire resistance 15
Saves Fort +38, Ref +36, Will +39 (outsider base +17, abilities +9/+7/+10, divine rank +10, each save feat +2)
Abilities Str 24, Dex 24, Con 28, Int 26, Wis 30, Cha 28
Skills Spot +56, Listen +56, Sense Motive +56, Knowledge (religion) +54 (33 ranks, +3 class skill and +10 divine rank, plus ability)
Feats Improved Initiative, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Toughness, Iron Will, Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, Blind-Fight, Alertness (11 normal racial feats)
Environment Horizon Watch, Iriy; Organization unique; Alignment neutral good
Challenge Rating 27 (original campaign estimate); Treasure divine possessions

DIVINE QUALITIES

Rank 10. The +10 divine bonus already appears in the listed AC, attacks, saves, checks and SR where applicable. Khors’s racial outsider Hit Dice are maximized. He does not automatically fail attacks or saves on a natural 1. As a lesser deity he may take 10 on ability, skill and caster-level checks; the automatic 20 result applies only to intermediate and greater deities. He has divine sight and hearing out to 10 miles, can sense portfolio events concerning crossings and light, and can establish remote sensing according to the rank rules. These powers do not grant mortal followers a universal language.

Divine Aura (Su). Radius up to 1,000 feet; Will DC 29 against the aura’s fear or daze effects (10 + rank 10 + Charisma 9); success grants immunity to the aura for 24 hours. He may instead grant allies a morale bonus of +4 on attacks, saves and checks while within the aura; listed stats exclude this bonus.

Eclipse Line (Su). Standard action, every 1d4 rounds: a 60-foot line deals 16d8 untyped divine-light damage (Reflex DC 34 half); a failed save also dazzles for 1 round. A polished bronze mirror grants a +4 circumstance bonus on the save. DC is a campaign power rather than the ordinary default for a printed salient ability.

Twelve salient divine abilities

These are twelve original supernatural powers for a rank-10 lesser deity, occupying ten rank-based and two lesser-deity salient ability choices. They do not grant extra actions beyond those stated. Save DCs and opposed checks are specified for each effect.

1. Last Beacon. At will, standard action: Khors creates natural sunlight in a 40-foot radius centred on himself for 10 minutes. This suppresses spell-created darkness of level 6 or lower; a higher-ranked deity’s darkness is unaffected.
2. Shadow’s Measure. 2/day, standard action: one creature within 60 feet makes a Will DC 29 save. On failure it cannot become invisible for 3 rounds, although it retains other concealment.
3. The Missing Ferryman. 1/day, move action: teleport Khors and up to six willing, touched companions between two visible sanctuaries within 300 feet on the same plane. A sealed planar ward blocks the movement.
4. Mirror Returned. 2/day, immediate action: after a ray attack misses Khors, he redirects its effect at another creature within 30 feet of him, using the original attack roll against the new target’s touch AC.
5. Light After Flight. 1/day, standard action: one ally within 60 feet who can see Khors ends a fear effect currently affecting it and gains immunity to fear for 3 rounds.
6. First Horizon. At will, move action: Khors teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space in dim light that he can see; it cannot pass through a dimensional lock.
7. Dimming Path. 2/day, standard action: a 30-foot-long, 5-foot-wide strip becomes difficult terrain for 3 rounds. A creature entering it for the first time on a turn must make a Reflex DC 29 save or fall prone.
8. Second Reflection. 1/day, immediate action: an ally Khors can see within 40 feet may reroll a failed saving throw against an illusion, taking the second result.
9. Bell of Return. 1/day, standard action: Khors marks a location within 100 feet for 1 minute. Up to six willing creatures that can see the mark may each teleport there once as a move action, provided the destination is unoccupied.
10. Sun’s Honest Edge. 1/day, standard action: Khors outlines non-divine visual illusions in a 30-foot burst for one round. The caster of a spell illusion may make a caster-level check against DC 41 to resist this revealing effect.
11. Unbroken Daymark. 1/day, standard action: Khors suppresses a spell-created shadow gate within 60 feet for 1 hour if a caster-level check (+40, including divine rank) succeeds against DC 11 + the gate’s caster level. A higher-ranked divine gate is unaffected.
12. Last Light’s Guard. 1/day, immediate action: one ally within 60 feet takes 60 fewer points of damage from a single attack or effect and sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius for 1 round.

PERSONAL SPELL-LIKE ABILITIES

Caster level 30th; for good-descriptor spells 31st. Save DC 29 + spell level, if applicable (Charisma +9 and divine rank +10). Spell-like abilities have their normal action timing and do not require components. As a deity, Khors can also use the Sun, Knowledge and Protection domain spells shown below at will as spell-like abilities at caster level 20 (save DC 29 + spell level). This follows the divine rank rules and does not give mortal clerics unlimited casting. His personal spell-like abilities have the distinct daily limits above and remain separate from the domain spell repertoire.