Louhi, The Mistress of Pohjola, The Malevolent Sorceress

“Malevolent Sorceress Louhi: Unraveling the Dark Secrets of Finnish Mythology!”

• Alias: The Mistress of Pohjola, The Malevolent Sorceress
• Gender: Female
• Race: Mythological being
• Occupation: Sorceress and ruler of Pohjola
• Religion: Deity worship is rare among her kind, but she is known to harness dark and ancient powers.
• Allies: Baba Yaga, Creatures of darkness, such as giants, serpents, and mythical beasts.
• Enemies: Fraz-Urb’luu, Graz’t, Heroes and champions who oppose her sinister plans, including Vainamoinen and Lemminkäinen.
• Abode/Base of operations: Pohjola, The territory of Finland
• Nationality: Mythological entity, not associated with any real-world nationality.
• Languages: Proficient in the dark incantations and spells of her mystical realm.
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Affiliation(s): Rules over the creatures and forces of Pohjola.
• Significant others: Unknown, as her life revolves around her quest for power and dominance.

Louhi, an enigmatic figure in Finnish mythology, is a malevolent sorceress whose name strikes fear into the hearts of many. Known for her insatiable thirst for power, Louhi resides in the distant land of Pohjola, where the cold winds howl and the land is shrouded in eternal darkness. She is a commanding and formidable presence, her dark intentions casting a long shadow over the realm.

Louhi’s lust for power knows no bounds, and she will stop at nothing to achieve her sinister goals. Her insidious machinations are driven by a deep-seated fear of inadequacy, a gnawing insecurity that she seeks to mask with her quest for dominance. She desires to control the forces of nature, to bend them to her will, and to become the unrivaled ruler of her desolate realm.

This malevolent sorceress is a master of manipulation, using her cunning and magical prowess to exploit the weaknesses of others. She commands a legion of mystical creatures, from fierce giants to menacing serpents, all at her beck and call. Her heart is cold as ice, and she shows no mercy to those who dare to defy her.

In the shadows of Pohjola, Louhi’s dark reign continues, her insatiable thirst for power driving her ceaseless pursuit of ancient relics and arcane knowledge. She is a force to be reckoned with, a formidable antagonist in the tales of Finnish mythology, and her name is whispered in hushed tones by those who know of her chilling deeds.

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Louhi
Medium humanoid
Hit Dice	34d6 + 170 (357 hp)
Initiative	+3
Speed	30 ft.
Armor Class	51 (+16 armor, +13 deflection, +3 Dexterity, +9 insight) touch 35, flat-footed 39
Base Attack/Grapple	+17/+19
Attack	Souldrinking dagger +23 melee (1d4 + 6 /17-20/x2 and 1 negative level)
Full Attack	Souldrinking dagger +23/+18 melee or by spell +30 ranged touch.
Space/Reach	5 ft. /5 ft.
Special Attacks	Command demons, form of madness, spell-like abilities, spells, summon demon
Special Qualities	Cloaked casting, damage reduction 20/good, lawful and cold iron, fast healing 10, immune to acid, electricity, fire, mind affecting and poison, resistance to cold 30, Spell Resistance 40, telepathy 500 ft., thaumaturgy
Saves	Fort +28, Ref +26, Will +38
Abilities	Strength 14, Dexterity 17, Constitution 20, Intelligence 26 (34), Wisdom 21 (29), Charisma 28 (36)
Skills	Appraise +30 (+32 alchemy), Bluff +55, Concentration +42, Craft (alchemy) +42, Decipher Script +42 (+46 scrolls), Diplomacy +50, Disguise +33 (+37 acting), Forgery +39, Gather Information +40, Hide +21, Intimidate +43, Knowledge (arcana) +49, Knowledge (history) +39, Knowledge (religion) +49, Knowledge (the planes) +49, Listen +27, move silently +21, Sense Motive +48, Spellcraft +53, Spot +27, Survival +9 (+13 on other planes), Use Magic Device +50 (+54 scrolls)
Feats	Augment Summoning, Craft Contingent Spell, Craft Staff, Dark Speech, Demon Mastery, Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Extract Demon Essence, Fortify Spell, Negotiator, Persuasive, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll, Silent Spell, Skill Focus (Bluff), Spell Focus (conjuration), Still Spell, Violate Spell
Epic Feats	Automatic Still Spell, Craft Epic Staff, Enhance Spell, Improved Metamagic, Improved Spell Capacity (x4)
Climate/Terrain	The Abyss
Organization	Solitary (unique)
Challenge Rating	30
Treasure	Quadruple Standard
Alignment	Chaotic Evil

Command Demons: Louhi commands demons as a 34th level evil cleric rebukes undead. Any demon who would be rebuked is instead commanded. She gains a +4 bonus on commanding rolls.

Form of Madness: Those who are subjected to Louhi ’s form of madness take 2d6 points of Wisdom damage. Will DC 40 negates.

Spell-like Abilities: At will – blasphemy (DC 30), charm monster (DC 27), dismissal (DC 28), greater planar ally, greater planar binding (DC 31), greater teleport, suggestion (DC 26), summon monster IX, telekinesis (DC 28), unholy blight (DC 27) Caster level 34th

Spells: Louhi casts spells as a 25th level conjurer and 25th level beguiler. Her prohibited schools are enchantment and illusion. She has a +4 bonus on checks to overcome Spell Resistance and as a swift action can recall 6 spell per day that she has previously cast.

Wizard spells per day (0-13th): 5/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/6/3/3/3/2 Caster level 25th, DC 22 + spell level (23 + spell level for Conjuration)

Beguiler spells per day: 6/9/9/9/9/8/8/8/8/6 Caster level 25th, DC 22 + spell level

Epic Spells developed: animus blast, bind Graz’zt, crush life, infernal agent (12th level).

Summon Demon (Sp): Thrice per day, Louhi can summon a demon with no more than 25 HD. It remains for 2 hours before leaving.

Cloaked Casting: Louhi’s spells have a +2 bonus to DC when cast against a flat footed opponent and automatically overcome that opponent’s Spell Resistance.

Thaumaturgy: Planar allies called by Louhi with helpful attitudes are willing to work for one half the normal cost. Fanatics are willing to work for one-tenth.

All spells (and spell-like abilities) from the summoning subschool cast by Iggwilv have their duration doubled. This can stack with her Extend Summoning feat, which triples the duration.

Louhi can cast a summoning spell ahead of time and attach a triggering event, as per the contingency spell.

Louhi can call a planar creature to act as a permanent cohort. Her current cohort is Tuerny the Merciless, a powerful nalfeshnee wizard.

Possessions:

Louhi possesses the ring of the loumara, which allows her to turn incorporeal at will as a standard action and grants her immunity to acid, electricity and fire and resistance to cold 30. All of her spells are considered transdimensional and all of her attacks are considered ghost  touch while wearing it.

She wears the crown of the obyrinth, which grants her immunity to mind affecting, fast healing 10, resistance to acid, cold, electricity and fire 30 and a form of madness special attack.

She has the sash of the tanar’ri, which bestows immunity to electricity and poison, resistance 30 to acid, cold and fire, 500 foot range telepathy, and allows her to summon a demon possessing no more than 25 HD three times per day.

When worn together, the minor artifacts grant her damage reduction 20/good, lawful and cold iron, Spell Resistance 40, blasphemy and greater teleport at will and a +10 bonus on Intimidate checks. When only two are worn, they bestow the Intimidate bonus but no others.

Louhi also wears the Torc of the Witch Queen, a potent epic item that provides a +8 enhancement bonus to all mental ability scores and functions as a master ring of counterspelling (holds up to 9th level spells, 3/day can cast spell reflection as an immediate action).

She wears undergarments that function as a double strength vest of the archmagi.

She wears a pair of bracers which grant her a +10 attack bonus on touch (both melee and ranged) attacks.

She employs a mighty wand that functions as both an epic runestaff of power and a staff of the magi. Unlike typical runestaves, epic runestaves allow unlimited daily usage of their powers. Because it is in the shape of a wand, she cannot use the weapon like properties of either staff. Iggwilv uses a +4 keen cold iron dagger of Souldrinking when she is forced into melee combat, which is an extreme rarity. A creature slain by the dagger has its soul trapped (no save) in one of the six gems along the hilt, as per Trap the Soul. With her powerful Abyssal connections, Iggwilv can obtain almost any non-epic item within hours and most epic items within days.

Bind Graz’zt Conjuration (Calling) [Chaotic, Evil]

Spellcraft DC: 64
Level: 13th
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 day
Range: Close
Target: Graz’zt (specific 55HD, CR 40 outsider)
Duration: Instantaneous
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: No

To Develop: 576,000 gp; 45 days; 23,040 XP. Seed: lesser planar binding (DC 24), Antimagic Ray (DC 26).
Factors: call specific individual (+60 DC), call CR 40 (+46 DC), increase DC by 20 (+40 DC). Layered Effects: Ignore SR (+50 DC). Mitigation: Costly material component (-10 DC), increase casting time by 1 day (-2 DC), 2000 XP (-20 DC), drain magic (ad hoc -150 DC)

This spell brings the six fingered demon prince Graz’zt to the Mortal Coil, without any magical items and strips him of his spell-like and supernatural abilities until he returns to The Abyss. If desired, you can draw him into a specially prepared trap as described in planar binding. Due to the loss of his magical powers, Graz’zt is capable of attempting an escape only through a Charisma check which he cannot pass. The Charisma check to break free is DC 40.

Graz’zt can be compelled to perform a service by describing the service and offering a reward. This is identical to lesser planar binding with the exception that performing an indefinite service has no maximum time limit and Graz’zt’s service need not free him from the binding.

If not drawn into a trap, Graz’zt appears before the caller and must be dealt with accordingly. Even without his weapons and magic he is a powerful entity and more than capable of destroying the unwary foe.

Material Component: +6 holy avenger sundered into 6 equal pieces.
XP Cost: 2000 XP
Magic Cost: All spell slots of 1st through 9th level in both classes. (13 1st-4th level spells, 11 5th-8th level spells, 9 9th level spells)

Currently in the World

Louhi is a queen of the land known as Pohjola, a powerful witch with the ability to change shape and weave mighty enchantments. She is also the main opponent of Väinämöinen and his group in the battle for the magical artifact Sampo in the Kalevala.

She has a number of beautiful daughters, whom Ilmarinen, Lemminkäinen and other heroes attempt to win in various legends. Louhi, in true fairy tale form, sets them difficult to impossible tasks to perform in order to claim such a prize.

She was “adopted” as a child by the witch Baba Yaga. Under Baba Yaga’s tutelage, she grew into a talented spellcaster. She imprisonment the demon lord Fraz-Urb’luu speaking to the imprisoned demon lord, and learned many secrets.

She summoned and imprisoned the demon lord Graz’zt. She managed to seduce the demon lord into helping her with her plans of conquest. When Graz’zt escaped her control. Graz’zt had suggested, maliciously, that Louhi bind demons to use as a living seal against the alarmingly spreading rift to the Abyss beneath Pohjola.

Louhi was caught off guard when the demons attacked her. Weakened by the battle, she was doubly unable to resist Graz’zt‘s subsequent attack of his own. Louhi herself was forced to battle Graz’zt, just barely managing to slay his earthly form, banishing him to the Abyss. As a consequence of this battle, Louhi’s beautiful form was wracked by magic and split into a hideous crone manifestation.

Louhi is said to have two forms, one of which is that of an old crone (said to be her true form), and the other, a human female of dark beauty. In the latter form, Louhi has long black hair and pale skin. It is said none who have seen her in her true form still live. She has been called the the Mother of Witches.