Myev Stone-Eye — Orc Khan of Kazan
Middle Volga · Night-Worg Clan · Orc Khan · Rival Standards
When Myev Stone-Eye calls for the standards, the first thing she counts is who is missing. Her authority over Kazan does not rest on a single raid: it rests on oath witnesses, guarded river crossings and the ability to hold quarrelling orc clans to bargains they would rather forget. She is the recognised khan, but her rule is contested at every ferry, granary and muster ground.
Across the city, Azgar issues rival orders to his red-banner hobgoblins. From the lower Volga, the Great Horde insists it has a claim upon Kazan’s loyalty. Myev answers neither with simple surrender. The river must remain open, the clans must be paid, and war must wait until its purpose is worth its price.
Myev at a Glance
| Name | Myev Stone-Eye |
|---|---|
| People | Orc |
| Title | Khan of Kazan |
| Clan | Night-Worg Clan |
| Seat | Kazan, Middle Volga |
| 5.5e / 5e | CR 10 (5,900 XP) |
Authority, Allegiances and Household
Alignment. Lawful Neutral in this campaign portrayal: a stern, pragmatic ruler who takes witnessed law seriously but demands harsh tribute when she believes it necessary.
Authority. The Khanate of Kazan, sworn Scar-Chiefs, Night-Worg kin, clan oath-keepers, river wardens, boar-keepers and hostages whose safe treatment makes agreements possible.
Languages. Orc and regional Volga trade tongues, with interpreters for foreign embassies and goblinoid communities.
Faith. First-Scar ancestor rites and the old obligations of the Night-Worg Clan; not the same cult as Maglubiyet’s followers among Azgar’s warbands.
Allies. Loyal Scar-Chiefs, Night-Worg outriders, First-Scar Seers, ferry wardens, river merchants and local people whose livelihoods depend on predictable law.
Rivals. Azgar the Hobgoblin Pretender, impatient orc chiefs, border raiders and envoys attempting to bind her realm to Krusk Ash-Standard’s Great Horde.
Other editions. Pathfinder 1e and D&D 3.5e use custom CR 10 fighter-based NPC conversions; their equipment and abilities are independent from the fifth-edition versions.
Game Mechanics
Choose a single rules tab for play. These are original Myev conversions in the site’s familiar monster-format presentation. Her guards, clan seers, worgs and dire-boar riders are separate creatures, never free summons or automatically included in her CR. The optional court effects are usable only while she controls her own fortified hall. The published CRs are starting values for GM playtesting, not a promise of identical difficulty across editions.
Myev Stone-Eye — D&D 5.5e / 2024
Medium Humanoid (Orc), Lawful Neutral
AC 19 (splint, shield); Initiative +2 (12); HP 170 (20d8 + 80); Speed 30 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (+5) | 14 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 15 (+2) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) |
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +8, Wis +6, Cha +7; Skills Athletics +9, Insight +6, Intimidation +7, Perception +6, Persuasion +7, Survival +6; Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 16; Languages Orc and Volga trade tongues; CR 10 (5,900 XP; PB +4).
Traits
Night-Worg Resolve. Myev has Advantage on saves to avoid or end the Frightened condition. Once per encounter, one ally within 10 feet who can hear her gains Advantage on its next such save.
Scar-Law Witness (1/Turn). When Myev hits a creature she has audibly accused of breaking a specific oath within the last minute, the hit deals an extra 9 (2d8) Slashing damage. The accusation has no compulsory effect on the target and may be disputed.
Last Standard (1/Day). If Myev drops to 0 HP without being killed outright, she drops to 1 HP instead.
Actions
Multiattack. Myev makes three Iron-Tusk Longsword or War Spear attacks.
Iron-Tusk Longsword. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) Slashing damage. The sword is a +1 magic weapon.
War Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +9, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) Piercing damage.
Khan’s Rebuke (Recharge 5–6). A creature Myev can see within 30 feet that can hear her makes a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Failure: 14 (4d6) Psychic damage and Frightened until the end of its next turn. Success: half damage and not Frightened.
Bonus Actions
Call the Standard (3/Day). One willing ally within 60 feet that hears Myev can use its Reaction to move up to half its Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks and make one weapon attack. The ally must already be present and able to react.
Reaction
Shield of the Khan. When a visible attack hits Myev, she adds 3 to her AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss. She must be carrying her shield.
Legendary Actions (2/Round)
At the end of another creature’s turn, Myev spends her legendary actions, regaining both at the start of her turn. Step of the Khan (1): move 15 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks. Clan’s Warning (1): a willing ally within 30 feet who hears her may repeat a save against Frightened. Iron-Tusk Strike (2): make one Longsword attack.
Optional Khan’s Court Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing ties), while conscious in her own hall, Myev may direct one effect: Bar a Gate: existing guards bar an available door; Witness the Oath: a willing creature gains Advantage on its next Insight check before the next round; Raise the Standard: an existing ally within 30 feet stands from Prone without spending movement. No effect may repeat on consecutive rounds. These original optional effects do not summon guards or change her printed CR.
Myev Stone-Eye — D&D 5e / 2014
Medium humanoid (orc), lawful neutral
Armor Class 19 (splint, shield); Hit Points 170 (20d8 + 80); Speed 30 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (+5) | 14 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 15 (+2) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) |
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +8, Wis +6, Cha +7; Skills Athletics +9, Insight +6, Intimidation +7, Perception +6, Persuasion +7, Survival +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16; Languages Orc, Volga trade tongues; Challenge 10 (5,900 XP), PB +4.
Night-Worg Resolve. Advantage on saves against being frightened. Once per encounter an ally within 10 feet who hears her gains advantage on its next fear save.
Scar-Law Witness (1/Turn). The first weapon hit in her turn against a target she has audibly accused of a specific broken oath during the preceding minute deals +9 (2d8) slashing damage. Naming the target is not mind control.
Last Standard (1/Day). When Myev reaches 0 hit points but isn’t killed outright, she instead stays at 1 hit point.
Actions
Multiattack. Three attacks, using her longsword or spear.
Iron-Tusk Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) slashing damage; this is a +1 magic longsword.
War Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft. or 20/60 ft. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage.
Khan’s Rebuke (Recharge 5–6). A creature she sees within 30 feet that hears her makes a DC 15 Wisdom save, suffering 14 (4d6) psychic damage and becoming frightened until the end of its next turn on failure; on success, half damage with no fear.
Bonus Actions
Call the Standard (3/Day). One willing existing ally within 60 feet can use its reaction to move up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks and then make one weapon attack.
Reactions
Shield of the Khan. Add 3 to AC versus one visible incoming hit, provided Myev is wielding her shield.
Legendary Actions (2/Round)
After another creature’s turn, she may Step (1): move 15 feet without provoking opportunity attacks; Warn (1): one ally within 30 feet repeats a saving throw against frightened; Strike (2): make one longsword attack. Two actions replenish at the start of her turn.
Optional Court Effects: use the optional location actions from the 2024 tab. They are original campaign rules and require a controlled hall and existing guards.
Myev Stone-Eye — Pathfinder 1e
Orc Khan CR 10; XP 9,600; female orc fighter 10 (original conversion); LN Medium humanoid (orc); Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +13.
Defense
AC 26, touch 12, flat-footed 25 (+10 armour, +3 shield, +1 Dex, +1 deflection, +1 natural); hp 105 (10d10 + 40, Toughness +10); Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +8.
Offense
Speed 20 ft. (full plate); Melee +1 longsword +18/+13 (1d8+8/17–20); Ranged javelin +12/+7 (1d6+5); Base Atk +10; CMB +15; CMD 28.
Statistics
Str 20, Dex 14, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 16; Feats Combat Reflexes, Greater Weapon Focus (longsword), Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Shield Focus, Step Up, Toughness, Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization (longsword); Skills Diplomacy +16, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (local) +14, Perception +13, Profession (soldier) +15, Ride +12, Sense Motive +15, Survival +15; Languages Orc, regional trade speech.
Original Special Abilities
Scar-Law Witness (Ex; 1/Round). After Myev audibly accuses a visible creature of breaking a particular sworn oath, her first successful weapon strike against that creature each round deals +2d6 precision damage until she withdraws the accusation. A creature immune to precision damage ignores the extra damage.
Call the Standard (Ex; 3/Day). As a swift action, grant one willing existing ally within 60 ft. who hears Myev an immediate action to take a 5-ft. step and make one weapon attack. No additional creature appears.
Last Standard (Ex; 1/Day). On taking normal hp damage sufficient to drop her below 0 hp, remain at 1 hp instead; death effects are unaffected.
Night-Worg Resolve (Ex). +2 morale to Myev’s saves against fear and +1 morale to fear saves by her allies within 10 feet that hear her, non-stacking.
Gear +1 full plate, +1 heavy steel shield, +1 longsword, amulet of natural armor +1, ring of protection +1, cloak of resistance +1, javelins, clan seal and oath tablets. Guards, outriders and seers contribute separate encounter XP.
Myev Stone-Eye — D&D 3.5e
Orc Khan CR 10; female orc fighter 10 (original conversion); LN Medium Humanoid (Orc); Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Listen +12, Spot +12.
Defense
AC 25, touch 12, flat-footed 24 (+9 armour, +3 shield, +1 Dex, +1 deflection, +1 natural); hp 98 (10d10 + 40, Toughness +3, rounded NPC average); Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +8.
Offense
Speed 20 ft.; Melee +1 longsword +18/+13 (1d8+8/17–20); Ranged javelin +12/+7 (1d6+5); Base Atk +10; Grapple +15.
Statistics
Str 20, Dex 14, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 16; Feats Combat Reflexes, Greater Weapon Focus (longsword), Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Shield Specialization, Toughness, Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization (longsword); Skills Diplomacy +16, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (local) +14, Listen +12, Ride +12, Sense Motive +15, Spot +12, Survival +15; Languages Orc, Volga trade speech.
Original Special Abilities
Scar-Law Witness (Ex; 1/Round). After accusing a visible opponent of a specific broken oath, Myev deals +2d6 precision damage on her first successful strike each round against it while her accusation stands. This grants no immunity bypass.
Call the Standard (Ex; 3/Day). As a swift action, one existing ally within 60 ft. who hears her may take an immediate action to make one 5-ft. step and weapon attack. The ally must have an immediate action available.
Last Standard (Ex; 1/Day). Damage that would bring her to 0 or negative hp instead leaves her at 1 hp, unless a different effect kills her outright.
Night-Worg Resolve (Ex). +2 morale on Myev’s saves against fear and +1 morale on the fear saves of willing allies within 10 ft. who hear her, non-stacking.
Possessions +1 full plate, +1 heavy steel shield, +1 longsword, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1, amulet of natural armor +1, seal of the Night-Worg Clan, river-gate keys and witnessed tribute rolls. This is a custom NPC, not a verbatim published rules build; guards are separate.
What Is Myev Doing Right Now?
The Winter Muster
Myev has summoned the Scar-Chiefs and their war standards to Kazan to explain missing tribute. One absent leader’s heir may be Azgar’s hostage—or may have defected willingly. She needs a witness before she can make an accusation without shattering her own law.
The Neutral Market
Her offer to Sarai for a neutral river market has vanished in transit. The missing letter may be enough to start a border war if Krusk believes she refused his couriers. Myev offers safe-conduct and a modest reward to anyone who can recover the genuine sealed proposal.
The Red-Banner Granaries
Azgar’s disciplined quarter can withstand a siege longer than Myev’s captains would like. She allows food to pass because starving a town threatens her own legitimacy, yet every shipment keeps his army active. Each caravan raises an argument at the court.
Night-Worg Scouts Go Missing
Three scouts have failed to return from the wooded Kama approaches. Their signals have been duplicated by strangers. Myev fears someone is drawing her outriders away before a coup.
Appearance, Personality and Relationships
Myev is a weather-worn female orc war leader with old scars and a fixed, difficult gaze. Her epithet Stone-Eye reflects her unwillingness to look away from a disputed oath, not an established loss of sight. She wears practical lamellar armour bearing the Night-Worg Clan’s fastenings, keeps her weapons maintained and allows others to display gold on ceremonial days.
Ideal. An oath must bind the powerful as firmly as those beneath them. Bond. The Night-Worg standard must endure after her death. Flaw. Her idea of a just settlement may still demand hostages and blood-debts. Fear. If the clans call restraint weakness, they may replace her without Azgar ever needing to storm the walls.
Azgar. A formidable adversary whose grain accounts and standing troops Myev respects. She refuses to recognise his rival khanate seals. Zogar. His appetite for a sudden assault could destroy what both leaders hope to inherit. Krog. His magical oath-bargains have no authority over her witnessed clan law. Krusk. The Great Horde ruler whose prestige cannot be ignored but whose superiority she does not accept without terms.
How to Run Myev in an Encounter
First Audience
Visitors surrender weapons at the outer door and give their names to an oath-keeper. Myev sits behind a small table holding written receipts and stone oath tokens, not a mountain of treasure. She asks what was promised, who heard the bargain and who will answer if the promise fails.
Negotiation
She can grant safe passage, a river pilot, an impartial hearing, the release of an eligible hostage or support against highway raiders. She demands guarantees, evidence and occasionally a favour she can call on later. A party that can prove one of her own captains lied earns more respect than flattering her.
Battle and Surrender
Myev defends gates and civilians while personally confronting an accuser. Her clan abilities support existing allies; they do not magically conjure or command independent minds. She can halt battle if the adventurers bring credible evidence that an oath was misjudged. She does not fight to the death for ceremony alone.
Encounter guidance. Start with Myev alone; add separately calculated orc warriors, clan seers, worg scouts or dire-boar riders according to location and player level. For court scenes, treat armed escorts and possible third-party mediation as visible choices, not an unavoidable boss fight.
Adventure Hooks
The Missing Standard
Clue. A Night-Worg banner arrives without its bearer. Conflict. Rival chiefs claim the courier deserted. Choice. Recover the witness or reveal who intercepted him. Consequence. The winter muster either unites or fractures.
Two Seals at the River
Clue. Ferry captains hold contradictory warrants from Myev and Azgar. Conflict. Paying one authority makes the other call them traitors. Choice. Broker joint safe-conduct, prove forgery or find an open channel. Consequence. The winner controls money for the next campaign.
The Hostage Heir
Clue. An orc hostage has inherited command of her absent clan. Conflict. The clan claims Myev imprisons its lawful leader. Choice. Arrange an oath hearing, prisoner exchange or perilous escort. Consequence. Either resolution alters the khan’s legitimacy.
A Letter to Sarai
Clue. Myev’s missing market offer surfaces in a trader’s chest. Conflict. The Great Horde has been told its terms were insulting. Choice. Carry the genuine letter to Sarai or identify the thief. Consequence. A trade pact may avert a border war.
Equipment and Courtly Household
Myev carries a serviceable sword, a scarred shield, river-gate keys, the Khan’s seal and a bundle of witnessed oaths. Her magic equipment varies by edition as listed in the tabs. Her retinue includes a shield bearer, two clan witnesses, a ferry warden and rotating guards. Night-Worg hunters and Gore-Riders patrol outside the walls and must be treated as separate characters if encountered.
History of Her Claim
The Night-Worg Clan belongs to the orc war-hosts that followed Mhurak Stone-Blood’s Great Muster westward. When that imperial order fractured, local khans inherited fortresses, hostages and trading roads. Myev rules a land already occupied by long-established Volga peoples, including Tatar, Chuvash, Mari and Udmurt communities. Her ability to maintain trade matters as much as her ability to call warriors.
The broader orc imperial inheritance remains divided. Krusk claims precedence at the lower Volga; Myev preserves autonomy at Kazan. Azgar hopes to replace personal clan obligations with a regimented military state. Their conflict can become civil war, a negotiated dual system or something the adventurers themselves alter.
Deep Links and Further Reading
Rules and Artwork Sources
The Night-Worg Clan, Myev’s rule of Kazan and the succession struggle are established in the linked regional entries. Her dialogue, adventures, stat blocks, abilities and encounter rules are original campaign conversions, not purported historical facts or official published NPCs. The old Volga khanate is geographical inspiration; historical communities are distinguished from the fictional orc ruling clans. Use the site-wide SRD and licensing notices for game system rights.
Artwork note. Myev’s new square portrait depicts the orc khan in armour before Kazan. The iron-tusk crest alongside At a Glance belongs to the whole khanate; Myev’s personal Night-Worg standard is yet to be created.
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