Fiend-Sage

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Fiend-Sage
The Fiend-Sage, as depicted in Dungeon #150. Art by Julie Dillon.
General info
Occupation:Royal sage to Drax
Home:Rel Astra
Alignment:Chaotic evil
Gender:Unknown (referred to as 'it')
Species:Tanar'ri (demon)
Ethnicity:Molydeus

The Fiend-Sage of Rel Astra is a molydeus demon who serves as a councilor to Drax, prince of the city.

Description

The Fiend-Sage is twelve feet tall. It wields a staff of about the same height with glowing blades and a ruby pommel. Its hands are clawed and it has two heads: one that resembles a hyena and one that resembles a serpent. It wears black robes embroidered with violet flames and a cloak made from human skin.[1]

Personality

Relationships

The Fiend-sage "has some kind of pact or deal" with Drax.[2] In return for a place to do his research, the Fiend-Sage provides Drax with advice and information "on the extraplanar dealings and travels of powerful folk, mages, and otherwise.[2] Apart from Drax, the Fiend-Sage has no known master.[1]

The Fiend-Sage is the head of a network of spies, agents, slaves, and allies, including some skilled magic-users and thieves. Some adventuring parties serve its interests without ever realizing they work for a demon.[1]

History

The history of the Fiend-Sage prior to coming to the service of Drax is unknown.

Activities

The Fiend-Sage is, not surprisingly, a sage, studying and collecting rare books, exotic beasts, magic items, and spells. It usually knows how to mitigate the baneful effects of artifacts on demons; for example, it was immune to the banishment effect of the Crook of Rao, perhaps because it was able to study the artifact during the period when it was in Drax's possession.[1]

The fiend-sage makes "infrequent appearances" in Rel Astra out in the city[2][3] which are "memorable". The demon "haughtily parades itself" helps keep the resistance to Drax's tyranny subdued and helps keep enemies at bay.[2]

Abilities

Str 24, Dex 22, Con 34, Int 25, Wis 24, Cha 28[1]

The Fiend-Sage has numerous special abilities and spell-like abilities.[1]

  • Snakebite—Even while the Fiend-sage is taking other actions, its snake head can strike out to bite and deliver a deadly molydeus venom which is terribly lethal.
  • Spellcasting as a wizard—The Fiend-Sage can prepare and cast arcane spells as an [11th-level] wizard, though the number of spells it can cast per day is limited (one spell slot for spell levels 0 through 6, plus bonus spells from its high Intelligence), can use magic items as if it were an llth-level wizard.
  • Spell-like abilites—The Fiend-sage can manifest abilites at will: baleful polymorph, blasphemy, blindness/deafness, charm person, comprehend languages, detect magic, fear, fly, greater dispel magic, invisibility, greater teleport, read magic, suggestion, telekinesis, vampiric touch.
It can additionally use the following
7/day—detect thoughts, dimensional lock, identify, lightning bolt
3/day—quickened telekinesis
1/day—analyze dweomer, legend lore, sending, trap the soul

Possessions

  • Dancing vorpal axe—A molydeus’s +1 dancing vorpal greataxe is an extension of its being; if a molydeus is slain, its magic axe melts away into ichor.[1]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g "Critical Threat:Fiend-Sage". Dungeon #150 (Sep 2007), p.122-123}
  2. ↑ a b c d Ivid the Undying (1995), p.98.
  3. ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.93.

Bibliography

———. "Fiend-Sage." Dungeon #150. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, September 2007.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Dragon magazine #292 96
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Dragon magazine #294 91
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Dragon magazine #295 5, 91, 92
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Dragon magazine #297 90
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Ivid the Undying 23, 96, 98
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 91, 93
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Journal #1 20
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Journal #2 1, 20
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Journal #3 3, 20, 23
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Journal #4 1, 17, 22
Fiend-Sage {Fiend Sage} Non-player character Demon, Living Greyhawk Journal #5 1, 22
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