The Rake (3.5e Vestige)
The Rake, Crawling Nightmare
Level: 3rd
Binding DC: 23
Special requirement: No
Legend
Ancient tales narrate of a dreadful being of the night, that stalked preys, animals and mortals, following them every step, for days and weeks, until it drove them to insanity, when it would strike them down.
This creature, long forgotten and now disbelieved, was called the Rake, as it was said that its victims where shred apart, torn to pieces by vicious claws. A collection of stories exist, allegedly reporting real accounts of encounters with the creature, but to this day they are not proved or disproved, nor sightings of the creature are now reported. For this reason many thinks the creature may not exist anymore, or maybe it didn't exist in the first place.
Anyway some scholars believe a trace of the creature could be still present up to this days, in the disembodied whispers some claim to sense or in the haunting cries that some hear in the dead of night, not clearly ascribable to any animal.
This vestige is inspired by the creepypasta "The Rake".
Manifestation
You hear a faint whisper coming from the sign, saying to come closer. As you lean in an horrible and gaunt face appears, screaming before you. The pale humanoid creature slowly retreats, crouching down like an animal. It's human-like but is almost skeletal, with long claws and no hair. Its eyes are big and fixated on you, reflecting any light directly pointed towards them.
Sign
You body appears emaciated and pale and you grow long claws on your fingers. Your eyes become big and glassy.
Influence
You have an attitude to stalk your victims. If you have to approach someone make sure to do it unseen.
Granted abilities
You are granted the power to shred to pieces your enemies and make them flee in fear.
Claws of Fear: You gain two claws attack that deal damage as a short sword of your size. You gain the Multiattack feat for these claws.
Nightstalker: You gain the scent ability and a +4 bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks.
Pounce of Terror: You may make a pounce, with your claws, against an enemy afflicted by fear in any way.
Quarter: When you grapple an enemy you may attack with each claw, as per the rake ability. At the 9th effective binder level you deal an extra 2d4 + 1 per four effective binder levels, if you hit with each claw in the round, even if you don't grapple.
Whispers of Dread: As a standard action you may target a single enemy in 60 feet (18 meters). It must be able to hear you and if so, it must make a Will save. If it fails it's shaken for the entire encounter. By the 9th binder level, an affected target is frightened for one round and shaken for the rest of the encounter. You must wait 5 rounds before using this ability again.
Author: the bluez
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