Game Master reference / Monster
Description and lore
A preserved guardian rises when its tomb or duty is disturbed. Brittle wrappings conceal a body that still remembers an assigned task.
Wrappings shift over the stiff body as it rises beside its charge. Dust gathers where its hand rested for a long time.
The protected object remains carefully undisturbed. Everything around it suggests that the guardian's duty has not ended.
At a glance
A preserved guardian rises when its tomb or duty is disturbed. Brittle wrappings conceal a body that still remembers an assigned task.
| Vitality | Intellect | Might | Tact | Agility | Spirit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | d4 | d6 | d4 | d6 | d6 |
Affinities: Vitality d4, Might d6, Agility d6, Intellect d4, Tact d4, Spirit d6.
Skill overrides: Evade d4, Ward d4.
Resolve 10; Stamina 5; Mana 4. Movement 20 feet.
Player Book idea: Preserved guardian attached to a tomb or duty.
Use: Basic attack · Fist: Might + supplemental d6 Wound (bludgeoning).
Effect - Signature: Dread; Burn weakness. Once per encounter after a Damaging Hit, 1 Mana and Invoke versus Withstand + Vitality inflicts Hinder.
Counterplay/relationship: Read the tomb’s conditions or avoid disturbing its charge; fire is effective but may damage what PCs came to recover.
Dust falls from the figure's shoulders. The hand resting on the sealed lid tightens as you move closer.