Game Master reference / Monster
Description and lore
A spiritual collector attends the passage of undead souls to their judge. Its waiting presence signals a duty concerning the dead.
The waiting presence attends to a released spirit rather than the living who surround it. Its purpose has the patience of an unfinished duty.
An escort waits for a traveler, not for prey. The unease comes from arriving where the party can see that journey begin.
At a glance
A spiritual collector attends the passage of undead souls to their judge. Its waiting presence signals a duty concerning the dead.
| Vitality | Intellect | Might | Tact | Agility | Spirit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | d6 | d6 | d6 | d8 | d8 |
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d6, Agility d8, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d8.
Skill overrides: Evade d6.
Resolve 14; Stamina 7; Mana 8. Movement 25 feet.
Player Book idea: Collector conveying undead souls to their judge.
Use: Basic attack · Spectral Touch: Might + supplemental d8 Rend (Unholy); defender uses Ward + Spirit.
Effect - Signature: Phase; Dread. It can convey an already released spirit outside combat; cannot harvest a living PC or bypass Hope as an attack rider.
Counterplay: Learn whom it serves and why it has arrived; it may be fulfilling a duty rather than hunting.
Relationship: Independent spiritual agent; not presumed horse-shaped or evil.
A waiting figure stands beside the place where the spirit appeared. It looks past the living, as though counting someone who has not yet arrived.
“I have come for one who has already finished the journey.”
“The living are not my errand. Step aside and let the dead be heard.”