Savage Guardian (4e Creature)
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The Savage Guardian is a brutally powerful creature that once was human. Now, it's fused with the essence of a dragon, marking it as a creature not unlike the dragonspawn.
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[edit] Savage Guardian
The Savage Guardian is a hulking Dragonborn, stark white and feral with rage. He is attended to by his trio of White Guards.
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| Savage Guardian Level 1 Elite Brute
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| Medium Natural Humanoid XP 200
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| HP 70; Bloodied 35 | Initiative +2 | |
| AC 13; Fortitude 14, Reflex 13, Will 13 | Perception +0 | |
| Speed 6 (ice walk) | ||
| Resist 5 Cold | ||
| Vulnerable 5 Fire | ||
| Saving Throws +2; Action Points 1 | ||
| Standard Actions
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 Ice Claw ♦ At-will
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| Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +4 vs. AC | ||
| Hit: 2d6 + 3 cold damage | ||
 Splintered Pike ♦ Encounter; recharges when the savage guardian is first bloodied.
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| Attack: Melee 2 (one creature); +4 vs. AC | ||
| Hit: 3d8 + 3 cold damage and the target is pulled 1 square and immobilized (save ends) | ||
| Miss: Half damage and slowed until the end of the savage guardian's next turn. | ||
| Triggered Actions
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| Immediate Reaction Savage Rebuke ♦ At-will | ||
| Trigger: Hit by a melee attack | ||
| Effect: The savage guardian can make an Ice Claw attack against the target. | ||
| Skills Athletics +5 | ||
| Str 16 (+3) | Dex 14 (+2) | Wis 10 (+0) |
| Con 15 (+2) | Int 1 (-5) | Cha 12 (+1) |
| Alignment Neutral | Languages Common, Draconic | |
| Equipment Leather armor, dagger | ||
[edit] Savage Guardian Tactics
A Savage Guardian attacks recklessly, always at the target nearest. White Guards attempt to direct his attacks and are not attacked by it, but primarily serve as a ward between him and those with powerful fire attacks. A Savage Guardian will use its ice claws until a target tries to flee, whereupon it will resort to Splintered Pike. Upon using Splintered Pike, the Savage Guardian usually follows up with an action point to use Claws.
[edit] Savage Guardian Lore
A character knows the following information with a successful Religion check.
DC 15: The Savage Guardian is a Dragonborn/white dragon fusion. It has lost all intelligence, and merely waits for prey to stumble in.
DC 20: It fights with vicious claws and a blow that drives ice shards into a foe, immobilizing him. It can also craft fragile spears of ice that splinter and hamper a target till the ice melts. It is never without its three White Guards.
DC 25: It was created by a cult that worships a cat-dragon thing.
[edit] Encounter Groups
A Savage Guardian and his three White Guards.
Level 1 Encounter (XP 500)
- 1 Savage Guardian (Level 1 Elite Brute)
- 3 White Guard (Level 1 Controller)
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