Malareth (4e Creature)

Maraleth

Malareth Level 4 Artillery (Leader) Medium natural humanoid XP 175 HP 44; Bloodied 22 Initiative +3 AC 18; Fortitude 15, Reflex 17, Will 15 Perception 4 Speed 6 Standard Actions Bone Staff ♦ At-Will Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +11 vs. AC Hit: 2d6 + 3 damage plus 3 necrotic damage. Ray of Immobilization ♦ At-Will Attack: Ranged 10 (one creature); +9 vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d10 + 5 damage and the target is immobilized until the end of Maraleth's next turn. Death Burst ♦ Recharge Attack: Area burst 2 within 10 (enemies in burst); +9 vs. Fortitude Hit: 2d8 damage + 3 necrotic damage; each undead ally in the burst gains 5 temporary hit points and shifts 1 square as a free action. Skills Arcana +12 Str 10 (+2) Dex 13 (+3) Wis 15 (+4) Con 14 (+4) Int 18 (+6) Cha 12 (+3) Alignment Evil Languages Common, Draconic, Goblin Equipment robes, bone staff

Maraleth is a human necromancer. In battle she stays behind her undead army, using death burst whenever possible to maneuver her toughest minions into blocking positions. Encounters Level 5 encounter, Total 875 XP Creatures: Maraleth (Level 4 Artillery, 175 XP) 1 x Rimecorpse (Level 5 Brute, 200 XP) 2 x Blazing Skeleton (Level 5 Artillery, 200 XP each) [Monster Vault] 4 x Skeletal Legionary (Level 7 Minion Soldiers, 75 XP each) [Monster Vault] Terrain: Maraleth's Dias - occupies 2 x 2 squares. Attacks made from the dias with the necrotic keyword gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls. A character stood adjacent to the dias can nullify this effect until the end of their next turn with a successful Arcana check. The DC is 22 if a minor action is used, or 15 with a standard action. Profane Aura - The dias has an aura 2. A creature that spends a healing surge in the aura only recovers half the normal number of hit points. Two successful Religion checks (one per turn) will exorcise the aura. The DC is 22 if a character uses a minor action, and 15 with a standard action. If the character holds a holy symbol in one hand, they gain a +2 bonus to the check. Bone piles - 8 scattered squares, difficult terrain.

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