Bladeling

Bladeling

Climate/Terrain: Acheron
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Theocracy
Activity Cycle: Nocturnal
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Average (8-10)
Treasure: Individuals: R, M; Group: D
Alignment: Lawful Evil (neutral)
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Number Appearing: 2d10
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 12
Hit Dice: 2-11
THAC0: 19-9
Number of Attacks: 2 or 1
Damage/Attack: 
   Fists: d6, d6
   -OR-
   by Weapon
Special Attacks: 
   Razor Storm: 3d12, range 15' in front of the Bladeling, Save vs. Breath Weapon for Half Damage. 1/week.
 Special Defenses: 
   Immune to Acid, Piercing Missiles and Bladed Weapons (nonmagical)
   Take half damage from Cold and Fire (all).
Special Abilities:
  None
Special Weaknesses:
   After using Razor Storm: AC is reduced to 6. Magic Resistance falls to 5%. Cold, Fire and Electricity do normal damage, other attacks do double damage, when directed at the Torso. Vulnerability lasts d4 days, until blades regenerate.
   Metal-affected spells on a non-corrosive nature work normally. Heat Metal does double damage.
Magic Resistance: 10%
Size: M (6' feet tall)
Morale: Elite (13)
XP Value: 120-3,000

Note: None.                 



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2607, Planes of Law Monstrous Supplement, page 14

Ed's Notes: Xenophobic and superstitious natives to Acheron. Hit Dice can be scaled to make them a challenge to a variety of parties. Possible playable PC Race?

Acheron

The following are native to, and/or can be encountered on Acheron:

Achaierai
Bladeling

Bonespear

Fhorge

Goblin (Petitioners)

Hobgobln (Petitioners)

Hook Spider

Maelephant

Nightmare

Obsever

Orc (Petitioners)

Rust Dragon

Shadow Fiend

Shadowdrake

Sword Spirit

Kesto Brighteyes

Kesto Brighteyes

Male Gnome Planar
12th Level Illusionist
Athar (Factotum)
Chaotic Good

Str:   8   Int:  14   HP:    36
Dex:  16   Wis:   9   AC:     6
Con:  12   Cha:  10   THAC0: 17

Equipment:
Darts of Homing +3 (x6)
Ring of Protection +2 (Sigil)
Wand of Illusion

Special:
Standard Illusionist abilities. +1 Bonus to save vs. illusions. Opponents save at -1 vs. Kesto's illusions. 

+2 to all Saves (Ring)

Standard Gnome Abilities; +3 to all saves vs. Rod, Staves, Wands and Spells.

Faction Abilities: Immune to: Abjure, Augury, Bestow Curse, Curse, Divination, Enthrall, Exaction, Holy Word and Quest

Gnome Penalty: 20% chance of failure of magical items (except armor,) weapons and illusionary items.

Faction Penalty: Canot accept aid from Priests of specific deities.

Spells/Level: 5/5/5/5/5/2:

1st - Audible Glamer, Comprehend Languages, Read Magic, Shocking Grasp
2nd - Blur, Magic Mouth, Mirror Image, Tasha's Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter
3rd - Blink, Invisibility 10' Radius, Spectral Force, Tongues
4th - Fear, Hallucinatory Terrain, Phantasmal Killer, Polymorph Self
5th - Advanced Illusion, Chaos, Domination, Major Creation
6th - Veil
*receives 1 extra Illusion spell per level, included in the numbers above.

Location: Parted Veil Bookshop, in the Lower Ward 



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2624, Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, page 19



Ed's Notes: Book shop proprietor, seller of knowledge, preacher of wisdom, dispelled of myths, critical thinker, Athar evangelist.

Sir Cleve

Sir Cleve

Genderless Bodak Planar
9+9 Hit Dice
Unaffiliated
Lawful Good

Location: Parted Veil Bookshop
Intelligence: High (14)
Armor Class: 5
Movement: 6
Hit Points: 70
THAC0: 11
Number of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attack: 
   Sickle: Speed: 4, 4d4+1/d4
Special Attacks: 
   Death Gaze: Any person or creature that meets a Sir Cleve's gaze must save vs. Petrification or die. (A victim who dies in the Abyss transforms into a bodak in one day.)
Special Defenses: 
   Immune to Electricity/Lightning, Non-Magical Fire, Poison and Silver Weapon
   Immune to Sleep, Charm, Hold and Slwo spells
   Takes half-damage from Cold, Magical Fire, Gas 
   +1 or better Weapons to hit, but takes full damage from Iron Weapons
Special Weaknesses:
   Takes full damage from Iron Weapons
   Suffers 1 point of damage / round in direct sunlight
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: M (6' tall)
Morale: Steady (11-12)
XP Value: 5,000


Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2602, Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix, page 19

Ed's Notes: A peaceful bodak that managed to cling to a rather significant portion of his old life as a Paladin. Extremely loyal to, and happy to help Kesto run his shop, and will attack with his full powers should anyone try to attach his employer.

Parted Veil Bookshop

Parted Veil Bookshop

Location: Lower Ward

Purpose: Athar-centric Bookshop where PC's can purchase books on just about any topic they can ask for.

Kesto Brighteyes
(Proprietor)

Male Gnome Planar
12th Level Illusionist
Athar (Factotum)
Chaotic Good

Sir Cleve
(Assisstant)

Genderless Bodak Planar
9+9 Hit Dice
Athar (unofficially)
Lawful Good

Sources: 2nd Edition AD&D 2624, Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, pages 18-19

Ed's Notes: Kesto Brighteyes is one of the Athar's most outspoken members, and is more than happy to help spread the wisdom via his bookshop. Controversial little bugger amongst the faithful.

The Friendly Fiend

The Friendly Fiend

Location: Lower Ward

Purpose: A magic shop where a player can also pick up the chant.

A'Kin
(Proprietor)

Male/NB Arcanoloth Planar
12+24 Hit Dice
Not a member of any faction
Neutral Evil

Balaka

(Assistant Shopkeep)
Female Erinyes Planar
6+6 Hit Dice
Not a member of any faction

Neutral Evil



Sources: 2nd Edition AD&D 2614, Harbinger House, page 16; 2nd Edition AD&D 2624, Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, pages 8-9

Ed's Notes: Surprisingly there is no mention of this in the main campaign setting, nor in In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil. And yet... It's A'Kin's home base and it was a HUGE resource that my PC's went back to time and time again, even thorough it's really only mentioned in Harbinger House. (Although there is some information about it (but no mention of Balaka) in A'Kin's Uncaged: Faces of Sigil entry.

Balaka

Balaka

Female Erinyes Planar
6+6 Hit Dice
Not a member of any faction
Neutral Evil

Location: The Friendly Fiend
Intelligence: High (13)
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 12, Fl 21 (C)
Hit Dice: 32 (per my own roll, lol)
THAC0: 13
Number of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attack: 
   by Weapon
Special Attacks: 
   Advanced Illusion (per spell, Baatezu Ability)
   Animate Dead (per spell, Baatezu Ability)
   Charm Person (per spell, Erinyes Ability - 60' Range, by sight, even if target doesn't look back, Save vs. Spell at half current level)
   Fear, in those that look upon her: Save vs. Rod/Staff/Wand or flee in panic for d6 rounds   
Gate, per spell: d8 Spinagons (50% chance) or d4 Barbazu (35% chance), 1/day
   Know Alignment (per spell, Baatezu Ability, always active)
   Produce Flame (per spell, Erinyes Ability)
   Suggestion (per spell, Baatezu Ability)
Special Defenses: 
   Immune to fire (including magical and dragon) and Poison
   +2 or better Weapons to hit, but takes half damage from Silver Weapons
   Invisibility (per spell, Erinyes Ability)
   Regeneration: 1 Hit Point per round
   Takes half damage from Cold and Gas.
Special Abilities:
   Detect Invisibility (per spell, Erinyes Ability)
   Infravision (per spell, Baatezu Ability)
   Locate Object (per spell, Erinyes Ability)
   Polymorph Self (per spell, Erinyes Ability)
   Teleport Without Error (per spell, Baatezu Ability) Note: Are the only Baatezu who can enter the Prime material Plane unsummoned.
Special Weaknesses:
   Takes half damage from Silver Weapons
Magic Resistance: 30%
Size: M (6 feet tall)
Morale: Steady (11-12)
XP Value: 7,000

Special Equipment: Rope of Entanglement

Note: All Spell like abilities are usable once per round unless otherwise noted.



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2614, Harbinger House, page 16



Ed's Notes: A'kin's assistant shop-keep at the Friendly Fiend. Very shy an unassuming, for an Erinyes.

A'Kin

A'Kin

Male/NB Arcanoloth Planar
12+24 Hit Dice
Unaffiliated
Neutral Evil

Location: The Friendly Fiend
Intelligence: Supra-Genius (19)
Armor Class: -8
Movement: 12, Fl 18 (B)
Hit Points: 92
THAC0: 9
Number of Attacks: 3
Damage/Attack: 
   Claws (x2): d4, d4
   Bite: 2d6
Special Attacks: 
   Animate Dead (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
   Advanced Illusion (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability), 1/day
   Cause Disease  (per spell, reverse of Cure Disease, Yugoloth Ability)
   Charm Person  (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
   Continual Darkness (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Control Temperature, 10' Radius (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Fear (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability), 1/day
   Gate, per spell: 1-6 Mezzoloths, d2 Dergholoths or 1 Arcanoloth (40% chance), 1/day
   Heat Metal (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Improved Phantasmal Force (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
   Magic Missile (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Poison (Arcanoloth Ability): Each successful Claw hit imposes a cumulative -1 penalty to attack rolls on target. Bless, Neutralize Poison or Slow Poison can remove this, but otherwise effects are permanent.
   Produce Flame (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
   Warp Wood (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
 Special Defenses: 
   Immune to Acid, Fire (including Magical, Dragon) and Poison
   Immune to Mind Altering spells (Arcanoloth Ability), and all 1st Level Illusions
   Invisibility (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Takes half damage from Gas
   Regenerate 1 hit point per round
   +3 or better Weapons to hit, but takes full damage from Silver Weapons.
Special Abilities:
   Alter Self (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
   A'Kin can read and write all known languages.
   Fly (per spell, unlimited duration, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Shape Change (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability), to any humanoid form.
   Spell-casting ability as 12th Level Mage, (Arcanoloth Ability: 4/4/4/4/4/1)
   Telekinesis (per spell, Arcanoloth Ability)
   Teleport Without Error (per spell, Yugoloth Ability)
Special Weaknesses:
   Takes Double Damage from Cold
   Takes full damage damage from Silver Weapons
Magic Resistance: 60%
Size: M (6' feet tall)
Morale: Champion (16)
XP Value: 20,000

Special Equipment: Cube of Force, Ring of Spell Turning

Note: All Spell like abilities are usable once per round unless otherwise noted. He also has a Sword of the Planes (that he probably swindled from one of Shemeska's people) that he's willing to sell to the PC's during the Harbinger House adventure.



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2624, Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, pages 8-9



Ed's Notes: If you need help role-playing him, think of an evil Varys or to a lesser extent, Littlefinger from Game of Thrones. That's his role in Sigil: Spoil everything for everyone, without anyone knowing it was him, and keep making himself indispensable to everyone. He will really only ever be an adversary to the PC's if they get involved in some high-up Faction politics or are planning a coup against The Lady that has a chance of success. Otherwise, the worst he'll do is use them in some way that actually benefits them in the short-run, but might makes them some powerful enemies.

Gray Waste

The following are native to, and/or can be encountered on the Gray Waste:

Yugoloth:   
   Least - Canoloth
   Lesser - Dergholoth
   Lesser - Gacholoth
   Lesser - Hydroloth
   Lesser - Mezzoloth
   Lesser - Pisacaloth
   Lesser - Yagnoloth
   Greater - Arcanaloth
   Greater - Nycaloth
   Greater - Baernoloth

Baku   
Baatezu (armies)
Dark Ones
Diakk
Gehreleth (armies)
Hordling
Larva
Night Hag
Tanar'ri (armies)

Gehenna

The following are native to, and/or can be encountered on the Gehenna:

Yugoloth:   Least - Canoloth
   Lesser - Dergholoth
   Lesser - Gacholoth
   Lesser - Hydroloth
   Lesser - Mezzoloth
   Lesser - Pisacaloth
   Lesser - Yagnoloth
   Greater - Arcanaloth
   Greater - Nycaloth
   Greater - Ultraloth
   
Abyss Ants
Abyssal Lord
Baku
Baatezu (exiled)
Dark Ones
Imp
Linqua
Quasit
Tanar'ri (fugitives)
Vaprighu

The Abyss

The following are native to, and/or can be encountered on the Abyss:

Tanar'ri:

   Least - Dretch
   Least - Manes
   Least - Rutterkin
   Lesser - Alu-Fiend
   Lesser - Armanite
   Lesser - Bar-Lgura
   Lesser - Bulezau
   Lesser - Cambion, Major
   Lesser - Cambion, Marquis
   Lesser - Maurezhi
   Lesser - Succubus
   Lesser - Uridezu (Rat-Fiend)
   Lesser - Yochlol (Demonweb Pits only)
   Greater - Babau
   Greater - Chasme
   Greater - Goristro
   Greater - Nabassu
   Greater - Wastrilith (watery parts)
   Guardian - Molydeus
   True - Alkilith
   True - Baalor
   True - Glabrezu
   True - Herzou
   True - Marilith
   True - Nalfeshnee
   True - Vrock

Abyss Ants
Bebilith
Bodak
Darkweaver
Eyewing
Fetch
Fire Shadow
Quaist
Retriever
Sympathetic
Varrangoin (Abyssal Bat)
Viper Tree
Vorr

Zena's Home

Zena's Home

Location: Lower Ward

Purpose: Makeshift veterinary clinic, kennel and impromptu menagerie.

Zena
(Animal Expert and Caregiver)Female Tiefling Planar
9th Level Ranger
Believers of the Source (factotum)
Neutral Good



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2611, The Factol's Manifesto, page 20

Ed's Notes: A good place ot come if the PC's need ANY kind of help (information, medical, storage... Lol) with any manner of animal.

Harbinger House

Harbinger House

Location: Lower Ward (sometimes the Lady's Ward)

Purpose: An aylum run by the Believers of the Source to protect potential Powers-in-the-making.

Bereth
(Caretaker)
Male Human Planar
0-level Caretaker
Believers of the Source (factotum)
Chaotic Good



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2611, The Factol's Manifesto, page 24; AD&D 2614, Harbinger House

Ed's Notes: More information coming later. In the meantime, anyone venturing near Harbinger House will be met by Bereth, the caretaker, at least before the event of Harbinger House adventure.

Great Foundry

Great Foundry

Location: Lower Ward

Purpose: Sigil's larget foundry and faction headquaters of the Believers of the Source.

Ombidias
(Overseer)
Male Voadkyn Prime
7th Level Shaman
Believers of the Source (factor)
Neutral Good

Zena
(Kennel master)
Female Tiefling Planar
9th Level Ranger
Believers of the Source (factotum)
Neutral Good


Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2611, The Factol's Manifesto, pages 20-23

Ed's Notes: Sigil's primary source of iron, steel and all manner of metalworks. In spite of  it serving as faction headqauters, Factol Ambar will usually not be found here. (He is more commonly in His Palace on the Ethereal Plane.) Zena is not permanently stationed her, but may be called to round up some loose dog or ethic that got into the Foundry.

Shattered Temple

Shattered Temple

Location: Lower Ward

Purpose: The former, now ruined, temple of the God of Portals, Aoskar, now the Fiction Headquarters of the Athar.

Caylean
(Guide)
Male Tielfing Planar
4th Level Ranger
Athar (factotum)
Chaotic Good



Source: 2nd Edition AD&D 2611, The Factol's Manifesto, pages 10-11

Ed's Notes: While Caylean acts as a guide, and will be the most common basher the PC's encounter, they may also encounter Hobard, doing some manner of research there as well as Factol Terrance, should they have business with him.

Baator

The following are native to, and/or can be encountered on Baator:

Baatezu:

   Least - Lemure
   Least - Nupperibo
   Least - Spinagon
   Lesser - Barbazu
   Lesser - Black Abishai
   Lesser - Erinyes
   Lesser - Green Abishai
   Lesser - Hamatula
   Lesser - Kocrachon
   Lesser - Osyluth
   Lesser - Red Abishai
   Greater - Amnizu (primarily on Stygia)
   Greater - Cornugon (primarily on Cania)
   Greater - Gelugon
   Greater - Pit Fiend

Bezekira (Hellcat)
Fhorge
Hellhound
Hook Spider
Imp
Larva
Kyton (on Minauros only)
Maelephant
Night Hag
Rakshasa
Shadow Fiend
Sympathetic