Charau-ka Butcher
Level 6Attacks
Abilities
Trigger The charau-ka butcher deals bleed damage to a creature. Effect The charau-ka licks blood from its weapon, becoming furious. It regains 5 healing HP and gains a +1 status bonus to attack rolls until the end of its turn. Effect: Blood Fury
While the charau-ka butcher is raging, its melee Strikes deal 1d4 bleed.
Requirements The Charau-ka Butcher isn't Fatigued or raging
The Charau-ka Butcher isn't Fatigued or raging The Charau-ka Butcher taps into its inner fury and begins raging. The Charau-ka Butcher gains a number of temporary Hit Points equal to it's level plus it's Constitution modifier. This frenzy lasts for 1 minute, until there are no enemies they can perceive, or until they fall unconscious, whichever comes first. They can't voluntarily stop raging. While they are raging: • They deal 2 additional damage on melee Strikes. This additional damage is halved if their weapon or unarmed attack is agile. • They take a -1 penalty to AC. • They can't use actions with the concentrate trait unless they also have the rage trait. They can Seek while raging. After they stop raging, they lose any remaining temporary Hit Points from Rage, and they can't Rage again for 1 minute. Effect: Rage
Trigger The charau-ka's turn begins. Frequency once per hour Effect The charau-ka is Quickened until the end of its turn, and can use the extra action to Stride or Strike. While in the frenzy, the charau-ka can't speak and automatically critically fails Stealth checks, due to its loud wailing.
Any weapon a charau-ka throws gains the deadly d6 weapon trait. Furthermore, when a charau-ka throws an improvised weapon, it does not take the -2 penalty for doing so, nor does it take a penalty for using a thrown improvised weapon with the nonlethal trait to make a lethal attack.
Description
While charau-ka are infamous for their brutality, some even frighten their own kind in their obsession with violence. These deadly butchers are well-versed in the art of inflicting vicious, bloody wounds on their enemies, and they consider anyone not charau-ka an enemy. A single taste of a foe's blood can grant one terrifying strength, as if the charau-ka butcher literally gains power from their victims' pain.
Legend tells that charau-ka share ancestry with the demon lord Angazhan, who transformed the dead bodies of humans who waged war against his cult, causing them to rise as the first of the mandrill-like humanoids. Though long unproven, rumors persist that charau-ka priests have perfected a hideous ritual that forces the slain to reincarnate as new charau-ka in honor of this ancient tale. Other stories say that powerful altars devoted to Angazhan contain this power, and that conducting ritual sacrifices before these magical artifacts causes the spirits of the dead to return to life as violent devotees of Angazhan, the master of those who revel in savagery and destruction.
The largest charau-ka stronghold in the Mwangi Expanse is the city of Usaro, located on the shores of Lake Ocota. Though the death of their Gorilla King has led to political turmoil, the charau-ka will happily unite to kidnap or murder any outsiders in the area.