Exthenios

Exthenios clutches Aerekostes with a literal death grip. Attempts to Disarm him of the weapon are treated as one degree of success lower.

Requirements Exthenios has a creature under the effects of Engaging Duel

Exthenios makes a melee Strike against the triggering creature, or a void bolt Strike if the creature isn't within his reach. If the Strike is a success, the creature must attempt a DC 7 flat (or a DC 12 flat if Exthenios's Strike was a critical success). On a failure, the triggering action is disrupted.

The creature treats its saving throws with the associated save as one degree of success better than it rolled. This is not cumulative with other effects that change their degree of success, like the incapacitation trait (except for rolling a natural 1 or 20). Each time the monster gains mythic resilience, choose one save. The ability should apply to the creature's highest saves first.

Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using. Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.

Trigger The monster has its shield raised and takes damage from a physical attack. Effect The monster snaps its shield into place to deflect a blow. The shield prevents the monster from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. The monster and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.

A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.

Exthenios singles out a creature he can see, calling them to face him directly. Exthenios gains a +1 circumstance bonus to Strikes and DCs against the targeted creature. If the creature takes an action that affects anyone other than themselves or Exthenios, this bonus increases to +2 until the end of Exthenios's next turn. Exthenios takes a –1 circumstance penalty to all checks and DCs against any creature other than the target of the Engaging Duel. These effects last until Exthenios uses Engaging Duel again. Effect: Engaging Duel (Unengaged Target)

The creature has a pool of 3 Mythic Points, and can spend those Mythic Points for any of the actions it has.

Cost 1 Mythic Point Effect The creature attempts its next skill check with a +4 bonus and is considered to have mythic proficiency for that check. This applies to one skill when this ability is gained and a second skill if the creature is 12th level or higher.

Exthenios deals an extra 1d6 precision damage to the target of his Engaging Duel.

Cost 1 Mythic Point Effect Exthenios automatically ends one effect that would give him a circumstance penalty to Speed. When he attempts to Escape an effect that has him Immobilized, Grabbed, or Restrained, he automatically succeeds.