Shabti Votary
Level 18Attacks
Abilities
30 feet. All undead within the aura glow blue, shedding dim light in a 5-foot radius. Visible undead can't be Concealed while affected by this aura. Invisible undead are concealed while affected by this aura, rather than being undetected. Effect: Discerning Aura
Trigger An ally within the shabti votary's aura is the target of a death, mental, or possession effect Effect The shabti votary girds their ally in protective prayers. The triggering creature gains a +2 status bonus to saving throws against death, mental, and possession effects until the beginning of the shabti votary's next turn. Effect: Gird in Prayer
Shabtis don't age naturally and can't die of old age. Spells and effects that cause aging still affect a shabti as normal. They also can't be turned into undead.
A shabti votary's vitality energy sets undead alight. When a shabti votary uses a Heal spell to damage undead, each undead that takes damage also takes persistent fire damage equal to the spell's rank.
Frequency once per turn Effect The shabti votary focuses their will, expanding the area of their discerning aura by 20 feet for 1 minute. This expansion is cumulative with other uses of Expand Aura.
Description
Shabti votaries are devout clerics of Pharasma who heal and protect their allies while destroying enemies of their faith. Although shabti votaries focus primarily on destroying undead, they remain a potent enemy against living foes.
Shabtis are facsimiles of the rich and powerful, patched together from shards of other souls and offered as a sacrifice to the Boneyard to suffer for the sins of their creator. Shabtis are unaware they aren't the person they emulate, and most spend an eternity enduring the punishments owed to another while the soul they emulate escapes judgement. Some shabtis discover their nature and often become adrift, drowning in the feelings and memories of their foul creator, with no true purpose and identities of their own.