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Authors

S. Trent Troop and Ronald Smith

Editors

Ronald Smith

Cover Illustration

Ronald Smith

Illustration

Ronald Smith, S. Trent Troop, Greg Sepelak,

Virgil Solis

Design, Layout and Typesetting

S. Trent Troop

Playtesters

Russ Trippett, J.R. Garringer, Shawn Shelton,

Rann Aridoron, Cory Goset

Special Thanks

Kristen Maxwell, Rose Tursi, Truman Troop,

Gary Gygax, Johnathan McClure, Tim Mann,

Jeff Howard, David Willis, Brad Venable,

Marcus Troop

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Dragon.

foot across set into an obsidian pedestal. Golden ﬂecks

sparked within the gem in the light of Khepri’s torch.

She paused for a moment. Her imagination turned the

gemstone into a great crimson sky ﬁlled with golden

stars.

The word itself summons a peculiar terror in the minds

of men. It is not the fear of claws or fangs nor the fear of

leaping ﬂames or rushing wings. It is a primal fear felt

by every thief to hear an approaching footstep in the

night. Some part of a man’s soul recognizes a dragon

for what it truly is: not a mere monster, not a source

of unspeakable arcane power, but the rightful owner of

the world itself. In times past this world belonged to

the dragons. They ruled over all things with scales and

claws, long before the world grew cold and the elves and

orcs rose in their wars. Some part of mankind remem-

bers this. Like a thief prowling through an abandoned

house humanity strides boldly through the world while

terriﬁed by the anticipation of the owner’s return.

Gently she raised the priceless stone from its resting

place. There are few things Khepri Satisis would ever

regret as deeply.

A soft cracking, like that of an egg being slowly pulled

open, rang through the air. This sound was followed by

the distinctive ring of sundering stone and shattering

glass.

Something was waking up.

——————

The dragons keep their secrets close. Among these are

shameful secrets, like the forbidden half-dragonkin.

Others are relics from a bygone age. These are the

forgotten, failed attempts at breeding a new servitor

race as their greatest age drew to a painful close.

Khepri Satisis was a thief who knew that terror all too

well.

With a sharp gasp Khepri strode into a cavern so old

the dragons that once guarded it were naught but dust.

The descent through the mountain had been a difﬁcult

one. Kobolds had stalked her every footstep. Insidious

traps the likes of which she had never seen had lashed

at her from every shadow. By all rights there should

have been a mountain of treasure here.

Someone or something has awakened both these things

in a long-forgotten mountain cavern. Once released,

these horrors have no interest in returning to their

slumber.

But there was no gold or silver in this cave.

The stone walkway deﬁed gravity and logic as it spiraled

through the twisting maze of crystal spikes. There were

no supports on the walkway, nor any sign of masonry.

The crystal growths that surrounded her held strange

shapes. Her lantern lit hints of scales and claws deep

within the cloudy blue-green stone. Each shape was a

unique horror.

Bravery was Khepri’s stock and trade. She was an

explorer, a grave robber and a professional. In this

world any tomb’s occupant might object to intru-

sion. Something about this cavern chilled her to the

bone. The light scraping of her sandaled feet against

the stone walkway echoed into a continuous rustling

sound. But no monster or guardian answered the

noise. She pressed on.

While the identity of the poor soul who unleashed

these horrors upon the world can vary to suit the needs

of your campaign long-time Octavirate readers may

recognize Khepri Satisis from the Libris Personae

Volume 1 . Khepri’s full statistics are contained within

the Libris Personae along with those of her compan-

ions in the Vortaelen Cartography League.

At the center of chamber she found what she was

looking for. The stone was a ruby or red sapphire a

Long before mankind walked the earth there was the

age of the Dragon Empires. The dragons conquered the

world of reptiles and dinosaurs that came before them

and for ages untold they ruled the world. Their empire

lasted through many disasters great and small but in the

end their rule was cut short by the slow freezing of the

world. Winters that lasted hundreds of years came. The

reptiles withered and retreated from the cold and the

age of mammals began.

new draconic citizens to carry the empires forward. The

forgotten, however, were something far less noble.

Even as new breeds of semi-draconic life were spawned

to rule the world, new slaves were bred to serve those

rulers. The dragons fused the new mammals with the

dinosaurs that once ruled. Through these resilient new

hybrids they hoped to maintain their rule by force

against the rapidly developing elf and orc cultures and

the ever-present threat of elder races like the cerebrov-

ores, the ocular tyrants and the things that would one

day degenerate into otyughs.

The Dragon Empires did not wish to see this end

come. Their most brilliant minds tried to forcibly alter

their own species in an effort to carry their culture

and strength forward, even if their species might fail.

Thus the Dragon Empires created many of the horrors

of the modern world through their desperate attempts

at maintaining their crumbling civilization. Kobolds,

dragonnes, wyverns, psuedodragons, chimeras and

dragon turtles were among the experiments to create

These slave-species became known as ‘zur-kuttth’,

which is draconian for ‘forgotten’. For reasons entirely

their own the dragons sealed away the forgotten rather

than let them loose upon the earth. Their reasoning was

all their own. Unfortunately for the world of men these

creatures have been awakened. Just how much damage

they will do? No one yet knows.

Huge Magical Beast

Hit Dice: 8d10+45 (95 hp)

Initiative: +1

Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)

Armor Class: 20 (–2 size, +1 Dex, +11 natural), touch

9, ﬂat-footed 19

Base Attack/Grapple: +8/+27

Attack: Tail +17 (2d6+11)

Full Attack: Tail +17 (2d6+11) and bite +13 melee

(2d6+5)

Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.

Special Attacks: Improved grab, pounce, crush

Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent

Saves: Fort +14, Ref +10, Will +7

Abilities: Str 33, Dex 13, Con 21, Int 4, Wis 12,

Cha 10

Skills: Listen +5, Spot +5

Feats: Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, Awesome

Blow (tail only)

Environment: Warm plains

Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (6–10)

Challenge Rating: 6

Treasure: Standard

Alignment: Usually neutral

Advancement: 9–15 HD (Huge)

Level Adjustment: —

and vibrant purple scales are reminiscent of the color-

ation of poisonous frogs. With a roar it ﬂicks its tail and

shatters a stone the size of a man’s chest...”

The ozan is the predator’s predator: heavily armored,

determined and dangerous. Ozan packs consist of one

adult male, several females and their young. Most

lone ozan are males who cannot secure their own pack

through displays of force. Ozan give birth to litters of

1-4 live cubs and reach maturity in seven years.

Despite their savage appearance ozan are cunning

creatures and possess a crude language of snarls, growls

and grunts that allows them to communicate basic

information. Ozan are able to coordinate hunts and

warn each other of danger with little more than a few

guttural noises an observer would mistake for mundane

animal sounds.

Ozan bones can be used to make a staff of power that

deals an additional 1d4 damage when used to smite

(2d4 on a critical hit).

Ozan hunt alone or in packs and are fond of large

or plentiful game. Ozan hunt by leaping upon their

quarry, putting their entire weight upon their prey while

smashing it with their tail and biting with their vicious

fangs.

Variant Rules

Wounds/Vitality: 42/95

Massive Damage Threshold: 21

Defense Bonus: 0

Armor as DR: 2/–, AC 18 (–2 size, +1 Dex, +9 natural),

touch 9, ﬂat-footed 17

Modern/3.0 DR: —

Sanity Score: N/A

Sanity Loss: 2/2d6

Taint: 0

Honor: N/A; Reputation: +0

Allegiances: None

Crush (Ex): Area 15 ft. by 15 ft.; Small or smaller

opponents take 2d8+16 points Combat of bludgeoning

damage and must succeed on a DC 19 Reﬂex save or

be pinned; grapple bonus +22. A pouncing ozan can

crush opponents of medium or large size but deal half

damage. The saving throw is Constitution based.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, an ozan must

hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a

grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of

opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes

a hold and can crush.

“The creature paces like a predatory cat, eyes leveled

at you menacingly. The creature is twenty feet long, an

unnatural fusion of predatory feline and great reptile.

Its body is feline, with great paws that end in blunted

claws made for supporting the creature’s great weight.

It has the head of a lion, with an armored brow and jaw

that sport short, thorny horns. Its back is covered with

a thick, rigid shell lined with defensive thorns along its

side. Its tail is long, armored and thorny, ending in a

knobby club of bone. The creature’s bright orange fur

Pounce (Ex): If an ozan charges, it can make a full

attack, including a crush attack.

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