Sslartrack (Cast of the Rituals of Choice Adventure Path)

Sslartrack is a major npc in the Rituals of Choice Adventure Path. 

Art by Eric Lofgren

Description

 A tall man-like figure wearing a deep black robe with star patterns bears a staff made of crystal. If you can see past the deep robes (Spot DC 15), you see a thin humanoid, with a long narrow reptilian-head, spindly arms supporting long fingers. Its body is covered in small greenish-brown scales and it sports a snakelike tail.

Sslartrak has a habit of looking at the comet even when talking to someone. It is a gifted magister, especially in researching long forgotten spells, and has a great love of researching written lore. It has dealt with great prejudice, both for its love of books, rather that depending on the collective memory, and for its choice in becoming a mojh. It is extremely introverted and tends only to notice those around it when confronted; it then deals with them in an efficient and curt manner. Its love of books and its hate of the akashic memory drive it, along with a desire to prove its devotion as meaningful. Sslartrak knows the location of the Infinite Library, and a number of different ways to reach it. Sslartrak could reveal that information to a PC that befriended him.

 History: (Delve Into Collective Memory, Gather Information or Knowledge (Mojh) DC 35) Once a human researcher, who was spurred in his research by society’s reliance on Akashics, he went through the transformation into a mojh and began to seek the Infinite library, where it found a ritual to summon a “heavenly repository of knowledge beyond the akashic memory.”

Secret: (Delve Into Collective Memory, Gather Information, or Knowledge (ceremonies) DC 40) 

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Sslartrak          CR10

Medium Humanoid (Mojh) Magister 10

Init 2 (+2 Dex); Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1, Spot +1

Languages Common, Draconic

 

AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 14

hp 49/-2/-13 (10HD)

Fort +4 Ref +5 Will +8

Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)

Melee +2 quarterstaff +6 (1d6+1)

Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

Base Atk +5; Grp +4

 

Magister spells prepared: (CL 10, +4 melee touch, +9 ranged touch)

5th (2/day)--unstoppable energy, hunter‘s serpent, defensive field

4th (4/day)--conjure energy creature IV, everlasting charm, protection from energy, tongues

3rd (4/day)--attack from within (energy) (DC 18/F), clairaudience/clairvoyance, unknown magic circle, tracer (DC 18/F)

2nd (5/day)--enhanced magical flow, energy blade, lesser drain away speed (DC 17/F), bypass word, read mind (DC 17/W)

1st (6/day)--creature loresight, cold blast (DC 16/F), conjure energy creature I, harden, protect staff, precise vision, wind churn (DC 16/R)

0 (7/day)--appropriate size (DC 15/F), canny effort, detect creature, detect magic, lesser glowglobe, minor illusion (DC 15/W),read magic, saving grace, scent bane (DC 15/W)

 

Abilities Str 8, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 20, Wis 12, Cha 10

SQ darkvision 60 ft. and familiarity with magic

Feats Bonded Item; Brandish Magical Might, energy mage (fire, electricity), Modify Spell, Quicken Spell, Signature spell

Skills Balance +7, Decipher Script +14, Forgery +8, Knowledge (Cosmology) +17, Knowledge (Magic) +17, Knowledge (Science) +17, Spellcraft +13

Possessions +2 quarterstaff, robe of stars, cloak of protection +1, amulet of natural armor +1, headband of intellect +4, ring of shooting stars, bracers of armor +1, 12 gp, 4 sp, 13 cp.

 

Personal Info: Ht: 6' 4", Wt: 124lbs, Scale Color: Green, Eyes: Black, Age: 165.

 

Familiarity With Magic (Ex): Sslartrak gains a +2 competence bonus to all saving throws against spells and spell-like and supernatural abilities (including magic items). Further, it gains a +2 competence bonus to Armor Class against spells requiring attack rolls.