Thelestes , known as the Velvet Blade , is a succubus and one of the non- rakshasa members of the Lords of Dust . [1]
History
She traveled to Eberron from Mabar, the Endless Night , some 20,000 years ago to escape a vicious feud with the ultroloths who ruled that plane . [1]
Activities
The embodiment of murder and death, Thelestes serves the prakhutu Kashtarhak, the Voice of Chaos , with her ultimate loyalty to Eldrantulku the Oathbreaker . However, she may lend her aid in the schemes of other councilors on the Bleak Council . Thelestes has many cover identities placed deep within House Phiarlan and House Thuranni , and a number of smaller criminal guilds. Once the Rakshasa Rajahs are liberated, she plans to return to Mabar to have her vengeance. [1]
Personality
She enjoys watching the corruption and death of the mortals around her. [1]
Tactics
As an assassin, Thelestes preferred to kill her victims quickly with a small weapon and a lethal strike. Nevertheless, in a major battle, prefers to fight with a spiked chain that she summons to her person. She is highly skilled with it. [1]
Abilities
Unlike other succubi, Thelestes cannot summon other demons, but she commands other, greater powers than the rest of her kind. Instead, she has the ability to summon weapons to her side, as with the psionic power call weaponry . Such weapons are highly magical and their evil overcomes the resilience of good beings. She can also turn invisible . Both powers she may use as often as she likes. [1]
As a claw servant of Kashtarhak, Thelestes maintains a permanent telepathic bond with him. [2]
Appendix
Notes
A full writeup including statistics for Thelestes is given on Keith Baker 's website. [3] Thelestes is mentioned as a possible character to use in the Savage Tide adventure path in the conversion notes written by Keith Baker. [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Keith Baker (November 2005). “Eternal Evil: The Lords of Dust” . In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #337 ( Paizo Publishing ), p. 69.
- ↑ Keith Baker (November 2005). “Eternal Evil: The Lords of Dust” . In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #337 ( Paizo Publishing ), p. 64.
- ↑ Keith Baker . Thelestes . Archived from the original on 08/16/2016.
- ↑ Keith Baker . Running the "Sea Wyven's Wake" in Eberron . Paizo Publishing . Archived from the original on 10/13/2007. Retrieved on 02/07/2019.