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Splinter Officer

An army of mindless undead possesses a fatal flaw: it requires near-constant babysitting from its maker. Yet, any undead with enough sentience to command such an army runs the risk of turning on its creator. Skilled necromancers have endeavored to strike a balance between these two extremes with the creation of splinter officers. Capable of leading small battalions of undead, splinter officers are at the same time uniquely bound to their creator—and easily disposed of should they ever decide to go rogue.

The first splinter officer was created when a lich separated his soul cage into multiple parts and implanted each shard into a unique undead champion, over which the lich enjoyed complete control. Ultimately, the lich decided the risk to his soul cage wasn't worth the benefits, but the technique of soul-splitting proved too useful to abandon. Today, splinter officers are created by plucking an intelligent creature's soul from Pharasma's clutches at the moment of the creature's death. The fresh soul is then shattered, with the splinter officer receiving the largest portion and the remaining splinters being implanted into the mindless undead soldiers the officer controls.

Recall Knowledge - Undead (Religion): DC 41
Unspecific Lore: DC 39
Specific Lore: DC 36

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Splinter OfficerCreature 19

Uncommon Medium Undead Unholy 
Source Claws of the Tyrant pg. 119
Perception +35; darkvision 120 feet, splintersense
Languages Common, Necril
Skills Acrobatics +30, Deception +37, Diplomacy +37, Warfare Lore +39
Str +4, Dex +6, Con +5, Int +5, Wis +4, Cha +10
Splintersense (divine, mental) The splinter officer knows the direction and distance of all undead that share splinters of the same splinter officer's soul. These undead are always considered to be allies of the splinter officer.
Items +2 greater striking keen rapier, +2 greater striking longbow, +2 greater resilient chain shirt
AC 42; Fort +32, Ref +35, Will +36
HP 375 (void healing); Immunities bleed, death effects, disease, doomed, drained, fatigued, healing, nonlethal, paralyzed, poison, sickened, unconscious; Resistances cold 20, electricity 20, fire 20, piercing 20, slashing 20; Weaknesses vitality 15
Behind the Lines [reaction] Trigger The splinter officer is targeted by an attack; Requirements At least one of the officer's undead allies is adjacent to the officer; Effect The ally interposes itself, granting the officer a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack.
Speed 30 feet
Melee [one-action] rapier +34 [+29/+24] (deadly d8, disarm, finesse, magical), Damage 4d6+15 piercingRanged [one-action] longbow +34 [+29/+24] (deadly d10, magical, propulsive, range increment 100 feet, volley 30 feet), Damage 4d8+15 piercingRaise Defenses [two-actions] (concentrate, divine) The splinter officer mentally commands its undead allies to strengthen their defenses. For 1 round, each undead that shares the officer's splintered soul gains a +1 circumstance bonus to AC.Rally the Rabble [three-actions] (concentrate, divine) The splinter officer mentally energizes the undead under its command. Each undead that shares the officer's splintered soul is quickened for 1 round. Quickened allies can use the extra action only to Stride or Strike. The officer can't Rally the Rabble again for 1d4 rounds.Synchronized Step [two-actions] (concentrate, divine) The splinter officer mentally commands the undead that share its splintered soul to reposition. The officer Steps, and each undead that shares the officer's splintered soul can use a reaction to Step.

Sidebar - Additional Lore The Splintered Soul

How finely a soul can be divided remains uncertain, but thus far none have been split into more than 50 pieces, including the shard used to raise the splinter officer. Depending on the desires of its creator, the splinter officer might be given the unused pieces of its soul to raise additional undead while in the field. However, a necromancer paranoid enough to rely on a splinter officer to command their undead legion rarely sacrifices such power willingly.