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Heart Of Sarnax

When Sarnax sought to purge his soul of all evils, the result was a physical manifestation of crystal that approximated the size and shape of his heart. The evil contained within remained quiescent as long as Sarnax lived, but upon his death, the item gained power, no longer held in check by Sarnax’s living soul. If returned to any version of the living Sarnax, this grown evil manifests into a creature made of solid ruby whose first and primary goal is the destruction of its source. Afterward, the Heart of Sarnax can turn its attention to the world, eager to visit upon reality all the evils, both petty and potent, that Sarnax might have pursued had he fallen from grace while alive.

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Heart Of SarnaxCreature 6

Unique Medium Construct Unholy 
Source The Dead God's Hand pg. 149
Recall Knowledge DC 22 (32 if Unique applies) • Construct (Arcana, Crafting)
Perception +8; darkvision, hear heartbeat (precise) 60 feet
Languages Azlanti, Common
Skills Athletics +9, Intimidation +8
Str +5, Dex +2, Con +4, Int +0, Wis +4, Cha +4
Hear Heartbeat The Heart of Sarnax can hear a living creature’s heartbeat as a precise sense in the listed range.
AC 18; Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +8
HP 90; Immunities bleed, death effects, diseased, doomed, drained, fatigued, healing, nonlethal attacks, paralyzed, poisoned, sickened, spirit, unconscious, vitality, void; Resistances piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] fist +11 [+6/+1] (backswing), Damage 2d10+8 bludgeoningRanged [one-action] void bolt +8 [+3/-2] (range increment 20 feet), Damage 3d8 voidSpeak to Inner Evils [one-action] (auditory, emotion, mental, linguistic) Frequency once per round; Effect The Heart of Sarnax speaks to a creature it can hear the heartbeat of within 60 feet, beckoning that creature to give in to their inner desires to commit evil acts. The Heart of Sarnax attempts an Intimidation check against the target’s Will DC, with the following results.
Critical Success The inner evils take over fully, and the target becomes confused for 1 minute. While confused, the creature will never attack the Heart of Sarnax, attacking themself instead if the Heart of Sarnax is the only viable target. The Heart of Sarnax becomes quickened for 1 round, and can use the extra action only to Speak to Inner Evils.
Success The inner evils take over only briefly. The creature becomes confused for 1 round.
Failure The inner evils fail to take over fully but are still distracting. The creature becomes off-guard until the end of their next turn.
Critical Failure The creature resists their inner evils and is immune to Speak to Inner Evils from this point on. The Heart of Sarnax recoils in shock, taking 4d6 mental damage (DC 25 basic Will save).Void Beam [two-actions] (arcane, void) The Heart of Sarnax fires a 60-foot line of spiraling, shadowy void energy from the cavity in its chest. Creatures in the area take 7d6 void damage (DC 18 basic Fortitude). The Heart of Sarnax can’t use Void Beam again for 1d4 rounds.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Other Hearts

The Heart of Sarnax is a unique creature tied to an artifact of the same name that manifests in this construct form only in a specific situation (see the first interlude in Chapter 3 of this adventure), but creatures similar to the Heart of Sarnax could exist in your campaign if you wish. In this case, you should rename the construct into something less specific, such as Ruby Guardian or Ruby Warrior.
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