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 +====== Sora Maenya ======
  
 +Character
 +name         = Sora Maenya
 +image        = {{:1827303-maenya_large.jpg?250}}
 +caption      = Sora Maenya, from [[Eberron: Eye of the Wolf]]
 +aliases      = 
 +^Domicile         = [[:droaam]]
 +^Genre       = Female
 +^Race         = Demi-démon [[:sorciere#Annis Sorcière|annis Sorcière]]
 +class        = 
 +dob          = 
 +death        = 
 +destroyed    = 
 +age          = 
 +3e_level     = 10 (CR 19)
 +^Classe     = [[:barbare]] 10
 +^Alignement = Neutre Mauvais
 +3e_source    = Fragments de Dragon: The Filles De Sora Kell, part 2
 +4e_level     = 22
 +4e_role      = Elite Soldier
 +4e_alignment = Evil
 +4e_source    = [[:eberron_campaign_guide_book|Eberron Campaign Guide]], pg. 127
 +
 +Sora Maenya is the iron fist of the [[:filles_de_sora_kell|Filles De Sora Kell]], who rule over the nation of [[:droaam]]. Her strength is legendary, and tales speak of her endless appetite for flesh and souls. In her true form, she is a massive Sorcière with deep blue skin and steely claws and teeth. Sora Maenya imprisons foes she kills, binding each victim's soul into its corpse's skull and hoarding it. Until a soul has been rescued from this captivity, it cannot be raised from the dead.
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 +Before her alliance with her sisters, she terrorized the Confins d'Eldeen. The opportunity for bigger, better and more meaningful fights was the main reason she agreed to Teraza's proposal.
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 +Despite her brute strength, Sora Maenya is not incapable of using the natural guile and slyness of Sorcièrekind to her advantage. In one story, she poses as a Brelon woman seeking refugee at a nearby outpost in the wake of a supposed troll attack upon her village. Once allowed inside the camp, she used the disguise to easily corner and eat the soldiers posted there one by one. One of the scouts sent out to check in on the settlers survived, after being forced to kill the second scout when he was driven mad by the sight of the bones of the villagers and soldiers both, picked clean but missing the skulls...
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 +**Sora Maenya**
 +
 +**NE Femme Demi-démon annis, Barbarian 10**
 +
 +Sora Maenya has terrorized the Confins d'Eldeen for generations. Her strength and appetite are legendary, and she is said to have wrestled the dragon Saerylak and devoured him raw. Few creatures have survived her iron grip, and she takes personal pleasure in breaking Géants and other monsters that challenge the Daughters. Over the centuries she has devoured Féral tribes and left entire villages barren and empty. She takes great pleasure in hunting Rangers and other Humain prey. While many Droaamites adore Sora Katra, far more fear Sora Maenya.
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 +While Sora Maenya is known for her strength, she is no dumb brute. She lets Sora Katra run the nation but Sora Maenya is a cunning orator in her own right. She prefers to ply her skills on individuals, playing games with her prey before tearing them to shreds. She is also an unbridled sensualist, and she is always searching for new tastes and experiences. Of all the sisters, Sora Maenya is most likely to be encountered alone, as she wanders the wilds in search of bloody entertainment.
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 +Sora Maenya prefers to fight with her hands; she enjoys the sensation of crushing bones and rending flesh. However, when leading her war trolls into battle, she may choose to use a battle axe or greatsword. The Daughters have many magical weapons hidden in the vaults beneath the Grand Rocher.
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 +| \\ **Sora Maenya**  \\  \\ Femme Demi-démon annis Sorcière barbarian 10; CR 19; Large outsider (native)(augmented monstrous Humainoïde); HD 7d8+35 plus 10d12+50; hp 171; Init +5; Spd 50 ft.; AC 31, touch 14, flat-footed 31; Base Atk +17; Grap +36; Atk +34 melee (1d6+17, claws); Full Atk +34/+34 melee (1d6+17, claws) and +29 melee (1d8+9, bite); SA Improved grab, rage 3/day, rake 1d6+17, rend 2d6+24, smite good (+17 damage), spell-like abilities; SQ Darkvision 60 ft., damage reduction (see below), fast movement, immunity to poison, improved uncanny dodge, resistance to acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10, soul binding, spell resistance 27; AL N; SV Fort +16, Ref +15, Will +13; Str 40, Dex 20, Con 20, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 14.  \\  \\ //Skills and Feats: //Bluff +12, Climb +20, Craft (bonecarving) +8, Craft (leatherworking) +8, Diplomacy +16, Disguise +12 (+14 when acting), Hide +11, Intimidate +24, Jump +20, Listen +21, Move Silently +10, Sense Motive +6, Speak Language (Commun, Elfique, Géant), Spot +11, Survival +18, Swim +20; Awesome Blow, Blind-Fight, Improved Bull Rush, Iron Will, Power Attack, Track.  \\  \\ **Damage Reduction (Ex):** Sora Maenya possesses DR 10/magic, DR 2/bludgeoning, and DR 2/–. Her natural weapons are considered to be magic weapons for purposes of overcoming damage reduction.  \\  \\ **Soul Binding (Su): **By taking an hour to devour a corpse and perform a special ritual, Sora Maenya can trap the soul of her victim. This is identical to the spell //soul bind// except that the soul is bound in the victim's skull instead of a gem, and the ritual can be performed within 17 hours of death. The effect has a caster level of 17.  \\  \\ **Spell-Like Abilities: **3/day – //darkness, disguise sElfee // (CL 8th), //fog cloud// (CL 8th), //poison // (DC 16)//, unholy aura // (DC 20)//; //1/day – //blasphemy// (DC 19)//, contagion// (DC 16)//, desecrate, horrid wilting // (17d6, DC 20)//, summon monster IX // (night Sorcière), //unhallow, unholy blight // (8d8, DC 16)//. //Caster level is 17th unless otherwise stated and save DCs are Charisma-based.  \\  \\ **Rage: **While raging, Sora Maenya gains 34 temporary hit points. The following changels should be put in effect; AC 29, touch 12, flat-footed 29; Atk +36 melee (1d6+19, claws); Full Atk +36/+36 melee (1d6+19, claws) and +31 melee (1d8+10, bite); SA Rake 1d6+19, rend 2d6+27; SV Fort +16, Will +13; Str 44, Con 24. Her rage lasts for 11 rounds.  \\  \\ //Possessions:////+3 glamered studded leather, amulet of mighty fists +2, bag of holding // (type II), //belt of Géant strength +4, boots of the cowards leap//, //potion of barkskin +5,// 3 //potions of cure serious wounds, potion of displacement, potion of eagle's splendor, potion of fly, potion of haste, potion of invisibility,// 2// potions of lesser restoration, potion of protection from arrows 15/magic, potion of tongues, potion of undetectable alignment. //The //boots of the cowards leap// allow the wearer to use //dimension door //1/day with a CL of 9.  \\  \\ //Though her hunched posture hides her true size, this withered crone must be at least 8 feet tall. She wears a hooded cloak and leather rags the color of dried blood. Her limbs are long and gnarled, but her hands do not shake and her fingers are tipped by long black talons. Her withered skin is a deep indigo blue, and her hair a filthy black nest. Her eyes glow with a fierce red light, and when she smiles you see the mass of needle-sharp teeth that fill her mouth.// |
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 +Sora Maenya, the Fist of Droaam
 +Sora Maenya is often depicted as a monster,
 +said to wander the Towering Wood. She is
 +known for her strength and her endless
 +appetite; it’s commonly said that she can
 +crush a giant with her bare hands, then
 +eat the whole thing and still be hungry.
 +Stories often depict her through
 +her absence, as an unstoppable
 +force that punishes arrogance or
 +cruelty. The shepherd warns the
 +foolish farmers not to settle in
 +the forbidden meadow; later, he
 +returns to find their bones picked
 +clean and stacked near the hearth,
 +but without their skulls. There’s no
 +need to say who it was or to show the
 +battle. The tale notes the missing skulls,
 +and everyone knows that Maenya keeps the
 +skulls of her victims, binding their souls to
 +the bone and using them as lanterns.
 +Maenya greatly enjoys games
 +and challenges, and she may
 +spare someone who shows spirit.
 +While she doesn’t lay out schemes
 +as complex as does Sora Katra,
 +there are many tales of Maenya
 +wandering the woods in disguise
 +and tricking travelers into unwise
 +contests. Her endless appetite
 +reflects a broad love of life; it’s not
 +simply that she’s hungry, it’s that she
 +loves to eat. She fights for the sheer joy
 +that comes in crushing an enemy, and in the folk song Edar’s
 +Last Jig, she dances until her partner dies of exhaustion. She
 +seems to have a sense of humor, albeit a morbid one; she may
 +spare someone who makes her laugh, or let someone live
 +because it amuses her to do so. There are stories where a hero
 +beats her in a seemingly impossible contest through cunning
 +and courage; when defeated, she honors any promise she has
 +made. However, a victor would be wise not to gloat; in the tales,
 +this is a sure path to an unexpected end.
 +Sora Maenya is the general of Droaam’s armies, the iron fist
 +that crushes any rebellion. The core of her power is Maenya’s
 +Fist, an elite corps of war trolls and skullcrusher ogres.
 +Everything about the Fist is shrouded in mystery. Some say
 +Maenya bred and trained them in a buried Dhakaani fortress;
 +others say that Maenya herself forged the imposing plate armor
 +that they wear. Whatever the truth, the members of the Fist
 +are fanatically devoted to Maenya. While Droaam has yet to
 +assemble an army combining the full force of its warlords, thus
 +far, Maenya has shown herself to be a brillant and unorthodox
 +strategist, one not to be underestimated.
 +In her natural form, Sora Maenya is an annis hag—a
 +towering, powerful figure. She can assume smaller forms, but
 +rarely seeks to play psychological games with her shapeshifting
 +as Katra does. She appears in many tales as a hungry woman—
 +tall and thin, with ragged clothing and long black hair, seeking
 +shelter and food. While her primary power is her martial might,
 +she does have supernatural gifts; the most infamous is her soulbinding.
 +And perhaps she also has other necromantic skills that
 +haven’t been revealed in the tales . . .
 +
 +While she’s known for her immense strength, Sora Maenya isn’t just a brute; there are stories in which she actually trains a hero, either teaching them to fight or granting them unnatural strength. While it would be an unusual path, a monk or barbarian could attribute their class features to early training with Sora Maenya. The question is whether they knew her identity when she taught them; was she the Reaver of the Woods, or did she teach them in an assumed form? If a character is from the Eldeen Reaches, might they have met Sora Maenya as a child? Perhaps they ran away from home, and Maenya devoured their village while they were away. Or maybe they made an unwise bargain—asking Sora Maenya to kill a childhood rival, which she did; now the character owes her a debt, and someday she’ll come to collect. Or perhaps it’s the other way around; perhaps as a child, the character defeated Maenya at a game, and it’s she who owes the character a favor.
 +{{tag>[NPC]}}
 +{{tag>[Sorcières]}}
 +{{tag>["Dirigeants"]}}}
 +{{tag>["Grand-Mont"]}}
 +{{tag>["demi-démons"]}}
 +{{tag>["Droaam"]}}