Grim Censer-Bearer
Medium natural humanoid goliath , goliath
Level 8 Controller XP 350

Initiative +7        Senses Perception +4
Cloying Smoke (Poison) aura 3; any enemy within the aura cannot shift; see also smashed vessel
HP 90; Bloodied 45
AC 22; Fortitude 22, Reflex 20, Will 17
Resist 5 poison
Speed 6

(⚔) Slam (standard, at-will)

+13 vs AC; 2d8+3 damage, and the grim censer-bearer pushes the target 1 square.

⚔ Mountain's Wrath (standard; must be bloodied, encounter)

+11 vs AC; 2d8+6 damage.

ᗕ Smashed Vessel (standard; must be bloodied, recharge ⚃⚄⚅) ✦ Poison

Close burst 1; +12 vs or (whichever is lower); 1d8+5 damage, and the target is dazed and slowed (save ends both). The cloying smoke aura drops by 1 square. Once the aura drops to 0, the grim censer-bearer loses the cloying smoke aura and cannot recharge smashed vessel.

Stone's Endurance (minor; encounter)

The grim censer-bearer gains resist 5 all damage until the end of its next turn.

Alignment Unaligned        Languages Common
Skills Athletics +14
Str 21 (+9)      Dex 16 (+7)      Wis 11 (+4)
Con 18 (+8)      Int 9 (+3)      Cha 8 (+3)

Description: Death's malodorous emanations are noxious to the Raven Queen's servants, thus every procession includes a censer-bearer. These hulking priests swing heavy iron censers from which intoxicating blue smoke issues, fed by burning soporific herbs and other mysterious alchemical ingredients. The cloud's inebriating effect is useful in quieting mourners when grief interferes with proper decorum.

Published in Dungeon Magazine 171, page(s) 86.