Sabu Sandstorm was the chieftain of the sand elf Vulture Clan.
History[]
Sabu was born to the Vulture clan and defeated Lasarno in a contest for leadership when he was relatively young. He controlled the area around the hilltop ruin of Vulture's Rock for many years and sometimes raided travellers from Thrane or Tashar who passed near it. The sorcerer Durza knew Sabu when they were children, although as adults they were estranged and hostile towards each other.
Description[]
Sabu was experienced, and was reputed to have powerful supernatural abilities. He was devoted to the Lord of the Wastes, but seemed to have nothing but disdain for his mate and servant Galura (going so far as to order her to humiliate and foul herself for his amusement). He was said to be sadistic and cruel as a chieftain, inflicting misery on those beneath him.
In the Campaign[]
Sabu, Galura and Lorzak were instructed by the Lords of Dust to summon Nalfesh the Thirst at Kumakarna, and Sabu was given the Godeater's Shard and the Spear of Sickness by Osha'ir to help with this. After Nalfesh had been summoned, Sabu transformed into a powerful undead known as a nosferatu. Lannus, Rexxar and Vantis defeated and eventually destroyed him after he retreated to his tomb.
Unlocked Statistics Blocks[]
CR15 Sabu (affected by Greater Heroism, Transformation, Stoneskin, Mirror Image) - Medium undead sand elf sorcerer 13
HP90(+13 temporary, 130 hp of DR10/adamantine) Speed30(6) AC27(T17,FF20) Initiative+9
Abilities20(16),24(20),-,12,14,22 Saves+13,+17,+14 Spear+28/+23/+18 (d8+14/19-20/x3)
ASQ Combat Reflexes, Cold resistance 10, Shock resistance 10, spider climb, turn resistance+4, DR10/magic, dominate person (will DC22), Power Attack 13, swarm form, living death (retreats to tomb in swarm form and is helpless for an hour when defeated, but cannot be destroyed except by being soaked with river water), fast healing 5, blood drain (d4 constitution damage to heal 5HP), combat casting, fear immunity
PSQ Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Keen Attack, Spear Focus, Quickened Sorcery, Transformed Quickening
Skills - Speech+34 Stealth+37 Perception+34
Equipment-Spear of Sickness+5(instantly kills all vegetation within a mile radius, causes disease and deformity to emerge in a wider radius, anyone struck by the spear must make a DC20 fortitude save or take d6 constitution damage every minute)
Spells (DC16+level)
8 - identify, shield, unseen servant, truestrike, magic missile 5d4+4
8 - hideous laughter, whispering wind, pyrotechnics, glitterdust, mirror image (d4+4)
7 - dispel magic, fireball 10d6, deep slumber, fly
7 - confusion, crushing despair, stoneskin, bestow curse
7 - quickened truestrike, hold monster, wall of Stone
5 - transformation, greater heroism