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Moloche

Creature, Demons

Arch demon of arcane knowledge, dark secrets and curses, a one-eyed 24th level necromancer whose gaze drains intellect or reveals fears and whose touch can kill. Undead must obey him; summoned, he grants a wish or curses a chosen victim.

From the book

Moloche is the arch demon of arcane lore, dark secrets and curses. He casts spells as a 24th level necromancer, can use any necromancer spell at will, and can lay any curse at will on targets up to a mile away. He radiates fear twenty feet around him, and those who enter and fail to resist flee in blind terror. His single dreadful eye can slowly drain a victim's intelligence (a save vs WILL resists) and works like an Evil Eye spell, giving true sight and laying bare any mortal's weaknesses and fears, while he himself is immune to gaze weapons, curses and death spells. Any undead must obey him or be destroyed, and a living creature he merely touches dies unless it saves vs CON.

Evil priests, necromancers and black magicians often revere him and sometimes seek his counsel, since he knows every curse and legend. When properly summoned, Moloche offers a single wish or will lay a terrible curse on anyone the summoner names who is within a mile of the summoning. If the offering is unsuitable, he curses the summoner in the same way instead.

At a glance

Rank: Arch demon
Domain: Arcane knowledge, dark secrets and curses
Magic: Spell casting of a 24th level necromancer; any curse at will up to one mile
Aura: Fear, 20-foot radius: those who fail to resist flee in terror
Gaze: Single eye slowly drains intelligence or reveals a mortal's weaknesses and fears
Touch: Living creatures touched die unless they resist
Immunities: Gaze weapons, curses, death spells
Undead: Undead must obey him or cease to exist
Worshippers: Evil priests, necromancers and black magicians, who consult him on curses and legends
If summoned: One wish, or a terrible curse on anyone within one mile
Without offering: Curses the summoner in the same way
Height/Length: 12 ft.
Weight: 1,000 lbs.
STR: 24
SPD: 20
DEX: 20
CON: 24
INT: 23
WILL: 20
CHA: 20
PER: 20
Level: 24
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Damage: Touch: save vs CON or fatal
Special Attributes: Radiates fear in a 20 ft. radius; its gaze drains INT (a save vs WILL resists) and also acts as an Evil Eye spell (True sight plus Detect weaknesses); controls undead; immune to curses and gaze weapons; spell casting (see Comments)
Armor: As plate mail + 3
Hit Points: 120
Comments: Can cast any necromancer spell at will, at 24th level