Norn

This towering, stern woman wears her long blonde hair in braids. She carries a reel of golden thread and a pair of shears.

Ancient beyond imagining, the norns are a race of powerful women who hold in their hands the physical manifestation of fate and destiny in the form of golden thread. They watch over all life, intervening with reluctance when called upon or with a vengeance when the strands of fate are twisted and abused by lesser beings. Worshiped as gods by some, the norns do little to discourage this veneration.

A norn stands 14 feet tall and weighs 800 pounds.

Special Abilities

Fated (Su) A norn adds her Charisma modifier as an insight bonus to AC and on initiative checks.

Shears (Su) A norn's shears function as a +5 mithral keen speed scimitar , but only for a norn.

Shift Fate (Su) As an immediate action, a norn can force any one target within 120 feet to reroll a saving throw—this ability must be used immediately after the saving throw is rolled, and the target must abide by the result of this second roll.

Snip Thread (Su) As a standard action up to three times per day but no more often than once every 1d4 rounds, a norn may produce a golden thread linked to a creature's fate and then attempt to snip it short with her shears. The target creature must be within 120 feet and in the norn's line of sight. The target immediately takes 20d6 points of damage (Fortitude DC 30 for half). If the target dies from this damage, the norn has cut through the thread—in this case, the target may only be restored to life via Miracle , Wish , or divine intervention. This is a death effect. The Save DC is Charisma-based.

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Attributes

33, Touch 21, Flat-footed 31 (+7 Armor, +2 Dex, +10 Insight, +5 Natural, -1 Size)

Alignment

Base Atk

+10

CMB

+18

CMD

CR 18

Cha

Con

Creature Type

Fey

15/cold Iron

Defensive Abilities

Death Ward , Fated, Foresight , Mind Blank , Never Surprised Or Flat-footed

Dex

Environment

Cold Mountains

Feats

Combat Expertise , Combat Reflexes , Diehard B , Great Fortitude , Improved Great Fortitude , Improved Initiative , Improved Iron Will , Improved Lightning Reflexes , Iron Will , Lightning Reflexes , Quicken Spell-like Ability ( Phantasmal Killer )

Fort

+18

270 (20d6+200); Regeneration 10 ( Cold Iron)

Immune

Cold, Energy Drain, Negative Energy

Init

Ln Large Fey +16

Int

Languages

Common, Giant , Sylvan; Tongues

Melee

Shears +21/+21/+16 (1d8+12/15-20 Plus Energy Drain ), Touch +11 ( Energy Drain )

Organization

Solitary, Pair, Or Trio

Reach

10 Ft.

Ref

+18

Resist

Acid 30, Electricity 30, Fire 30

Change Shape (Humanoid; Alter Self Or Giant Form Ii )

Senses

All-around Vision , Blindsight 120 Ft., Low-light Vision, Greater Arcane Sight , True Seeing ; Perception +30

Size

Large

Skills

Bluff +23, Craft (Cloth) +18, Heal +11, Intimidate +30, Knowledge (All) +18, Perception +30, Perform (Oratory) +18, Sense Motive +30, Use Magic Device +23

Space

10 Ft.

Special Attacks

Energy Drain (2 Levels, Dc 30), Shift Fate, Snip Thread

Speed

40 Ft. (30 Ft. With Armor)

Spell Resistance

Spell-Like Abilities

(Cl 18th; Concentration +28) Constant— Death Ward , Foresight , Greater Arcane Sight , Mind Blank , Tongues , True Seeing At Will— Bestow Curse (Dc 23), Divination , Greater Dispel Magic , Geas/quest , Vision , Wind Walk (Self Only) 1/day— Maze , Moment Of Prescience , Quickened Phantasmal Killer (Dc 24), Power Word Kill , Time Stop , Weird (Dc 29)

Str

Treasure

Double ( +3 Hide Armor , Shears, Golden Thread Worth 500 Gp, Other Treasure)

Will

+21; +8 Vs. Mind-affecting Spells And Effects; +4 Vs. Death Spells And Effects

Wis

153,600