You watch your self near the river bends and near outcropping or strange rocks o'er the waters. There's all manner of things livin', shallow and deep, that'll pull you under and feast on you flesh and soul. The number of women that fling themselves to their deaths, or get drowned by some or other person round here is just plain crazy. The last thing you want to do is get caught up in the crazy.
-- Grandmother Gertrude Benthistle, Chief Hedgewizardess of Riverwind Lake District
The Lorelei are the spirits of women that died by drowning in the height of madness, usually related to a loved one or some unrequited love. Lorelei can appear in a number of ways. They may present themselves as lost maidens generally near a river or a lake, wondering and seemingly helpless. They may appear in the water again as a young woman that needs to be saved from drowning. In either of these cases the Lorelei uses a siren like words and or song and clever illusions to drive their victims to madness. Additionally, a Lorelei may ambush from below the water dragging their victim quickly and violently to their death. Lorelei feed on both flesh and mental torment and often play with their victims by drowning them and the reviving them multiple times before they begin to eat their victim flesh. A Lorelei's lair can be found deep at the bottom of a dark pool of water and will be strewn with corpses and gold and magical treasure.
Armor 4(15) magical weapons to hit
HD 7d8
Int 16
Move 12(30) on land 15(40) in water
ToHit 13(+7)
Atx 3x d6 claw, bite d8 grapple, or illusion
Random Abilities and Powers
Illusory Guise: The Lorelei can take on the appearance of a loved one or someone familiar to its victim, adding an extra layer of emotional manipulation to its illusions.
Mind Control: The Lorelei possesses the ability to subtly influence the thoughts and emotions of its victims, leading them to willingly approach dangerous situations or succumb to its illusions.
Hydrokinesis: The Lorelei has control over water, allowing it to manipulate currents, create whirlpools, or even shape water into solid forms for offensive or defensive purposes.
Siren's Call: The Lorelei's voice carries a supernatural allure, enchanting those who hear it and compelling them to follow its commands or approach it willingly, even to their own peril.
Emotional Drain: When in close proximity to its victims, the Lorelei can drain their emotions, leaving them in a state of emotional numbness or heightened distress, which it feeds upon.
Shadow Manipulation: Able to blend seamlessly with shadows, the Lorelei can move undetected and launch surprise attacks from the darkness, further adding to the sense of fear and helplessness it instills in its victims.
Illusory Duplicates: The Lorelei can create illusory duplicates of itself, confusing its victims and making it difficult to discern the real creature from the false images.
Memory Manipulation: The Lorelei can alter or erase memories of encounters with it, leaving its victims with fragmented recollections or false impressions of what truly happened, exacerbating their confusion and fear.
Corrupting Touch: Upon physical contact, the Lorelei's touch inflicts a curse upon its victims, gradually eroding their sanity and willpower, making them more susceptible to its influence over time.
Phantom Servants: The Lorelei can summon ghostly apparitions to aid it in its pursuits, whether to distract, terrify, or attack its victims, further enhancing its ability to sow chaos and despair.
Random Madness caused by Lorelei
Obsessive Fixation: The victim becomes fixated on the Lorelei, unable to focus on anything else and constantly seeking out its presence, even at the expense of their own safety.
Paranoia: The victim becomes increasingly paranoid, convinced that everyone around them is secretly plotting against them, including friends and loved ones.
Hallucinations: The victim experiences vivid and terrifying hallucinations, seeing nightmarish visions of drowning or being pursued by malevolent spirits, making it difficult to distinguish reality from illusion.
Depersonalization: The victim feels detached from their own body and emotions, as if they are watching themselves from a distance or inhabiting someone else's skin.
Catatonia: The victim becomes completely unresponsive to their surroundings, entering a state of catatonic stupor where they are unable to move or communicate.
Self-Harm: The victim develops compulsive tendencies towards self-harm, driven by an overwhelming urge to escape the torment of their own mind or to appease the Lorelei's influence.
Delusions of Grandeur: The victim develops grandiose delusions about their own importance or power, believing themselves to be chosen by the Lorelei or destined for greatness.
Memory Loss: The victim experiences gaps in their memory, forgetting important events or even entire periods of their life, leaving them feeling disoriented and confused.
Emotional Numbness: The victim becomes emotionally numb, unable to feel joy, sadness, or any other emotions, as if their capacity for emotion has been dulled or extinguished.
Suicidal Urges: The victim experiences intense urges to end their own life, driven by a pervasive sense of hopelessness and despair instilled by the Lorelei's influence.
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