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=== Combat ===

The orderblight attacks by projecting perfectly shaped spikes which manifest from its metal surface, which remains unbroken and shows no sign of stress.  Some believe the orderblight to be a mathmatical construct and its surface merely a solid holographic shell, an expression of law.  It can product up to 2 spikes a round from any direction, possessing no front or back, though it may still be flanked.

A orderblight’s spike attacks, as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]].  An orderblight is capable of releasing two servo limbs instead of spikes for the purpose of manipulating items, though it rarely does so.

Orderblights and [[SRD:Chaos Beast|chaos beasts]] are mortal enemies.  They will attack each other on sight.

'''Crystalization ([[SRD:Su|Su]]):''' An attack from an orderblight against a living creature can cause a terrible transformation.  The creature must succeed on a [[SRD:DC|DC]] 15 [[SRD:Saving Throw|Fortitude save]] or have their flesh harden into a crystalized mass.  Unless the victim manages to control the effect (see below), its slowed and they cannot speak or perform somatic components, although they are not helpless. The save [[SRD:DC|DC]] is [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]]-based.

An affected creature is unable to let go of or use any item.  Clothing, armor, rings, and helmets become trapped under crystal. Speed is reduced to 5 feet and searing pain courses along the nerves, so strong that the victim cannot act coherently. The victim cannot cast [[SRD:Creature Spells and Powers#Spells|spells]] or use magic items, and it attacks blindly, unable to distinguish friend from foe (–4 penalty on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] and a 50% miss chance, regardless of the [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack roll]]).  Chaotic-aligned creatures are particularly effected, and take 1d6 points of magic damage each round.  Chaotic subtyped creatures take 2d6 points of damage.

Each [[SRD:Round|round]] the victim spends in an crystalized state causes 1 point of [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] drain from from corruption. If the victim’s [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] score falls to 0, it becomes an orderblight.

A victim can regain its own shape by taking a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]] to attempt a [[SRD:DC|DC]] 15 [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]] check (this check [[SRD:DC|DC]] does not vary for a orderblight with different [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]] or ability scores). A success reestablishes the creature’s normal form for 1 minute. On a failure, the victim can still repeat this check each [[SRD:Round|round]] until successful.

Crystallization is not a disease or a curse and so is hard to remove. A ''[[SRD:Shapechange|shapechange]]'' or ''[[SRD:Stoneskin|stoneskin]]'' spell does not cure an afflicted creature but fixes its form for the duration of the spell. A ''[[SRD:Restoration|restoration]], [[SRD:Heal|heal]],'' or ''[[SRD:Greater Restoration|greater restoration]]'' spell removes the affliction (a separate ''[[SRD:Restoration|restoration]]'' is necessary to restore any drained points of [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]]).

'''Hover ([[SRD:Su|Su]]):''' Orderblights naturally float by unknown means.  They have a hover speed of 30 ft. (perfect) which allows them to fly up to their reach (5 ft.) away from a solid or liquid surface.  They never need to make move silently checks and do not produce noise if they choose not to.

'''Immunity to Transformation ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' No mortal magic can permanently alter a orderblight's  perfect form. Effects such as [[SRD:Polymorph (Spell)|polymorphing]] or petrification force the creature into a new shape, but at the start of its next turn it immediately returns to its original shape as a [[SRD:Free Actions|free action]].

'''Steady Attack ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' Orderblights remain cool and collected in the heat of battle.  They may take 10 on their attack roll, and default to this unless it knows it cannot hit the opponent without rolling over a 10 result.


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Alignment	Always lawful neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	8 +
Environment	Lawful-Aligned Plane +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Subtype	Extraplanar + and Lawful +
Title	Orderblight +
Type	Outsider +