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=== Combat ===

Vohrahn rarely wield weapons, preferring to rend opponents with their claws. They are usually encountered in groups, sent on whatever missions their creators demand.

'''{{Anchor|Cursed Touch}} ([[Su]]):''' Any creature that suffers damage from a vohrahn's claws must succeed on a DC 13 Will save or suffer a -4 morale penalty on all attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, and skill checks for 1d4 days. Whether or not the save is successful, an affected creature cannot be affected again by the vohrahn's cursed touch for 24 hours. Dispel evil or remove curse eliminates the effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

'''{{Anchor|Tainted Passion}} ([[Su]]):''' Every vohrahn contains the soul of a dead being who was at peace before its entrapment. The spirit's passionate desire to return to death is converted by the vohrahn's animating magic into violent power, but the power's nature depends upon the nature of the spirit. All vohrahn have one of the following abilities. All save DCs are Charisma-based.

* '''{{Anchor|Burning Fury}}:''' Vohrahn who rage over their entrapment can set their opponents on fire. When the vohrahn hits with its claw attack, its opponent must succeed on a DC 13 Reflex save or catch fire, taking 1d6 points of fire damage on its next turn. The flames burn for 1d4 rounds, or until extinguished. Each round, the burning creature must make another Reflex save. Failure means he takes another 1d6 points of fire damage that round. Success means that the fire has been put out. A character on fire may automatically extinguish the flames by jumping into enough water to douse himself. If no body of water is at hand, rolling on the ground or smothering the fire with cloaks or the like permits the character another save with a +4 bonus.

* '''{{Anchor|Icy Steadfastness}}:''' A vohrahn who focuses all its will toward resisting its master develops a coating of frost, and deals an extra 1d4 points of cold damage to opponents hit by its claw attack.

* '''{{Anchor|Shield of Vigilance}}:''' A vohrahn who feels a sense of duty to obey its master until its mission is complete is protected by a magic circle against good (caster level 10th). The circle can be dispelled, but the vohrahn may create it again on its next turn as a free action.

* '''{{Anchor|Spirit of Undeath}}:''' After decades or centuries of existence, the vohrahn's animating magics have worn a hole between the realms of life and death. The vohrahn's passion is gone, but its power causes creatures slain by its claw attacks to rise as zombies under the vohrahn's control after 1d4 rounds. They do not possess any of the abilities they had in life. A vohrahn with 7 or more Hit Dice can raise creatures as wights instead.

* '''{{Anchor|Vicious Render}}:''' The vohrahn finds satisfaction in taking out its anger on the living. When the vohrahn hits with both claws, it latches onto its opponent's body and tears the flesh. This attack automatically deals an extra 2d6+6 points of damage.

* '''{{Anchor|Wail of Despair}}:''' The vohrahn, whose spirit despairs of being freed, can let out a howl, paralyzing all creatures within 30 feet for 1d4 rounds (Will DC 13 negates). Whether or not its save is successful, a creature cannot be affected again by that vohrahn's wail for 24 hours. This is a sonic, necromantic, mind-affecting compulsion effect.
Alignment	Usually chaotic evil +
Challenge Rating	4 +
Environment	Any +
Level Adjustment	— +
Size	Medium +
Title	Vohrahn +
Type	Undead +