Eidolon

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Eidolon
Picture
Eidolon Colored.jpg
Level 55
Family eidolon family creatures
Body Type Biped
Undead Yes (Non-corporeal)
Areas Found Bonespear Tower
BCS <Not Known>
HP 238
Armor [?]
Attack Attributes
Physical Attacks
closed fist +307 AS
Warding Attacks
Pain (711)
Curse (715)
Pestilence (716)
Torment (718)
Repel (Fear) +251 CS
Offensive Spells & Abilities
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Defense Attributes
Melee <N/A> DS
Ranged <N/A> DS
Bolt <N/A> DS
Bard Base +179 to +209 TD
Ranger Base +204 TD
Sorcerer Base +250 to +254 TD
Wizard Base <N/A> TD
Cleric Base +250 TD
Empath Base <N/A> TD
Paladin Base <N/A> TD
Major Elemental <N/A> TD
Minor Elemental +217 to +242 TD
Major Spiritual <N/A> TD
Minor Spiritual +240 TD
Major Mental <N/A> TD
Minor Mental <N/A> TD
Defensive Spells & Abilities
Spirit Warding I
Spirit Defense
Lesser Shroud
Elemental Defense I
Elemental Defense II
Elemental Defense III
Treasure Attributes
Coins ?
Gems ?
Magic Items ?
Boxes ?
Skin None
Other ?

The eidolon is a nightmarish vision of pure evil, appearing from the shadows like a disconcerting fragment of thought that haunts you relentlessly. The eidolon's eyes shine out of its ephemeral silhouette like twin coals, radiating hatred and hunger. The monstrous apparition is as big as it is misshapen, towering over a tall giantman as it moves in rapid spurts that defy the eye's ability to follow its progress. As it conjures and strikes, its extremities contort and blur through each other, amplifying its grotesque demeanor.

Hunting strategies

Eidolon will sometimes be "bound by some unseen force" and become "frozen in place." They will cast Torment (718) at you, which is a back-and-forth until either of you is dead spell, except the eidolon are immune to unbalancing. It will sometimes hit them and end the spell early.

Other information

They cast the itching Curse which will disarm you. When you are dead they claw your body, which makes you hidden from sight. The spectral shades do the same thing in Foggy Valley. They have a sheer fear effect. Eidolon "claw at your body" which hides you while dead. Teleportation magic does not work in Bonespear Tower, and parts of the surrounding region are overtly anti-magical, making spell casting impossible.

Behind The Scenes

Eidolon was the name of a city in the I.C.E. Age history that floated above sea level using what we now call veniom. It would have been located on the continent of Emer, which was changed to Finnia, and does not exist in modern Elanthian history. While Eidolon was shifted to "Veilmor" in the Elanthian Herald glossary, it was probably the root word for Idolone. Idolone was used by the town guard Quin Telaren as a proposed "run away with me" fantasy with Helga, whose family was even older, originating in GemStone II. Eidolon was the capital of the city-state Sel-Kai, the largest merchant center of Shadow World, likely the root of Kai-Toka. These were retconned to be cities in what is now the Turamzzyrian Empire.

References

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