Abandoned zealot

Abandoned zealot
Apostasy wraith^1E

(Creature)

Common

CE

Medium

Incorporeal

Spirit

Undead

Level

6

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Bestiary 3, pg(s). 8

Type

Undead
(incorporeal)

CR

6

Environment

Any (Razmiran)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Inner Sea Bestiary, pg(s). 4

Abandoned zealots, or apostasy wraiths, are undead created from the unquiet souls of those who have unknowingly held false faiths. Upon reaching Pharasma's Court and learning that their religion was a fraud, some souls might feel such hatred that they return to the Universe as abandoned zealots.

Appearance

Abandoned zealots are smokey, vaguely humanoid figures wrapped in the clothing of their religion. As the most common kind of abandoned zealot are the followers of the mortal wizard Razmir, abandoned zealots often wear broken masks emblematic of the worship of Razmir.

Abilities

Abandoned zealots are most dangerous to divine spellcasters and, especially, priests of their former faith. The touch of an abandoned zealot can not only suffuse their prey with negative energies, but can also sever connection to divine energies that priests rely upon. The howls of regret of the abandoned zealots can also disrupt divine spellcasting if cast sufficiently near the abandoned zealot. Abandoned zealots also possess the resiliency inherent to incorporeal beings occupying the Universe, though unlike many other varieties of undead spirit, are not anchored permanently to the Universe and can be dealt with conventionally.

Habitat

Abandoned zealots can appear in any region, though as mentioned above, Razmiran has a disproportionate number of abandoned zealots. Abandoned zealots tend to maintain the common and regional tongues of their native land. Abandoned zealots are also known to appear near the Starstone Cathedral in Absalom, created on occasion out of the failed would-be gods. These abandoned zealots seek out their fellow aspirants primarily rather than priests.