Gritblight

Gritblight

(Creature)

Rare

Large

Earth

Elemental

Level

13

Source: Shepherd of Decay, pg(s). 84

Gritblights are earth elementals created as the fruit of one of Ayrzul's twisted experiments and are commonly used by him as shock troops.

Appearance

Gritblights appear as twisted chunks of conglomerate with crystal limbs that are splintered and misshapen, with just a single eye-like part intact.

Abilities

Gritblights have darkvision and tremorsense; they can readily see through air or water infused with grit; and can locate any nearby creature that is infected with the disease Ayrzul's Blight.

Gritblights are surrounded by a glowing radioactive cloud that releases earth fragments that transmit Ayrzul's Blight. They fight with caustic claws or shoot acidic shards. They may also mentally attack a group of creatures with visions of the Blistering Labyrinth, Ayrzul's realm, that causes victims to only see tunnels, resulting in them effectively going blind, sometimes permanently.

Ecology

The experiments that created gritblights were influenced by Ayrzul's need for swift victories against his enemies, which bled over into a gritblight's increased frustration and irritability compared to other earth elementals, attacking at any provocation. Ayrzul regularly uses gritblights as shock troops, spreading fear and disease.

History

Gritblights were the result of Ayrzul's experiment on crystalline elementals who were allies or servants of Sairazul.