Sykever

Sykever
Nightwalker^1E

(Creature)

Common

CE

Huge

Darvakka

Shadow

Undead

Level

15

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of sykevers

Source: Book of the Dead, pg(s). 83

Type

Undead
(extraplanar, nightshade)

CR

16

Environment

Any (Void)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of sykevers

Source: Bestiary 2], pg(s). 201

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For another meaning of "Nightwalker", please see Nightwalker.

Sykevers, also called nightwalkers, are the most commonly encountered type of darvakka. Their sole goal is to end all life.

Appearance

A sykever is a night-black giant with demonic features, including a huge pair of ram-like horns and arms that end in massive blades. On average, each is 20 feet tall and weighs 5,000 pounds.

Ecology

Sykevers lead armies of undead against the living. Unlike mortal generals, sykevers prefer to take part in battles rather than observing them from afar in safety, unless the battles are deemed by the sykever as self-destructive. This does not mean that the sykever never sacrifices its troops to gain a tactical advantage. Sykevers enjoy inflicting despair before death, particularly by destroying valued objects or murdering loved ones before finishing the foe off.