Sykever

Sykever; Nightwalker1E
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	(Creature)
Traits	Darvakka; Shadow; Undead
Level	15
	Images of sykevers
	Source: Book of the Dead, pg(s). 83
Type	Undead; (extraplanar, nightshade)
CR	16
Environment	Any (Negative Energy Plane)
	Images of sykevers
	Source: Bestiary 2], pg(s). 201

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

Sykevers, commonly called nightwalkers, are the most commonly encountered type of darvakka.^[1]^[2]

Appearance

Sykevers in action on the field of battle.

The sykever is a night-black giant with demonic features, including a huge pair of ram-like horns and arms that end in massive blades. A sykever is 20 feet tall and weighs 5,000 pounds.^[2]

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.^[2]

References

↑ Jason Bulmahn, Jessica Catalan, et al. (2022). Book of the Dead, p. 83. Paizo Inc.. ISBN 978-1-64078-401-7
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Wolfgang Baur et al. (2010). Bestiary 2 (First Edition), p. 201. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-268-5

[BotD-83-1] Jason Bulmahn, Jessica Catalan, et al. (2022). Book of the Dead, p. 83. Paizo Inc.. ISBN 978-1-64078-401-7

[B2-201-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Wolfgang Baur et al. (2010). Bestiary 2 (First Edition), p. 201. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-268-5

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