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One who behaves passively, watching their kingdom from a removed position. They let their staff and advisers do the work, intervening only when necessarily. The weight of their position makes them put up walls between themself and others. They are lonely.
They are forever starting fights; in the state room, at the border, against nature itself. Any moment of peace is interrupted by their restlessness and quick temper.
Over the course of their reign, they have given away most of their wealth, to the dismay of their advisers. They cannot bear to watch anyone suffer when a small fraction of their riches might help.
Not a day goes by that they aren't in the fields among their people, toiling over the land as the least of their subjects. Their hands show the callouses of hard work, not swordwork.
Their eyes are glassy with the magic that holds sway over them. Their decrees are unpredictable, beholden as they are to the magician behind the throne.
Regret colors their smile. Their back aches. Their legs threaten to fail. They have been leading for so long, they don't know how to do anything else.
Their hoard of wealth grows by the hour and yet their lands suffer. Money is power, they say, but they grow weak with their inability to use their amassed riches.
They would rather be in a tavern with their peers after a hard day's work. The title they hold came to them through chance, and they don't know how to accept it.
They fritter away their time on whatever pleases them in the moment, with moods as prone to change as the wind.
How the creature came to the throne was the matter of rumor, but the people did all they could to appease it. It seemed unlikely to be killed or to give it up.
[Of course I would do a Maleficent inspired hag for this Disney Hags project. Maleficent is the most iconic of the Disney villains: she's the one who gets the most to do in Kingdom Hearts, she got the first live action revisionist remake, she even gets to fight Mickey Mouse at Disneyland! Her combination of fey, dragon and devil ("and all the powers of Hell!") makes sense in a Generic Medieval European Fantasy milieu, but D&D and its spinoffs are not Generic Medieval European Fantasy (no matter how much they like to pretend to be). As a courtesy, because the dragon form spells are among the most complicated of polymorph effects, I did include stats for her dragon form as well.
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Spite Hag
CR 12 NE Fey
This woman has an alien beauty, tall and lean with sharp facial features. She is a pale green color, and curving horns rise from her head in place of hair.
When a fey creature is pushed past its breaking point, it may make a pact with some archdevil or demon lord in order to grant it the ability to take its revenge. In so doing, the fey is transformed into a spite hag, a monstrous witch that can call down terrible dooms on those who have wronged her. No matter how minor the slight, a spite hag will pronounce a terrible fate upon its perpetrator, oftentimes by not cursing the offender directly but targeting instead an innocent loved one. They are firm believers in disproportionate retribution and collateral damage; a social snub from a king might well be returned with the destruction of his entire kingdom. Any attempt to thwart her curses will draw her direct attention, leading to a violent retribution.
Spite hags are incredible magicians, mixing the inherent ability to hurl flames and conjure walls of thorns with witch casting granted by her fiendish patron. She can use her curse of doom in combat, but doing so takes time, and she will only do so if she feels well protected from foes. If she must fight with physical force instead of magic, or if they just want to show off, she transforms into a dragon. No matter the type of dragon, a spite hag’s draconic form matches the hag’s own color scheme. Spite hags have a tendency to underestimate foes, leading them to fight to the death out of arrogance.
Although they are capable of being charming, a spite hag is always motivated by a desire to cause suffering, often in byzantine ways. Spite hags enjoy the anticipation of pain as much as its infliction, setting esoteric triggering conditions and long delays on their curses of doom. Oftentimes, a common harmless object, such as a piece of flax or a spinning wheel, is set as the trigger. Spite hags delight when their victims change their entire lives in a desperate attempt to delay or avoid their doom, only to spring it upon them when their guard is down. Most spite hags carve out their own terrible territories in hostile wilderness, reinforcing their boundaries with curses and monsters. Spite hags do not have allies; they have minions. The closest thing a spite hag has to a friend is her familiar, who she dotes on and expresses genuine grief if something bad happens to them—grief that will become magnified into horrible rage. Few spite hags join covens, but those that do must be unquestionably in charge.
Spite Hag CR 12
XP 19,200
NE Medium fey
Init +8; Senses low-light vision, Perception +25
Defense
AC 27, touch 15, flat-footed 22 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural, +4 armor)
hp 153 (18d6+90)
Fort +13, Ref +15, Will +15
DR 10/cold iron and good; Immune curses; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10; SR 23
Offense
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee masterwork quarterstaff +13/+8 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks curse of doom, flames of hate, luring light
Spells CL 11th, concentration +17 (+21 casting defensively)
6th—geas/quest, greater curse terrain (DC 22)
5th—dominate person (DC 21), symbol of pain (DC 21), teleport
4th—debilitating portent (DC 21), fear (DC 20), scrying (DC 20), shout (DC 20)
3rd—dispel magic, heroism, lightning bolt (DC 20), tongues, vampiric touch
2nd—burning gaze (DC 19), cure moderate wounds (x2, DC 19), flurry of snowballs (DC 19), hold person (DC 19), see invisibility
1st—burning hands (x2, DC 18), cure light wounds (x2, DC 18), ray of enfeeblement (x2, DC 18)
0th—dancing lights, detect magic, message, read magic
Patron—vengeance
Spell-like Abilities CL 12th, concentration +17 (+21 casting defensively)
Constant—mage armor
At will—fireball (DC 18), scorching ray, suggestion (DC 18)
3/day—bestow curse (DC 19), passwall, wall of thorns
1/day—form of the dragon III (DC 23), freedom of movement, improved invisibility
Statistics
Str 17, Dex 19, Con 20, Int 22, Wis 19, Cha 20
Base Atk +9; CMB +12; CMD 36
Feats Combat Casting, Defensive Combat Training, Dodge, Eschew Materials, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Nimble Moves, Spell Penetration
Skills Bluff +26, Diplomacy +26, Disguise +26, Fly +29, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (arcana) +24, Knowledge (local, nature) +27, Perception +25, Sense Motive +25, Spellcraft +24, Stealth +25
Languages Abyssal, Aklo, Common, Draconic, Infernal, Sylvan
SQ familiar (raven)
Ecology
Environment any land
Organization solitary
Treasure double standard (masterwork quarterstaff, other treasure)
Special Abilities
Curse of Doom (Su) Once per day, a spite hag may pronounce a terrible doom on a single creature within 100 feet in one full round. In so doing, the spite hag must set a condition for the target to suffer one of the following terrible fates:
Death—subject takes 120 damage
Slumber—subject falls asleep for 100 years, as per the slumber effect of binding
Transformation—subject is turned permanently into a creature or inanimate object of the hag’s choosing, as per a polymorph any object spell.
At the time the condition is met, the target must succeed a DC 23 Will save or suffer their doom. This is a curse effect which can be removed at CL 12th,. A spite hag is immediately aware when one of its curses of doom is either triggered or removed, as long as it remains on the same planes as the cursed creature. A creature can be subject to only one curse of doom at a time. The save DC is Charisma based.
Familiar (Ex/Su/Sp) A spite hag has a familiar as per an 11th level witch. This familiar’s abilities stack with any granted from levels in the witch class.
Flames of Hate (Ex) Any spell or spell-like ability used by a spite hag that deals elemental damage deals half its damage as typeless damage, like that dealt by a flame strike spell.
Flight (Su) The fly speed of a spite hag is a supernatural ability.
Form of the Dragon III (Sp) The spite hag’s statistics in dragon form are as follows:
Senses blindsense 60 ft,darkvision 120 ft; Aura frightful presence (30 ft, Will DC 23); AC 25, touch 13, flat-footed 20 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural, +4 armor); hp 213 (18d6+162); Saves Fort +17; Immune varies by dragon type; Speed 30 ft., fly 120 ft. (poor); Melee bite +15 (2d8+8), 2 claws +15 (2d6+8), 2 wings +10 (1d8+4), tail slap +10 (2d6+4); Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. (15 ft. with bite); Special Attacks breath weapon (1d4 rounds, DC 23, 50 ft. cone or 100 ft. line, 12d6 damage (type varies); Str 27, Con 28; CMB +19; CMD 44 (48 vs. trip); Skills Fly +23, Stealth +17
Luring Light (Su) As a standard action, a spite hag can create a ball of eerie light to appear on her body or equipment. Any creature that sees this light within 60 feet must succeed a DC 23 Will save or become captivated, moving towards the light using the most direct means possible. If the path leads to a dangerous area, the subject receives a second saving throw to shake off the effect. Captivated creatures can take no actions except to move and to defend themselves. A creature within 5 feet of the spite hag simply stands and offers no resistance to the spite hag’s attacks, acting as if flat-footed and suffering a -2 penalty on any saving throws. A spite hag must spend a move action each turn to maintain the luring light. A creature that succeeds its save cannot be affected by that hag’s luring light for the next 24 hours. This is a visual mind-influencing compulsion effect, and the save DC is Charisma based.
Spells A spite hag casts spells as an 11th level witch. She must prepare spells by communing with a familiar, and has a witch patron. Her spellcasting stacks with levels taken in the witch class.
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