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SLAAD, BLACK (By WebWarlock)

Appearance: The Black Slaadi appear can appear as a black colored Slaad. However it amuses them to appear as humanoids complete with gender. A Black Slaad can take any appearance they choose. Each Black Slaad is unique. They can communicate with any creature through telepathy. Unlike the Gray Slaad, Black Slaad are fascinated with humanity and spend a lot of time on the Prime Material.

Combat: The typical Black Slaadi (if there can really be such a thing) will normally be found with a Gray Slaad lieutenant and a small army (10-20) of Red or Blue Slaadi. When in their natural form they attack with a claw/claw/bite routine or in their human form by a weapon. The weapon will vary from individual to individual, but all will be at least +3 to hit and damage.

Black Slaad have demonstrated the following spell like powers, usable once per round at will: Advanced Illusion, Darkness 15' Radius, ESP, Fear, Flame Strike, Infravision, Invisibility, Know Alignment, Lightning Bolt, Power Word Blind, Power Word Kill (once per day), Symbol of Pain (once per day), Unholy Word (once per day), and Wind Walk. No single Black Slaad has ever shown all of these powers, but much is unknown about them.

Once per turn a black slaad can Gate in 1-6 of any type of other slaad, save for other black and death slaadi. This power has a 90% chance of success.

Habitat/Society: There are a limited number of Black Slaadi. Formed from very ancient Grey Slaadi, the Black Slaadi rule lesser areas of Limbo. Often one of the Black Slaadi will take a name and title. The Black Slaad serve the few Death Slaadi, who in return serve Ssendam, Lord of the Insane and Ygrol, Lord of Entropy and Death. The black Black Slaad are lords of lesser areas of Limbo. Of the Slaad ruling classes, they deal the most with humans. Some lesser “lords” and “ladies” are also known:

Ecnahc, the Lord of Randomness
Jack, the Lord of Discord
Xioc, the Lord of Disorder
Caswyn, Lady of Emotion
Tiamat, Lady of Chaos

Notably, Tiamat, the self-proclaimed Lady of Chaos, has taken “her” name from the Power Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon and Goddess of all evil dragons. There is open hatred between the two cults of followers.

Like Green and Grey Slaadi, Black Slaadi can not directly reproduce themselves. Anytime one dies or on the whims of Ygrol or Ssendam a Grey Slaadi is “promoted” to a Black.

Ecology: Black Slaadi share a belief with some chaotic neutral warlocks that the final battle between Good and Evil will be fought on the windswept plains of Limbo. What the Lords of Limbo are planning to do about this is unknown.

Black Slaad are even less interested in the Blood war than the lower slaadi. Humans, and in particular Warlocks, interest the Black Slaad. They are often found on the Prime Material trading magical items for other magical items or magical knowledge.

Variants: Other Slaadi