Madam Rahovart

Manipulator of Aristocracy. Rahovart is an ancient and devious creature with a talent for manipulating a particular type of mortal victims. Since ancient times, Rahovart has observed that the wealthy and privileged class in a society are especially vulnerable to temptation and corruption. Rahovart has taken many forms throughout many eras of human history, but the game is always the same: seeking out and manipulating the nobility, especially older, wealthy men.

A Mercenary with Class. Rahovart is currently employed as a bodyguard to Senator Jeremiah Resh (the Antichrist himself) in the top of Unity Tower. This is an especially comfortable job for Madam Rahovart, as it provides her direct access to her preferred victims. Madam Rahovart is the owner and operator of the premiere cigar club in the city, and her esteemed patrons are among the most wealthy and elite businessmen anywhere in the world. Madam Rahovart spends her days rubbing elbows with the senior members of this “Old Boy’s Club” and cajoling her customers into telling stories of the “good ol’ days.” Madam Rahovart has corruption down to a science, and entices her victims to become more and more selfish through flattery, flirtation, and force of personality. She has no interest in their money or influence, of course, which gives her the illusion of having pure intentions. However, it is her intention to create prideful and greedy misers who will do nothing to help the less fortunate and perpetuate the systems of oppression that already exist in her society.

Taker of Souls. Most demons that wander the Material Plane are simply looking for ways to tempt and corrupt their mortal victims, but Madam Rahovart leaves nothing to chance, and has a card up her sleeve for even those victims who resist her temptations. If she has the slightest inkling that one of her victims (who are usually older men) is considering an act of charity or generosity, she will arrange their untimely death before they can leave the cigar club. Since this would ordinarily cause the victim’s soul to immediately enter the Spiritual Realm, the conniving demon has a sadistic fail-safe. Madam Rahovart has a small, black handbag that she carries on her at all times. This handbag is actually a “soul purse” that allows her to capture the souls of recently deceased creatures inside before they can enter the afterlife. If her temptations fail, Rahovart is committed to stopping souls from entering Heaven, one way or another.

Rahovart in the Bible?

There is no character named “Rahovart” in the Bible. This character is based on a renaissance legend recorded in the Dictionnaire Infernal in which a pipe-smoking demon named Rahovart is said to collect the souls of evil rich people in a basket, where they are held until the day of judgment.

Madam Rahovart

Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil

Armor Class: 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points: 136 (13d10 + 65)

Speed: 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	16 (+3)	21 (+5)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)	25 (+7)

Saving Throws: Dex +7, Int +6, Wis +8

Skills: Deception + 11, History +6, Insight +8, Medicine +8

Damage Resistances: cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks.

Damage Immunities: fire, poison

Condition Immunities: grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained

Senses: darkvision 120 ft., passive perception 14

Languages: Common and any 4 other languages

Challenge: 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency: +4

Features

Unusual Nature: Madam Rahovart does not need to eat, drink, sleep, or breathe.

Immutable Form: Madam Rahovart is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form.

Actions

Cinder Strike: Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) fire damage and the target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded creature may repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a success.

Breath Weapon: Madam Rahovart exhales cigar smoke in a 30-foot-cone. Each creature in that cone must make a DC 17 Strength saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage and is pushed 20 feet in a straight line away from Madam Rahovart. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and is pushed 10 feet.

Smoke Plume (Recharge 5-6): Madam Rahovart transforms into a thick plume of cigar smoke that occupies a 10-foot-diameter sphere, and moves up to 60 feet, reappearing in an unoccupied space. While moving in this way, Madam Rahovart does not provoke opportunity attacks, and she can move through a space as narrow as one inch without squeezing. Each creature in the path of her movement must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 24 (5d8) poison damage and is poisoned until the end of its next turn. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and is not poisoned.

Reactions

Soul Purse: If a creature dies within 30 feet of Madam Rahovart, she can use her reaction to capture the soul of the slain creature, trapping it in her soul purse. A soul captured in this way is not able to enter the Veil until it is released. Madam Rahovart’s soul purse is a small object with an AC of 15, 1 hit point, and immunity to psychic and poison damage. If the soul purse is destroyed, all of Madam Rahovart’s captured souls are released and she takes 21 (6d6) psychic damage as the souls shout for joy and evaporate into the afterlife.

Azrael's Guide to the Apocalypse, printed pages 214, 215.