Obsidian Elemental

About

This creature is a powerfully built, roughly humanoid-shaped monolith of black stone. Its hands end in wicked, serrated and jagged claws. No facial features can be discerned.

In a realm where elemental water and elemental fire conjoin, there exists a pocket plane known as the Plane of Obsidian; a plane of barren wastes and blackened rock, of razor-sharp obelisks and fields of sharpened glass. Creatures native to this plane appear as blackened obsidian with jagged, serrated, or clear-cut angles and edges. Some have barbed spikes adorning their elemental forms.

Obsidian elementals are usually encountered on their home plane or on the Plane of Fire. Still, some can be found on the Obsidian Plain in the Plane of Molten Skies (see the City of Brass by Necromancer Games).

Most, however, prefer the serenity that the Plane of Obsidian offers, and thus they rarely venture forth unless summoned.

Obsidian elementals are deadly combatants and strike with their sharpened claws, ripping and tearing at their opponents. They are relentless in their attacks and never give quarter.

Elemental Sizes

The quasi-plane of obsidian is home to multitudes of obsidian elementals. Use the following to modify the above statistics to represent the varied power of the denizens of that plane.

Small Obsidian Elemental

The small obsidian elemental has the following changes:

• Its Challenge Rating is 2 (450 XP), its size is Small, and it has 45 (6d6 + 24) hit points.
• It has a Strength score of 16 (+3) and a Constitution score of 18 (+4).
• Its Armor Class is 14.
• Its Death Throes feature deals 10 (3d6) fire damage and 10 (3d6) slashing damage, and the DC for that ability is 14.
• Its Claw attack has a +5 to hit, and deals 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) fire damage.

Large Obsidian Elemental

The large obsidian elemental has the following changes:

• Its Challenge Rating is 8 (3,900 XP), its size is Large, and it has 94 (9d10 + 45) hit points.
• It has a Strength score of 20 (+5).
• Its Armor Class is 16.
• Its Death Throes feature deals 21 (6d6) fire damage and 21 (6d6) slashing damage, and the DC for that ability is 16.
• Its Claw attack has a +8 to hit, and deals 18 (3d8 + 5) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) fire damage.

Huge Obsidian Elemental

The huge obsidian elemental has the following changes:

• Its Challenge Rating is 11 (7,200 XP), its size is Huge, and it has 137 (11d12 + 66) hit points.
• It has a Strength score of 20 (+5), and a Constitution score of 22 (+6).
• Its Armor Class is 17.
• Its Death Throes feature deals 31 (9d6) fire damage and 31 (9d6) slashing damage, and the DC for that ability is 18.
• Its Claw attack has a +9 to hit, and deals 23 (4d8 + 5) slashing damage plus 13 (3d8) fire damage.

Greater Obsidian Elemental

The greater obsidian elemental has the following changes:

• Its Challenge Rating is 14 (11,500 XP), its size is Huge, and it has 175 (14d12 + 84) hit points.
• It has a Strength score of 20 (+5), and a Constitution score of 22 (+6).
• Its Armor Class is 18.
• Its Death Throes feature deals 42 (12d6) fire damage and 42 (12d6) slashing damage, and the DC for that ability is 19.
• Its Claw attack has a +10 to hit, and deals 23 (4d8 + 5) slashing damage plus 13 (3d8) fire damage.

Elder Obsidian Elemental

The elder obsidian elemental has the following changes:

• Its Challenge Rating is 17 (18,000 XP), its size is Huge, and it has 225 (18d12 + 108) hit points.
• It has a Strength score of 23 (+6), and a Constitution score of 22 (+6).
• Its Armor Class is 19.
• Its Death Throes feature deals 52 (15d6) fire damage and 52 (15d6) slashing damage, and the DC for that ability is 20.
• Its Claw attack has a +12 to hit, and deals 33 (6d8 + 6) slashing damage plus 22 (5d8) fire damage.