As Karesh grew in power, he drew the attention of Tiamut. His collection of arcane knowledge—despite his diminutive kobold nature—has so impressed the goddess that she appeared before Karesh and made him her herald. (Whether the goddess is toying with Karesh or has her own nefarious plans for Karesh remains a mystery.)

Karesh is now extremely formidable, and he has the ability to summon powerful undead warriors and do tremendous damage in battle. He could even challenge Tiamut, but appears content to travel the world collecting treasures for her.

Karesh (Level 20 Controller)

Small natural humanoid; XP 2,800

HP 182; Bloodied 91; Initiative +12

AC 33; Fortitude 31, Reflex 33, Will 32; Perception +16

Speed 6; Darkvision

STANDARD ACTIONS

m Withered Claw (necrotic) • At-Will

Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +24 vs. Reflex

Hit: 2d8 + 7 necrotic damage, and the target takes -2 to attack rolls against Karesh until the end of Karesh’s next turn.

Necrotic Ray (necrotic) • At-Will

Attack: Ranged 20 (one or two creatures); +22 vs. Reflex

Hit: 2d10 + 9 necrotic damage.

A Hands from the Grave (necrotic) • Recharge 4-6

Attack: Area blast 3 within 10 (enemies in the blast); +22 vs. Reflex

Hit: 2d8 + 7 necrotic damage, and the target is grabbed (save ends).

Not Dead Yet • Encounter

Trigger: Up to 3 kobold allies that are within 20 squares of Karesh have been reduced to 0 HP or fewer.

Effect: The kobold allies return to life with half their bloodied value in hit points.

MINOR ACTIONS

A Cloud of Black Death • Encounter

Attack: Area blast 3 within 10 (enemies in the blast); +22 vs. Fortitude

Hit: 3d6 + 8 necrotic damage, and 2d6 ongoing poison damage (save ends).

Summon Undead Followers • Recharge 5-6

Effect: Five undead kobolds appear, each in an empty square within 10 squares of Karesh. These kobolds have all of Karesh’s statistics except for these differences: 25 HP each; only one of the two following powers:
m Bone Bash • At-Will
Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +24 vs. AC
Hit: 2d6 + 5 damage.
r Bone Bow • At-Will
Attack: Ranged 20 (one creature); +24 vs. AC
Hit: 2d6 + 3 damage.

Alignment evil; Languages Common, Draconic

Str 9 (+5) Dex 15 (+8) Wis 12 (+7)

Con 14 (+8) Int 12 (+7) Cha 10 (+6)