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Shaman Vor’gath

Shaman Vor’gath
Shaman Vor’gath
Huge giant (fire giant), Chaotic Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
18
Hit Points
162 (13d12 + 78)
Speed
30 ft.
str
25
+7
dex
9
-1
con
23
+6
int
14
+2
wis
16
+3
cha
12
+1

Actions

Multiattack.Vor’gath makes two slam attacks or two attacks with his Magma-Infused Staff.
Magma-Infused Staff.Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) fire damage.
Cinder Burst (Recharge 5-6).Vor’gath slams his staff into the ground, creating an explosion of fire in a 15-foot radius. Each creature in that area must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Shaman Vor’gath

Shaman Vor’gath is a fanatical Fire Giant who leads a splinter faction of the northern tribes. He is a direct rival to Jarl Throm-Ka, believing that the Jarl’s tactical approach is too "human-like" and that the giants should instead embrace their primordial origins. Vor’gath is covered in ritualistic obsidian scars that glow with a dull, orange light, and he carries a massive staff made from a single, solidified vein of magma.

He preaches a doctrine of "The Eternal Ember," claiming that the ancient dragon Ignis-Kaan will soon awaken to cleanse the world in a great fire, and that only those who have "purified" themselves in flame will be spared.

Secret Motivation: Vor’gath is not actually receiving visions from Ignis-Kaan. He is being manipulated by Vorithrax, the ancient black dragon, who is using the giants to create a "Ring of Fire" around the northern Aether Nodes to prevent Kigum from accessing them.

Adventure Hook: Jarl Throm-Ka hires the party to "quietly eliminate" Vor’gath before his radical teachings can trigger a full-scale civil war among the fire giants. The party must infiltrate Vor’gath’s mountain caldera, which is filled with lava and fanatical giant warriors.