Equiceph
| Equiceph | |
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 An equiceph depicted in the Miniatures Handbook, art by Stephen Tappin. | |
| General information | |
| Alignment: | Often Lawful evil |
| Type: | Humanoid |
| First appearance: | Miniatures Handbook (2003) |
The Equicephs are a race of very large anthropomorphic creatures with an equine head and legs with the torso of a humanoid, originally found in Western Oerik.
Description
[edit | edit source]Very little is known of the equicephs, except they belonged to a group of creatures who existed long before other races populated Western Oerik known now as the Old Races. They are tremendous people, towering at 11 feet tall and have a head and legs like that of a horse.
Personality
[edit | edit source]Ancient equicephs of the former nation found in Western Oerik were peace-loving and comparably mild.
Modern equicephs found in other portions of the continent are hateful, despicable, and wholly evil.
Possessions
[edit | edit source]Typically, equicephs are found wearing very heavy armor specially designed to their unique anatomy. Perhaps something like a coat of plates, banded-/splint- mail, or the equivalent of full plate armor. They often wield immense two-handed weapons; commonly unusual-looking axes similar to an enormous greataxe, poleaxe, or halberd.
Abilities
[edit | edit source]- +8 Str, +2 Con, +2 Wis, +2 Cha
Activities
[edit | edit source]The only *known* living equicephs, which now are found across the ocean from their original homeland, are wicked and loathsome slavers. They make slaves of absolutely any creature or being they can.
History
[edit | edit source]"The equicephs [of previous eras once had a] peaceful civilization. This ancient society maintained the peace by exiling its worst criminals to a land across the sea. Modern equicephs are the descendants of these cruel lawbreakers. They retain the superior intellect and insight of their ancestors, though they apply their gifts to villainy rather than to harmony.
Whether the peaceful equiceph society still survives somewhere over the horizon [in Western Oerik] or has long ago fallen is a disputed matter of legend."[1]
"The equicephs were one of the Old Races that used to dominate Western Oerik. [...] they were a peaceful people. Rampaging Abyssal armies wiped them out during the Demon War, and no living equiceph has been seen [in Western Oerik] since. Clerics of Nerull, always fond of plundering battlefields, found the remains of a tribe of equicephs. Now the Skeletal Equiceph walks the world again, brought back to unlife by forbidden magic and denied peace even in death."[2]
Rumors and legends
[edit | edit source]It is clearly stated that equicephs are no longer seen in Western Oerik. Chainmail Miniatures Game Creative Director, Chris Pramas, said in an interview with Greyhawk Online in 2013[3] there could theoretically be living equicephs in small enclaves who did not involve themselves with the Godwar and who remain isolated, do not have a full civilization, and continue to stay removed from affairs of mortal races.
References
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[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Tweet, Jonathan, Rob Heinsoo, and Bruce Cordell. Miniatures Handbook. Wizards of the Coast, Renton, WA: 2003.
- Pramas, Chris. Fire and Ice: Set 3 Guidebook. Wizards of the Coast, Renton, WA: 2002
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