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The Lesser Evil moved page Defacer to Category:Defacer

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A defacer is a particularly nasty type of [[corporeal]] [[undead]] able to be created by [[spellcaster]]s of 14th level or higher, although a defacer may be created through accident. Creating the defacer requires a [[create undead]] spell cast upon the [[corpse]] of a [[doppelganger]] or other [[shapechanger]] capable of taking the guise of other specific creatures.<ref name="MMIV p. 39">[[Monster Manual IV]] p. 39</ref> The defacer experiences enmity toward the [[living]] as it has been denied the ability to [[shapechanging|shapechange]] in [[undeath]]. Therefore, the defacer becomes a [[defiler]] of its victims' corpses, removing their facial features leaving only a blank face behind. This prevents the use of [[speak with dead]]. When the defacer uses its [[Steal Face]] ability, it also capture's the victim's [[soul]], thus preventing [[resurrection]] or [[reanimation]] into [[undead]] until the defacer is destroyed. The faces of its victims swirl around the defacer's own faceless [[head]].<ref name="MMIV p. 38">[[Monster Manual IV]] p. 38</ref>

==Other Special Abilities==
The swirling faces of its previous victims scream a horrible keening, leaving [[living]] creatures around a defacer [[shaken]]. A defacer can burrow through [[earth]] and [[stone]] just as easily as an [[earth elemental]] with the [[Earth Glide]] special ability. Finally, a defacer can stun its victim with its punch. While stunned, the face of its current victim is replaced by a previous victim's face, which proceeds to scream for help.<ref name="MMIV p. 38">[[Monster Manual IV]] p. 38</ref>
==Origins==
===Development in [[Eberron]]===
On the [[outlander world]] of [[Eberron]] in the nation of [https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Karrnath Karrnath], Clavius Kreel was the head of a Karrnathi army program during [https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_War the Last War] to use [[defacer]]s as [[undead]] [[assassin]]s. They were potentially useful for preventing their targets from being subjects of [[speak with dead]] spells or [[resurrection]]. The program was deemed largely a failure and closed down when several military officers of the army were found with their faces removed. Clavius Kreel [[disappeared]] at about this time.<ref name="MMIV p. 39">[[Monster Manual IV]] p. 39</ref>

===Bringing to [[Darkon]]===
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Clavius Kreel was claimed by [[the Mists]] after using the defacers to murder the Karrnathi officers for unknown reasons. He eventually wound up in [[Darkon]] some time prior to [[the Requiem]]. There, Clavius presented several types of [[undead]], including the defacer from his homeworld to [[Azalin Rex]]. Azalin has since referred to Kreel's discoveries as important new directions for the [[war]] efforts against [[Falkovnia]].<ref>[[Van Richten’s Files: The Clavius Keel Case]], [[Quoth the Raven Issue 26]], p. 147-151</ref> {{spec|A seemingly new introduction to [[Darkon]], it is unknown if the defacer has existed in other times and places within the [[Demiplane of Dread]].}}

==The Defacer and [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead]]==
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The defacer has been identified as one of the [[Walking Dead]]. According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead]], the defacer is a [[Hungry Dead]]. Likely [[salient abilities]] include: [[Keen Scent (Walking Dead Salient Ability)|Keen Scent]], [[Paralysis (Walking Dead Salient Ability)|Paralysis]], [[Lure Victim]], and [[Recalled Abilities]].<ref>QtR 26 p. 152</ref>

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Category:Defacer - Revision history

The Lesser Evil: The Lesser Evil moved page Defacer to Category:Defacer

The Lesser Evil: Created page with " {{canon}} A defacer is a particularly nasty type of corporeal undead able to be created by spellcasters of 14th level or higher, although a defacer may be create..."