Kaethos · The Forgotten Hour · one of the Four Horsemen of the Zenpocalypse
Laurence Shâdos
Description
Tiefling cleric of the forge with a chef’s streak — antagonist; disintegrated by Old Man Jenkins in ch0.4 (88 dmg, “final form revealed,” crumbles to Cheeto dust).
| Class | Cleric 7 (Forge / Chef) |
| Race | Tiefling |
| Background | Custom (Milestone) |
| Alignment | — |
Stats
| HP | AC | Speed | Initiative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 17 | 30 ft | +1 |
| Hit Dice | Proficiency Bonus | Temp HP |
|---|---|---|
| 7d8 | +3 | — |
| Senses | # |
|---|---|
| Passive Perception | 13 |
| Passive Insight | 16 |
| Passive Investigation | 11 |
| Darkvision | 60 ft |
Defenses
Resistances: Fire, Cold, Poison, Necrotic · Advantage against being poisoned
Statblock
Abilities
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| +4 | +1 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +0 |
| +4 | +1 | +3 | +1 | +6 | +3 |
Skills
| Prof | Skill | Ability | Mod |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | DEX | +1 | |
| Animal Handling | WIS | +3 | |
| ● | Arcana | INT | +4 |
| Athletics | STR | +4 | |
| Deception | CHA | +0 | |
| History | INT | +1 | |
| ● | Insight | WIS | +6 |
| Intimidation | CHA | +0 | |
| Investigation | INT | +1 | |
| Medicine | WIS | +3 | |
| Nature | INT | +1 | |
| Perception | WIS | +3 | |
| Performance | CHA | +0 | |
| Persuasion | CHA | +0 | |
| ● | Religion | INT | +4 |
| ● | Sleight of Hand | DEX | +4 |
| Stealth | DEX | +1 | |
| Survival | WIS | +3 |
Traits
Proficiencies
Armor: Heavy, Light, Medium, Shields · Weapons: Simple Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Herbalism Kit, Smith’s Tools, Vehicles (Land)
Languages
Common, Infernal
Actions
| Attack | Hit | Damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chef’s Knife | +7 | 1d4+4 piercing | |
| Staff of Thunder and Lightning | +9 | 1d6+6 bludgeoning | Versatile, Topple |
| Unarmed Strike | +7 | 5 bludgeoning |
- Blessing of the Forge (1/long rest) — imbue a weapon/armor with +1
- Channel Divinity (2/short rest)
- Destroy Undead
- Chef: Special Food (7/short rest) — cook food granting extra Hit-Die healing
Appearances
Appears in
240208-ch0.2-old-town-throwdown · 240222-ch0.3-the-four-horsemen-of-the-zenpocalypse · 240307-ch0.4-revenge-in-121-years
- 240208-ch0.2 (⏱ 01:53:18) — Reanimated Horseman (Chris’s former PC, Lawrence); a fire-resistant devil/tiefling;
- 240222-ch0.3 (⏱ 01:00:06) — Reanimated horned-devil Horseman (a former cook/baker of Medina Monastery and Zen’s ‘frenemy’); his shouted Infernal commands sustain the runes; disintegrated at session’s end.
- 240307-ch0.4 (⏱ 00:38:30) — A gnome member of Zen’s old party; cursed by a spectral being in the Infernal Plane, he etched controlling Infernal runes on the others. Killed last session (disintegrated into ‘Cheeto dust’); appears as a specter this session.