Elemental, Lighting 5 (15)

Lost Company Press

A swirling mass of crackling energy, the Lighting Elemental embodies the wild and unpredictable nature of a thunderstorm. With an ever-shifting form, it illuminates the environment with intermittent flashes, its core pulsing like the heart of a storm. The air around it tastes of ozone, and the hair of those nearby stands on end as static fills the atmosphere.

Level

Motive: To discharge accumulated energy

Environment: Found in areas prone to electrical storms, on high mountaintops, or near ancient, mystical conductors (Other)

Health: 15

Damage: 5 points

Armor: 2

Movement: Short

Modifications: Speed defense as level 6 due to its intangible and erratic movements; Resisting electrical attacks at level 7

Combat: The Lightning Elemental attacks by sending out tendril-like bolts of electricity at its foes, which not only cause damage but can also stun a target on a failed Might defense roll. While engaged in combat, it can move with blinding speed, teleporting short distances as if riding the current from one bolt to the next.

• Electric Discharge: Once every two rounds, the Elemental can release an area burst of lightning that forces all within immediate range to succeed on a Speed defense roll or take 4 points of electrical damage and move one step down the damage track.
• Stunning Shock: Any creature struck by the Elemental's attack must succeed on an additional Might defense roll or be stunned for one round, losing their next turn.
• Electrical Teleportation: The Elemental can teleport to any spot within short range that it can see once per round, often to facilitate an unexpected attack or evade an oncoming strike.

Interactions: As a being of pure energy, the Lightning Elemental has no desire for parley and cannot be reasoned with. It responds to threats and disturbances by lashing out with violent arcs of electricity.

Uses: An ancient relic has begun to malfunction, drawing Lightning Elementals to a once-peaceful town. Adventurers must deactivate the relic before the town is destroyed.

GM Intrusion: As a player attacks, the creature suddenly splits, creating an identical, though temporary, Lightning Elemental next to another character, catching them off-guard with a surge of electrical energy.