Brass Guardian (Alpha 0.2)

Brass Guardians are the result of those unfortunate enough to be captured by the Cult of Conformity while petrified.

Through a ritual that makes use of Shards of Perfection, the Cult of Conformity can fundamentally alter the form of a petrified creature, turning whatever inorganic material the target may have been into shining brass, altering its body and mind. It is said that Brass Guardians are each reflections of a forgotten demigod whom the Cult of Conformity revere and wish to emulate. 

Each Brass Guardian is completely identical, appearing as an expressionless metallic statue of a nude human woman. Similarly, each Brass Guardian shares an identical mind, presenting no signs of individuality or will, simply wishing to protect members of the Cult of Conformity and obey their commands.

Though most Brass Guardians are created through the aforementioned ritual performed on unlucky petrified creatures, Brass Guardians are capable of petrifying others as well. Though they can't convert others into Guardians themselves, the Cult of Conformity often aims to use these creatures in order to capture others and bolster their ranks.

Brass Guardian

Movement: 5

Combat Stats:

HP: 120

Will: 65

MP: 0

Strength: 8

Mind: 1

Defense: 13

Resolve: 6

Finesse: 11

Evasion: 5

Speed: 4

Utility Stats:

Awareness: +0

Diplomacy: +0

Knowledge: +0

Physicality: +0

Subtlety: +0

Resistances And Weaknesses: The Brass Guardian is immune to Lightning damage but is vulnerable to Fire damage 

Inventory:

None

Abilities:

Blind Obedience: The Brass Guardian is compelled to follow all verbal commands issued to it by humanoid members of the Cult of Conformity.

Guardian's Presence: If an adjacent member of the Cult of Conformity would sustain damage from a spell or attack, the Brass Guardian may swap spaces with the creature, sustaining that damage instead. (Use the original target's Defense and Resolve to determine damage rather than the Brass Guardian's)

Brass Strike: 

Action: One-Handed

Range: 1

Accuracy Dice: 1d8

Damage: 2d6 + Strength

Damage Type: Physical

Critical Potential: Yes

Additional Effects: If the Brass Guardian lands a critical hit with this attack, it may immediately target that creature with Metallic Ensnare as a free action.

Metallic Ensnare:

Action: Two-Handed

Range: 1

Accuracy Dice: 1d8

Damage: 0

Damage Type: None

Additional Effects: The Brass Guardian attempts to grapple a creature through the use of semi-liquid brass. On a hit, the target may roll 1d6, adding their speed. The to total is less than 11, the target becomes bound by the Brass Guardian. While bound this way, the target's speed is 0 and they are moved when the Brass Guardian Moves. This effect ends only once the Brass Guardian is defeated or if it sustains 30 or more damage from a single source at once. The Brass Guardian may only affect a single creature at a time with this ability. At the start of its turn, a Brass Guardian may end this effect prematurely with no action required.

Brass Petrification:

Action: Two-Handed

Range: 1

Accuracy Dice: None

Damage: 0

Damage Type: None

Additional Effects: The Brass Guardian coats a defeated creature or a creature bound by its Metallic Ensnare with liquid brass. If the target's Strength is less than 10, they are immediately petrified. If the target's Strength is greater than 10, they must roll 1d6, becoming petrified on a 1-4. This petrification ends via a ritual of purification. However, if a creature petrified this way undergoes a Ritual of Perfection, the target's body and mind become that of a Brass Guardian, a process that can only be undone by the work of a demigod, god, or a character with 10 or more levels of the Conformity Cultist class.