Orania, Cloud Giant OligarchThis blue-skinned giant is outfitted in elegant jewelry and white robes, and wields a lightning-infused spear.Orania, Cloud Giant Oligarch CR 18Source Giants Revisited pg. 8 XP 153,600 Female cloud giant oracle 12 NE Huge humanoid (giant) Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +31DefenseAC 33, touch 13, flat-footed 29 (+7 armor, +1 deflection, +3 Dex, +1 dodge, +13 natural, –2 size) hp 294 (28 HD; 16d8+12d8+168) Fort +23, Ref +17, Will +22 Defensive Abilities rock catchingOffenseSpeed 50 ft. Melee +1 shocking burst longspear +32/+27/+22/+17 (3d6+19/19– 20/×3 plus 1d6 electricity) Ranged rock +22 (2d6+12) Space 15 ft., Reach 15 ft. Special Attacks rock throwing (140 ft.) Spell-Like Abilities (CL 16th; concentration +22) At will—levitate (self plus 2,000 lbs.), obscuring mist 1/day—fog cloud Oracle Spells Known (CL 12th; concentration +18) 6th (4/day)—mass inflict moderate wounds, sirocco, wind walk 5th (6/day)—breath of life, control winds, greater command, mass inflict light wounds 4th (7/day)—air walk, death ward, discern lies, inflict critical wounds, river of wind* 3rd (7/day)—cloak of winds*, dispel magic, guiding star*, inflict serious wounds, magic vestment, wind wall 2nd (8/day)—darkness, gust of wind, inflict moderate wounds, oracle’s burden* (DC 18), share language*, shatter, silence 1st (8/day)—alter winds, bane, comprehend languages, divine favor, endure elements, inflict light wounds, shield of faith 0 (at will)—bleed, create water, detect magic, detect poison, guidance, light, mending, purify food and drink, read magic Mystery wind * See the Advanced Player’s Guide.StatisticsStr 34, Dex 17, Con 23, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 22 Base Atk +21; CMB +35; CMD 50 Feats Awesome Blow, Cleave, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (longspear), Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Power Attack, Silent Spell, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack Skills Climb +28, Diplomacy +25, Fly +11, Intimidate +25, Knowledge (history) +17, Knowledge (religion) +17, Perception +31, Perform (string) +22, Sense Motive +19, Spellcraft +17 Languages Auran, Common, Draconic, Giant; tongues (understand only) SQ oracle’s curse (tongues), oversized weapon, revelations (air barrier, thunderburst, wind sight, wings of air) Combat Gear potion of bear’s endurance, potions of cure serious wounds (2); Other Gear +1 moderate fortification breastplate, +1 shocking burst longspear, amulet of natural armor +1, cloak of resistance +3, headband of alluring charisma +4, necklace of adaptation, ring of protection +1DescriptionFrom her birth during a cataclysmic storm, Orania’s parents knew she was destined for greatness. Dedicated to the ideals of altruism, they raised her with lessons of the good in all creatures beneath Ioz’om’s skies, and taught her all she’d need to know as a future leader and nurturer. Her innate gifts with wind and air emerged at a young age, but with them came the first hints of a darker fate. When the initial signs of her oracular curse made themselves apparent, many of her fellow tribespeople thought her to be plagued by some great evil. The merest hint of danger was enough to send the skittish child into a frenzy of words and phrases that she had no way of learning. With the pain of rejection first came bashfulness, which slowly evolved into utter hatred. Turning her back on her tribe, she abandoned her parents’ cause to gather her own legion of followers among the evil cloud giants. She only returned once, nearly a century after leaving, to burn her home to the ground, torching the citadel and all the benevolent cloud giants within, including her parents.
Now an adult in the fullness of her power, Orania no longer has to fight her own battles, instead sending her minions into combat for her, minions who see her frightful curse of tongues not as a hindrance, but as a god-given gift. Along with her army of cloud giant and mihstu servants, she has traveled along the western side of the Shattered Range for years in search of the fabled floating cloud giant city that lies somewhere within the rocky crags. She has been obsessed with the idea of floating cloud giant castles since she was a child, and sees in these mythic sky towers the means to forever rid herself of her curse. Through her pawns and other agents, she pursues any rumor of a city’s discovery, extracting information with torture when lavish gifts won’t suffice.
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