Bright Lights: The Patronage of Tauron Bhest

Tauron Bhest

Tauron Bhest, a dealer in information, hires the PCs to investigate the Mines... he pays a hundred gold pieces up front and agrees to pay well for anything you discover. He appears scruffy and foreign at all times. He is in fact a planar entity known as Bhest. As a Patron he will hire the PCs on a great many adventures paying well and never cheating them (despite his alignment). Only if attacked with a lawfully blessed weapon will Tauron Bhest reveal his true form.

Bhest: HD*** special; AC -3; MV 30' (10'); AT 1 Pincer or 1 Bite+poison or gaze or trample; DA 1D6/HD/round or  4d6/round+special or spell or 7d6 trample; NA 1(unique); SA as Cleric of level equal to HD; ML 12(6 vs lawful blessed weapons); TT special; INT 18; AL chaotic; XP as HD

The planar entity known as Bhest varies in HD equal to the total player character group HD and is physically 1ft tall/HD. Mister Bhest can attack a target with pincer inflicting damage equal to 1d6 per HD per round in crush damage on even a large or giant opponent. Poison from a bite causes loss of all charisma on failed save reducing the victim to a Ghoul. Bhest can cast a spell as a Cleric as a gaze attack.