Flameskull

Flameskull

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Undead — a floating, burning skull set as a wizard's sentinel
Vulnerabilities	None discovered
Resistances	Blows from non-magical weapons
Immunities	Fire, cold, and poison; and most ordinary weapons
Condition Immunities	Cannot be poisoned, charmed, frightened, paralysed, or worn down
Strong Saves	A warded, spell-wrought mind
Senses	Sees in the dark, even through magical darkness
Movement	Floats and flies
Notable Abilities	Hurls fire and fire-bolts, and can loose a fireball; rekindles from destruction unless cleansed with holy water or remove-curse
Provenance
Knowledge	Partial
First Encountered	Session 11
Filed by	Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle

The Harpers' Read

A flameskull is a murdered mage's skull bound to guard a place, wreathed in green fire. It flings fire-bolts and fire and can loose a true fireball, sees in the dark, and shrugs off ordinary weapons. Worse, it rekindles — break it and it knits back together within hours unless you cleanse the bone with holy water or break the curse. Bring magic to hurt it and a way to keep it from reforming, or you will fight it twice.

Encounters of Record

Guarded the depths of Wave Echo Cave amid hordes of undead (11).

Harvest Profile

CR 4 — Uncommon ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components. Cleanse the bone before you carve it — an unharvested flameskull is a flameskull you fight again.

Component	Tool	Rarity	Effect	Primary for	Contributor to
Flameskull Green-Flame Wick (signature)	Alchemist's	Uncommon	The undying green flame seated behind the eyes — fire that needs no fuel Damage: Fire • Utility: Light	Wand, Bomb	Staff, Wondrous
Flameskull Warded Cranium	Smith's (or Mason's)	Uncommon	Skull-bone case-hardened by its own wards — turns common steel Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Fire	Wondrous	Armor
Flameskull Rekindling Ash	Alchemist's	Uncommon	The ash it reforms from — mending magic gone feral Restore: Regeneration	Potion	Wondrous
Flameskull Eye-Embers	Jeweler's	Uncommon	Twin motes that watched through dark and darkness alike Sense: Darkvision • Damage: Fire	Wondrous	Wand
Flameskull Sigil-Char	Calligrapher's	Uncommon	The charred binding-runes flaked from the bone — spell-ink reagent Boost: Spell Power • Damage: Fire	Wondrous	Wand, Staff
Flameskull Bone-Plate Flakes	Smith's / Mason's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor
Flameskull Scorch-Powder	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Bomb
Flameskull Jaw Teeth	Woodcarver's (or Thieves' fine work)	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon
Flameskull Socket Glass	Glassblower's / Jeweler's	Common	Structure only'(heat-fused bone-glass)	—	Wondrous
Flameskull Spell-Residue	Calligrapher's	Common	Structure only	—	Wand
Flameskull Grave-Salts	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Potion

See also

• Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
• Skeleton · Zombie · Ghoul — the walking dead the company has faced
• Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components