"Do not fear death, the only thing you have to be afraid of is me."

-Xanathia

 

A powerful warlock and enchantress, Xanathia is a feared opponent to many. Using incantations that corrupt, disease, and wither away her enemies using dark magics, she travels across the realm, draining the spirit and life force of her enemies. Siphoning the life force of others has allowed Xanathia to live an unnaturally long life, and with each “do-gooder” she consumes, this dark master of pestilence only becomes stronger.

 

Xanathia was not always a cruel mistress of the dark. At one point, she was merely a mage who sought to enhance her abilities to serve the court better than she was appointed to assist. She uncovered an ancient tome that was filled with forbidden knowledge and powerful Spellcraft. The tome whispered dark nothings to her until she finally submitted to its thrall.

 

Xanathia's only true companion in life is her familiar, Orpheo. This small impish creature is bound to Xanathia and summoned from the same dark tome that granted her dark power. Orpheo will do anything required of him, which is often traveling back and forth through the Void to exchange messages between Xanathia and her master, Aribus.

 

These two are a powerful duo, fueled by dark magic and even darker intentions. With Aribus empowering these two monsters' abilities, Xanathia has since attracted followers to her cause: a dark coven, known as “Cult of the Night Matron. At large, the Cult is dedicated to the Void and the teachings of Aribus and Zhakul. The Cult is truly a front for Xanathia’s ambitions: she and her lieutenants, Baron Vhall and Rhazul, are working to empower their “Night Matron” to become the new master of the Void and to claim Havokk and this dark realm to herself.

 

Through Xanathia's foul pestilence magic, she has learned of ways to funnel life force from a victim into the Void or even herself, making her very hard to defeat. Rhazul, her necromancer ally and trusted lieutenant, uses Void magic and dark abilities to resurrect their victims to fight for the cult.

 

Regardless of what the Cult’s main goal is, Xanathia and her dark minions are a threat to all life on Havokk. She is as ruthless as she is ambitious, willing to cut down anyone in her path who stops her from obtaining a better position.

Xanathia, Bane of the Living - Card Information

Card Name:

  • Xanathia, Bane of the Living

Card Type/Subtype:

  • Dark Hero Character / Mortal Warlock

Card Stats:

  • 14 ATK
  • 16 AC
  • 3 DMG
  • 25 HP
  • 12 Vigor
  • 16 Spirit
  • 11 Empathy

Rank / Card #:

  • 4 / #046

EXP Value:

  • 10

Art:

  • Dahlia Wilder

Card Description:

Action: Remove 3 Pact Tokens: Shuffle a Spellcraft or Character card from your discard pile into your deck.

Ongoing: Whenever you play a Spell card, place a Pact token on Xanathia. Spells you own have [Toxic 2].

Ongoing: Whenever you deal damage with a Spell card, characters dealt damage get -X ATK and -X AC until end of turn, where X is the damage dealt to a max of 5 to either stat each per character.

Xanathia - Campaign Format Information

Campaign Format Stats:

  • Xanathia gets up to +X on Spirit checks, where X is capped at +3 and equal to the total minuses applied to the chosen target(s)’s stats when the Spellcraft card is being played (No bonus applied if there are no chosen targets).
  • Whenever Xanathia deals damage with a Spell, she gets +1 to Empathy checks made against characters dealt damage by Spell cards for the remainder of the turn.

Alignment:

  • Dark

Factions:

  • Cult of the Night Matron
  • Chancellors of the Void

Size:

  • Medium

Movement Value:

  • 6

Species:

  • Mortal

Age:

  • Approximately 36 years

Height:

  • Roughly 1.83 Meters (roughly 6 feet)

Weight:

  • 52.163 kilograms (115 lbs.)

Possible Items / Equipment Known:

  • Arcane Deflectors
  • Chaos Mage’s Robes
  • Pushing Stones
  • Wand of Chaos
  • Archaos
  • Spire of Wickedness
  • Barbed Leathers
  • Desecrated Idol
  • Poisoned Dagger
  • Saint Ribcage Bracer
  • Sigiled Voidstone of Aribus
  • Soul Heist Repository
  • Amulet of Health
  • Full Plate
  • Power Bracers
  • Ring of Regeneration
  • Shadowstep Slippers
  • The Enchanter’s Plate
  • Vial of Acid
  • War Scepter

Possible Skills Known:

  • Speak/Communicate
  • Listen
  • Diplomacy/Reason
  • Intimidate/Threaten
  • Performance
  • Search
  • Teachings of the Void
  • Arcana
  • Heightened-Sense Dodge
  • Improvised Weapon
  • Keen Senses
  • Omni-Spellcaster
  • Sleight of Hand
  • Sneak Attack
  • Survival Skills
  • Talons of Malice

Possible Spellcraft Known:

  • Chaos Bolt
  • Disperse Energy
  • Forceful Progression
  • Hardening Skin
  • Incite Mutiny
  • Temporal Gate
  • Ytaxian Growth
  • Aura of Pain
  • Blightmare
  • Demonic Fervor
  • Malediction Aura
  • Oath of Slaughter
  • Oath of Tyranny
  • Sinister Intent
  • Soul Shatter
  • Syphon Essence
  • Syphoning Void
  • The Bargain
  • Virulent Nova
  • Void Cursed Claw
  • Void Touch
  • Protection Runes
  • Aggravating Glare
  • Solar Flare, Annihilate
  • Arcane Armor, Blizzard
  • Conjured Spellshield
  • Counter Magic
  • Devastation
  • Disintegrate
  • Era of Prosperity
  • Essence Gathering
  • Fireball, Guidance
  • Heroic Push
  • Heroic Shockwave
  • Mage Missile
  • Mass Drowsiness
  • Meditation Technique
  • Overwhelming Force
  • Prismatic Barrier
  • Scornful Strike
  • Thunderstrike
  • True Healing
  • Wall of Fire
  • Warcaster

Xanathia, Bane of the Living – [Warlock Build]

  • The Warlock build focuses on Xanathia’s individual strengths as a practitioner of dark Spellcraft and her ability to drain essence and vitality from her foes. This build prioritizes spellcraft damage and debuff effects.


Example: Encounter against a Hero enemy – Xanathia, Bane of the Living; the Night Matron, bringer of Sorrows.

  • Xanathia has found that your party’s essence will provide her with the essence she needs for her next diabolical scheme. She has confronted your party and attacked without provocation. Defend yourself against this master of the dark arts!
     
  • Hero deck: 60-card Hero deck.
    • 1 Xanathia, Bane of the Living
    • 1 Arcane Deflectors
    • 1 Wand of Chaos
    • 1 Archaos, Spire of Wickedness
    • 1 Barbed Leathers
    • 1 Sigiled Voidstone of Aribus
    • 2 Ring of Regeneration
    • 1 The Enchanter’s Plate
    • 1 Teachings of the Void
    • 3 Arcana
    • 1 Heightened-Sense Dodge
    • 2 Omni-Spellcaster
    • 1 Survival Skills
    • 3 Aura of Pain
    • 2 Blightmare
    • 3 Malediction Aura
    • 3 Syphon Essence
    • 2 Virulent Nova
    • 3 Void Implosion
    • 3 Void Touch
    • 1 Annihilate
    • 1 Arcane Armor
    • 3 Blizzard
    • 3 Conjured Spellshield
    • 3 Devastation
    • 3 Heroic Shockwave
    • 3 Mage Missile
    • 2 True Healing
    • 2 Wall of Fire
    • 3 Warcaster

Xanathia, Bane of the Living – [Cult Build]

  • The Cult Build consists of Xanathia and her cult members from the Cult of the Night Matron. This build not only provides Xanathia with a shield of minions, but the wave of dark forces overwhelms parties already weakened by Xanathia’s Spellcraft.


Example: Encounter against a Hero enemy – Xanathia, Bane of the Living, and her Cult of the Night Matron. An army of death and decay shambles forward as Xanathia drains the living and then raises the dead to do her bidding.

  • Cult of the Night Matron is a league of dark wizards, necromancers, and warlocks who, through their dark Spellcraft, raise the dead for their dark bidding. You have encountered this dark coven on their warpath and must now stop them before they cause more damage!
     
  • Hero deck: 60-card Hero deck.
    • 1 Xanathia, Bane of the Living
    • 1 Baron Vhall, the Maddened Mind
    • 10 Mindless Dead
    • 1 Orpheo, Crypt Crawler
    • 1 Rhazul, Pestilence Herald
    • 1 Archaos, Spire of Wickedness
    • 1 Sigiled Voidstone of Aribus
    • 3 Aura of Pain
    • 2 Blightmare
    • 2 Oath of Tyranny
    • 3 Syphon Essence
    • 2 Virulent Nova
    • 3 Void Implosion
    • 3 Void Touch
    • 2 Ring of Regeneration
    • 2 The Enchanter’s Plate
    • 3 War Scepter
    • 1 Annihilate
    • 1 Arcane Armor
    • 3 Blizzard
    • 3 Devastation
    • 2 Heroic Shockwave
    • 2 Wall of Fire
    • 3 Arcana
    • 2 Overwhelming Force
    • 2 Conjured Spellshield