Meet the FACHAN!

FACHAN (#11/31, #39/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 9

STAMINA: 12

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Club (as per Greathammer)

ARMOUR: Feathered Mantle (as per Medium Armour)

DAMAGE MODIFIER: +1 to the Damage Roll

HABITAT: Forests, Hills, Mountains, Plains, Dungeons, Ruins, Caves

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-2

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: High

The bizarre FACHAN is thought to represent an extreme off-shoot of mutant Ogres, or else some weird relictual creature descended from the bits left behind by Hashak the Creator as he toiled on his Orcs, Goblins and Trolls. In appearance, the fearsome, muscular figure of a Fachan has a broad head with only a single eye above a large mouth full of crushing teeth, one vein-covered leg, and a great hairy hand protruding from the middle of its chest! It wields a huge wooden club, and is wrapped only in a flowing mantle woven from twisted feathers of gold, brown, white and black.  

Fachan are aggressive creatures and will burst from cover and attack immediately if someone is foolish to step off the path or road and into the Fachan's hunting territory. The reasons for this are unknown, but it appears Fachan are weakened by the trails and ways of humans, and avoid them wherever possible. Anyone who tricks a Fachan to fight them on a human-used road or path will find the Fachan severely weakened, with SKILL 4 STAMINA 6 and -1 to the Damage Roll.

When slain, the malformed body of the Fachan will crumple to the ground, leaving behind its great club and feathered mantle, which can be taken by the victor if they wish. Little else is known of these rather weird creatures other than all that is presented here, truly they are one of the mysteries of Titan. In ancient times they were known from the Changing Woods of the Flat Lands in eastern Irritaria, but now the Fachan are only to be found in deep forest, distant hills, high mountain valleys, and strange southern plains, as well as underground or haunting mysterious ruins.

Fachan Club (#12/31, #40/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a huge club made from Hardwood or timber from the Ironbark Tree, with a longer tapering handle and a broad and bulbous head with which to strike at things. Used by the bizarre and aggressive humanoids known as Fachan, the Fachan Club has absorbed something of their affinity for evil and unpredictability, twisting and turning in its wielder's hand causing them to reduce their SKILL score by 1 during a battle. The Fachan Club performs admirably however, at smashing things, like chests, doors or furniture; allowing a +4 bonus to the wielder's Strength Special Skill tests. It causes damage as per a Greathammer, and can be wielded  one-handed if its wielder has the Club Special Skill. It also counts as a magical weapon.

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Feathered Mantle of the Fachan (#13/31, #41/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a flowing cape-like mantle woven from twisted feathers taken from birds such as the Speckled Wood Duck, Giant Forest Owl, Death Hawk, and Superb Golden Eagle. The Feathered Mantle of the Fachan provides a Medium monster level of armour protection but does not count as a possession and does not require the Armour special skill to use. It is cursed by the Fachan who formerly owned it however, and if the curse is not lifted, the first time the Feathered Mantle is worn in battle, it will wrap itself around its wearer and then the voluminous cape will suddenly lift them straight up into the sky, going higher and higher! If the wearer does not have a way to breath outside of the habitable atmosphere of the world they are leaving, they will suffocate and die! 

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