Dwarf Banshee

Dwarven banshees retain all aspects and equipment of their former self the time of death. Trapped between the lands of the living and the dead, dwarven banshees are semi-material and can only be hit by magical or steel weapons. The dwarven banshee also has the ability to curse its victim. During the day, a dwarven banshee combines its cursed gaze attack with a physical one. If eye contact is made, the victim may fly into a berserker rage. This rage causes the victim to attack it’s friends rather than the banshee. Once per night, the dwarven banshee can wail a cursed battle cry or malediction. All within earshot may possibly fall into the berserker rage. Fire, water, and air based attacks only partially affect a dwarven banshee though earth based are especially effective. Because of its single-mindedness, psionic powers and spells affecting the mind are ineffective. When the dwarven banshee’s physical corpse is destroyed, the remainder crumbles to dust. If the dwarfs unfulfilled focus is not destroyed or somehow completed, this banshee returns to full strength at the next sunset.

The approach of a living individual within a mile causes the banshee to rise, regardless of the time of day. It remains alert as long as the intruder remains within the area. The banshee often watches and waits to see what action the individual or party takes before attacking.

Dwarven banshees only want to protect what was theirs. Fables say that the seventh son of a seventh son may lay a dwarven banshee to rest by finishing a focus for it. Elders say the flames within dwarven banshees’ eyes originate from some ancient dwarven forge or the elemental plane of fire.