Vax finished off Hotis with a well-aimed dagger.įan art of Scanlan saving Vax'ildan from Hotis in " A Cycle of Vengeance" (1x58), by Hugo Cardenas. Tiberius instantly used Counterspell to prevent the rakshasa's escape. Hotis taunted them all, promising to hurt their loved ones while beginning to manifest a portal for his escape. Tiberius erected an obelisk of stone, crushing the shield guardian, but the agile rakshasa once again dodged out of the way. Keyleth attacked the shield guardian, hitting on two of her attacks and knocking it prone. Kash manifested a mace out of magical energy and struck Hotis, while Vax was punched by the shield guardian. Although the hit was significant, it was lessened by the shield guardian once again taking damage. Vax snuck up on the rakshasa and pierced him with a dagger. Keyleth repeated her first attack, but Hotis seemed to make the shield guardian take damage instead of himself, and then he began flying. Meanwhile, Keyleth (as Minxie) mauled the rakshasha for minor damage, and Thorbir slammed the shield guardian several more times. The shield guardian struck back against Thorbir, dealing low damage to him. Hotis turned to Vax and cast a spell, telepathically controlling the rogue, who then eviscerated Kash before regaining control of himself. Thorbir attacked the guardian with a series of attacks, damaging it with three successful strikes. Tiberius used magic to slow the guardian, but Hotis was once again unaffected. Keyleth cast Faerie Fire, which failed against Hotis, so she transformed into her saber-toothed tiger form, Minxie. The guardian then shot a Fireball that engulfed Kash and Thorbir (who rolled a natural 1) for heavy damage, also dealing splash damage to Tiberius and Keyleth. Vax flung three daggers at him, the first two missing but the third hitting him in the shoulder for moderate damage.Ī shield guardian appeared, and Kashaw cast Sacred Flame at it, but the guardian remained unaffected. With a higher initiative, Hotis started by charming Tiberius, but failed utterly when his magic was countered. On an uncharacteristic natural 20 Insight (Wisdom) check, Thorbir realized they were being tricked and gave the command to attack. Hotis's disembodied voice, true to the rakshasa's devilish origins, began tempting the trialists away from their mission. As they entered his domain, they noticed nothing but a soft, silky voice-Hotis. He delved into his bedroom, dove into his secret trapdoor, and began his trek to his sanctuary through the tunnels of an abandoned wing of the Amaranthine Oubliette.īy the time his hunters found his hideaway, he had turned invisible. They tried to stop him with spells, but neither were powerful enough to touch a Rakshasa, so he simply turned invisible and walked away. He tried to run, but two of his hunters, Keyleth and Tiberius, slipped out of the room as animals to follow him. He sent them to talk to Vince and eavesdroppped up until Vince admitted he was simply a figurehead for the real owner of the establishment. Hotis greeted the very members of the Slayer's Take who came to kill him when they came to the Velvet Cabaret. This was enough to tip the Arcana Pansophical to the appearance of a Rakshasa in Vasselheim and they contracted the Slayer's Take to find and kill it for them. This went on for years, culminating in Hotis striking down a lord right in front of a street beggar. Hotis used his establishment to learn about the wealthiest people in the city and slaughter them in the streets. He did so under the guise of a dwarf named Hosin, who posed as a simple shift manager while a human called Vince publicly pretend to own the Cabaret. Hotis established a place of hospitality and lewd entertainment called the Velvet Cabaret in Vasselheim. All this is in line with his choice of decor for his personal quarters, which houses a massive statue of the arch-devil of liars, Dispater. Whether he's setting up a cabaret or coping with his own death, his first instinct is to put on a disguise, take a fake name, and then find someone to murder. Even when threatened with death, he would rather lie and trick others to their deaths than negotiate for his own safety. Personality Īccording to Thorbir's Insight check on Hotis, the rakshasa's life is built around deceiving and manipulating humanoids to his own ends. In his true form as a Rakshasa, he was a humanoid gray tiger with backward-facing hands, clad in a reddish cloak. He wore heavy makeup his cheeks were rosy and his eyes were adorned with eyeliner. His beard was very long and capped with a gold ring that caused the end to poof out. Hotis, as Hosin, the owner of The Velvet Cabaret in Vasselheim, had finely groomed brown hair that fell to his back in two braided ponytails.
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