Karrion Temple · Round 13 unique boss · Dragons

Malkorith, the Black Communion

CR 18 · PRC Dragon Devotee 10 · chassis: Black Dragon · resref kt5_malkorith · always, 12% chance, count 1

Artifact — Malkorith's Black Communion Chalice
Recovered from Malkorith. Resref kt5_mal_art.

Combat signature

Every third round he drains a slice of his target's blood into a growing reservoir of his OWN toughness - he literally grows tougher as the fight goes on, a first here. On round six, a real epic Hellball.

D&D build

Monstrous levels (natural Hit Dice) + PRC Dragon Devotee 10; boss flags BOSS, CLEAR, LOOPS, TYPE 26, USED 0, and R13_UNIQUE. The Epic Hellball capstone is delivered by the dedicated round hook after the visual telegraph, exactly like every real Epic Spell in this bestiary since round 1.

Caller and encounter

One blueprint only. The Bestiary Caller uses the normal BC_Spawn contract, while the reserved Sparky case maintains a 12% always-on, count-one encounter definition, capped at one live spawn per area.