Smoke Haunt

A Smoke Haunt is created when a Kostroma spirit of the bonfire is Touched by Winter. As the frozen ice tries to encase the Kostroma's heart, it combusts as the war of ice and fire rages in the creature's heart. The resulting Smoke Haunt is undead, caught between its natural and hibernative state.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Smoke Haunt appears as a fiery skull, with tendrils of smoke dancing around and through it, like tongues or writhing snakes.

Dietary Needs and Habits

A Smoke Haunt feeds on the heat of the living. A haunt seems to shed soothing warmth, but this is actually the sensation of life being absorbed by the ravenous undead. Any living creature within 20 feet of a smoke haunt must make a DC 17 Fortitude save or take 2d6 points of negative energy damage. A victim who fails to resist this attack feels warm and complacent, having no idea he has taken any damage unless he makes a DC 15 Wisdom check. If a victim makes this save, he feels strangely weak, but does not necessarily notice the smoke haunt. The save DCs are Charisma-based.