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Dragon Feather Aegis
LEGACY / REVIEW
Four frames of one suit. Cage contains. First Feather ignites. Emerald-violet Twin Mantle is the First Suit. Crimson Mantle is the same frame in a Conquer color. None of them is a House Champion.
Aegis, Emerald-Violet
Medium construct (aegis), lawful neutral. the First Suit. CR 20.
| Armor Class | 22 (scale plates) |
| Hit Points | 310 (20d8 + 220) |
| Speed | 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (wing-blades) |
| Scores | STR 22 DEX 18 CON 22 |
| INT 16 WIS 16 CHA 18 | |
| Saves | Str +12, Con +12, Wis +10, Cha +11 |
| Resistances | fire, lightning, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical |
| Immunities | poison, exhaustion, disease |
| Senses | blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 20 |
| Challenge | 20 (25,000 XP) |
Traits
Aegis Frame. The suit is a creature. It does not need air, food, or sleep. If reduced to 0 hit points it becomes an empty frame on its coordinate; a Specialist may spend Command and 2 Materials to restore 50 hit points instead of destroying it.
Feather Heart. Once per Age, when the Aegis would take a wound that would drop it, the chest-feather flares. Damage from that hit becomes 0. This is not a Relic Invoke.
Magic Resistance. Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The Aegis makes two Wing-Blade attacks and one Claw.
Wing-Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) slashing plus 10 (3d6) force.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) slashing. The target is grappled (escape DC 20) if it is Large or smaller.
Violet Pulse (Recharge 5–6). A 20-foot radius of violet force. DC 20 Dexterity save, 45 (10d8) force on a fail, half on a success. Constructs and Aegis frames have disadvantage.
Legendary actions
Aegis, Emerald-Violet can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below.
Step. The Aegis moves up to half its speed without provoking.
Blade. One Wing-Blade attack.
Seal (Costs 2). Until the start of its next turn, AC becomes 24.
Tactics. Close, lock a Champion in the claw, pulse when two Houses share a coordinate.
The emerald-violet Aegis is Dragon Feather provenance: a suit with a feather for a heart. It is not a House Champion. It is not a printed Encounter. It is a table-side epic you may seat as a Seed hazard or a Breaking Point token with teeth.
Aegis, Crimson Mantle
Medium construct (aegis), lawful evil. folded and deployed. CR 19.
| Armor Class | 21 (scale plates) |
| Hit Points | 287 (19d8 + 209) |
| Speed | 40 ft.; fly 60 ft. while the mantle is deployed |
| Scores | STR 24 DEX 16 CON 22 |
| INT 14 WIS 14 CHA 18 | |
| Saves | Str +13, Con +12, Cha +11 |
| Resistances | fire, radiant; nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, slashing |
| Immunities | poison, exhaustion |
| Senses | darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18 |
| Challenge | 19 (22,000 XP) |
Traits
Mantle System. Folded: speed 40, AC 21, the mantle hangs as a cloak. Deployed (bonus action): fly 60 ft., reach of Ember Pinions becomes 15 ft., and the Aegis sheds dim ember light in 20 feet.
Pact Heat. A creature that starts its turn grappled by the Aegis takes 10 (3d6) fire.
Actions
Multiattack. Two Ember Pinions. While deployed, it may replace one with Crushing Step.
Ember Pinions. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft. (15 ft. deployed), one target. Hit: 20 (2d12 + 7) slashing plus 7 (2d6) fire.
Crushing Step. The Aegis slams a coordinate. Each creature on it or adjacent, DC 21 Strength save or be knocked prone and take 22 (4d8 + 4) bludgeoning.
Legendary actions
Aegis, Crimson Mantle can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below.
Fold or Deploy. Switch mantle state.
Pinion. One Ember Pinions attack.
Ash Wake (Costs 2). Leave a 10-foot line of difficult ember terrain that lasts until the Aegis’s next turn.
Tactics. Deploy to pin fliers and Champions. Fold to hold a site. Do not sit still.
The crimson mantle is the same Dragon Feather frame in a Conquer color. Co-rule with Valoris does not make this a Valoris suit. Paint it ember and soot.
Aegis Mark I, Cage
Large construct (aegis), lawful neutral. the containment frame. CR 14.
| Armor Class | 19 (soot-black lamellar) |
| Hit Points | 210 (20d10 + 100) |
| Speed | 25 ft. |
| Scores | STR 22 DEX 8 CON 20 |
| INT 8 WIS 12 CHA 8 | |
| Saves | Str +11, Con +9 |
| Resistances | fire, bludgeoning from nonmagical |
| Immunities | poison, exhaustion, frightened |
| Senses | darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 |
| Challenge | 14 (11,500 XP) |
Traits
No Flight. The Cage has no wing structures. It cannot gain a fly speed by any means while this plate is seated.
Containment. A Large or smaller creature grappled by the Cage has speed 0 and cannot Traverse. Escape DC 19.
Coal-Feather Brand. When the Cage takes fire damage, it instead gains 10 temporary hit points (once per round). The core is unstable: if it starts its turn at 0 temporary hit points after using this, each creature within 5 feet takes 7 (2d6) fire.
Actions
Multiattack. Two Crushing Fists.
Crushing Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) bludgeoning. If both fists hit the same target, it is grappled.
Suppression (Recharge 5–6). Each creature within 10 feet, DC 17 Strength save or be restrained until the Cage’s next turn as a null-field locks the joints.
Tactics. Walk onto the claimed site. Grapple the flyer. This plate is the ancestor, not a second Champion.
First iteration. Incomplete pauldron by design. Foundry notes: Veyrhold Cathedral-Foundry. Further iterations were not abandoned — they became First Feather, then Twin Mantle.
Aegis Mark V, First Feather
Medium construct (aegis), lawful neutral. the first truth. CR 18.
| Armor Class | 21 (scale-lamellar) |
| Hit Points | 262 (21d8 + 168) |
| Speed | 30 ft., fly 20 ft. (incomplete fold) |
| Scores | STR 20 DEX 14 CON 20 |
| INT 12 WIS 16 CHA 16 | |
| Saves | Str +11, Con +11, Wis +10, Cha +10 |
| Resistances | fire, radiant; nonmagical slashing |
| Immunities | poison, exhaustion, frightened |
| Senses | darkvision 90 ft., passive Perception 18 |
| Challenge | 18 (20,000 XP) |
Traits
Incomplete Fold. Fly 20 feet. Cannot hover. If it ends its turn in the air, it descends 10 feet. The mantle is awaiting further feathers.
First Ignition. The first time the Mark V is reduced to 0 hit points, it drops to 50 hit points instead and each creature within 10 feet takes 14 (4d6) fire. Once per seating. This is not Dawnsteel Heart.
Actions
Multiattack. Two Ember Gauntlets.
Ember Gauntlet. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning plus 9 (2d8) fire.
Let the Feather Fall (Recharge 6). A 20-foot cone. DC 18 Dexterity save, 36 (8d8) fire, half on success. Bright light in the cone until the Mark V’s next turn.
Legendary actions
Aegis Mark V, First Feather can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below.
Step. Move 10 feet. Does not provoke.
Gauntlet. One Ember Gauntlet attack.
Tactics. Close, ignite, do not pretend the wings are finished. Mark XI is the later plate.
“This is not the final armor. This is the first truth.” Foundry-Cathedral Archive, schematic Alpha-7. Clearance: First Scale only. Not card 001.