Introduction: The Astral Lord
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The Shadow Warrior’s link to the afterlife allows him to call forth his dead comrades in order to fight for him. The warrior who becomes an Astral Lord commands the spirits of the damned, summoning them forth and overseeing the battle from his ranged vantage point. To lead the charge into close combat, the Shadow Warrior must also follow either of the Death Warrior or Malevolent Champion aspects.
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Astral Lord Combat Arts
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Conjures a spectral hand to strike the target opponent.
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Summons a stationary skeletal tower that will fire projectiles at opponents within a certain radius.
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The souls of those who have fallen recently will come to life for a brief period once again and fight alongside the Shadow Warrior. However, their undead life dwindles rapidly.
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The Shadow Warrior will temporarily become invisible. When he executes short-range attacks or casts spells his shadow veil will be lifted, rendering him visible.
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The Shadow Warrior is able to conjure spectral soldiers to accompany him. These apparitions will remain until they are extinguished.
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Astral Lord Focus
Improves regeneration, raises max Combat Art level, and unlocks modification points for Astral Lord.
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Astral Lord Lore
Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed, and unlocks modification points for Astral Lord.
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The Hell Hound for the Astral Lord is black as night with angry orange and red patterns breaking through its skin. The Ice and Blood version of this special mount has unique leather armor.
Bonuses and Penalties
Like all special mounts, this Hound gives a large bonus to the rider's hitpoints and defense at the cost of increasing the regeneration penalty of combat arts.
However, this aspect mount gives a special bonus which offsets the regeneration penalty to Astral Lord. Therefore, the Astral Lord will desire this Hound. Combined with the Riding skill, this mount may make it seem as if there is almost no penalty whatsoever!
Lucreti's Stars is a set specially focused on the Astral Lord aspect, giving bonuses to all five combat art levels and their regeneration times. This glowing, magical armor is highly defensive while improving the Shadow Warrior's spellcasting powers.
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