Tarbynn

Tarbynns are horrible creations of the Bull God from the underworld. Herds of these skeletal creatures graze in his dark realm, and the largest and strongest of them are his bodyguards. Taking steppe ogres under his protection, the Bull God revealed to them the secret of summoning tarbynns into the world of the living. Squads of these demons became a formidable force which priests use to combat both foreign enemies and internal rivals, shamans. The lowest and weakest kind of tarbynns are observers. They are summoned most often, so the word tarbynn means lesser demons in the first place (more powerful kinds have their own established names). To summon an observer, priests fill a pot with bull's blood, throw a skull and cast the spell. If everything is done properly, the skull comes to live and a semi-sentient hungry beast with burning eyes arises from the pot. Streams of blood circle around its head and serve as its fuel. To maintain its existence, a tarbynn must constantly replenish his blood supply, so hunger is the only feeling it knows.
Even lesser of tarbynns have access to terrible blood magic, with their gaze they can literally draw the red liquid from their victim's body and fill their aura with it. Though actually, the main purpose of observers is not combat; they are summoned to watch out for enemies or suspicious allies. Dozens of these flying skulls patrol neighbourhoods of priests in steppe settlements, they also accompany ogres' armies in large campaigns. Ordinary ogres don't like to be watched by hungry demons-skulls, that's why they treat priests with resentment and hidden fear.

Information

Attacks (damage × count)

	headbutt melee	4 × 2 impact
	drain life ranged	8 × 2 cold	magical drains

Resistances

	blade	40%			pierce	50%
	impact	30%			fire	10%
	cold	70%			arcane	-10%