Ferrox

Ferrox is a monster found in the eighth Hero and Monster Collection set, Stewards of the Secret. It was first found in the Second Edition Conversion Kit.

File:Ferrox.png

Artwork of a Ferrox.

Description

The ferrox entered the world for the first time after the experimentations of the insane sorcerer, Devis. The exact nature and abilities of the ferrox have changed over the long years since his fall, and while they contain only a shade of their former power, the beasts have adapted. Now, the ferrox can sap the power of their enemies and use it to repair their own bodies. Sustained by their victim’s strength, a ferrox is a worthy match for any hero.

An insane wizard created these blighted creatures from razorwings many years ago. Their hunger for blood has spelled the doom of many an adventurer, and wounds inflicted by ferrox tend to cause serious blood loss and heal very slowly. The most powerful ferrox have a white stripe in their hair and are capable of draining the life energy from their opponents and using it to heal themselves.

Statistics

Monster Group Size

# Heroes	Minions	Masters
2	1	1
3	2	1
4	3	1

Act I

Minion

Speed 4		Health 4		Defense 1 Gray
Special 1 : Disease			Special 2 : Pierce 2
Attack 1 Blue + 1 Red

Master

Speed 4		Health 5		Defense 1 Gray
Special 1 : Leech			Special 2 : Disease
Special 3 : Pierce 2
Attack 1 Blue + 1 Red

Act II

Minion

Speed 4		Health 5		Defense 1 Gray + 1 Brown
Special 1 : Disease			Special 2 : Pierce 3
Attack 1 Blue + 1 Red + 1 Yellow

Master

Speed 4		Health 8		Defense 1 Gray + 1 Brown
Special 1 : Extract			Special 2 : Disease
Special 3 : Pierce 3
Attack 1 Blue + 1 Red + 1 Yellow

Abilities

• Disease: If this attack deals at least 1 (after the defense roll), the target is Diseased.
• Pierce X: This attack ignores X rolled on the defense dice.
• Leech: Choose a hero adjacent to this monster. That hero must test . If he fails, roll 1 yellow power die. The hero suffers 1 per rolled, and this monster recovers 1 per suffered.
• Extract: Choose a hero adjacent to this monster. That hero tests . If he fails, that hero suffers 2 and this monster recovers 2 .

Trivia

• Ferroxes first appeared in the Well of Darkness expansion from Descent: Journeys in the Dark (first edition).
• The old version featured the Leech ability instead of Extract.