Monsters of Frosthaven – Meet the Savvas
[p]In Frosthaven, you’ll be testing your skills against an array of menacing enemies. It’s time to shine the spotlight on them, so you can learn more about them and increase your chances of survival out there in the cold!
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Get to know the Abael: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
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[h3]Meet the Savvas[/h3]
The Savvas dwell deep beneath the Copperneck Mountains, where they guard the very source of their existence - a mysterious force capable of awakening consciousness within otherwise lifeless stone. Their needs are few, their ambitions focused inward, and they generally consider themselves above the squabbles of surface-dwellers. What matters most to them is status within their own rigid society.
A Savvas’ place is determined entirely by the elemental power they command. From childhood, they train relentlessly to master one of the four elements - wind, earth, ice, or fire - often devoting two full decades of study before achieving true control. Upon mastering an element, a Savvas fashions a power core of that essence and stores it beneath the smooth, transparent glass of their chest. The most gifted may master multiple elements and carry up to four separate cores. Such individuals are revered above all others and rise to the highest ranks within Savvas culture.
Their intense focus on internal hierarchy leaves them largely isolated. While individual Savvas sometimes wander the surface and live among other peoples - offering their elemental talents in one form or another - this is typically viewed as crude and unbecoming by their kin. As a result, organized Savvas war parties are exceedingly rare.
Still, provoking even a single Savvas can be dangerous, and it is wise to be wary of the tactics their elemental mastery allows.
And now, with whatever strange and unsettling force has stirred the normally harsh but quiet lands around Frosthaven, rumors whisper that even the Savvas are not untouched - that the very same disturbance grips their society as well.
[h3]Savvas Icestorm[/h3]
The type of Savvas you are most likely to encounter around Frosthaven are those attuned to the elements most abundant in these lands - and well practiced in turning them to deadly use. The caste of Savvas who wield Ice and Wind in battle are known as the Icestorm.
If you ever find yourself facing one, expect a relentless barrage of razor-sharp icicles carried on unnaturally cold gusts. And if you think extra armor will help, think again - metal exposed to the elements shatters as easily as bone in the hands of an Icestorm.
At the same time, they can shape these very elements into potent defenses: a hard-to-penetrate shell of frozen crystal, or swirling gales that lash at anything foolish enough to stand near them. Your instincts might urge you to close the distance and put an end to the bombardment, but take care - within arm’s reach, their winds can grow so violent that holding onto your weapon becomes impossible. Many would-be heroes have found themselves disarmed and helpless in a blink.
As if that weren’t enough, Icestorms can rapidly erupt jagged ice spikes in a wide area around themselves, turning the very ground into a weapon. At times, you may wonder whether any tactic is truly safe against them.
But the true terror lies in this, their mastery over Ice and Wind is so complete that they can conjure these elements in their purest, most destructive forms - Ice Demons and Wind Demons - to fight at their side.
If you must battle an Icestorm, strike fast, strike hard, throw every trick you have at them - and pray that whatever powers watch over fools and heroes alike stand by your blade when the winds rise.
[h3]Savvas Lavaflow[/h3]
The caste of Savvas who wield Fire and Earth in battle are known as the Lavaflow. One might expect them to be the polar opposite of the Icestorm, but the truth is far less comforting - they are the exact same type of pain in your gut.
To even earn the title of Lavaflow, they too must command their elements with such mastery that they can conjure their essences in demon form - Flame Demons and Earth Demons ready to fight at their side.
Just like the Icestorms, they can mend their allies, which makes it even more important to bring down a Lavaflow with utmost haste. The last thing you need is someone undoing your hard-earned progress in banishing those pesky flame demons. And like their icy cousins, Lavaflows love throwing things at you. In their case, those “things” tend to be searing bolts of fire or massive, explosive rocks that injure not only their target but anyone unfortunate enough to stand nearby.
Both Lavaflow and Icestorm can weaponize the very ground beneath your feet, and with both you may be tempted to rush in close to stop the onslaught. But if you think cornering a Lavaflow will make them panic, consider this: with a snap of their fingers, everything within arm’s reach can ignite. Add a bit of extra earth-born power, and the fire twists into such writhing agony that everyone in their sight loses the strength, and the will, to even hold onto their weapons.
Forget what was said earlier - Lavaflows may actually be nastier than Icestorms.
And yet even they are not the pinnacle of their kind. Some Savvas command Fire and Earth so completely that they make Lavaflows look like inattentive schoolchildren, Savvas who hurl themselves into active volcanoes to refine their mastery. If you ever cross paths with one of these living cataclysms, you’d best drop your weapons, make the most irresistible offer you can muster, and pray it’s enough.
Because nothing else will save you from a Pyroclast.
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Learn all about the Algox here: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Missed our series about the Unfettered? Here it is: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Take a peek across the planes and read about the Demons: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Prepare to face off against the Lurkers: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Don't be scared of the Undead: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Get to know the Abael: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
Don't underestimate the Vermlings: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
[h3]Meet the Savvas[/h3]
The Savvas dwell deep beneath the Copperneck Mountains, where they guard the very source of their existence - a mysterious force capable of awakening consciousness within otherwise lifeless stone. Their needs are few, their ambitions focused inward, and they generally consider themselves above the squabbles of surface-dwellers. What matters most to them is status within their own rigid society.
A Savvas’ place is determined entirely by the elemental power they command. From childhood, they train relentlessly to master one of the four elements - wind, earth, ice, or fire - often devoting two full decades of study before achieving true control. Upon mastering an element, a Savvas fashions a power core of that essence and stores it beneath the smooth, transparent glass of their chest. The most gifted may master multiple elements and carry up to four separate cores. Such individuals are revered above all others and rise to the highest ranks within Savvas culture.
Their intense focus on internal hierarchy leaves them largely isolated. While individual Savvas sometimes wander the surface and live among other peoples - offering their elemental talents in one form or another - this is typically viewed as crude and unbecoming by their kin. As a result, organized Savvas war parties are exceedingly rare.
Still, provoking even a single Savvas can be dangerous, and it is wise to be wary of the tactics their elemental mastery allows.
And now, with whatever strange and unsettling force has stirred the normally harsh but quiet lands around Frosthaven, rumors whisper that even the Savvas are not untouched - that the very same disturbance grips their society as well.
[h3]Savvas Icestorm[/h3]
The type of Savvas you are most likely to encounter around Frosthaven are those attuned to the elements most abundant in these lands - and well practiced in turning them to deadly use. The caste of Savvas who wield Ice and Wind in battle are known as the Icestorm.
If you ever find yourself facing one, expect a relentless barrage of razor-sharp icicles carried on unnaturally cold gusts. And if you think extra armor will help, think again - metal exposed to the elements shatters as easily as bone in the hands of an Icestorm.
At the same time, they can shape these very elements into potent defenses: a hard-to-penetrate shell of frozen crystal, or swirling gales that lash at anything foolish enough to stand near them. Your instincts might urge you to close the distance and put an end to the bombardment, but take care - within arm’s reach, their winds can grow so violent that holding onto your weapon becomes impossible. Many would-be heroes have found themselves disarmed and helpless in a blink.
As if that weren’t enough, Icestorms can rapidly erupt jagged ice spikes in a wide area around themselves, turning the very ground into a weapon. At times, you may wonder whether any tactic is truly safe against them.
But the true terror lies in this, their mastery over Ice and Wind is so complete that they can conjure these elements in their purest, most destructive forms - Ice Demons and Wind Demons - to fight at their side.
If you must battle an Icestorm, strike fast, strike hard, throw every trick you have at them - and pray that whatever powers watch over fools and heroes alike stand by your blade when the winds rise.
[h3]Savvas Lavaflow[/h3]
The caste of Savvas who wield Fire and Earth in battle are known as the Lavaflow. One might expect them to be the polar opposite of the Icestorm, but the truth is far less comforting - they are the exact same type of pain in your gut.
To even earn the title of Lavaflow, they too must command their elements with such mastery that they can conjure their essences in demon form - Flame Demons and Earth Demons ready to fight at their side.
Just like the Icestorms, they can mend their allies, which makes it even more important to bring down a Lavaflow with utmost haste. The last thing you need is someone undoing your hard-earned progress in banishing those pesky flame demons. And like their icy cousins, Lavaflows love throwing things at you. In their case, those “things” tend to be searing bolts of fire or massive, explosive rocks that injure not only their target but anyone unfortunate enough to stand nearby.
Both Lavaflow and Icestorm can weaponize the very ground beneath your feet, and with both you may be tempted to rush in close to stop the onslaught. But if you think cornering a Lavaflow will make them panic, consider this: with a snap of their fingers, everything within arm’s reach can ignite. Add a bit of extra earth-born power, and the fire twists into such writhing agony that everyone in their sight loses the strength, and the will, to even hold onto their weapons.
Forget what was said earlier - Lavaflows may actually be nastier than Icestorms.
And yet even they are not the pinnacle of their kind. Some Savvas command Fire and Earth so completely that they make Lavaflows look like inattentive schoolchildren, Savvas who hurl themselves into active volcanoes to refine their mastery. If you ever cross paths with one of these living cataclysms, you’d best drop your weapons, make the most irresistible offer you can muster, and pray it’s enough.
Because nothing else will save you from a Pyroclast.
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