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The Cardinal

A large corrupted religious figure draped in red, where a head should be a large burning red hand rests instead.

Initiative	Move	Threat	Integrity	Weakness	Resistance
3,3	Close	3	6	Life	Heat

• Attack(5, Impact, 2)
• Ranged Attack(5, Heat, 3, Short)

Rich Blood

The air around the cardinal wreaks with an almost maddening scent that can stop you dead in your tracks.

• When a target moves within Reach of The Cardinal, they must succeed an Volition Fixed Difficulty(0) or end their turn. This effect persists until The Cardinals next Combat Turn.

The Sun’s Gaze

{: .no_toc } You’ve ripped the hand apart, but something is underneath!

• This effect only happens once The Cardinal is at 0 integrity.
• Anyone Close to The Cardinal at the end of its Combat Turn suffers a 1 Damage Heat Vitals Injury that can be mitigated by armour.
• The Injury-Effects is scorched lungs leaving the Character unable to breath and Stunned.
• If you suffer this injury twice in a row you are On Fire.