Zar'Kesh Bestiary

Zar’Kesh Bestiary

Veilbound Guard – Once holy soldiers, now little more than walking prayers. Their veils shimmer with heat, and ash trickles from beneath their chainmail.
Sunveil Acolyte – Devout priests who have burned away their eyes in worship of the Eternal Sun. Wield censers of burning myrrh that suffocate and scorch.
Ashveil Sentinel – Tall, silent warriors clad in blackened brass plate, carrying halberds that hiss with inner flame. Guardians of tombs and temples alike.
Umbral Devout – Heretics cloaked in shadow-veils; they strike with daggers of solidified darkness, whispering prayers to the eclipse.
Desert Wraith – Spirits of those lost to the dunes; their forms are made of wind and bone dust, their cries the sound of burning sand.
Sunscarred Zealot – Fervent believers whose flesh is branded with holy script. They charge recklessly, bleeding molten gold.
Vizier’s Assassin – Perfumed killers hidden behind silken masks, using curved daggers dipped in narcotic venom.
Ash Serpent – Huge, skeletal snakes that dwell beneath the marble courtyards, feeding on warmth and life.
Dune Revenant – The preserved corpses of ancient sultans’ guards, their souls bound by bronze seals etched with solar runes.
Flame-Touched Harbinger – Half-man, half-fire; born from forbidden rites of the Sunveil. Their screams ignite the air itself.

The Eclipser – Once High Priest of the Sunveil, now a heretic of shadow. Fights wielding both flame and darkness, seeking to snuff the light for good.
Nameless Veilbound – A towering knight of the Veilbound Guard, their oath so absolute their body turned to brass. The veil they wear burns perpetually.
Grand Vizier of Ashes – A manipulative bureaucrat who has transformed into a wraith of parchment and ink, binding enemies with flaming scrolls of decree.
The Ash Wyrmling – A serpentine beast born of molten sand and ash, its scales cracked with ember veins. It worships no god but heat itself.
The Harem Shade – The cursed remains of a royal consort, slain for betrayal. She drifts through her jeweled halls with silk veils that flay the soul.

Sultan Azir’Tal, The Veiled Sun – The unseen ruler of Zar’Kesh. When fought, his veil unfurls into burning wings of gold and fire. He wields The Word of the Sun, a blade that burns with radiant sorrow.
Seraphine of the Eclipse – Leader of the Umbral Devouts. A veiled prophet whose light and shadow dance in fatal harmony. Her touch both heals and sears.
The Brass Colossus of Eshar’Zul – A massive automaton forged to guard the Sultan’s tomb. Its chains jingle with prayers, and its fists strike like falling suns.
Khalid the Penitent Flame – A Veilbound champion who burned himself alive to prove faith. His ghost burns still, wielding a molten spear of devotion.
The Ashen Harem – A tragic triad of veiled consorts bound together in eternal jealousy. Their music summons firestorms of desire and despair.