Anyone know the Challenge Rank of this Guardian?
Dont know the rank but I found this in some old GSI notes.
Readying his spells and marshalling his defenses, he leapt to the attack with a grim resolve. As he was just about to reach the valuable artifact and hail the lack of any apparent guardian, Maben suddenly realized
that where the stone block used to be, standing between himself and the artifact, was a towering Pûkel-creature, originally the creation of the Drúedain and the Daen Coentis. Only his lightning-like reflexes, reflected in a backward leap, saved him from the first swift and deadly attack - a ball of
lightning aimed at his head! If that had landed, the fight would already be over. He reviewed his tactics quickly, circling the enchanted creature and casting spell after spell that seemed to have no effect. But it
seemed that the creature was likewise unable to injure him. Finally, he realized that the glow of the creature was beginning to dim. Suddenly, he cast an inspired spell which surrounded the weakened manlike
being. He watched in awe as the dim glow finally extinguished - the sign of its final death. On the floor a magical Jewel named Miramarth lay quietly glowing. Maben took it with him.
Interesting, that helps a lot. Figure Maben starts around CR 85 with the arty, Miramath is usually in that second round of arty finding, so if we assume turn 8ish? Maybe Maben got skill rank increases 3/4 of the time, 2 ranks per, that’s 12 points, so a CR near 100 I think is conservative.
I will report back anything I can.
JB