==== Characteristics ==== <> ==== Stat Block ==== ||'''Wounds'''||'''Strain'''||'''Soak'''||'''Defense'''|| || 18 || N/A || 3 || 1/1 || ''Class:'' '''Rival''' ''Affinities:'' '''Void''' (add <> to Void-based checks against a Void Demon). ''Skills:'' Brawl (2), Discipline (3), Melee (2), Stealth (3), Vigilance (3). ''Talents:'' Adversary (1), Quick Strike 2 (a Void Demon adds <> to combat checks targeting characters that have not acted yet in the current encounter). ''Abilities:'' '''Creature of the Void''' (Void Demons use Discipline for all magic checks, and reduces the difficulty of all magic checks by one, to a minimum of '''Easy''' (<>), and the base damage of their Attack spells is increased by three), '''Flyer''' (can fly), '''Terrifying''' (at the start of an encounter with a Wendigo, all opponents must make a '''Hard''' <> fear check as an out-of-turn incidental). ''Equipment:'' '''Void Blade''' (Melee; Damage 4; Critical 2; Range [Engaged]; Disorient 2, Pierce 4), '''Claws''' (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Knockdown, Vicious 1). ''Spells:'' '''Blinding Curse''' (the Void Demon chooses one target within short range and makes an '''Average (<>) Discipline check.''' If the check is successful, the target decreases the ability of all checks they make by one and adds <> to all checks involving sight until the end of the Void Demon's next turn. These effects can be sustained by using the concentrate maneuver). '''Shuddering Paralysis''' (the Void Demon chooses one target within short range and makes an '''Easy (<>) Discipline check.''' If the check is successful, this magic attack inflicts 7 damage, +1 damage per success, with the Ensnare 3 quality).