DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+1 Dex, +6 natural, +1 dodge)
hp 45 (5d8+15); fast healing 5
Fort +7; Ref +3; Will +8
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 10/magic and silver; Immune undead traits; Resist cold 10, electricity 10
Weaknesses vampire weaknesses

OFFENSE
Speed 30ft
Melee +1 heavy mace +8 (1d8+5) or slam +7 (1d4+4 plus energy drain)
Ranged +1 heavy mace +8 (1d8+4, 30ft, using hand of the acolyte)
Special Attacks blood drain, channel negative energy (DC 16, 3d6, 7/day), children of the night, copycat (7/day), create spawn, dominate (DC 19), hand of the acolyte (7/day)
Spells Prepared (CL 5th, DC 14 + spell level, concentration +9)
3rd—invisibility purge, summon monster III, dispel magic*
2nd—deeper darkness, hold person, silence, invisibility*
1st—command, obscuring mist, sanctuary, shield of faith, disguise self*
0 (at will)—bleed, create water, mending, read magic
*domain spell
Domains: magic, trickery

STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con —, Int 15 (+2), Wis 18 (+4), Cha 19 (+4)
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 20
Feats Alertness, Channel Smite, Combat Reflexes, Command Undead, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Selective Channeling, Toughness
Skills Bluff +12, Diplomacy +12, Heal +12, Knowledge (religion) +10, Perception +19, Sense Motive +14, Spellcraft +10, Stealth +9
Languages Common, Celestial
SQ aura, change shape, gaseous form, shadowless, spider climb, spontaneous inflict spells
Combat Gear potion of resist fire; Other Gear +1 heavy mace, cloak of resistance +1, belt pouch, spell component pouch, silver holy symbol of Asmodeus, silver medallion (50gp), 59gp, 9sp

Marla’s blood red hair and piercing green eyes highlight the paleness of her skin, but she is still a very attractive woman. She dresses in fine clothing and can often be found in major cities across Blackwood, using her dominate ability to get herself invited to high-class parties where she can feed on the blood of aristocrats.

While she acts as though she knows everything about herself, Marla doesn’t remember anything from before age 18. She was found half-drowned near some city docks and taken in by the church of Iomedae. After spending days on death’s door, she awoke without any of her memories. Marla didn’t even remember her own name – the name she finally took was in honor of a kind priestess of Iomedae who died of old age not long after she recovered. The care given to a complete stranger by the priests encouraged Marla to pursue the life of a priest as well. Within a few years she harnessed the divine energy of Iomedae and became an adventurer.

Marla hoped to gain some insight to her past or to at least gain a direction for her future through her adventures. While she began working her way toward a happy life, her adventuring career ended poorly. She fell in love with an elven adventurer named Adraes Nightstrike and joined him in his travels, but fell in battle against a vampire named Lucas Starlos. Lucas slaughtered all of Marla’s party except for Adraes, whose memories he altered in order to fake his own death. Marla was then raised as a vampire under Lucan’s control. She forsook Iomedae’s religion and chose to worship Asmodeus, embracing that darkness in place of her past, and has traveled with Lucas ever since.