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At one time, Hell Lord Fury was just another Gallu Demon Bull with enough talent and leadership qualities to command lesser demonic troops in battle for his demonic masters. His main goal, besides winning, was to cause Deevils as much pain as pos-sible. In his role as a lieutenant, and later, a captain among the demon hordes, he became a warrior of some renown; a warrior who stood and fought side to side with his troops. Lord Fury en-joyed his reputation as a tough, ruthless brawler who could get the job done. He also enjoyed the authority given to him over Lesser Demons, and liked having to answer only to other Greater Demons who ranked higher than himself. Life was good for Lord Fury, at least until his Demon Ship encountered a flotilla of Dyval magic starships of their own. The two forces clashed for some time and when a boarding action was called for, as usual, Lord Fury led the way.

He and his troops were locked in combat aboard the Dyval vessel when the ship’s mystic reactor exploded. It consumed the entire ship, crew, combatants and all. The release of magic en-ergy tore open a Rift that sucked hundreds of demons and Dee-vils through it and into an unknown alien dimension. It was a strange realm filled with metal bulkheads, wires, conduits, video monitors, and swarms of small mechanical robots (beings?) that poured over the ravaged demonic intruders. The demons and Deevils that survived the blast were barely alive. The explosion was so devastating to most of them that their supernatural abil-ity to Bio-Regenerate was overloaded and doing all it could just to keep them alive, and just barely at that. Death was imminent.

Half of Lord Fury’s body was gone – his left arm, legs and entire lower body atomized in the blast. The rest of him was a burnt and bloody mess. He hung on by a thread; too much damage for his supernatural regenerative powers to handle. The fact that he was

still alive was a testament to his fortitude and strength of will, all of which made him a candidate for what was to come next.

Lord Fury lost consciousness as the machines swarmed over him and his soldiers. He figured his death had come and he would be reborn on Hades some decades later. When he awoke, howev-er, he was still in the strange realm of the machines. His body had been made whole by the machines, but not in the way it had once been. Instead of limbs made of bone and muscle, he had been melded to a mechanical body, nothing like his own. His lower body was more like that of an actual bull with four mechanical legs. His regenerated upper torso attached to it like a centaur. His left arm was now also mechanical. Somehow, the limbs felt con-nected and alive. They responded appropriately to his thoughts and motions as if they were his natural appendages. Around him he saw twenty or thirty off his elite Gallu strike force, augmented in an identical manner. They looked to him with terror and loath-ing in their eyes. Cybernetics should not work on a demon; this was something different. Alien. Perhaps magical. Certainly ter-rifying.

Lord Fury was just as confused as his men when they began to hear a voice in their head giving orders. Confused, Lord Fury no-ticed an array of other mechanical beings responding to the com-mands. For now, at least, it seemed he and his troops still held on to their free will. Not wasting any time, Lord Fury bellowed or-ders for his demon troops to Dimensional Teleport to a rendevous point in Hades. In a blink of an eye, all but five had successfully teleported to freedom. The five left behind were never seen again, but he and 23 other transformed Gallu Bulls had survived.

Away from the alien dimension there was no metallic voice whispering inside their heads. They were in full control, and un-changed mentally. However, it would take Lord Fury and his men some time to get used to their new, abhorrent bodies. They dis-covered some of the powers possessed by the Gallu were gone, but replaced with new wonders, such as the ability to run across the surface of water and through the air.

At first, his demon superiors and peers looked upon the con-verted Gallu with suspicion and fear. Tearing off or cutting away the machine parts killed the demons, so after two attempts, that approach was abandoned. Somehow, Lord Fury managed to convince the Demon Lords to spare their lives, that he and his troops were the same people inside, just as dedicated to serve the Lords of Hades and crush their enemies as ever. It was touch and go for a while, but Lord Fury was finally given permission to lead his modified Gallu, along with a new combat unit, to prove themselves in battle. And prove themselves they have. The Gallu Centaurs as they are known, have shown themselves to be as ruthless and deadly in combat than ever. Perhaps even deadlier as they vent their rage on the enemy with frightening savagery. Still, they are regarded as freaks contaminated by alien technology and few greater demons want to serve at their side. To “get rid of the freaks,” it was agreed to give Fury the title of “Hell Lord” and send him and his fellow Gallu Centaurs to Earth where they will have the opportunity to conquer the planet in the name of Hades.

Hell Lord Fury and his men do not understand the exact nature of their transformation, nor how their mechanical bodies work, but they have learned how to use them. They believe that, though their alien additions look like metal and machines, they are a living part of them fused to their own flesh and muscle. Living machines created from a blend of technology, flesh and magic.

These living metal components are as much a permanent part of their bodies as their M.D.C. flesh.

If the cyborg-looking lower body is destroyed, or if a Gallu-Centaur physically extracts himself from the housing, he will die in a matter of minutes. That last part is the key. He will die! Not discorporate and return to Hades and be reborn as a normal Gallu;

he will die. Somehow, the strange machines stripped him of some of his most basic demon abilities, including a diminished ability to Bio-Regenerate.

Likewise, though they have all grown surprisingly accus-tomed to their mechanical body parts, they hate them, Hell Lord Fury most of all. He has gone on record complaining that they make him resemble the lowly sub-demons known as the Taursis, a great indignity for a Greater Demon such as a Gallu. And as another rub, the Taursis are quick to accept him as their lord and leader. Should he accept them as his minions, they would fight to the death for him with a loyalty seldom demonstrated by sub-de-mons. So far, it is a fall from grace Fury has refused to embrace, even though it would give him considerable power. That said, he has a large number of Tauris in his army, all volunteers. So are many of the other Lesser Demons.

Hell Lord Fury

True Name: Ziur Y’Reffej Alignment: Diabolic.

Attributes: I.Q. 14, M.E. 16, M.A. 20, P.S. 42 (Supernatural Right arm)/Robot P.S. of 45 for his mechanical left arm and legs, P.P. 20 (right arm)/25 for left arm and legs, P.E. 20, P.B.

8, Spd 200 (135 mph/216 km) running.

Size: 18 feet, 6 inches (5.6 m), 20 feet (6.1 m) long, and weighs 5 tons.

Age: Effectively Immortal.

M.D.C.: 720 for the upper flesh and blood main body, 350 M.D.C. for each bio-mechanical leg (4), and 900 M.D.C. for the lower “bull” portion of the bio-mechanical body. It is im-portant to note that the lower body is not actually a robot, but rather a living machine that has formed a permanent symbiotic bond with Hell Lord Fury and the other Gallu-Centaurs. As such, the lower body has its own ability of Bio-Regeneration (4D6 M.D.C. per melee round) and can completely regenerate a lost leg in 2D4 hours. (In S.D.C. settings, Hell Lord Fury has 260 Hit Points, 300 S.D.C., and an A.R. of 14, while his lower, mechanical body has 500 S.D.C. and an A.R. of 17.)

Horror Factor: 17

P.P.E.: 90, but cannot be accessed while a mechanical behemoth.

Disposition: Hell Lord Fury used to be gung-ho, guts and glo-ry. He loved the smell of burnt flesh and the coppery taste of blood in his mouth. He was born for combat, a competent leader who also found battle to be a thrill-ride.

For a long time after his transformation, all he cared about was being returned to normal, shunned by his fellow Greater Demons. He and his fellow Gallu-Centaurs channeled their anger and frustration in combat, making them more brutal and merciless than ever. Lately, Hell Lord Fury and many of his Gallu-Centaurs are beginning to wonder if their transforma-tion was not the hand of the Fates at work. Feared and mocked behind his back by other Greater Demons, Hell Lord Fury is looked upon with tremendous respect by many of the lesser minions of Hades and the disenfranchised. The Fallen and many Lesser Deevils have taken to worshiping the Hell Lord,

with thousands of them pledging to follow him into combat anywhere. Likewise, all the Gallu-Centaurs are viewed with great status by theses lowly creatures, with Hell Lord Fury as the greatest of them all. This unexpected worship from his subordinates has empowered Fury to the point that he has the potential to become a true Lord of Hell. To cement his power base, he is amassing as many followers and minions of Hades as he can, so that he can some day take his place in Hades as a new Demon Lord. Becoming the Supreme Demon Lord of Rifts Earth would be an excellent place to start.

Natural Abilities: Supernatural P.S. for his right arm, Robotic Strength 45 for the left arm and legs (punch does 3D6 M.D., kick does 4D6 M.D. and a power kick that counts as two at-tacks does 1D4x10+4 M.D.), can leap 50 feet (15.2 m) high and 120 feet (36.6 m) across, Prowl 74%, Nightvision 90 feet (27.4 m) and see the invisible, Bio-Regeneration 2D6+2 per melee round (upper body, his mechanical systems Bio-Regen-erate 4D6 M.D.C. per melee round, see above), impervious to heat, fire and toxic gases (magic fire and energy blasts do normal damage), and magically speaks and understands all languages at 96%.

Bio-Mechanical Cybernetic Features (special): Each is roughly equivalent to the cybernetic feature of the same name:

Amplified Hearing, Radio Ear, Universal Headjack and Ear Implant, Sound Filtration System, Climb Cord (left hand, able to support 6 tons of weight), energized ball and chain attachment to left arm, mechanical lower body that looks like a large bull or horse, and a small storage compartment in the body of the bull. The bio-mechanical parts heal at a rate of 2D6+2 M.D.C. per melee round and lost limbs regrow within 2D4 hours. Note: Gallu-Centaurs can not extricate themselves from their lower bodies. Their mechanical parts are a perma-nent part of them.

Cyber-Weapon Systems: Two energy cannons at the hips retract at will. (Range: 2,000 feet/610 m. Does 5D6 M.D. per single blast or 1D6x10 M.D. when both are fired simultane-ously at the same target; a single or dual blast counts as one melee attack; unlimited payload. Each has 50 M.D.C. and can only be struck by an enemy via “Called Shot,” but the attacker is -3 to strike, and the cannons Bio-Regenerate and regrow in 2D4 hours if destroyed.) Hell Lord Fury also has a Multi-Optics Eye (left) with a laser weapon feature (Range: 2,000 feet/610 m. Does 3D6 M.D. per single blast, each blast counts as one melee attack; unlimited payload).

Dimensional Teleport (altered): The rate of success is 30%

for all Gallu-Centaurs except Hell Lord Fury. He has a success rate of 84%. Moreover, when the other Gallu-Centaurs are in his presence (a 1,000 foot/305 m radius) and working as a team toward the same goal, their Dimensional Teleport ability is elevated to the same 84%. If there were one or two riders on the Gallu’s backs, they are teleported along with the demons.

Launching Spikes (special): Long, sharp spikes are located on the legs and chest of the Gallu-Centaur. Each can be plucked and used as a stabbing or throwing weapon, or launched like a projectile, one at a time (Range: 300 feet/91.4 m. 2D6 M.D.

per spike. 16 total. Lost spikes regrow in 1D4 hours.)

Run Through the Air and On Water (special): Gallu-Cen-taurs can travel at any speed, slow or fast, through the air as high as 100 feet (30.5 m) above the ground, as well as run across the surface of water and surf on larger waves.

Silent Running (special): Gallu-Centaurs can move and run silently/Prowl when traveling at a speed of 40 mph (64 km) or slower.

Skills of Note: Climbing 88%/78%, Computer Operation 78%, Dance 98%, Horsemanship: Exotic Animals 98%/88%, Intel-ligence 98%, Land Navigation 98%, Literate in Dragonese, Demongogian and Splugorth 98%, Lore: Demons & Monsters 98%, Lore: Faeries 78%, Math: Basic 98%, Radio: Basic 98%, Swim 98%, Track (people) 68%, Wilderness Survival 88%, W.P. Axe, W.P. Chain, W.P. Energy Rifle, and W.P. Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons.

Vulnerabilities/Penalties: Lord Fury and the Gallu-Centaurs still have all the vulnerabilities of a regular Gallu and they suffer damage from holy weapons and demon-slaying magical items and effects.

Special: Amongst Greater Demons, they remain outcasts and freaks to be shunned and mocked. In fact, as Hell Lord Fury and his Gallu-Centaurs grow in power, the others only envy, fear and distrust him/them all the more.

Experience Level: Hell Lord Fury: 11th level. The other Gallu-Centaurs are 1D6+4 level in experience or as the G.M. desires.

Psionic Powers: None.

Magic Knowledge: None. The Gallu-Centaurs retain the knowl-edge of magic known to all Gallu Demon Bulls, however they can no longer cast spells nor channel magic energy; presum-ably because of their altered state.

Attacks per Melee: Nine for Hell Lord Fury.

Mega-Damage: As per Robot P.S. of 45: 1D6 M.D. on a re-strained punch, 3D6 M.D. on a full strength punch or kick with forward hoofs, 1D6x10 M.D. on a power punch or kick with rear hoofs (counts as two melee attacks).

Bonuses (all): 60% trust/intimidate (he mostly intimidates), +5 to initiative, +6 to strike, +8 to parry, +10 to dodge, +4 to pull punch, +3 to roll with fall/impact, +5 to save vs Horror Factor, +1 to save vs psionics/insanity and +5 to save vs magic.

Allies and Alliances: The Taursis worship them and see Hell Lord Fury as a god who can earn them a higher station in the demon hierarchy. They are the most fiercely loyal and are ready to lay down their lives to protect his. Some of the other Lesser Demons also see Hell Lord Fury and the other Gallu-Centaurs as fellow outcasts they can relate to, worship and follow.

The only Demon Lord who will give Lord Fury the time of day is Charun the Cruel. The two are becoming staunch allies, each believing that they can use the other to various ends. For now, it is convenient for Charun to lend to Lord Fury Gar-goyles to further increase his powers.

Humans and most non-demons are generally regarded as pawns, slaves and playthings to be used without consideration for their welfare.

Enemies: Deevils remain the most hated of enemies, especially since he and the other transformed Gallu blame them for their altered physical condition. As far as Lord Fury is concerned, the Demon Lords turned their backs on him and his troops, making them rivals to be toppled, and he counts Modeus amongst them, especially now that his ambitions are growing and he has acquired a taste for power.

Weapons and Armor of Note: He and the other Gallu-Centaurs rely heavily on the weapons built into them, but, like all Great-er Demons, also enjoy magic weapons, magic items, Rune weapons and any weapon that inflicts great damage.

Money: Lord Fury has more in assets than cold-hard cash. Cha-run has seen fit to give him command of a sizeable force of vehicles and equipment created by Kreelock.

Note: No one knows what will happen to any of the Gallu-Cen-taurs if they are slain. Will they discorporate and return to Ha-des, reborn as a fully restored Gallu Demon Bull, or will they die a permanent death? None are willing to find out.