Scourge of Fangs:This scourge has a handle of adamantine andfive serpentine constructs as lashes. The snakes are extensions of thewill of the scourge’s wielder, hissing and writhing in response to thethoughts and emotions of the character carrying it. At the wielder’smental command, the serpents attack as separate and independentcreatures, using the statistics below. With an attack action, the whipwielder can cause one of the snake heads to attack; as a full attackaction all the heads can attack. If a good-aligned character tries towield the scourge, the snakes attack the wielder instead of theintended target.The snake heads have the following characteristics: Tiny Con-struct; HD 2d10; hp 11; Init +3; Spd 0 ft.; AC 17 (touch 14, flat-footed 14); Atk +5 melee (1d2–2 and pain, bite); SA Pain;SQ Construct; AL NE; SV Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0; Str 6,Dex 17, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1. Feat: Weapon Finesse(bite). Pain (Su):The venom of the serpent’s bite causes wracking pains,imposing a –4 penalty on the victim’s attack rolls, skill checks, andability checks for 2d4 rounds. A successful Fortitude save (DC 19)reduces the penalty to –2.If a snake head is destroyed, it falls off the whip. The remainingheads continue to function normally until all are destroyed.Caster Level:5th; Prerequisites:Craft Wondrous Item, animateobjects, bestow curse; Market Price:30,000 gp; Weight:5 lb.