[quote=@Kingfisher]
2) Yep! Turns them into a pile of ash.
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[b]OH.[/b]
So stake is a no-save no-anything complete death.
Can it be now explicitly noted that Kreslav used his fleshwarping powers to transfer his heart much deeper into his frame and now hides it in an armored shell deep within his bowels, which are further armoured by a wide metal girdle?