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MSTS BY  The fllwing fllwing sectin lists all mnste rs included in this bk alphabetically alphabetically by CR. In the case f templates, nly the sample creature pr esented ese nted with a full full stat blck at the the start ftemplate'  ftemplate' s entry is incl uded. CR1/3: CR1j z: CR1: CRz: CR3: CR4: CR s CR 6:

syrinx andrid, ghran, lashunta, mnkey gblin mckingfey ceru, stalk be etle, water wraith khaei gearsman rb t, Mana Wastes mutant mutant gnll, thin man, viduus cayhund, cayhund, rnci, umbral shepherd apstasy wraith, blighted fey satyr, petried maiden, maiden, scarab beetle, vetala

CR 7: CR 8: CR 9: CR1o: CRn: CR1 CR12 : CR13: CR14 CR1s CR1s: CR16:

Spellscar fext marrwstne glem, whirlmaw ngus queen, sh ki, star mnarch krir-kkembe deadly mantis, myrmidn rbt vespergaunt shadw giant kakuen-taka, veiled maste r memitim, wundyrm annihilatr rbt

CR17: CR18: CR19: CRzo: CR21: CRzz: CR23: CR24 CRzs:

termagant nqual nqual glem gle m charnel charnel clssus Quantium glem, Mxix Zelishkar Vlnagur Chemnsit Nightripper Lrthact

MSTS BY TY Listed Liste d belw are all f the mnsters mnst ers in this bk, r ganized alphabetic alphabetically ally by type. Aberrati: Mana Wastes mutant gnll, rnci, ve iled maste r, whirlmaw whirlmaw (adrid): andrid (aquatic): water wraith Ctruct: annihila annihilatr tr rbt, gearsma n rbt, marrwstne gl em,

myrmidn rbt, nqual glem, Quantium Quantium glem Drag: krir-kke mbe, wundyrm Fey: blighted fey satyr, mckingfey, mckingfey, thin man (re): Zelishkar (giat): shadw giant Humaid: andrid, lashunta, mnkey gblin, shadw giant (icrpral) apsta sy wraith, wraith, umbral shphrd Magical Beat: ceru, Chemnsit, Vlnagur, Vlnagur, star mnarch, water wraith wraith Mtru Humaid: khaei, syrinx Oe: vespergaunt Outider: cayhund Outider (chatic): kakuen-taka, Mxix, Nightrippe Nightripperr

Outider (evil): kakuen-taka, Lrthact, Mxix,

Nightripper, termagant, Zelis hkar Outider (re): Zelishkar Outider (lawl): Lrthact, termagant Outider (pychpmp):

memitim, memitim, shki, sh ki, viduus Plat: ngus queen, ghran (warm): kakuen-taka Template: blighted fey, mana wastes mutant, vtala Udead: apstasy raith, raith, charnel charnel clssu cl ssu s, petried maiden, Spellscar fext, umbral shepherd, vetala vetala mantis, scarab Vermi: deadly mantis, beetle, stalk beetle

MST LS The fllwing fllwing lists categrize all f the mnster s in this bk by by their rle s. These r les indicate indicate what what types f character character classe s are treated as key clas ses fr each mnster. These lists d nt include any f the unique creatures in this bk. mutant, mnkey gblin, syrinx Ay Rle: andrid, blighted fey, ghran, lashunta, Mana Wastes mutant, Cmbat Rle: annihilatr annihilatr rbt, rb t, cayhund, cayhund, charnel charnel cl ssu s, gearsman rbt,

kakuen-taka, kakuen-taka, krir-kkembe, marrwstne gle m, memitim, myrmidn rbt, nqual glem, rnci, petried maiden, Quantium Quantium glem, shadw giant, Spells car fext, fext, star mnarch, thin man, vespe rgaunt, water wraith, wraith, whirlmaw, wundwyrm N Rle: deadly mantis, scarab beetle,

stalk beetle Ski Rle: apstasy wraith, ceru, khaei,

mckingfey, umbral shepherd Specil Rle: ngus queen, shki, star

mnarch, mnarc h, termagant, termagant, viduus Spell Spell Rle: veiled master

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Table of Contents Introduction Android Apostasy Wraith Beetle, Scarab Beete, Stalk Blighted Fey Cay hound Ceru Charnel Colossus Fungus Queen Ghoran Giant, Shadow Goblin, Monkey Golem, Marrowstone Golem, Noqual Golem, Ouantium Kakuen-Taka Khaei Korir-Kokembe Korir-Kokem be Kyton, Termagant Lashunta Lorthact Mana Wastes Mutant Mantis, Deadly Mockingfey Moxix

2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1213 14 15 16 1 7 7 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 262 7 2829 30 31

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Nightripper 3435 ronci 36 Petried Maiden 3 7 Psychopomp 38 Psychopomp, Psychopom p, Memitim 39 Psychopomp, Psychopom p, Shoki 40 Psychopomp. Viduus 41 Robot 42 43 Robot, Annihilator 44 Robot, Gearsman 45 Robot, Myrmidon Spawn of Rovagug 46 Chemnosit, the Monar Monarch ch Worm 4 7 Volnagur,, the End-Singer Volnagur 48 Spellscar Fext 49 Star Monarch o Syrinx 51 T hin Man 52 53 5 Umbral Shephe Shepherd rd 3 5455 Vampire, Vetala Vetala Veiled Master 6  7 58 Vespergaunt Water Wraith 59 W hirlmaw 6o Woundwyrm 61 Zelishkar of the Bitter Flame 626 62633

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Welcme t the Inner Sea Bestiary! Mnsters frm thrughut Glarin and beynd ll the pages f this bk, re ady t challenge adventurers f all kinds . Usually ur hardcver bestiaries are full f creatures integral t the histry f fantasy rleplaying games r bed fm he flkle f dens f diffeen ulues. This time , rather than drawing frm the cllective human cnsciusnes s f shared flklre, we've plucked mnsters frm the stries we've been telling thrughut the Pathnder campaign setting. All the mnsters included in this bka pl f creatures bth dangerus and benigncme frm the wrld f Glarin. A few, such as andrids, glems , and rbts, appear e lsewhere in differing guise s, but take n a curius new avr in their Glarin incarnatins. Mst, hwever, are unique t the Pathnder campaign setting; they were brn frm elements mentined in previus Adventure Paths, campaign setting bks, r ctin, and until nw we hadn't fund the right place fr a full write-up. Here at last, these passing mentins including the Spawn f Rvagug, the apstasy wraith, and the fungus queenspring t full and vibrant and dangerus life, cmplete with stat blck s. When we were first planning this b k, Wes Schneider put up a thread n the mes sagebard s asking fr wish lists f mnsters that hadn't yet been statted up and curius hidden references, and we were thrilled at ur readers' respnses. Thanks t everyne wh helped identify the mnsters that appear in this bk! When referencing these creatures and any f their abilities that shw up in the universal mnster rules, lk t page  in Pathfinder Roleplayin Game Bestiary  fr a full des criptin f any rules nt fully des cribed i n this bk . This infrmatin can als be fund nline fr free at pai.cmfprd In additin, ifyu need help read ing the stat blcks, infrmatin dening the prcess and telling yu where t lk fr particular pieces finfrmatin is included in the intrductins t all f ur hardcver bestiarie s. Five fthe creatures in this bk ar e o-H D races, and s we've included Race Pint calculatins fr players and GMs using the race building rules frm Chapter  f the Patnder RPG Advanced Race Guide, nting the RP cst f new race abilities as well as the ttal RP cst f the new race in questin. These calculatins can help GMs gauge the relative pwer fthese creatures i fthey were t be us ed as player races. The mnsters pres ented in these pages were designed by many f us here at Pai z a s well as sme f ur fan favrite freel ancer s.

Jim Grves takes n creatures frm bth campaign setting bks and ctin, including the blighted fey, cayhund, ceru, deadly mantis, rnci, and water wraith. Ever the fan f demns, bilgical r uin, and s cience, James Jacbs brings us Nightripper, the veiled master, the fungus queen , and he andid . The fungu s queen me s frm James' wn Shadws Under Sandpint campaign, and the veiled master hails frm Erik Mna's Kings f Absalm campaign. Rb McCreary finally gets a chance t stat up the mnkey gblin, lng dear t his heart, in all its glry. Erik Mna brings us the de lightfully strange ghran, a plant race frm Nex, becaus e, as Erik sa ys, it was up setting that there wasn't a plant race in the game. Smetimes it's gd t be the publisher. Frm lwly vermin t spawns f Rvagug, Jasn Nelsn has tackled a wide range f critters. He brings us Chemnsit, Lrthact, the kakuen-taka, the krir kkembe, Mxix, the scarab beetle, the stalk beetle, the star mnarch, Vlnagur, and the wundwyrm. Patrick Renie takes a dangerus trip thrugh the Mana Wastes t bring us the Spells car fext and the Mana Wastes mutant template. Wes Schneider stays true t his lve fr the creepy by delivering a new kytn, a p sychic vampire, the prgenitr t the s trix , and a handful f psychpmps . While nne f these have be en mentined by name, Wes has cnstantly bee n trying t find the right time and place t intrduce mre f his be lved psychpmps and kytns, and this seemed like an ideal pprtunity t d s . Always interested in things frm the First Wrld and ffwrld, James Sutter brings us the strange khaei frm beneath Kaer Maga, the alien lashunta, the clever mckingfey, the shadwy umbral shepherd, and the therwrldly vespergaunt. Russ Taylr delves int the wrld f cnstructs, bringing three rbts and three glems t the pages fthis bk. Finally, the mighty Greg Vaughan brings a cllectin f mnsters frm thrughut the Inner Sea regin, spanning the glbe frm the Field f Maidens t Kalexcurt in Ustalav. He writes f apstasy wraiths, charnel clssi, petri ed maidens, shadw giants, thin men, and whirlmaws. Of curse, there are plenty mre creatures described nly in passi ng references . Just bec ause we  nally fund a hme fr s me f these mnsters de sn't mean we'll leave the rest alne frever. Expect mre such mnsters t debut in upcming releases thrughut ur prduct lines!

NDOID This slender woman moves with a strane calculated race. Complex blue tattoos low on her paleesh.

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Andrid rgue 1 N Mediu m hum anid (andrid) I nit +3; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +6

F A 15, tu ch 13 , at-fted 12 (+2 ar m r, +3 D ex) hp  (1d8+3) Fot +2, ef +, Will +o Defensive Abil ities cnstructed; Immune disease, emtin based eects, exhaus tin , fatig ue, fear, slee p

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee rapi er +3 (1d6+1j182o) Specia l Attacks nan ite surge, sne ak attack +1d6 St 13, Dex 17, on 14, nt 14, Wis 10, ha 6 Bas e Atk +o;  M B +1; MD 14 Feats Weapn Finesse Skills Acrbatics +7, Climb +, Di sable Device +7, Esca pe Artist +7, Knwle dge (engineerin g) +3, Knwledge (lca l) +6, Perceptin +6, e nse Mtive +, l eight f Hand +7, tealth +7; acial Modies +2 Perceptin, -4 ense Mtive Languages Cmmn, Ha llit, Varisian SQ emtinless, trapnding +1

Y Envionment any (Nume ria) Oganization slitary, pair, r pl atn (312) Teasue N PC gear (leather armr, rap ier, ther treasure)

A AT onstucted (Ex) Fr the p urpses f eects targetin g creatu res by type (suc h as a ran ger's favred enemy and b ane weapns), andrids cunt as bth hum anids and cnstructs. Andrids gain a +4 racial bnus n al l saving thrws against m ind-aecting eects, paralysis, pisn, an d stun eects, are nt su bect t fatig ue r exhau stin, and are immu ne t disease and

slee p eects. Andrids can never gain mra le bnuses, a nd are i mmu ne t fear eects and al l e mtin-based eects. Emotionless (Ex) Andrids have prblems prcessing emtins prperly, and th us take a -4 penalty n ense Mtive checks. Nan ite Suge (Ex) An an drid's bdy is infused with na nites. Once per day as an i mmediate actin, an andrid can cause her nanites t surge, granting a bnus equal t 3 + the andrid's character level n any ne d2o rll; thi s ab ility must be activated befre the rl l is ma de. When an a ndrid uses this pwer, her circuit ry-tatts glw with lig ht equivalen  ha f a h in ill umi nain f  und.

Of the numerus wnders and hrrrs that emerge frm the technlgical ruins f Numeria, the andrids wh peri dically crawl frm the wreckage are amng the mst eerie and amazing. Thugh they appear t be almst human, these articial wnders are f a cmpletely freign and utterly alien nature . Andrids are created, nt brn, and cme int the wrld fully mature. The strange, alien "frges in which new andrids are created are hidden in strange ruins in Numeria, and mst andrids have little t n memries f these r egins. Strange circuitry-like markings that lk like faintly glwing tatts, a faint metallic sheen t the eyes, and watery, almst translucent red bld are all ways t tell an andrid frm a humanprviding its awkward mannerisms haven't revealed the truth alr eady. A typical andrid is 6 feet tall and weighs 00 punds.

ANO0 HAE C6 RP Andrids are defined by their class levelsthey d nt have racial Hit Dice. All andrids have the fllwing racial traits.  Dexery,  Iegece,  Carma: Andrids have swi reexes and are very intelligent, but have diculty relating t thers. Exceptial See: Andrids have darkvis in t a range f 6o feet and lw-light visin. They als gain a  racial bnus n Perceptin checks. Ctructed z RP): See abve. Emtile - RP): See abve. Naite Surge 3 RP): See abve. Laguage: Andrids begin play speaking Cmmn. Andrids with high Intelligence can chse any languages they want except secret languages, such as Druidic  .


OY ITH A broken mask ives this smoky host fiure a bitter unwaverin aze.

CE Medium undead (incrpreal) I nit +8; Senses darkvisin 6o ., sense apstate; Perceptin

F A 6, u h 6,  a-fed  (+ deei n, +4 Dex) hp 52 (8d8+I6) Fot +4, ef +6, Will +8 Defensive Abil ities cha nne l resistance +4, incrpreal; Immune undead traits Weaknesses Razmi ri aversin

FF Speed y 6o . (pe rfect) Melee incrprea l tuch +10 (1d8 pl us energy drain a nd rend faith) Special Attacks energy drain (1 l evel, DC 16)

TATT St , Dex 18, on , nt 10, Wis 11, ha 14 Base Atk +6; MB +Io; MD Feats Blind -Fight, Cmbat Reexes,  mprved n itiative,  rn Will Skills Fly +23, Knwledge (religin) +11, Perceptin +11, tealth +IS Languages Cmmn, Hall it

Y Envionment any (Razmiran) Oganization slit ary, pa ir, r gang (36) Teasue n  n e

A AT azmii Avesion  Ex The Razmiri cnditining received in l ife is dicul t fr an apstasy wrai th t vercme. f cnfrnted by a Razm iri pri est r anyne successful ly disguised in that garb, the apstasy wraith m ust make a Will save. The DC f this save i s equ al t 10 + 1/2 the Hit Di ce + the Charism a mdier f the hi ghest-level Razm iri pries t present. The apstasy wraith

needs t make this savin g thrw nly nce per encu nter, regardless f the n um ber f Razmiri priests present. f the saving th rw fail s, the apstasy wraith is frced t ee as if aected by the Turn U ndea d feat. f the save is su ccessful , it vercmes its aversin and g ains a +2 bnus n attack rlls and de als dub le damage aga inst Razmiri priests (r thse disgui sed as such) fr the d uratin f the enc unter. end Faith Su  On a successful incrprea l tuch attack agai nst a fe with divine spe llcastin g abi lities, the abi lity t cha nnel en ergy, r ther divinely granted special a bil ities, he ap ay waih in heen pie and nemp wad all thi ngs religi us disrupts the targets cnn ectin with his deity. The victim must m ake a successful DC 16 Will save r be un abl e t use a ny such ab il ity fr 1 rund. Th e save DC is Charisma-based. Sense Apostate Su An apstasy wraith ca n sense the presence and directin f Razmiri priests as if usin g the locate creature spel l (CL 2oth). This a bil ity cannt be dispelled.

When the suls f the fllwers f the Living Gd Razmir reach Pharasma's Curt, mst are bund fr the Inner Cu rt, where their ultimate fate as believers f a false gd is decided. These mrtal suls are s  traumatized by the knwledge f the false nes s f thei r faith that they knw nly the desi re t avenge themselves upn thse wh s duped them in life. These suls disavw the legitimacy f all gds, and return t the Material Plane t sw their vengeance. An apstasy wraith exists in a state f cnstant cnict, trn between its burning shame at falling fr such duplicity in life and its scrn and hatred tward believers fr whm faith prved t be genuine. Their primary mtivatin is t wreak vengeance upn the false priesthd f Razmir, but that faith's mental cnditining is s eective as t make it difcult fr an apstasy wraith t even apprach its quarry. If able t vercme its aversin, its wrath is terrible. Otherwise, an apstasy wraith gladly vents its rage upn fllwers f ther gds in an ert t make them seeeven if nly fr a mmentthe despair f nding ne's faith misplaced.

6EETLE, 5CARA8

6EETLE, 5TALK

This lossy blue-black beetle is the size of a cow.

This ravenous beetle is the size of a pony and sports a pair of deadly serrated mandibles.

AAB EETLE X ,00

CR 6

N Large vermin I nit +1; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +o

F A 20, tu ch 10, at-fted 19 (+1 Dex, + n at ur al , 1 size) hp 6 (9d8+) Fot +9, ef +4, Will +3 Immune death disease, m ind -aecting eects, para lysis

FF Speed 40 ., clim b 20 ., y 20 . (average) Melee bite +11 (1d8+9 pl us gn aw) Space 10 .; each 5 .

TATT St 23, Dex 12, on 16, nt , Wis 10, ha 1 Bas e Atk +6;  M B +13; MD 24 (32 vs. trip) Skills Cli mb +14, Fly 1

Y Envionment warm deserts (Osirin) Oganization sli tary r swarm (39) Teasue n  n e

A AT Gnaw  Ex A scarab beetle dea ls 1 pin t f trength dama ge n a successful bite. This dam age is dubled ag ainst creatures with n armr r natural armr bn us t AC, but creatures in heavy armr r with a nat ural a rmr bnu s f + r greater are imm une, as are creatures immune t critical hits r withut esh.

In Osirin, these massive beetles a re a threat t ancient tmbs as they chew their way thrugh the interred. Sme say scarab beetles' cnnectin with the dead gives them pwers greater than thse f nrmal beetles, but any evidence f this has ye t t been prven true. Merchants pwdered scarab essential element in magic that prtects against death e ffect s.

TALK EETLE X oo

CR 2

N Mediu m vermin I nit +1; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +o

F A 6, uh , a-fed 5 (+ Dex, +5 nau al) hp 22 (4d8+4) Fot +, ef +2, Will +1 Immune mi nd- aectin g eects

FF Speed 3 0  . , b u r r w 1 0  . , c l i m b 20  . Melee bite +6 (1d6 +4) Specia l Attacks sawtth

TATT St 17, Dex 13, on 12, nt , Wis 10, ha 1 Base Atk +3;  M B +6; MD 17 (25 vs. trip) Skills Clim b +11

Y Envionment warm deserts (Rahad um) Oganization sli tary, swarm (28), r pl ag ue (920) Teasue n  n e

A AT Sawtooth  Ex The serrated m andi bles f a stalk beetle all w it t ignre h ardn ess f 5 r less when attackin g bects.  n additin, a stalk beetle deals 1 pint f bleed damage upn a successful criti cal hit with its bite attack.

Stalk beetles are a plague in Rahadum, scuring the land like giant lcusts, and eating any and all vegetatin


6LIGHTED fEY Ropes of funJU and patches of sickly mold cover this wan satyr.

X ,00 CE Medi um fey I nit +2; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +20

F A 20, tuch 13, at-fted 17 (+2 Dex, +1 ddge, +7 nat ura l) hp 6 (8d8+40) Fot +6, ef +8, Will +8 Defensive Abil ities fung al reuvenatin; D 10jcld i rn and g   d ; Immune disease, paralysis, pisn , plymrph; esist cld 10, electricity 10; S 17

FF Speed 4 0  . Melee dag ger +6 (1d4+4/1920), hrn s +1 (1d6+2) anged sh rtb w +6 (1d6j3) Specia l Attacks parasitic bnd, pipes, thrn thrw Spell- Like Abilities (CL 8th; cncentr atin +13) At wil l  charm person (DC 16), dancing lights, ghost sound (D C 15), sleep (D C 16), suggestion (D C 17) 1jdayear (D C 18), summon nature's al 

TATT St 18, Dex 15, on 19, nt 12, Wis 14, ha 21 Bas e Atk +4; MB +8;  M D 21 Feats Ddge, Mb ili ty, kil l Fcus (Perceptin), Tugh ness, Weapn Finesse Skills Blu +16, Dipl macy +16, Disguise +10,  ntimidate +I, Knwledge (natu re) +12, Percepti n +20, Perfrm (wind) +20, tealth +19, urvival +7; acial Modies +2 Knwledge (natu re), +6 Percepti n, +4 Perfrm (wind), +6 tealth Languages Cmmn, ylvan SQ Cyth-V'sug's unity, tainted bld

The p ipes themselves are masterwrk, and a satyr can cra a re placeme nt with 1 week f lab r. The save DC is Charisma-based.

The frest f Fangwd dminates the natin f Nirmathas. The cuntry depends n the mighty wd fr its sec urity and ecnmy, yet in its thick and shadwy depths lurks an ppressive curse. Where the pine trees grw tall and thick, the dryad Arlantia reigns. A pawn f the demn lrd Cyth-V'sug, she i s infected by the insidius endils  f he Pine f he Blased Heah. A magical breach frged by this cur se cnnects the demn lrd's realm, the Jeharlu, t Glarin and t the First Wrld itsel Arlantia infects trees with demnic ichr that warps the fey creatures wh reside in the heart f Fangwd , and she takes advantage f the cnflict and war that wracks Nirm athas t cr eate an army f thrn  crwned daughters and ther rt-infested hrrrs t cns ume the fres t frm within. The blight manifests as a black and greasy fungal rt that mves and sways tree branches and limbs where n wind prpels them, and a mystic netwrk f fell pwer extends an unnatural awareness between nearby blighted fey. Dryad s are by far the mst insidi us f the cr rupted fey; they lure humanids t literally and sp iritually dark places t be get mre daughters frm their dark embrace and further spread the disease. The dryads cnnect thrugh a unied but tainted mystic eld that transcends their rdin ary limitatins and pe rmits them t treat every infected t ree as i f it were their wn bnded t ree. Only magic such as miracle, limited wish, r wish can sever the cnnectin t the J eharlu and cure a blighted fey. Sme spe culate that a magical linchpin exists within Fangwd, which if destryed wuld end this hideus plague.

Y

CREATlNG A BUGHTEO FEY

Envionment temperate frests (Nirmathas) Oganization sli tary, pa ir, ba nd (36), r rgy (711) Teasue stan da rd (dagger, sh rtbw plus 20 arrws, masterwrk p anp ipes, ther treasu re)

"Blighted fey is an acquired template that can be added t any fey creature with  r mre Hit Dice, referred t hereafter as the base creature. Blighted fey were nce nrmal feya fey creature tied up and bund in the rpey vines fthe blighted, tainted trees fthe Fangwd acquires the blighted fey template by the next sunset. A blighted fey uses the base creature's statistics and abilities except as nted here. CR: Same as the base creature  Aligmet: Chatic evil. See: A blighted fey gains darkvisin t a range f 6o feet i f the base creatu re di d nt already have it. I f the base creature already has darkvisin, the ability is extended by an additinal 3o feet. Armr Cla: Natural armr imprves by  Hit Dice: The base cr eature's racial Hit Dice change t d8s . Cl ass Hit Dice are unaffected.

A AT Pipes (Su) A satyr can fcus and e mpwer his mag ic by p l a y i n g h a u n t i n g m e l  d i e s  n h i s p a n p i p e s . Wh e n h e plays, al l creatures within a 6o-ft radius m ust make a succe ssful DC 18 Wi ll s ave r be aected by charm person, fear, sleep, r suggestion, dependin g n which tun e the satyr ch ses. A creature that successfully saves agai nst any f the pi pes' eects can nt be aected by the same set f pipes fr 24 h urs, but can still be aected by the satyr's ther spell -li ke abilities as nrma l. The satyr's use f his pi pes des nt cun t tward his uses per day f his spell -li ke abil ities, and if separated frm them, he m ay cntinue t use his standard abi lities.

Deeive Abilitie: A blighted fey gains DR 10/cld

irn and gd; immunity t disease , paralysis, pisn, and plymrph; and resistance t cld 10 and electricity 10. A blighted fey als gains spell res istance equal t 1 1 + its newly adjus ted C R. A blighted fey al s g ain s the fllwing ability. Funal Rejuvenation (Su): S lng as it remains within 300 yards f any blighted tree within the Fangwd and remains standing n mist earth, the blighted fey gains fast healing · The infected tree need nt be specically bnded  he blighed fe f his abili  funin. Special Attack: A blighted fey gains the fllwing special attacks. Unless therwise nted, save DCs are equal t 10 + 1/2 the blighted fey's Hit Dic e + the blighted fey's Cnstitutin mdier . Parasitic Bond (Su) Once p er day with a succe ssful thrn thrw attack, the blighted fey can tr ansfrm the thrn int a burrwing, wiggling maggt that infests the target and infuses it with a shrt-term curse frm within unless the target succeeds at a Frtitude save. This parasite creates an unhly link t the targ et, binding it t the blighted fey. This binding persists fr  runds, during which all hit pint damage taken by the blighted fey is halved, and the target takes the ther half f the damage dealt. The type f damage remains cnsistent with what the blighted fey receives. Only ne parasitic bnd can be maintained with ne creature at a time. This bnd cunts as a curse and a disease. Thorn Throw (Ex) A blighted fey can sht a fistful f needle- sharp thrns at a single target within 20 feet as a standard actin. The thrn attack deals an amunt f damage equal t a sting natural attack, with damage based n the blighted fey's size (see Table 31 n page 302 f the Bestiary, except the attack is res lved as a ranged attack instead f a melee attack. Special Qualitie A blighted fey gains the fllwing speci al qualities. Cyth-V'su's nity (Su): Blighted fey within 100 feet f each ther can cmmunicate thrugh a shared fungal hive mind. This des nt permit blighted fey t se e and hear thrugh each ther 's sens es, but they can share specic situatinal infrmatin and tactics thrugh tel epathy. If ne blighted fey within range is aware f danger, they are all aware f danger and cannt be surpri sed. Dauhters of Arlantia (Su):

Fey creatures with clse ties t a specic plant react differently t the blighted fey template. Blighted fey dryads are n lnger dependent upn a specic tree. A dryad's tree

dependent special ability is mdied (but nt replaced) s blighted fey dryads are required nly t remain within 30 0 yards f any blighted Fangwd tree. This ability applie s t blighted fey dryads nly. Tainted Blood (Ex): A blighted fey's bld and flesh are rife with disease. Any creature that successfully makes a bite attack ag ainst a blighted fey, swallws ne whle, r therwise inge sts p art f ne must succeed at a Frtitude save r take 1 pint f Strength damage and 1 pint f Dexterity damage. One minute later, the creature must sueed a a se nd sae a he same D C  be nauseaed fr 1 minute and take 1d6 p ints f Strength damage and 1d6 pints f Dexterity damage. Ability Scre: Str +4, Cn +4, +2 Cha. Feat: Blighted fey gain Tughnes s as a bnus feat. Skill: A blighted fey gains a +2 racial bnus n Knwledge (nature), Perceptin, and Stealth check s.


(AYHOUND

They are imm une t dimensional anchor, but are aected by dimensional lock nrmally.

This reddish-colored mast stands eye to eye with most dwarves. Within its poweulame rumbles the distant sound < thunder.

CAYHOUND X ,oo

CR 

CG Medium utsider I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6o ., scent; Perceptin +I

F A 8, uh , a-fed 6 (+ Dex, +6 nau al ) hp 51 (6d10+18) Fot +, ef +7, Will +6 D cld irn

FF Speed 4 0  . Melee bite +11 (1d10+7 pl us 1d6 sni c an d trip) Specia l Attacks righteus bite, thunderus bark Spell- Like Abilities (CL 7th; cncentratin +8) Cnstant-eedom of movement At w-open/close 3jy-dimension door, knock

TATT St 21, Dex 15, on 16, nt 8, Wis 12, ha 13 Bas e Atk +6;  M B +; MD 23 (27 vs. trip) Feats Dimen sina l Agil ity, Dimen sina l Assault, mprved nitiative Skills Acrbatic s +I (+14 whe n ump in g), nt imidate +6, Knwledge (planes) +6, Perceptin +I, ense M tive +8, tealth +10, u rvival +8 Languages Celestial SQ unbund

Y Envionment any (Elysiu m) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r pa ck (310) Teasue n  n e

A AT ighteous Bite (Su) A cayhu nd's bite is treated as magic al fr the purpse f vercmin g dam age reductin . Thunde ous Ba k (Su) Once every 1d6 runds, a cayhund c an bark with the cnc ussive frce f a th un derbl t. Every creature within a 15-ft cne- sha ped bu rst must succeed at a DC 14 Frtitude saving thrw r take 3d8 pints f snic damage and be kncked prne. A successful saving thrw reduces th is dam age by half and negates being kncked prne. The save DC is Charisma -based. Unbound (Su) Cayhund s mve as if unde r a cntinuus eedom of movement s p e l l .

Cayhunds, als called leap d gs, are gd-aligned utsiders wh exemplify strength and freedm. They are descendants f Thunder, the pet mastifff the Accidental Gd, Cayden Cailean, wh uplifted his faithful cmpanin upn achieving his wn apthesis. Thunder sired the entire cayhund race (including his famus sn, Little Thunder) n the glden elds f Elysium. Cayhunds are lled with ild and ubulen fes bael nained ihin hei canine shapes. They are intelligent and feel true lust fr and jy in life, including righteus battle, gd fd, and strng drink. The se ery red hunds stand head t chest with mst human s and wei gh apprximately 0 punds. Wild as they are, the cayhunds are still mre gd aligned than they are chatic. Like their true master, they are great champins f freedm, and they channel his strength and curage (and a bit f luck) in pp sing nefarius schemes wherever they nd them. Sme ally themselves with azatas, supprting gd crusades against the Outer Planes . A pack f cayhunds might seek t disrupt a night hag and her steed's the f gd suls traveling t their intended destinatins in the Great Beynd. Single cayhunds may be summned via lesser planar al by priests fC ayden Cailean t cme t the aid fthe faithful.

EU This pint-sized creature resembles a t iny blue elephant no larer than a house cat. Its feet t ail and ears are clawed and spiked.

NG Tiny magical beast I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +6

F A 6, u h  4, a-fed 4 (+ Dex, + na ua l, + ie) hp 22 (3d10+6); fast hea li ng 2 Fot +5, ef +5, Will +2 Immune pisn; esist acid 5, e lectricity 5; S 13

FF Speed 2 0  . Melee gre +7 (1d31 plus pis n) Space 2-1/2 .; each o  . Specia l Attacks luckbringer Spell- Like Abilities (CL 6th; cncentratin +8) Cnsta nt  At will  

TATT St 8, Dex 15, on 14, nt 13, Wis 12, ha 15 Base Atk +3;  M B +3; MD 12 (16 vs. tri p) Feats  mprved nitiative, Weapn Finesse Skills Diplmacy +4, Knwledge (arcana) +4, Perceptin +6, tealth +15 Languages Cmm n (can't spe ak)

Y Envionment any ur ban (Vudra) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r litter (35) Teasue n  n e

A AT Luckbinge (Su) As a standard actin, a ceru can bring l uck r misfrtun e up n a ny creature it can see within 3 0 feet. This eect lasts fr 1 run d, and the ce ru decides in advance whether the mdied l uck is gd r bad. f the ceru grants bad l uck, anytime the target makes an a bility check, attack rll, saving thrw, r skil l ch eck, it mu st rll twice and ta ke the wrse result. A successful DC 13 Will s ave negates this eect. f the ceru grants g d l uck, the target must chse a sin gle rll (as abve) prir t rlli ng, and may rll the chsen rll twice and take the higher result. A creature can  nly be aected by this abi lity nce per 24 hurs, and the ceru may use the a bi lity nce per day fr every 4 HD it has (minim um n ce per day). The save DC is Cha risma-based. f the ceru is a fam il ia r, it may use its

master's character level, if hig her, in place f its racial Hit Dice fr determinin g the num ber f uses ft his abi lity, a nd fr cal cul atin g the save DC (DC = 10 + 1/2 r the ma ster's cha racter level + the master's Cha md ier). Poison (Ex) Grei nury;  Frt DC 13;  1jrund fr 6 ru nds ;  1d 2 Cn;  2 cnsecu tive saves.

Cerus are articial c reatures created thrugh the fusin f alchemy and magic in the I mps sible Kingdms fVudra, where they are regarded as amazing pets fr the rich and peful. A single eu fehes a leas 300 gp fm Vudrani specialty merchants . Mst cerus are sterile, and s the rare bre eding pair cmmands an additinal l gp beynd the c st f tw nn-breeding ceru s. Many breeders wuld rather kill their breeding stck r murder wuld-be thieves  than lse cntrl ftheir exclusivity. Cerus d nt yet exist utside f extic merchant stalls and strange arcane labratri es. Rumrs per sis t f an alchemical frmula allwing the creatin f a first generatin ceru that is reliably fertile. This revelatin is bund t spur a race amng arcanists t find the frmula and intrduce these creatures t the Inner Sea regin in much greater numbers. A spellcaster f 7th level r higher can bnd with a ceru via the Imprved Famili ar feat. Upn reaching maturity, a ceru's bdy is 1 ft lng and weighs 1 punds . The rar e fertile female ceru be ars nly ne litter pe r year, n matter hw frequently bred, with typically n mre than ne t three ffspring.


HANEL OLOSSUS This horror is composed  dozens  not hundreds of decomposin cadavers held toether as an amalamated whole.

N E Clssal u ndead I nit +3; Senses darkvisin 6o ., see invisibilit; Perceptin +o

F A 9, u h , a -fed 9 ( Dex, +8 na u al , 8 ie) hp 345 (3o d8+21o) Fot +19, ef +11, Will +32 Defensive Abil ities amrphus, c hanne l resistance +4; D 15/ m a g i c a n d s l a s h i n g ; Immune critical hits, precisin damage, turning, undead traits; S 30

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee 6 sla ms +26 (2d8+12/1920 pl us gr ab and min d feed) r 2 tendrils +21 (2d6+6 plu s grab an d pull) Space 3 0  . ; each 20 . (40 . with tendrils) Specia l Attacks vice f the ancients Spell- Like Abilities (CL 18th; cn centr atin +25) Cnstant see invisibilit At wil l  augur , blindness/deafness (D C 20), doom (DC 18) 3jy-besto curse (DC 20), speak ith dead (DC 20), unho blight (DC 21) 1jda y basphem (DC 24), horrid ilting (DC 25)

TATT St 34, Dex 9, on , nt 18, Wis 36, ha 25 Base Atk +22; MB +42 (+46 gra pp le); MD 51 (can't be tri pped) Feats Abil ity Fcus (vice f the a ncients), Alertness, Bl ind Fight, Cmbat Reexes, Critical Fcus, Great Frtitude, m prved Critical (slam), m prved n itiative, mprved rn Wil l,  rn Will, Lightni ng Reexes, Pwer Attack, taggering Critical, tand till , tunnin g Critical Skills Clim b +45,  ntimi date +40, Knwledge (arcana) +37, Knwledg e (histry) +34, Knwl edge (relig in) +37, Perceptin +o, e nse Mtive +o, pel l cra +37 Languages Cmmn (r the mst cmmn ly spken l ang uage f its c rprate bdy) SQ crprate wil l

Y Envionment any (Kalexcurt, Ustalav) Oganization slitary Teasue standard

A AT opoate Will (Su) A char nel clssus is cmpsed fthe sentience f scres f creatures. Thug h th ey are ab le t wrk in cncert as a chesive whle , they are als a ble t separate thei r actins at wil l s as t nt be impeded by the li mitatins f a si ngl e cnsciusn ess, eectively al lwing them t fcus n tw things at nce. As a resul t,

the charnel clssus can use up t tw spell- like abil ities in the same rund that it ma kes physical attacks r ther ful l fund actins. t als gains a n additinal sp ell attack per rund. n additin, a charnel clssus is immu ne t being turned (thugh it can still take damage frm chan neled psitive ene rgy). Whil e pa rt f the creature's sentience m ay be aected by a tur n attempt, th ere are enu gh un aected inte ll ects with in t verrid e the eect. Mind Feed (Su) When a char nel clssus succeeds at a grappl e check with a slam attack, it can use its mi nd feed abil ity a a fee ain du ing eah u nd in whi h he gapp le i mai ntai ned. A victim f a m in d feed attempt mu st succeed at a DC 38 Wil l save each ru nd that the abi lity is used. On a fail ed save, the cadavers that make u p the cha rnel clssus lck their muths agai nst the victim and begin t draw frth a p art f her senti ence t add t the cll ective. Thi s actin deals 1d6 pi nts fWisdm damage per rund . f the victim's Wisdm scre is reduced t o, her sul and persna are whlly subsumed by the charnel clssus, and her bdy becmes blea ched white and brittle and is in crprated int the creature's mass. The charn el clssus then ha s full access t all f the victim's memries (thugh nt any specia l pwers), and the vic tim ca n n ly be recvered and returned t l ife wit h a ish r miracle. fthe charnel clssus has grappled mu ltiple victims, it can attempt mu ltiple min d feeds in a sing le rund. Th e save DC i s Wisdm-based. Voice ofthe Anci ents (Su) A charnel clssus can, as a ful l- rund actin , cause its cl lective knwledge t be whispered i nt the minds f any sentient creature within 100 feet. These whispers rile thrug h the brain fa n y such creatures within ra nge in a maddening susurrus. These indi vidua ls mu st succeed at a DC 34 Wil l save r be paralyzed and frzen i n place a s if by the hold monster s p e l l . The victim ma y attempt a new save eac h run d t try and brea k the eect. Regardless f whether r n t the save is successful , the eect leaves an insi dius seed im pla nted in the victim's min d. The day aer the save is made, the victim m ust succeed at a new save r the seed takes rt and creates the subcnsci us cmpu lsin fr the victim t return t the charne l clssus at sme pi nt in the future. When and hw this ccurs is up the GM. This cmpu lsin can be rem ved with a remove curse spel l r by destrying the charnel clssus that impla nted the cmpulsin. This is a mind-aecting cmpul sin and cannt be nega ted by a silence spell because it is heard directly in the mind f the victim. Each ti me a creatu re is subected t this attack, there i s a 1% cha nce that sme f the l st lre transmitted int her min d causes her t gain a permanent +2 bnus t n telli gence. This beneci al side eect can nly ccur t a creature nce. When a cha rnel c lssus uses this ab il ity, it can nt use its spell -li ke ab ilities r take ther actins in that rund. The save DC is Charisma -based.

Sme dead dn't rest easy because f the circumstances ftheir death r the hrric experiences they underwent in life. Their s uls return t the wrld f the living demanding justice, revenge, r just wantn destructin. Sme dead, hwever, never intended fr their suls t leave. Instead they wished t preserve their knwledge, their culture, r sme ther as pect f their life in an undying frm that culd frever accumulate mre f the same. In thes e instances, where lichdm is nt sught as a viable p tin, and a multitude f individuals wis h t take pa, he esul an be a hanel lssus. A charnel clssus is an amalgam f scres, even hundreds , f individuals wh, upn death, chse t be interred under special ritual circumstances with thers flike mind. This allwed them t feed their individual life experiences int an undying crpratin he cllective whle. The resulting mnstrsity wuld be lik e a living libraryifit were living. The individual will fthe deceased participants is subsumed in favr f a hive-like per snality cmp sed f all f the knwledge and experiences f the individual cntributrs. A few dminant r pwerful member s f this amalgam may give the resulting cmbined creature a genera l style f behavir, but n single cnstituent prvides the creature with a true guiding frce. Instead, the resul t is a pling f the wisdm and exp erience f thse wh have been s interreden ver a perid spanning hundreds f yearscreating an abminatin whse sle fcus is the perp etuatin f any such cultural traditins and the acquisitin fmre cnstituent parts t ever expand its breadth f experience. It is this guiding gluttny fr further expansin f cnsciusness that ensures that even the mst benign f traditins r experiential pls frm 

which a charnel clssus is frmed inevitably results in an all-cnsuming hrrr. The charnel clssu s is a mass fthe crp ses that frm its cmpsitin, en intermixed with earth, brken grave gds, and ther burial materials if the de cayed bdies alne are insufficient t fill ut its massive size. This amrphus whle i s cllected within a membrane thrugh which the individual crpses can still be seen and against which they ften press as if seeking their freedm. But when a creature becmes trapped in he embae f a lssus, he membane pes  be pe rmeablethe rtten, lipless muths f thse s interre d are able t re ach frth and feed u pn the victim's wn life exp erience. The clssu s can als frm tw thin tendrils f this charnel stu ff in rder t lash ut and draw prey int its embrac e. As pwerful, ever-hungering abminatins, charnel clssi are thankfully few and far between. The nly dcumented ne currently knwn t exist is reprted t be trapped beneath the ruins fKalexcurt in nrthwestern Ustalav, in an ancient Kellid shamanistic b urial site.


fUNGUS �UEEN This eerie creature has the upper body of a beautul pale Jreen woman and the lower body of a pulsatinJ mound of funJU.

CE Mediu m pla nt (extrapl ana r) I nit +7; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +18

F A 3, u h 3, a-fed 0 (+3 Dex, +o na u al) hp 114 (12d8+6 o) Fot +13, ef +7, Will +7 D 10jcld irn r gd; Immune electricity, pl ant traits; esist acid 10, cld 10; S 20

FF Speed 2 0  . Melee 2 cl aws +14 (1d6+5), 4 tentac les +12 (1d4+2 p lus gra b) Specia l Attacks cmpel pla nts, cnstrict (1d4+5), create spawn, energy drain (1 level, DC 23), spre pd Spell- Like Abilities (CL 9th; c ncentr atin +16) Cnstantdetect good, tongues At wil l (DC 2 3, se lf n ly) 3/day charm monster (DC 21), detect thoughts (DC 19), suggestion (DC 19) 1jy-dominate person (DC 22), mind fog (DC 2 2), slo (DC 20)

TATT St 21, Dex 17, on 21, nt 18, Wis 16, ha 24 Base Atk +9; MB +14 (+18 grap pl e); MD 27 Feats Cmbat Expertise, Cmbat Reexes, m prved  nitiative, Mu lti attack, Pwer Attack, ki ll Fcus (Disgui se) Skills Bl u +19, Disgu ise +25, Knwledge (dun geneerin g) +10, Knwledg e (pla nes) +10, Percepti n +18, ense M tive +15, Use M agic Device +19 Languages Abyssal, Akl, Cmmn, Orvian, U ndercmmn; tongues, telepathy 100 . SQ pla nt empathy +23

Y Envionment any undergrun d (Dark lands) Oganization slita ry r cult (fun gus queen plu s 216 mind  cntrlled plants and mini ns) Teasue d  u b l e

A AT ompel Plants (Su) A fungu s qu een's mi nd-aecting pwers and spell- like abilities (and spell s, shuld the fungus queen gain the a bil ity t cast them) aect pla nt creatures (but nt mi ndl ess pl ant creatures) as if they weren't im mun e t mi nd- aectin g eects. eate Spawn (Su) A creature that wuld n rmally be slain by a fung us queen 's energy drain attack is nt kil led instead, it immed iately lses all negative levels impa rted by the fung us que en and tran sfrms i nt a fung us-i nfested

min in f the queen . uch creatures gain the fung id simpl e template. Fungid creatures are under the cntrl f the fungus creature that created them, a nd remain ens laved unti l thei r mistress is destryed r until they are cured f the infestatin (see the facing page). A fung us queen can cmm uni cate telepathically with her fungid spawn at any range as ln g as they are n the same plane, and may have a nu mbe r f Hit Dice wrth f ens laved spawn ttali ng n mre than twice her wn Hit Di ce; any spawn she creates that wuld exceed this li mit becme fee-willed fungid eaue. A fung u q ueen may fee an e nsl aved spawn i n rder t ensl ave a new spawn, but nce freed, a fung id creature can nt be ensl aved again (althugh it can still be inue nced by the fungus q ueen's cmpel p lants and plant empathy abilities). Enegy Dain (Su) A fungu s qu een's energy drain functins identica lly t that f a succ ubus (Bestiar 68). Creatures kil led by this attack d nt diethey instead becme infested with the fungu s que en's spres (see Creat e pawn). The save DC is Chari sma- based. Pla nt Empathy (Ex) This a bil ity functins as the druid's wild empathy, save that a fungus q ueen can use this abi lity nly n plant creatures. A fungus q ueen gai ns a +4 racial bn us n this check. Mind less plant creatures are impa rted a mdic um f impl anted intell igence when a fungus q ueen uses this abi lity, all wing her t train such creatures as guardians. Spoepod (Su) As a standa rd actin, a fung us queen can ca use a Me dium pd ffung al m aterial t burst ut f the grund at any p int within 6o feet f her cu rrent lcatin . On ce created, a sprepd ca nnt mve. f the fungu s qu een travels m re than 120 feet frm a sp repd, it i s destryed. A fung us queen can mai ntain a nu mber f sprepds equal t her Char isma mdier (7 fr the typical fungus queen). As a mve actin, she ca n i nstantan eusly travel t ne f her spre pds as if using transport via plants.  h e can a ls chse t spread ut her tentacle attacks amng her sprepds, attacking a creature within 5 feet f any sprepd with a tentacleshe is stil l li mited t maki ng nly fur tentacle attacks a s pa rt f a full-attack actin , r ne as a standard acti n. A spre pd is a n bect that has an AC f 15 and 20 hi t pint s; damage d ealt t a spre pd des nt harm the fungus q ueen.

Hundreds f years ag, a cabal f pwerful succubus assa ssins in the s ervice f Ncticula attempted t invade the Jeharlu, the Abyssal Realm f Cyth-V'sug, demn lrd f disea se and fungus. They sught t assa ssinate a pwerful witch named Sris Delyn, wh had befuled ne f Ncticula's favrite mrtal temples , hidd en belw the Chelish city fVyre, be fre eeing t her p atrn's side. The succubi failed at their mis sin, and frm their crp se s grew the rst fungus queens. Pleased with the utcme, Sris returned t the Material Plane with the fungus queens

and seeded them thrughut the Inner Sea regin t aid in the spread fCyth-V' sug's cu lt. The fungus quee ns have taken t the Material Plane like rt t a carca ss , and tday hundreds f the subversive creatures dwell in the ful reac hes f the wrld. They are p articularly fnd f large cave systems in the reaches fNar-Vth near the surface, and f the slums f ruined cities in the Wrldwund. Styrian Kindler's Account of Osto the nslain tells f a particularly harrwing encunter with a fungus queen in the caverns belw Devil's Platter east f Sandpint, and f indiains ha his as bu ne f man suh queens dwelling in the regin. A particularly dangerus and pwerful sect f advanced fungus queens dwells within swampy reaches f Tangle briar, cmmanding grups f vegepygmies grwn frm the crp se s f slain elvesthes e fungus queens have sece ded frm th e rule f Cyth-V'sug and nw serve his rebellius minin Treerazer in the crus ade t crrupt and destr y Kynin. An encunter with a nrmally nnintelligent plant mnster acting in a sinister and rganized way is sure evidence f the manipulatin f a fungus queen, but the se mnsters are equally fnd f cmmanding and keeping ther creatures as pets and slaves as well, particularly attractive humanids. Thse charmed minins they es peci ally favr are given the gi f the fungus queen's embrace, and are tra nsfrmed int fungid minins frever lyal t their pallid mistr es s. Fungus queens are vilentlyjealus and pss es sive. Thse wh attempt t lure away their charmed and dmina ted pet s r cure thse the y have infested gain their eternal ire , but it is by succubi that fungus queens are the mst enraged. Whether it be a simple territrial cnict r sme deeper hatred brn ftheir unique genesis , a fungus queen faced with smene whm she even suspects might be a succubus is a terrr indeed, fr in such battles the sensuus plants abandn their nrmally subtle appraches f mental cntrl and trickery, and instead bring all f their pwer t bear in an attempt t rip the ffending creature limb frm limb.

Fungus queens take great delight in transfrming succubi int fungid creatures under their cntrl. While their je alusy de sn't cmpel them t d battle with ther fungus queens, they are always careful t maintain their wn territrial bundaries apart frm any nearby queens, and they take great pains nt t "pach frm their sisters' harem s f charmed and infested pets. Many fungus queens grw quite pwerful ver time, typically gaining class levels in ranger, bard, r srcerer they generally d nt becme mre pwerful by merely gaining aial Hi Die  ineasing in sie. A pial fungus queen is 6 feet tall and weighs 10 punds.

FNG01 SlMPLE TEMPLATE CR +) Creatures with the fungid template appear as they did in life, save that their flesh is pallid and mist, and mushrms and mld cake their bdies. This template can be applied t any living, nn-plant creature. A fungid creature's quick and rebuild rules are the same. Rebuild Rule: The creature's type changes t plant, and it gains all f the traits f the plant type. The creature gains telepathy 100 . with ther fungid creatures. Its alignment changes t chatic evil.


This humanoid creature's taut reen shell extends like a cowl from chin to brow wreathin a face of brilliantower petals.

Gh ran bard 1 N Medium plant I nit + 1 ; Senses lw-light visin; Perceptin +

F A 13, tuch  at-fted 12 (+1 Dex, +2 na tura l) hp 12 (1d 8++4) Fot +3, ef +3, Will +3 Immune plant traits Weaknesses delicius, light dependent

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee rapi er +1 (1d61j182o) Specia l Attacks bardic perfrm anc e 7 run ds/day Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; cncentratin +4) 1jy-detect poison, goodberr, pur oo and drink Bad Spells Known (CL 1st; cncentratin +4) 1st (2jday)  charm person (D C 14), disguise se o (at wil l)  daze (DC 13), ight, mending, message

TATT St 8, Dex 13, on 16, nt 8, Wis 12, ha 17 Bas e Atk +o;  M B 1;  M D 10 Feats Weapn Finesse Sks Bl u +7, Knwledge ( histry, lca l) +4, Perceptin + , Perfrm (sin g) +7 Languages Cmmn, ylvan SQ bardic knwledge +, ghrus seed, past life knwledge

Y Envionment a ny (Nex) Oganization slitary, pair, r plt (312) Teasue N PC gear (rapie r, ther treasu re)

A AT Delicious (Ex) Gh ra ns take a 2 pena lty n Escape Artist and cmbat maneuver checks made t escape a grapple aga inst any creature that has a bite attack with the grab ab ility. Gho us Seed (Ex) As a ful l-ru nd

actin , a ghr an can expel its ghru s seed frm an rice in its abdmen. f planted in fertile grund and l e undisturbed fr 2d6 days, the seed grws int a hea lthy dup lica te f the riginal ghran, save that the duplicate may reallcate al l f its skill ranks upn spruting. Once a gh ran expels its seed, it gains 1 negative level, and it dies as sn as its dupl icate spruts. This dupl icate replaces the previus gh ran ch aracter. Light Dep endent (Ex) Gh ran s take 1d4 p ints f Cnstitutin dam age each day they g withut expsure t sunl ight. Pas-e Kweg e (x) Ghran s remember memries encded in thi h u . Thy tat all 
When Geb's magic despiled his kingdm, the archmage Nex enlisted the renegade druid Ghrus t create a frm f plant life that culd survive in the blighted wasteland and sustain his starving peple. Eventually, the plants evlved sentience and ambulatry bdies mimicking the appearance ftheir human farmers and c nsumer s.

GHRAN CHARACTERS (9 RP) Ghrans are defined by their class levelsthey d nt pssess racial Hit Dice. have the fllwing racial traits. +2 C,+2 Cha,-2 t:

Ghrans are hardy and guileful, but prcess thughts slwly. +2 Natural Armr:

Ghrans have tugh, rugged skin. Plat: Ghrans have the plant type . Natural

Magic (2

RP):

Ghrans with a Chari sma scre f  r higher gain the fllwing spell-like abilities: 1detect poison, odberry created berries bud frm the ghran's bdy  , and pury food and drink. The caster level is equal t the ghran's level. The DC fr these spells is equal t  + the spell's level + the ghran's Charisma bnus. Deliciu - RP), Ghru Seed (6 RP), Light Depedet (-2 RP) , Pat Lie Kwledge (2 RP): See abve. Laguage: Ghrans begin

play speaking Sylvan and Cmmn. with high Intelligence scres can chse any languages they want except secret languages, such as Druidic  .

JANl 5HADOW This iant's skin is dead black and it wears a old-inlaid breastplate a headdress and armbands decorated with skulls.

CR 13

r witch sha man f 5th8th level, a nd 1 ghter r barb arian chi ef f 7th10th l evel),  r cmpa ny (1433 p lus 1 ghter r barba rian chief f 7th10th level) Teasue standard +  old breastplate, masterwrk great terbu te, gld ewel ry and ad rnm ents wrth 500 gp, ther treasure)

X ,oo

A AT

LE Large hu man id (extra pla nar, gian t) I nit +2; Senses darkvisin 120 ., lw-light visin; Perceptin

Mi litant (Ex) A shadw giant is prcient in a ll simpl e weapns, all martia l weapns, an d ne extic weapn f its chice. Shadow lo ak (Ex) Because f the sh adw giant's cnnectin wi h he Pla ne f had w, a a mve ain i n any ill umi natin ther than di rect sunlight, a shadw giant can clak itself in mving shadws that act as the spell blur fr 1d6+6 runds. t can use this a bil ity three times per d ay.

F A 8, uh , a-fed 6 (+5 am, + Dex, + na ua l, 1 size) hp 218 (19d8+133) Fot +18, ef +8, Will +7 Defensive Abil ities rck catching, sh adw cla k

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee mwk grea t ter bu te +23/+23/+18/+13 (2d8+12/1920 pl us en ergy drain) r 2 sla ms +25 (1d8+12 pl us energy dra in)  anged rck +16 (1d8+12/1920) Space 1 0  . ; each 1 0  . Specia l Attacks energy drai n (1 level, DC 21), rck thrwing (180 .)

Thugh their kind riginated n the Plane f Shadw, several families f shadw giants have relcated t the wilder regins f Nidal at the invitatin fthe Umbral Curt.

TATT St 34, Dex 15, on 24, nt 10, Wis 12, ha 15 Base Atk +14; MB +27; MD39 Feats Cleave, Cmbat Reexes, Duble lice, Great Cl eave, m prved Bull

terbute), mprved Critical (rck), Pwer Attack, Tw-Weapn Fighting, Vital trike Skills Clim b +21, nt imidate +15, Perceptin +14 (+18 in d im ligh t), tealth +4 (+12 i n di m ligh t); acial Mod ies +4 Perceptin in dim light, +8 tealth in di m l ight Languages Giant, hadwtngue SQ militant

Y Envionment any (Pl ane f hadw) Oganization slit ary, g ang (25), fam ily (613 pl us 35% nn cm batants, 1 cler ic

They serve as a cmpany f elite shck trps, kept a clse secret and nly used in peratins where they are nt expected t leave any survivrs t tell the tale. Mst shadw giants are esp ecially taciturn and keep t themselves when nt called t duty by the Umbral Curt. They keep their wn cunsel and practice their wn mysterius religin, whse bldy rituals f autsacrice and cannibalism are presided ver by their bne-and-feather adrned shamans atp shrt-stepped pyramids cnstructed f dark basalt blcks. On the Shadw Plane, families f shadw giants have been knwn t cmbine tgether t frm greater tribes when times f war are at hand. Such an army arrayed upn the


OBLIN, MONKEY This creature has the wide head and toothy mouth of a oblin with dapplegreen skin simian hands andet and a lon ratlike tail.

ONKEY OBLIN X oo

CR l/2

Mnkey gblin barbarian 1 N E mall huma nid (gbli nid) I nit +4; Senses lw-ligh t visin; Perceptin +4

F A 17, tuch 15, a t-fted 13 (+2 ar m r, +4 Dex, +1 size) hp 13 (1d12+) Fot +3, ef +4, Will +o; +2 vs. fear

FF Speed 3 0  . , c l i m b 3 0  . Melee ku kri +4 (1d3+2j182o) anged sh rtb w +6 (1d4j3) r net +6 (ent ang le) Specia l Attacks rage   runds/day)

TATT St 1, Dex 18, on 13, nt 10, Wis 10, ha 6 Bas e Atk +1;  M B +2; MD 16 Feats Extic Weap n Prcie ncy (net) Skills Acrbatics +10, Cl imb +14, Perceptin +4, tealth +, urvival +4; acial Modies +2 Acrbati cs, +2 tealt h Languages G  b l i n S Q fast mvement, preh ensi le tail

Y Envionment trpical frests (Medigalti sl and) Oganization sli tary, rai din g party (49), war ban d (1016), r tribe (17+ plus 100% n ncm batants; 1 triba l hu nter f 3rd level p er 20 adu lts, 1 r 2 war ch iefs f 4th r th level , and 1 chieain f6th8th level) Teasue N PC gear (leather armr, kukri, net, shrtbw with 10 arrws, ther treasu re)

A AT Pehensile Tail (Ex) All mnkey gblin s have lng, exible tails that they can use t carry bects. They cann t wiel d weapns with their tails, b ut the tails d al lw them t retrieve small bects stwed n the ir persns as a swi actin.

Mnkey gblins are an ffsht fthe gblin race adapted fr life in the high leafy canpies f Glarin's trpical frests. Equipped with ratlike prehensile tails, mnkey gblins are as at hme in the trees as they are n the grund. Mnkey gblins lead a savage lifestyle, and many take levels in the barbarian clas s, thugh warrirs and ghters are als cmmn amng the race. While spellcasting classe s are almst unheard famng them, mnkey gblin shamans in the service f demn lrds r ther dark gds are given a respect by ther mnkey gblins that brders n fear.

MNKEY GBUN CHARACTERS o RP) Mnkey gblins are dened by their class levelsthey d nt have racial Hit Dice. All mnkey gblins have the fllwing racial traits.  Dexterity,  Widm,  Charima: Mnkey gblins are fast, but flis hly impulsive and dis agree able. Small: Mnkey gblins are Small creatures and gain a 1 size bnus t their AC, a 1 size bnus n attack rlls, a 1 penalty t their CMD and n cmbat maneuver checks , and a  size bnus n Stealth checks. Slw Speed: Mnkey gblins have a bas e sp eed f 0 feet. LwLight Vii: Mnkey gblins can see twice as far as humans in cnditins f dim light. Acrbatic: Mnkey gblins gain a  racial bnus n Acrbatics and Stealth checks. Fearle: Mnkey gblins gain a  racial bnus n all saving thrws against fear. Natural Climber: Mnkey gblins have a climb spe ed f 30 feet. Preheile Tail: See abve. Laguage: Mnkey gblins begin play speaking Gblin. Mnkey gblins with high Intelligence scres can chse frm the fllwing: Cmmn, Dracnic, Dwarven, Gnll, Gnme, Halfling, Or.

OLE, rAOWONE Thin veins lack rock crisscross the frame this hulking construct.

AOWSTONE OLEM X ,8oo

CR 

N Large cnstruct I nit +o; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +o Aua necrtic eld (30 .)

F A , uh  a -fed  (+ na u al ,  ie) hp 85 (d+3o) Fot +3, ef +3, Will +3 D adamantine; cnstruct traits, magic

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee 2 sla ms +14 (2d6+5 plu s 2d 6 negative ene rgy) Space 1 0  . ; each 1 0  . Specia l Attacks create spawn

TATT St 20, Dex 11, on ,  nt , Wis 11, ha 1 Atk +10; MB +16; MD 26

Y Envionment any undergrund (Darklands) Oganization sli tary r gang (25) Teasue n  n e

A AT eate Spaw n (Su) Any human id creature that is sla in by a marrwstne glem rises frm death as a free-wil led g hul in 24 hu rs. A creature with fur r mre class levels rises as a ghast instead.  n either case, the ghul r ghast has a 25% chance f retainin g whatever class l evels it had i n life. Imm unity to Magic (Su) A marrwstne gl em is immu ne t any spell r spell- like abil ity that allws spel l resistance. n additin , certain spells and eects functin dierently agai nst the glem, as nted bel w. A transmute rock to mu d s p e l l sl ws a ma rrwstne glem (as the slo spell ) fr 2d6 ru nds, with n saving th rw. Eects that heal undea d hea l half that amunt f damage t a marrwstne glem , t a l im it f its full nrmal hit pints. A marrwstne glem th at fai ls its save aga inst a magica l

attack that deals psitive energy damage (includ ing t h e c h a n n e l e n e r gy a b i l i t y w h e n u s e d t  h a r m u n d e a d , but nt when used t hea l living creatures) des nt take any dam age frm the attack, but it l ses its create spawn ab il ity, its necrtic eld aura , and the negative ene rgy damage frm its sl am a ttack fr 1d4 runds . Necotic Fie ld {Su) Un dead withi n 3 0 feet f a marrwstne glem g ain a +2 resistance bnus n saving thrws, increase the save DCs f their extrardina ry and supernatural ab ilities by 2, and gain a +4 bnus t channe l eiane. Piive ene gy ee aue  nly h alf damage t a creature within th e marrwstne glem's au ra. Their aura particularly strengthens ghuls and ghasts, giving them a +2 bnus n attack and weapn damage rlls.

Carved frm rck hewn frm the marrwstne mines f Sekamina, these glems amplify the magical radiatin emitted by veins f lazurite. They can nly be craed within the necrplis f Nemret Nktria, land f ghuls, fr lazurite brught beynd its bundaries lses its ptency. Binding the lazurite int the bdy f the glem st abilizes it and lets the cnstruct leave the bundaries f the ghulish city with its fell pwe rs i ntact. Thugh the ghuls guard the secrets f making a marrws tne glem, they are smetimes knwn t trade their handiwrk with utsider s.

CNSTRCT10N A marrwstne glem's bdy is chiseled frm a single blck f marrwstne weighing at least 00 punds. Marrwstne can nly be fund in the necrplis f Nemret Nktria in the Darklands realm f Sekamina. Preparing the stne requires the use f extic unguents that cst 00 gp.

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AOWSTON E OLEM  L th; Pice 42,500 gp

TT equiements Cra Cnstruct, animate obect , an tile shell, create undead, creatr must be caster level th; Skill Cra (sculpture) r Cra (stnemas nry) DC 21; ost 22,500 gp


OLE, OUAL Pale reen metal makes up the body of this automaton. Despite its towerin size it moves with lithe q uickness.

CR 1 X ,oo N H uge cnstruct I nit +2; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +o Aua impeded mag ic (6o .)

F A 32, tuch 10, at-fted 30 (+ Dex, +22 natural, 2 size) hp o (d10+65) Fot +8, ef +10, Will +8; +8 vs. spells, spell- like abil ities, and supernatural abil ities Defensive Abil ities spell absrptin; D 15jadamantine; Immune cnstruct traits, magic

FF Speed 4 0  . Melee 2 sl ams +36 (4d8+19/1920 plu s sp ell sunde r) Space 1 5  . ; each 1 5  . Speci al Attacks cnstruct bane

TATT St 36, Dex 15, on , nt , Wis 11, ha 1 Bas e Atk +;  M B +40; MD 52 Feats Tughness"

Y Envionment any (Nu meria, Thassiln) Oganization slita ry r pair Teasue n  n e

A AT onstuct B ane (Ex) A nqual g  l e m d e a l s a n a d d it i  n a l 2d6 pints f damage aga in st cnstructs (except ther nqual g lems) and undead created by feats r spel ls. Imm unity to Ma gic (Su) A nqual glem is imm une t and absrbs any spell r spell-l ike ability that al lws spell resistance. n a dditin, certain spells and eects functin dierently against the creature, as n ted belw. A magical attack that deals electricity damage sl ws a n qual glem (as the slo spe ll) fr 3 runds, with n saving thrw. f the glem is u nder a haste eect, the attack breaks the haste eect instead. A mage's disunction spell staggers a nqual glem an d negates its impeded magi c ab ility fr 1d4 runds. •

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Impeded Magic (Su) T successful ly cast a spel l withi n 6o feet f a nq ual glem, a caster must ma ke a cncentratin check (DC 25 + the l evel f the spell being cast). f the check fails, the nqu al glem absrbs the spell. Poweful Bl ows (Ex) A nqu al gl em in icts 1-1j2 tim es its trength bnu s and threatens a critical h it n a 1920 with its slam attacks. Spel l Absoption (Su) A nqual glem absrbs any spells blcked r dispelled b y its impeded magic, im mun ity t magic, and spell sunde r abilities. t heal s 5 pints f dam age f evey pel l level abbe d. f he am un f hea lin g wul d cause the glem t exceed its ful l n rmal hit pi nts, it gains a ny excess as temprary hit pints. Absrbin g a spell gives the glem the benets fhaste (as the spel l) fr 1 rund p er spell level. Spell Sunde (Su) A creature struck by a nq ual glem's sl am atta ck is targeted by dispel magic (CL 18th). t absrbs any spells s dispelled.

The cnstructin  f a n qual glem requires bth a cnsiderable supply f the skymetal nqual and the skill t vercme nqual's antipathy t dwemers . The r esulting glem resembles an irn glem, but is larger and mre nimble. Nqual glems impede magic by their mere presence, and their tuch disrupts spells and magical cnstructs. Nearly all nqual n Glarin lies under Numerian cntrl. The articers f Numeria prefer tinkering with technlgical cnstructs rather than magical nes , but nnetheles s Furkas Xud was believed t have created a nqual glem. Anther is thught t serve the srcerers fStarfall as a fail-safe shuld their technlgy prve inadequate. A cabal f cyphermages has taken advantage f the recent discvery fnqual near Riddleprt t cmmence wrk n their wn magic-stealing glem.

CNSTRCTlN A n qual glem's b dy is sculpted frm 3o,ooo punds f irn allyed with 1,ooo punds f nqual at the staggering cst f53 ,ooo gp. OQUAL OLEM L 18th; Pice 253,000 gp

TT equiements Cra Cnstruct, geasquest, greater dispel magic, p omorph an obect, ish, creatr must be caster level 18th; Sk Cra (armr) r Cra (weapns) D C 26; ost 153,000 gp

OLE, QUANTIU This towerin metal construct crackles with eldritch enery and wields an immense sword in its hands.

UANTIUM OLEM X 07,00

CR 2 0

N Gargantuan cnstruct I nit 2; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lin k, lw-light visin; Perceptin +o

F A 37, tu ch 4, a t-fted 37 (2 Dex, +33 na tu ra l, 4 size) hp 375 (30d10+20) Fot +10, ef +8, Will +10 D 2ojadamantine an d bl udgening; Immune cnstruct traits, magic

FF Speed 2 0  . Melee + bastard sord +46/+41/+36/+31 (4d8+2oj1920) Space 2 0  . ; each 2 0  . Specia l Attacks eld ritch surge

TATT St 40, Dex 7, on , nt , Wis 11, ha 1 Bas e Atk +30;  M B +49;  M D 57 Feats Whi rlwind Attack SQ urban defender

Y Envionment any (Quantiu m) Oganization slita ry r pair Teasue standard + bastard sord, ther treasure)

A AT Elditch Suge (Su) A Quantium glem can hurl a lance f eldritch energy that deals 3od6 pi nts f damage t al l creatures i n a 240-ft li ne (Reex DC 25 fr ha lf). The crimsn Quan tium glem dea ls half electricity and half re dam age, an d slws a creature (as the slo spell) that fails its save fr 2d4 runds. The green Q uantiu m gl em deals h alf acid a nd half re damage, an d na useates any creat ure that fai ls its save fr 1d4 rund s. The save DC is Cnstitutin-based.    Mag c (Ex) A Quantium glem is imm une t any spell r spell- like abi lity that all ws spell resistance. n additin , certain s pells and eects func tin dierently aga inst the creature, as nted. A magical attack that deals cld dam age against the crimsn g lem r electricity damage again st the green glem slws it (as the slo spe ll) fr 1 rund , with n saving th rw. A Quantium glem and its equipment are im mun e t rust attacks. Link (Su) Each Qu anti um glem a lways knws the exact lca tin f the th er. Uban Defende (Su) A Quantium glem gains 150 bnus h it •

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pints as lng as it's withi n 1 mil e f the city. f it mves beynd this range, it lses these bnus hit pints.

Arund the p erimeter f Quantium, tw immense glems march a patrl uninterrupted since the days ft he archmage Nex himsel They stand as mirrr images f each ther, ne crims n in hue and bearing a swrd in the right hand, the ther green and with swrd in the le. Legend hlds that Nex craed the glems t defend his capital during a time f des perate struggle in which he fres aw his wn abs ence. The glems nl pause in hei unending pal if attacked r bstr ucted, and then nly until they eliminate r circumvent the bstacle, whichever is mst direct. The gle ms always patrl at pp site ends f the city, marching cunterclckwise and pausing if their partner is interrupted. They last brke frm patrlling in 576 A when they fught the Gebbite hrde in the very battle i n which Nex vanished frm Gla rin.

CNSTRCTlN The secret fthe Quantium glems' cnstructin vanished with their creatr, the archmage Nex.


Within a towerin structure of bone and rottin esh lurk hundreds itterin fiends.

AKUEN-AKA X 8,00

CR 14

CE H uge utsider (chatic, evil, extrapla nar, swarm) I nit +10; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +31

F A 6, uh 5, a-fed 9 (+6 Dex, + ddge, + nau al , 2 size) hp 199 (2d0+8 4) Fot +17, ef +20, Will +10 Defensive Abilities  e s h y s h i e l d ; Immune pisn; esist acid 10, cl d 10, electricity 10, re 10; S 25

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee swarm (d6 plus dime nsin al sna re and distractin), 2 sl am s +19 (d6) Space 1 5  . ; each o . (10 . with sla m) Specia l Attacks cnsum e esh, trampl e (d6, DC 20)

TATT St 10, Dex 23, on 16, nt 6, Wis 13, ha 13 Bas e Atk +21; MB 23;  M D 40 (can't be trip ped) Feats Abil ity Fcus (cnsum e esh), Ddge, Great Frtitude, m prved  nitiative, mprved rn Will,  rn Will, Lightning Reexes, Run,  kil l Fcus (Perceptin), tep U p, Tugh ness Skills Acrbatics +30, nt imi date +25, Perceptin +31, tealth +12, u rvival +11 Languages Abyssal

Y Envionment any (the Wrldw un d) Oganization slita ry, patrl (1 swarm with 1 esh mansi n and 1d4 carri nstrms), r g ang (1d3 patrls) Teasue incidental

A AT onsume Flesh (Su) Once per rund, when a kakuen-taka kil ls r reduces a creatu re t negative hi t pints with it s swarm attack, it autmat ical ly attempts t cnsume the target's esh as a free actin (Frtitude DC 24 negates). f the target fail s its save, its bdy is destryed and the ka kuen-t aka gai ns the benets f a death knell spell. Th is is a death attack. eate aionstom (Ex) As a ful l-ru nd actin at sunrise, a kakue n-taka (a bhga swarm with a esh m ansi n) can create 1d4 carrinstrms (see page 40 8 f the Rise of the Runelords Anniversar Edition. These carrinstrms have a bli ndi ng pisn in ad ditin t their swarm attack. The carrinstrms a re nt under the cntrl f the ka kuen-taka but i nstinctively fll w it, attackin g mi nr fes while the kakuen -taka destrys greater threats. f the esh mansi n is destryed and the ka kuen-taka de s nt create anther ne within 24 hu rs, the carrinstrms are destryed.

Any carrinstrms in excess f fur wa nder away frm th e kakuen -taka and a re autmatical ly destryed 24 hurs l ater. Carrionstorm Poison Ex) warminury; save Frt DC 12, equenc 1jru nd fr 6 rund s, eect permanent blindness, cure 2 cnsecutive saves. The save DC is Cnstitutin -based (using the c arrinstrm's Cnstitutin). Dimensional Snae (Su) Any creature aected by the kakue n taka's swarm atta ck must succeed at a DC 21 Wil l save r be aected by dimensional anchor fr 1 rund . This save is Charisma-based. Fles h Mansi on (Ex) A kakuen-aka' bhga wam n ma lly in ha bits a hll wed-ut recngured crpse cal led a esh m ansi n, which it uses as a shelter, vehicle, an d war machine. When the swarm wears a esh mansin, it uses the abve stat blck (unli ke a nrmal swarm, the esh mans in's slam attacks have reach and threaten squa res within its reach). As a standard actin, the swarm can aba ndn its esh ma nsin (which fall s inert in its squa re), inh abit an em pty esh mansin, hide within its esh mansin (gaini ng cver against all ppnents but still being abl e t use its swarm attack), r stp hi ding within t he esh mansin. f the esh mansin is destryed, the swarm can create anthe r by perfrmi ng a ritua l that requi res 1 hur and the crpse f a Huge creature. The esh mansin is nt a separate creature, nr is it u ndead; it is merely a crpse the swarm mani pulates. Withut a esh ma nsin, the bhg a swarm's statistics are CE Dim in utive utsider (chatic, evil, extra pla nar, swarm); A 22, tuch 21,  at fted 15; Defensive Abil ities swarm traits; Melee swarm (d6 plus dimensina l sna re and distractin); each o  .; St 1 ;  M B ;  M D  (can't be tri pped); tealth +32. Fles hy Shield (Ex) A newly created esh mansi n ha s 150 hit pints. The swarm takes nly half damage frm all attacks that deal hit pint dam age, with the remain der taken by the esh m ansi n. Because a swarm f Dim in utive creatures is im mu ne t all weapn da mage, apply half f all weapn damage t the eshy shie ld a nd i gnre the hal f that wul d be appl ied t the swarm. When the esh ma nsin reaches o hit pi nts, it is destryed and the swarm func tins l ike a nrma l swarm (see Flesh Mansi n ab ve). A kakuen-taka can repair a damaged esh mansin by spending a full- rund actin grain g a crpse int it (restring 5 hi t pints fr a m al l crpse, 10 fr Me diu m, 20 fr Large, o fr Hu ge).

In the far nrthern lands brdering n the Wrldwund, a strange and terrifying menace plagues the tundra and prairieshambling eshy abminatins called kakuen taka, the Hunger That Mves. They wander the deslate emptines s fthe subplar wilds , a living manifestatin f the Wrldwund's taint whse hrric nset is presaged by a sur-sweet wind and wheeling, screaming cks f undead birds. The lucky victims f the birds' blinding pis n are spared the sight f the rumbling juggernauts f

putrefying meat driven like siege engines by a swarm f ends called bhgas. Individually these ends have little wit r skill, but tgether they have a malign intellect that allws them t cnstruct mbile nests ut f dead esh like mrbid termites buildi ng a mund. The bhgas nd a giant, mammth, r ther creature f great size and devur its rgans , usually while the creature is still alive and trying t resist. Once the creature is dying r dead, the ends recngure the crpse's remaining esh and bne int a hideus, multilegged pillar, which he hen inade and inhabi like a hll ee. Sme f the bhgas use their cllective strength t mve the eshy mansin's limbs while the rest clamber abut its walls r skulk underneath it, searching fr new prey t terrrize and cnsume. This mnstrsity attracts birds the ends animate as esh-craving undead swarms. Tgether, the three cmpnents fthis peculiar eclgy stalk the demn tainted lands. If a healthy swarm dis cvers anther suitable crp se , the ends engage in a frenzy f mating, build a secnd esh mansin, split int tw swarms, then rapidly give birth t ll all the available space in their new hme. When a esh mansin becmes s rtted that it cannt maintain its structure r the swarm cannt easily mve it, the bhgas abandn their creatin and seek ut anther, leaving behind a mnstrus, decaying shell, unrecgnizable as the living creature it nce was. Necrmancers can us e the husk fr parts r animate the entire thing as a new abminatin. Desperate ghuls, zmbies, r animals might feed n it and becme tainted by its latent Abyssal energie s. As much a plague upn demns as upn the mrtal races, kakuen-taka have n true allies. Perhaps this accunts fr their cnstant wandering and their fndness fr d es late and i slate d lcal es , far frm any that might interfere with their feasting. Rarely, a pwerful demn might enslave ne with magic and use the swarm's dimensinal snare ability t capture and kill its rivals. Driven ut f the central part f the Wrldwund by mre intelligent and rganized demns, kakuen-taka have becme a recurring plague in the suthern fringes f the territry, belw Strasta and abutting the brders with Numeria and Ustalav. In these lnely mrs

and hills, kakuen-taka regularly eradicate patrls and entire settlements. Nne fthe adjacent cuntries values the empty lands highly enugh t risk majr r esurc es t stamp them ut. Kakuen-taka are indifferent t their wn kind and attack each ther nly if ne swarm has a flesh mansin and the ther des nt. Given adequate fd, several kakuen-taka might travel tgether t tear apart larger prey, but ver time they usually wander apart, fllwing their se parate carrinstrms , and have n sens e flyalty ad hei fme made s.


HAEI This short stunted humanoid is bald and has weirdly twisted limbs its body seemin to fade and come apart at the edes.

N mall mnstrus huma nid I nit +; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +7

F A 5, u h  , a-fed 4 (+ Dex, +3 na u al, + ie) hp 30 (4d10+8) Fot +3, ef +, Will +4

FF Speed 2 0  . Melee club + (1d4) r tuch + (lst time) anged sli ng +6 (1d3) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 4th; cncen trati n +) Cnstant At will  d nc ing lights

TATT St 10, Dex 13, on 14, nt 7 Wis 10, ha 13 Bas e Atk +4; MB +3; MD 14 Feats Cmbat Reexes, m prved  nitiative Skills Percepti n +7, teal th +16; acial Mod ies +4 tealth Languages Undercmmn

Y Envionment any undergrun d (beneath Kaer Maga) Oganization slit ary, p air, gan g (35), r vil lage (630) Teasue standard

A AT Lost Time Su  As a tuch attack, a kha ei can tuch a creature and p rematurely age it. The creature tuched must succeed at a D C 14 Frtitude save r take 1d4 pints f Cnsti tutin d ama ge and be perman ently aged 1d10 years. This eect als deals 1 d4 pint s f dam age t the kha ei. Eects frm mu ltiple khaei stack, thugh a single khaei can use this pwer n a given pp nent n ly nce.

The khaei ar e a mystery even t themselves . Their twisted limbs give them an awkward, shambling gait, and their persnalities are dull and incurius, making them seem in many ways t be simply degenerate humans. At the same time, their bd ies ' tendency t trail ff int mist and shadw, cmbined with their weird magical attack, suggests they culd be much mre. A typical khaei stands  feet t all and weighs 100 punds.

By far the m st unusual asp ect f the khaei is their ability t manipulate time. A khaei in fear fr her life can grab an attacker and frcefully age him by several year s, creating enrmus str ain n th e fe's b dy. Th is exerti n des damage t the khaei as well, and thus is rarely used, but a wuld-be tyrant wh cnsiders the khaei easy pickings may nd hims elf surrunded by a weeping mb that quickly ages him int de crepitudethen frgives and cares fr him. The few schlars wh knw fthe khaei's existence speculate that the creatures may themselves be smeh unsuk in ime, pehaps sen bak  fad frm anther era in pr eparatin fr a great event. Khaei live in small, islated cmmunities undergrund, ften inhabiting a single cavern and refusing t explre beynd it r therwise imprve their situatin. The nly knwn enclave f khaei in the Inner Sea regin i s in the Dark Fres t, a cavern deep beneath the city f Kaer Maga, where they serve as bth subje cts and prey fr the mysterius dullahan called the Dark Rider. One f the mst cherishe d stries f these khaei cncerns a time and placesmewhere in either the past r the future when there were many mre fthem, their cavern-frests linked by magical standing stnes.

Oganization sli tary r nest (25) Teasue standard

This een-tined draon has multiple sets ofles down its lon sinuous body. An oversized ullet bules in its throat.

A AT

N Hu ge dragn I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin, scent; Perceptin +18 Aura fighful peene (30 ., D C 8)

Krir-kkembe live in the deep , watery jun gles f central Garund, plaguing the majr rivers and lake systems. While yung krir-kkembe may swim near ppulated aeas  l aim hei pe, hei  elde kin p efe me remte backwaters, slughs, and heavily wded swamps where they can hunt undisturbed. These degenerate dragns live in a vilent symbisis with the tiny vermin that infest the jungle, hsting clnies f such c reatures within their wn bdies. Such tiny vermin cnstantly swarm in and ut f the krir-kkembe's gullet, bringing cntagin t creatures bitten and allwing the wyrm t expel swarms f pests, r t summn yet mre vermin t its aid. While krir-kkembe are capable f flight, they generally prefer t crawl r climb n their eight legs, hunching their bdies like inchwrms r twining their cils arund their prey while savaging creatures with a barrage f slashing claws.

F A 24, tu ch 10, a t-fted 22 (+2 Dex, +14 nat ura l, 2 size) hp 136 (13d2+52) Fot +12, ef +12, Will +10 Immune disease, dragn traits, magic para lysis and slee p

FF Speed 40 ., cli mb 40 ., y o . (gd), swim 40 . Melee bite +18 (2d6+10 plus di sease and gra b), 2 claws +18 (2d6+7/1920 plu s grab), tail s la p +13 (2d6+3 pl us gra b) Space 1 5  . ; each 15 . (2o . with bite) Special Attacks cnstrict (2d6+7), grab (Gargant uan), ra ke (2 cl aws +18, 2d6 +7/1920) Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th; cncentr atin +15) Cnstant eedom of movement At will repel vermin (DC 16), vomit sarmG (must wait 1d4 run ds b efre using this abil ity again) 3/dayentangle (D C 13) 1jy-creeping doom (DC 19), insect plague

TATT St 25, Dex 15, on 18, nt 10, Wis 14, ha 15 Base Atk +13; MB +22 (+26 grap pl e); MD 34 (46 vs. tri p) Feats Critical Fcus, m prved Critical (claw),  mp rved n itiative, Lightni ng Reexes, Pwer Attack, ickenin g Critical, Wi ngver Skills Cl imb +21, Fly +15,  ntim idate +15, Knwledge (natu re) +13, Perceptin +18, pel lcra +, tealth +10 (+18 in u ng les), u rvival +10, wim +25; acial Mod ies +8 tealth in u ngles Languages Dracnic SQ cmpressin

Y Envionment warm ungles (Mwangi Expanse)

Disease (Ex) Biteinury; save Frt DC 20; onset 1 rund; equenc 1 day; eect1 d 3 D e x d a m a g e a n d 1 d 3  t r d a m a g e ; cure 2 cnsecutive saves.


YTON, EAGANT This hoverin iron maiden heaves forth a monstrous prenant mass of tortured limbs and raw tentacles.

f the creatu re mu st succeed at a D C 23 Frtitud e save r be pisned . The save DC is based n the termagant's Cnstitutin with a 5 pena lty. Unneving Gaze {Su) A creature that succumb s t a termagant's un nervin g gaze becmes na useated fr 1d4 ru nds as its min d attempts t cmprehend the hrrrs it has witnessed.

X 0,00 LE Large utsider (evil , extra pla nar, kytn, lawful) I nit +8; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +27

F A 3, u h 4 , a-fed 6 (+4 Dex, + ddge, + nau al,  ie) hp 263 (17d10+17o); regeneratin 10 (gd weapns and spell s, silver weapns) Fot +20, ef +11, Will +19 D 10jgd a nd silver; Immune cld; S 28

FF Speed 20 ., y 40 . (perfect) Melee 2 sl ams +25 (1d8+9/1920 pl us 2d6 bleed), 7 tentac les +20 (1d6+4 pl us g rab) Space 1 0  . ; each 1 0  . Specia l Attacks ux infusin, ru pture, shared rupture, unnerving gaze (30 ., DC 23)

TATT St 28, Dex 19, on 30, nt 16, Wis 25, ha 21 Base Atk +17; MB +27 (+31 grapp le); MD 42 (can't be tri pped) Feats Cmbat Reexes, Critical Fcus, Ddge, m prved Critical (slam s),  mprved  nitiative, rn Wil l, Lightning Reexes, M bility, prin g Attack Skills Bl u +25, Fly +30, Heal +27,  ntim idate +25, Knwledge (pla nes, reli gi n) +23, Perceptin +27, en se Mtive +27, tealt h +20 Languages Cmmn, nfernal; telepathy 100 .

Y Envionment any (Pl ane f hadw) Oganization slitary, pair, r circle (35) Teasue standard

A AT Poison {Su) Anytime a creature is grapp led by a terma gant's tentacles r is aected by its rupture r shared rupture ability, it is expsed t the termaga nt's ux infusin. Flux infusin functins as a pisn, but with unpredictable eects. Thse wh fai l thei r saving thrws take 1d4 pints f abi lity drain. The abi lity scre drained is ran dmly determined every time the ux infusin aects the creature (rl l 1d6: 12 Cnstitutin , 34 Dexterity, 56 trength). The save DC is Cnstituti n- based. Flux I nfusion: nu ry;  Frt DC 28;frequenc 1jrun d fr 10 runds; eect 1d4 Cn, Dex, r tr; cure 2 cnsecutive saves. uptue {Su) When ki ll ed, a termagant expldes in a bl ast f its ux infusin p isn. Al l l iving creatures within 15 feet must succeed at a D C 28 Frtitude saving thrw r be pisned. The save DC is Cnstitutin- based. Shaed uptue {Su) Any creature kill ed while pisned by a termagant expldes. Al l livin g creatures withi n 10 feet

Cddling, cing mthers f nails a nd aberrant life, kytn termagants seek t make all living creatures adpted members f their malfrmed brd. That mst f their pupsefull defmed pgen die shl ae ming int their care nly cmpels termagants t search farther fr sturdier beings better suited t the hnr fbecming their misshapen children.

HUNTA Delicate antennae extend from the forehead of this lithe woman.

ASHUNTA X oo

CR

Femal e lash unta wizard 1 NG Mediu m huma nid (lashunta) I nit +1; Senses Perceptin +2

F A ,  uh , a -fed 0 (+ Dex) hp  (1d6+2) Fot 1, ef +, Wil l +3

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee mwk q ua rtersta +o (1d61) anged lig ht crssbw +1 (1d8/1920) Specia l Attacks ha nd f the ap prenti ce (6/day) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 1st; cncent ratin +4) At will  (DC 13), mage hand 1jy-detect thoughts (DC 15) Wizad Spells Pepaed (CL 1st; cn centra tin +4) 1s t charm person (DC 14), mage armor, magic missile o (at will ) acid splash, detect magic, are (D C 13), read magic

TATT St 8, Dex 13, on 8, nt 17, Wis 12, ha 16 Bas e Atk +o;  M B 1;  M D 10 Feats cribe crll , Tugh ness Skills Diplmacy +4, H a n d l e A n i m a l + 4, Knwledge (arcana) +9, Perceptin +2, pel lcra +7, Use M agic Device +4; acial Modies +2 Knwledge (arcan a)

Envionment any (Castrvel) Oganization any Teasue NPC gear (light crssbw with 20 bl ts, qua rtersta gld amu let [bnded bect], ther treasure)

The lashunta are the primary race f Castrvel, called "the Green Planet fr its steaming jungles. Thugh the wmen lk like idealized elves r humanssave fr the twitching

antennae spruting frm their freheadstheir men are squat, hairy, and brad-shuldered, with a erce and cnfrntatinal demeanr. Bth genders excel at schlarship, and the race basts a large number f telepaths and telekinetics, in additin t cnventinal magic-users. This ability t create mental r empathic bnds is particularly prevalent amng female warrirs, wh frm cls e cnnectins with their s aurian munts. Female la shunta are typical ly 6 feet tal l an d weigh 10 punds. The males fthe race are usu ally  feet t all an d eigh 00 punds.

LA SHNTA CHA RACTERS (u RP) Lashunta are dened by their clas s levelsthey d nt have racial Hit Di ce. They have the fllwing racial traits .  telligece: Lashunta are almst universally intelligent and eager t learn. Sexual Dimrphim: Male and female lashunta have very dierent bdy and persnality types, mre s than mst humanid species . Male lashunta are muscular (+2 Strength) and ften brash and unbservant (2 Wisdm). Female lashunta, thugh beautiful ad cadig (+2 Charisma), lack the males' rugged builds (2 Cnstitutin).

Lahuta Magic  5 RP):

A lashunta pssessing an Intelligence scre f 11 r higher gains the fllwing spell-like abilities: At will daze, ma9e hand; 1/detect thou9hts. The caster level fr these

effects is equal t the lashunta's class levels. Kwledgeable: A lashunta gains a +2 racial bnus t any ne Knwledge skill. Limited Telepathy (3 RP):

A lashunta is able t mentally cmmunicate with any creature within 30 feet with whm she shares a language. Otherwi se this ability is identical t the telepathy ability. Laguage: Lashunta begin play speaking Lashunta and Elven. Lashunta with high Intelligence scres can chse any languages they want (except Druidic and ther secret languages).


OTHACT This devilish humanoid hasve horns rowin out ofhis forehead that resemble a crown. He stands on stout cloven hooves.

OTHAT X ,8,00

CR 25

LE M ediu m utsider (devil, evil , extra pla nar, lawful) I nit +  ; Senses darkvisin 6o ., true seeing; Perceptin +43 Aua unhly a ura

F A 45, tuch 29, at-fted 33 (+6 ar mr, + deecti n, + Dex, +1 ddge, +2 luck, +10 natura l) hp 6o (32d10+384); regeneratin 5 (gd weapn s r sp ell s) Fot +26, ef +31, Will +30 Defensive Abil ities evasin; D 2ojgd and silver; Immune re, pisn; esist acid 30, cld 30; S 36

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee 2 claws +44 (1d6+6 plu s 1 n t drain) r + quartersta+40+35+30+25 (1d6+ plus !  ntelligence drai n) Specia l Attacks ntell igence drain, schlastic masquerade, spell reservir Spell- Like Abilities (CL 25th; cncentratin +38) Cnstant-mind blank, tongues, tru e seeing At wil l-alter se blasphem (DC 30), dominate person (DC 28), eedom of movement, greater arcane sight, greater dispel magic, greater invisibilit, greater scring (DC 30), greater shado conuration (DC 3 0), greater shado evocation (DC 31), greater teleport, mass suggestion (DC 29), programmed image (D C 29), unho aura (DC 3 1) 3y-banishment (DC 29), quic kened greater dispel magic, empwered horrid ilting (DC 31), pomorph an obect (DC 31), spell turning 1jday-dominate monster (DC 32), limited ish, mage's disunction (DC 32), prismatic sphere, time stop

TATT St 22, Dex 33, on 35, nt 30, Wis 26, ha 37 Bas e Atk +32;  M B +38;  M D 65 Feats Deect Arrws, Destructive Dispel, Dispel ynergy, Ddge, Empwer pell- Like Abil ity (horrid ilting, Flyby Attack, Great Frtitude, Greater pe ll P enetratin,  mp rved Great Frtitude, m prved Una rmed trike, rn Will, Pwer Attack, Quicken  pell- Like Abil ity(greater dispel magic, pell Penetratin, Weapn Finesse, Weapn Fcus (claw) Ss Acrbatic s +36, B lu +48, Cra (alch ey) +30, Di pl  acy +48, Disguise +48, Fl y +23, nt i idate +45, 
Languages Abyssal, Akl, Azlanti, Celestial, Cmmn, Dracnic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, gn an, nfernal, Undercmmn; telepathy 300 . SQ inferna l duke traits, tempr al an ma ly ombat Gea boots of speed, rods of cancellation (2), sta of poer; Othe Gea bracers of armor +6, mirror of le trapping, ring of evasion, ring of protection +5

Y Envionment any (<rvsa) Oganization slitary Treasure i pe

A AT Infenal Duke Taits An infern al du ke is a pwerful devi l that has nt yet made the ful l transiti n frm u niq ue devil t ful l archdevil. t pssesses several traits, as summ arized here. m mu nity t charm and cm pu lsin eects, death eects, re, and pisn. Resistance t acid 30 and c ld 30. Tele pathy 30 0 feet. Lrthact's natur al weapns, as well as any weapn he wields, are treated as evil and lawful fr the pu rpse f vercming damage reductin. Lrthact can grant spell s t his wrshipers. Granting spel ls des nt requi re any specic actin n hi s beha lf. Lrthact grants access t the dm ain s f Evil, Law, Magic , and Trickery. Hi s favred weapn is the q uartersta Intelli gence Dain (Su) Lrthact drains 1 pint f  ntell igen ce each time he hits with a weapn r natural weapn (Will DC 39 negates). Alternatively, he can ma ke a sing le mele e tuch attack per rund, dealing n hit pint damage but draining 2d4 pints f ntel ligence (Wil l DC 39 half). Aer draining ntel ligence frm a creature, Lrthact gai ns the b enet f foresight ( the spell ) agains t that creature fr 1 min ute. Scholastic Masq ueade (Su) When targetin g a dmin ated wizard with his spell reservir abil ity, Lrthact can als steal a schl pwer frm that wizard's chsen sch l. He can steal n e f the wizard's 1st-level schl pwers by usin g three l evels f his spell reservir, bth 1st-level sch l pwers at a cs t f six levels, and all schl pwers at a cst f nin e levels. Whi le Lrthact retains these pwers, the target wizard can nt use them. The stlen pwers functin at the target wizard's level. Lrthact can steal sc h l pwers r a prepared spe ll frm a d min ated wizard, but nt bth. He may steal schl pwers frm m ulti ple schls if he has multip le wizards dmi nated. Spel l esevoi (Su) Lrthact can drain prepared arcane spell s frm the mi nd f a creature he has dm inated and stre them fr later use, s im il arly t a ring of spell storing. Draining a spell requires 1 full -rund actin if he is ab le t tuch the target, r 1 mi nute t perfrm thrugh the mental lin k prvided by the dmin ate eect; in either case, n saving thrw is all wed. He can h ld n mre than ne stlen spell frm each dm inated caster in his spel l reservir, and the •

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ttal l evel f stlen spel ls ca nnt exceed 25. These stlen spel ls take eect at the rigina l caster's level. Tempoal Anom aly (Su) Lrthact exists slight ly utside fthe nrmal timestream. pell s that p redict the futuresuch as augur, divination,Joresight, and moment of prescience cannt perceive him and prvide n benet against him r infrmatin abut him .  n additin, whenever a creature withi n 6o feet f hi m u ses time stop, Lrthact can act nrmal ly within the du ratin fthe time stop, as if he had cast it hi msel As ne ither Lrthact nr the caster are frzen in ime wih epe  eah he, eah an age and aect the ther with attacks, sp ell s,  r ther eects they create, thugh they cann t aect ther creatures within the duratin fthe time stop. This a bil ity functins even if Lrthact is at-fted r un aware f his ppn ent.

Lrthact the Unraveler, als named the Dwimmerlaik, the Ur-Magius, and the Diablus Mystere, was nce a high-ranking duke f Hell. Atypically, he was nt slely bund t the service f a single archdevil, instead serving penly at varius times as a mystical advisr and cnsultant n magical matters under bth Geryn and Mephistpheles. Sme believed him t be secretly a favrite f Asmdeus himsel this suppse d favr prvided sme measure f prtectin frm his jealus rivals. His last mistress in Hell was Eiseth, Whre- Queen f the erinyes, but when Eiseth uncvered a pl t t reverse their p sitinsLrthact arrgating himself t lrdship and reducing her t mere cnsrther wrath was enrmus and eternal. Lrthact's allies deserted him lest they taste the fury f the erinyes. Lrthact prclaimed his inncence, but he saw cndemnatin awaiting and ed, racing acrss the planes with the whips fthe e rinyes at his hee ls. Ae r several planar refuges prved n shelter frm his relentless pursuers, Lrthact sught slace in the mrtal realms. Laying several false leads, he then dubled back t the diablists f Cheliax, the rst place his pursuers lked fr him n Glarin. But aer they had mved n, he slipped back int place s they thught already thrughly scure d. Adpting a successin f guises, he kept his presence hidden fr years, but he never felt truly cmfrtable under the gaze f s many ptentially unfriendly eyes. Seeking a mre remte lcale, he traveled t the farthest reaches f Chelish svereignty: the Varisian city-state f Krvsa. Ther e he fund the p erfect patsy in the vai n and crrupt Lrd Vlshyenek Ornels. Rebuffed by Huse Thrune in his quest t restre his yuth and vigr, Vlshyenek was easy prey fr Lrthact's inveigling. The devil bund him in a web flies and stle nt nly his sul but als h is life. Impersnating Lr d Ornels fr ver 00 years, he bec ame

a dminant gure in Krvsa , shadw-master f the Acadamae and sire f a great huse. Meanwhile, he sught ways t rebuild his diablic pwer and his stre f suls s ne day he might buy hi s way back t ducal favr in Hell. In the end, Eis eth's diablic assa ssin s fund him at lng last, and he was frced t fake his wn death. Yet he still dminates Krvsa frm the shadws, cntrlling the Acadamae thrugh his descendant Tff Ornels. Little happens in the city withut his knwledge, and he plays the part fthe mage thrugh shadw-magic, illusins, limited wishes, and he slen magi f hes. Hee, ases wh delve t deeply int his r Krvsa's secrets nd themselves at dds with the deadly duke, his pwers hned by centuries f exile t undermine and destry mages wh might uncver his identity r unravel his scheme s.


ANA ES rANT Patchy matted fur covers this mutated hyena-headed monster and acidic reen drool pours from its ravenous maw.

Gnl l Mana Wastes m utant ghter 2 CE Medi um aberratin (augmented humani d, gnll) I nit + 2 ; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +6

F A 19, tuch 12, at-fted 17 (+4 arm r, +2 Dex, +3 na tura l) hp 32 (4 HD ; 2d8+2d10+12) Fot +9, ef +2, Will +4; +1 vs. fear, +4 vs. m in d-a ectin g eects Defensive Abil ities bravery +1; D 5/cld irn ; Immune disease, pisn; S 15

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee mwk l ngswrd +7 (1d8+2j192o), sl am +5 (1d8+2 plu s disease)

TATT St 15, Dex 14, on 17, nt 10, Wis 15, ha 6 Bas e Atk +3;  M B +5;  M D 17 Feats Cleave,  rn Wil l, Pwer Attack, Weapn Fcus (lngswrd) Skills Percepti n +6, teal th +8, urvival +7 Languages G n  l l S Q defrmed a rm

Y Envionment warm pla ins r deserts (the M ana Wastes) Oganization sl ita ry, pai r, gan g (39), r tribe (1628 plu s 1 wasteland l rd f5th level) Teasue N PC gear (masterwrk breastplate, m asterwrk lngswrd, ther treasu re)

The magic-warping effects fthe Mana Waste s en extend t the very life frce f creatures wh wander the trackle ss deserts . The dangerus radiatins f magic gne aful infuse the bdies and essences f these wanderers. Thse wh spend t much time in the Spellscar Desert r the wasteland's ther treacherus envirns ccasinally fall prey t the deadly energies that per sist in these regins, and their bdies gradually decay mre and mre until they are s far remved frm their riginal frms that they can be described nly as mutants. These twisted and degenerate creatures ram in packs thrughut the Mana Wastes . Because thse wh succumb t the Mana Wastes' mutagenic effects en hail frm the Grand Duchy f Alkenstar r ne f its smaller hldings in the regin, numerus humanid mutants are prcient in the use f firearm s, having learned t wie ld the weapns in place f the unp redictable frces f magic. Ths e wh manage t actually secure a pwerful weapn frm ne f the dwarven arms factries in the Wastes en garner the

res pe ct f ther mutants. Such rearm wielder s invariably ris e t p sitins f pwer, becming knwn as wasteland lrds by their e nvius p eer s, wh all s quabble and ght fr the same hnr. Mst Mana Wastes mutants cllabrate in small tribal grups with ther mutants, since thse wh wander the battered des ert alne ri sk attack frm the r esident mutated vermin r vilent bands f lawless gnlls, giants, r gblins. The civilize d pe ple f Alkensta r shun mutants fr the mst part, regarding transfrmed humans and he andee s f he Mana Wases as n bee  han mnsters. The brder guards f neighbring Nex keep a stringent lkut fr such wasteland travelers and attack them n sight. The necrmancers f Geb, hwever, see ptential in the mutated peples f the Spel l scar Desert, and cc asinally entreat them t leave their blast ed hme and relcate t the heart f Geb in Yled by prmisi ng a life f cmfrt and acceptance. In actuality, su ch mutants are taken t the infamus Mrtuarium, where Geb's cruelest wizards perfrm unhly experiments n Alkenstar's defrmed expatriates and turn them int undead abminatins t serve in G eb's lurching army.

CREATlNG A MANA WA STES MTAN T "Mana Wastes Mutant is an acquired template that can be added t any living, crpreal cre ature. A Mana Wastes mutant retains the base creature's statistics and special abilities except as nted here. CR: As base creature  Aligmet: Any nn-lawful. Type: The creature's type changes t aberratin. D nt recalculate H D, BAB, r saves. Armr Cla: A Mana Wastes mutant gains a  bnus t its natural armr ver the base creature's natural armr bnus. Deeive Abilitie: A Mana Wastes mutant gains a  bnus n s aves again st mind-a ffecting effects , D R 5/cld irn (r DR cld irn if the base creature has 11 HD r mre), and sp ell res istance equal t   its adjusted CR. Mana Wastes mutants are immune t dise ase and p isn. Speed: A winged Ma na Wastes mutant's maneuverability drps t clumsy. If the bas e creature flew magically, it ls es this ability. Melee: A Mana Wastes mutant retains all the natural weapns, manufactured weapn attacks, and weapn prciencies f the base creature. It als gains a slam attack that deals damage based n the mutant's si ze. SpellLike Abilitie: A Mana Wastes mutant lses access t any spell-like abilities the base creature may have had. Any spellcasting abilities gained frm class levels remain unchanged. Special Abilitie: A Mana Wastes mutant retains any extrardinary and supernatural sp ecial qualities f the base

creature. A Mana Wastes mutant gains ne f the fllwing abilities fr every 4 HD r fractin theref(minimum 1 the rst ability chsen must always be d isea se). Acid Resistance (Su): A Mana Wastes mutant gains resi stance t acid 10. T his ability can be taken mre than nce. Each time it is taken, the Mana Wastes mutant increases its resistance t acid by an additinal 10. A Mana Wastes mutant that gains acid res istance in exces s f3o becmes immune t acid instead. Acidic Pustules (Ex): Mana Wastes mutants are en eed in nei pusules ha bus a he slighes tuch. Whenever a creature deals piercing r slashing damage t a Mana Wastes mutant, all creatures adjacent t the Mana Wastes mutant must succeed at a Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 the Mana Wastes mutant's Hit Dice + the Mana Wastes mutant's Cns titutin mdier) r take acid damage as its bils and blisters pp and spray abut. A Mana Wastes mutant deals an amunt f acid damage in this way based n its size (1d4 pints f acid damage fr a Medium Mana Wastes mutant, 1d6 fr a Large mutant, and s n). Breath Weapon (Ex): A Mana Wastes mutant can sp ray a 30 -ft cne f acidic bile frm its muth as a standar d actin nce every 1d4 runds . The acid damage caused by this attack is equal t 1d6 per tw H it Dice the mutant pssesses. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 the Mana Waste mutant's Hit Dice + the Mana Waste mutant's Cnstitutin mdifier) halves any damage take n frm this attack . Disease (Su): Even thugh Mana Wastes mutants are immune t dise ase , they carry a deadly magical cntagin that they spread with their slam attacks. Mana ver: injury; save Frt DC 10 + 1/2 the Mana Wastes mutant's Hit Dice + the Mana Wastes mutant's Cnstitutin mdier; onset 1d4 minutes; frequency 1day; ct 1d2 Cn damage, 1d2 Cha drain (r 1d3 Cn damage, 1d3 Cha drain if the base creature has 8 HD r mre); cure 2 cnsecutive saves. Anyne wh lives with mana fever fr a week straight withut dying becmes immune t the disease, but als becm es a Mana Wastes mutant. Increased Speed (Ex): Sme Mana Wastes mutants are transfrmed in such a way that their base sp eed increa se s by 10 feet. Dermitie: In additin t its special abilities listed abve, a Ma na Wastes mutant gains ne f the fllwing defrmities frm its transfrmatin (rll a 1d4 t randmly determine the d efrmity). =

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Deformed Leg: The m utant's base speed is reduced by  feet (mini mum base speed f 5 feet), but i t gains a +4 racial b nus t its CMD. Shattered Mind: The mutant a -2 t ntel ligen ce, but gains a +2 racial bn us n Wil l saves. Warped Hide: The m utant lses its +2 r a c i a l b  n u s t  C n , b u t g a i n s a n a d d i t i  n a l +2 bnus t its natural armr. Abilitie: Increase frm the base creature as fllws:

S , Cn , Cha . Skill: A Mana Wastes mutant gains Climb, Intimidate, Stealth, and Survival as clas s skills .


rANTIX, PEADLY This terryin monstrosity towers taller than the mihtiest junJle trees its forelimbs raised in a medita tive deadly stance.

N Clssal vermi n I nit + 4 ; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +4

F A 5, u h 6, a-fed  (+4 Dex, +9 na ua l, 8 ie) hp 152 (16d8+8o) Fot +15, ef +9, Will +5 Immune mi nd- aectin g eects

FF Speed 6 o  . Melee bite +17 (4d6+13), 2 cl aws +17 (2d8+13 plu s gr ab) Space 3 0  . ; each 3 0  . w . with bite) Specia l Attacks ing, rending mandibles

TATT St 36, Dex 18, on 21, nt , Wis  ha 5 Bas e Atk +;  M B +33 (+37 grapple); MD 47 (51 vs. tri p) Skills Cl im b +17, Percepti n +4; acial Modies +4 Cl im b, +4 Perceptin

the victim's arm r as a free actin by mak ing a cm bat mane uver check. f the ma ntis is successful, the target's arm r is ri pped frm its bdy. f the target fai ls a DC 31 Reex save, the armr su bected t this attack lses ha lf its hit pints and g ains the brken cnditin. The save DC is trength-based.

The legendary deadly mantis stalks the deepest jungles f Medigalti Island and the Mwangi Expanse. Tales abut this lethal predatr preying upn such mammth eaues as dakes and gians fighen een he baes hunters. Deadly mantises are sacred t the fllwers f Achaekek, the Mantis G d, wh keep the massive beas ts well fed, and bring them s acricial victims and livestck. Fllwers f Achaekek have als been knwn t serve as prtectrs f the dens f deadly mantise s. Thugh creatures fthi s siz e and pwer bviusly need n guardians , the devut fllwers guard their lairs and prevent adventure rs frm slaying the mighty inse cts. T he typical deadly mantis stands 0 feet ta ll, 6o feet l ng, and weighs s everal tns.

Y Envionment trpical ungles (Medigalti  sland) Oganization slitary Teasue n  n e

A AT Flin g {Ex) f a deadly ma ntis begi ns its turn with a Large r smal ler creature grab bed in its claws, it can, as a standard actin, in g that creature up t 30 feet away. Creatu res thrwn in thi s way take 3d6 pi nts f dam age as if they had fall en frm the sa me distance. ending Mandibles {Ex) f a dea dly mantis hits with bth claws and successfully grabs a fe, it can make an immediate bite attack agai nst that fe as a secnda ry attack. This bite attack ha s a +12 attack bnus an d deals 4d6+6 pints f damage. n a dditin t deali ng damage, the ma ntis can tear away

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OCKINGFEY This tiny sprite has the head of a humanoid and the body of a brilliantly colored parrot.

CN T in y fey I nit +3; Senses lw-light visi n; Perceptin +7

F A 5, u h  5, a-fed  (+3 D ex, + ie) hp 13 (3d6+3) Fot +2, ef +6, Will +4

FF Speed 20 ., y 6o . (gd) Melee 2 ta ln s +6 (1d22) Space 2-1j2 .; each o  . Spell- Like Abilities (CL 3rd; cncentr atin +4) At wil l (DC 

TATT St 6, Dex 16, on 13, nt 7, Wis 12, ha 13 Bas e Atk +1;  M B +2; MD 10 Feats Flyby Attack, Weapn Fin esse Skills Acrbatics +9, Disguise +7, Fly +15, Perceptin +7, tealth +16 SQ mck

Y Envionment any frests (Fi rst Wrl d) Oganization sli tary, pa ir, r ap e (320) Teasue standard

A AT Moc k (Su) As a standard actin, a mckingfey can magica lly take n the ap pearance f any creature it can see. This functin s li ke disguise se but with n restrictins n durati n, creature type, r size . The mckin gfey des nt cha nge size, a nd if the creature it's mimic king is larger than it, the m ckingfey simply appear s t be a mi nia ture versin. Anyne interactin g wit h this eect can attempt a DC 12 Will save t see thrug h the ruse. A mckingfey can ma intai n a given frm inde nitely, but can nt change t any frm ther than its wn withut visual referencence a given disguise has ended, th e fey must see the su bect aga in t resu me that frm. The save DC is Charisma- based.

Mckingfey rig inally ste m frm the First Wrld, where they're regarded as entertainment by lcals and nuis ances by visitrs, wh are the usual butt f the creatures' pranks. The pint-sized fey en cngregate in large clnies called japes r mckingdells, inhabiting the trees near a cmmnly traverse d p ath r meadw. When an i ntelligent creature enters the grve, ne f the bird-sprites flies dwn t perch n the traveler's shulder r sme nearby

vantage. It then prmptly shis shape t becme a per fect, miniature dpp elganger f the creature in que stin, prc eeding t cavrt and imitate the newcmer in a mst cnvincing and unattering manner, mimicking the creature's tne but chattering nly gibberish. This gibberish is nt slely fr cmic effect, as while mckingfey are eager (if distractible) students in mst matters, they refuse t u se verbal language f any srt, believing that wrds unnecessarily cnstrain the things they describe. Instead, they cmmunicate thrugh gesues, panmime, and elabae danes. Thse wh think them mere beasts, hwever, are quickly set straight, as enemies f mckingfey are cnfrnted with dis rienting magic and the mckingfey's cap ricius al lies frm the First Wrld. While many peple nd mc kingfeys' antics irritating, the little creatures are surprisingly useful allies, with a lyal, friendly nature tward ths e wh treat them well, and an insatiable curisity that makes them surprisingly well infrmed abut their surrundings. This same curisity extends t things mst flks wuld leave alne, such as the prtal-like breach scars between the Material Plane and the First Wrld. When such planar ris ccur, mckingfey are en sme f the rst creatures thrugh, with clnies fund in Kynin, the River Kingdms, and sylvan grves arund the Inner Sea. Thse illusinists and ther spellcasters wh seek such puckish familiars (and take the Imprved Familiar feat) en nd them wrth the resulting hassleif just barely. A typical mckingfey is 8 inches tall and weighs  punds.


rOI This strane four-armed fiend appears to be constructed completely out of stone. Dried blood stains its body.

oxx X 07,00

CR2o

CE Ga rgantua n utsider (chatic, de mn, evil, extra pla nar) I nit +3; Senses bli ndsense 6o ., darkvisin 6o ., see invisibilit; Perceptin +33 Aura hpedi nke (6o .)

F A 34, tuch 9, at-fted 31 (+3 Dex, +2S natural, 4 size) hp 379 (23d10+ 23) Fot +24, ef +10, Will +22 Defensive Abil ities gush; D IS/adamanti ne and gd; Immune electricity, pisn; esist acid 20, cld 20,  re 20

FF Speed 4 0  . Melee bite +29 (2d8+10/1920), gre +29 (2d8+10), 4 s la ms +29 (2d6+1o/1920 p lu s gr ab) Space 20 .; each 20 . Specia l Attacks breath weapn (6o-. cne, 16d6 acid damage plus di sease, Reex DC 32 halves, u sabl e every 1d4 rund s), cnstr ict (2d6+10), rend (2 slam s, 2d6+1) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 23rd; cncentra tin +30)    -mind blank, see invisibilit At w-crushing despair (DC 21), detect magic, dispel magic, eebite (DC 23), protection om good, stone shape 3y-create undead, Jeeblemind (DC 22), insanit (DC 24), quickened mindfog (DC 22), phantasmal killer (DC 21), song of discord (DC 22), smbol of pain (DC 2 2) 1jy-desecrate, greater teleport (self plu s o lbs. f bects nly), summ n (l evel 9, any 1 CR 19 r lwer demn o%), smbol of insanit (DC 2S), eird (DC 26)

TATT St 30, Dex 17, on 32, nt S, Wis 24, ha 2S Bas e Atk +23;  M B +37 (+41 grapple); MD o Feats Blee ding Critical, Bl ind -Fig ht, Cleave, Cmbat Reexes, Critical Fcus, Dazi ng Assault, m prved Critical (bite), m prved Critical (slam), rn Wi ll, Pwer Attack, Quic ken pell- Like Ability (mindfog, Vital trike Skills Blu +33, Cli mb +28, Di plma cy +2S, nti midate +33, Knwledge (pl ane s) +28, Knw ledge (reli gi n) +21, Perceptin +33, ense M tive +33, pel lcra +2S Languages Abyssal, Akl, Cmmn; telepathy 300 .

Y Envionment warm u ngles (Yha's Graveyard) Oganization slitary Teasue d  u b l e

A AT Beath Weapon Su  Mxix can exha le a cne f acid ic fg laced with a terribl e disease. Any creature dam aged by

the acid f hi s breath weapn m ust succeed at a DC 28 Frtitude save r cntract this di sease. A hum anid alicted with this disease must attempt a new Will s ave each day. f the h um anid fails, it attacks and attempts t eat the weakest hum an id ne arby. f the save is successful , i t r e s is t s t h i s i m p u l s e . A h u m a n  i d w h  d i e s  r i s k i l l e d whil e alicted rises as a gha st at the next midni ght. The save DC is Charisma- based. Moxix's Delectation:  n h a l e d ; save Frtitude DC 28; onset 1 y;frequenc 1jday; eect 1d4 Cn and 1d4 Wis damag e; ure  neuive ave. Gush  Ex Anytim e Mxix takes m re tha n o pints f weapn dam age in a ru nd, b ld and pus spews frth frm the wund. The b ld i s extremely sli ppery and sp rays ut in a 20-ft radius, catin g al l creatures and s urfaces in the area. Any creatures in the a rea must succeed at a DC 28 Reex save r drp any items th ey are hld ing. A saving thrw must be made eac h rund tha t the creature attempts t use r pick up an item it previusly drpped. n addit in, the area cated in the gushi ng bl d is dicult t mve abut in, and creatures mving thrugh the area m ust succeed at a DC S Acrbatics check r fal l prne. Hopedinke Su  Mxix emits a n a ura that dra ins h pe frm al l within 6o feet. All mral e bnuses are suppressed within this au ra, regardless ftheir surce. n additin, spells and spel l- li ke abi lities grantin g a mr ale bnu s are aected as dispel magic used t cunters pel l (caster level 23rd) every rund at the begin ni ng f Mxix's turn. A successful dispel check negates the enti re eect (nt ust the mral e b nus) and g rants Mxix temprary hit pi nts equal t the spel l's level (t a maxi mu m oo). These temprary hit pints last 1 h ur. Mindshatte Su  f a creatu re fai ls its save ag ai nst Mxix's eebite spel l- li ke ab il ity, as a standard actin befre the end f his turn he may un ravel the target's mi nd a nd spi rit. This acts as greater dispel magic (caster level 23r d) agai nst eects that prtect again st mi nd-aecting  r necrm antic eects and aut mati cal ly aects the target as enervation and touch of idioc (duratin 24 hurs).

Mxix, the Drinker f Human Hpes, is a unique demn bund t the mysterius isle called Yha's Graveyard in the Shackles. Appearing as an eldritch fur- armed s tatue f weathered gray stn e, Mxix h as a single emerald eye centered in his hrrible face. A nest f twiste d hrns re sts atp his head , and his fang filled maw is perpetually stained with bld. Thse curageus explrers traveling t his seemingly idyllic isle are driven mad by strange visins and dreams, r by inscrutable but disturbing carvings, idls, and glyphs that litter the island. Even if they withstand the island's maddening magic, adventurers in search f legendary lst ric hes may cnfrnt Mxi x himself and be scurged

f mind, bdy, and su l. Mxi x's bale ful pre sence and malevlent awareness leer frm every crudely carved icn, relie and idl bearing his likeness, bringing with them a tinge f ins anity and a ravenus hunger fr human flesh. Ghsts and pentagram-branded cannibals and lunatics are all that remain f ill-fated exp editins t Yha's Graveyard. Mxi x fund his first wrship ers amng the terrible cyclpes f Ghl-Gan as their civilizatin fell int ruin. As the ne-eyed giants slipped mre and mre in depai and ilene, he began shiping ful, therwrldly creatures their brthers and sisters brught up frm the vaults f the Dar klands aer their exp sure t the serpe ntflk's wicked ways. Amng the dzens f endish icns was Mxix, wh came int influence amng the cyclpes as their practice f sacrice and cannibalism increased. It was at this time Mxix became knwn as the Drinker f Human Hpes. The ancient � Ghl-Gan cyclpes fed him hundreds f captured human s, m st fwhm were f Azlanti descent. In ne instance early in his time amng the Ghl-Gan cyclpes, Mxix's  fllwers captured an Azlanti embassy and fed them t  the strange demn ne by ne while their cmpanins watched in hrrr. Sme say the s acrices' spirits sti ll inhabit the regin, their wailing cries driing thrugh the hills and jungles f the haunted island. As his reign fbld began t spread frm its base in suthern Ghl-Gan, a raging cntingent f rival cyclpes frm elsewhere in the failing empire raided the demn wrshiping clan dedicated t Mxix, bringing bth brute strength and the magic fpwerful shamans an d racles t bear against it. The battle raged fr  days, and in the end an racle sacr iced her l ife in a nal ply t destry Mxix. Hwever, the racle nly succeeded in binding him t the high muntain peak that wuld ne day becme the island knwn as Yha's Graveyard. T this very day, Mxix remains trapped in his island dmain, ever eager t

draw creatures t the ziggurat he calls hme. There he delights in turning peple t cannibalism, destructin, and insanity. Obscuring and disease-laden mists swirl arund the i sland, keeping its lands hidden and prtected frm tresp ass ers . Once per year, hwever, n the rs t full mn aer the rainy seas n, the mists part fr a single night. Sme explrers have munted expeditins t Mxix's is land during these events, but a s f yet, n ne has re turned the same persn she used t be; all bear the mark finsanity Mxix stamps n their bein g.


IGHTE Twin talons attached to rotesque back-appendaes drip blood from this hideously emac iated jackal-leed albino demon.

Y Envionment any (
A AT X ,8,8oo CE Med ium utsi der (chatic, demn , evil , extrapla nar) I nit +; Senses darkvisin 6o ., detect good, detect la, true seeing; Perceptin +36 Aura unho aura (DC 5)

F A 42, tuch 25, at-fted 31 (+4 deec ti n, + Dex, +17 natu ra l) hp 526 (27d10+378); regenerat in 15 (gd weap ns r sp el ls) Fot +27, ef +30, Will +25 D 15/cld i rn and gd; Immune c h a r m a n d c  m p u l s i n eects, deat h eects, ele ctricity, pis n; esist acid 30, cld 30, re 30; S 35

FF Speed 6 o  . Melee + vorpal bastard sord +43/+38/+33/+28 (1d1 08/172o), claw +31 (2d6+4/1920 plu s 2d6 bl eed), 2 tal ns +31 (1d6+4/1920 pl us 2d6 bl eed) Space 5 .; each 5 . (15 . with tal ns) Specia l Attacks curse f livin g death, slwing gaze, sneak attack +3d6, swi cuts, swrd mastery Spell- Like Abilities (CL 2oth; cncen trati n +27) Cnstant-airalk, detect good, detect la ,freedom of movement, true seeing, unho aura (DC 25) At w-greater dispel magic, greater teleport, phantasmal killer (DC 21), spiked pitG (DC 20), telekinesis (DC 22) 3/day-acid pitG (DC 21), qu ickened blade barrier (DC 23), harm (DC 23), hungr pitG (DC 22) 1jy-reverse gravit, sum mn (level 9, any demn r cmbinatin f demns whse ttal cmbined CR is 20 r lwer o%), time stop, eird (DC 26)

TATT St 29, Dex 32, on 39, nt 18, Wis 23, ha 24 Bas e Atk +27; MB +36; MD 61 Feats Cmbat Expertise, Cmbat Reexes, Dazzl ing Disp lay, Deadly trke, Extic Weapn Prciency (bastard swrd), Greater Feint, Greater Weapn Fcus (bastard swrd), Greater Weapn peci al izatin (bastard swrd),  mp rved Critical (bastard swrd, claw, taln),  mprved Disarm , m prved Feint, Pwer Attack, Quic k Draw, Quicken p ell  Like Ability (blade barrier, hatter Defenses, Weapn Fcus (bastard swrd), Weapn pecia lizatin (bastard swrd) Skills Acrbatics +41,  ntimi date +37, 
use of Living Death (Su) Once per ru nd, as a free actin as he kil ls a living creature, Nightripper can chse t alict that target with the curse f living death. The target can resist this curse with a su ccessful DC 30 Will save right befre it dies, all wing the victim t die nrma lly. f the victim fails its save, i ene a  f hal f-l iving ae i beme  mpl eely hel pless, u na ble t take any actins whatsever, but rema ins cnscius and aware fthe wrld, and f the pain in its bdy. t ca nnt be resurrected r therwise restred t li fe unti l the curse is lied. While the curse remain s in eect, the victim ta kes 1d4 pints f ntelli gence, Wisdm, an d Char isma dra in every day as any lingeri ng shreds f sanity are bl asted away. When each a bil ity scre is drain ed t zer, the DC f the curse i ncreases by +4. A cha racter suerin g the curse f livin g death ca n rem ai n i n thi s state frever, but as lng as any ne f her menta l a bil ity scres is at zer, she is capabl e nly f enduring pain and c annt bserve the wrld aru nd her. Even if the ch aracter's bdy is destryed, the cursed victim's cnsciusness remains as a disem bdied and invisible presence at the site fthis destructin, and cannt be resurrected r released t the aerlife. The save DC i s Charisma-based. Nascent De mon Lod Taits A nascent demn lrd is a pwerful d emn tha t has nt yet made the ful l transiti n frm un iqu e demn t ful l demn lrd f an Abyssal realm . They have several traits, as su mma rized here. m mu nity t charm and cm pu lsin eects, death eects, electricity, and pisn. Resistance t acid 30, cld 30, an d re 30. Summon Sp) Once per day, Nightripper can summn any demn  r cmbin atin f demns whse ttal cmb ined CR is 20 r lwer. This ab il ity always wrks, an d is equiva lent t a 9th-l evel spel l. Tele pathy 30 0 feet. Nig htripper's natural weapns , as well as a ny weapn he wields, a re treated as chatic, epi c, an d evil fr the purpse f vercming d amage reductin. Nightripper can gran t spells t his wrshipers. He grants access t the dmai ns f Chas, Darkness, Evil, and trength. His favred weapn i s the basta rd swrd. Slowing Gaz e (Su) l wed (as the slo spell ) fr 1 rund , 30 feet, Wil l DC 30 negates. The save DC is Ch arisma -based. Swi uts (Ex) As lng as he is attacking with a swrd, Nigh tripper treats fes wh are staggered, n auseated, r und er the eects f a slo spel l (r sim ila r eects, such as hi s g aze) as if they were a t-fted. Swod Mastey (Ex) Nig htrippe r pssesses several swrd related b nus feats nrm al ly restricted t ghters. •

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Even tday, centuries aer his 13th and nal executin, memries fRiktus Scrn cntinue t haunt the nightmares fthse wh live alng the nrthern castlines f the Inner Sea. During his reign f hrrr, the man wh wuld cme t be knwn as the Nightripper used his psitin in the nw disbanded Graven Guard fTaldr t mve alng the shipping lanes with ease. His psitin amng the mercenary cmpany arded him time in cuntless settlements frm Glisfar t Crentyn, and in these unsuspecting twns he hunted. Sc rn preferred yung victims , that their vanishing uld ause he ms disess pssiblehis faies ee yung adults freshly in lve, althugh he seemed t have had n preference between man r wman. He abducted his victims with astnishing skill, trmenting them fr hurs with his blades be fre leaving them brken and bleeding t death at the bttm f a specially prepared pit far utside f twn. The mass murderer was nally captured by Cesandra Dayne, an bsessed priest f Sarenrae wh had lst her ancee and her father t Scrn. Only by frsaking the teachings f her church was she able t trap the murderer in the slums f Almas, and ahugh the resulting ght saw the death f a dzen inncent bystanders, in the end Cesandra had  , her man alive. Aer Scrn was turned ver t the law in his hmetwn f Oppara, the authrities thught t prsecute him fr the deaths f n fewer than 46 knwn victims. When Scrn gleefully bragged f having murdered nearly a thusand men, wmen, and children, the authrities were eager t write ffhis ravings, yet aer Scrn prvided exacting details t the sites f 953 victims, and ne aer the ther his directins led t actual graves, the killer's sentencing was hasteneddeath by hanging. Yet Scr n survived. O ne aer the ther, attempts t execute the Nightripper failedheadsmen died ffright as they lied the axe, guilltines malfunctined, magic failed. Each btched executin le Scrn mre disg ured, but his legend grew. The 13th and nal executin put the man dwn nce and fr allr s  it was hped . Scrn's sul went t the Bneyard, where smething amazing happenedhe pa sse d thrugh t the Abyss with his mind and memries intact. S remarkable was his retentin f his identity that it drew the attentin f Lamashtu hersel wh pulled the killer's sul frm the shudders me bs m f the Abyss and made him her persnal assassin, raising him frm a brken shell f a sul t a nasce nt demn lrd with greater pwer than he'd ever hped fr in life. His frm had changed, transfrming int a shape mre betting ne fhis hrric nature, yet his mind remained sharp and clear. Nightripper harbrs a strng desire fr revenge, but fr nw he serves dutifully as Lamashtu's favred trturer and assassin and

as the lrd f the dungens be lw her palace in the Abyss al realm f Kurnugia. But it is sai d that smeday, when he has repaid hi s debt t the Mthe r f Demns fr his ascensin and rescue frm the dregs f the Abyss, the Nightripper will return t his ld haunts. Only this time, it will nt be individuals he break s and bleeds and burie s in his pitsit will be entire cities.


ONCI A cruel face and orc features dominate this creature's upper ha while its lower q uarters bear the sinewy shape of a centipede.

CE Large aberratin I nit +3; Senses darkvisin 120 ., tremrsense 6o .; Perceptin + 

F A 20, tuch 1 2, at-fted 17 (+3 D ex, +6 na tur al, +2 shi eld , 1 size) hp 59 (7d8+28) Fot +6, ef +, Will + Defensive A bilities fercity Weaknesses light sensitivity

FF Speed 4 0  . , climb 40 . Melee mwk battle axe + (1d8+6j3), bite +10 (1d6+9 pl us pisn) anged mwk ln gbw +8 (1d8j3) Space 1 0  . ; each 5 . Specia l Attacks frenzy, spit

TATT St 23, Dex 17, on 18, nt 7, Wis 10, ha 16 Bas e Atk +5;  M B +12 (+14 verru n); MD 25 (27 vs. verru n; ca n't be tri pped) Feats Acrbatic teps, mprved Overrun , Nim bl e Mves, Pwer Attack Skills Acrbatics +8 (+12 when um pin g), Clim b +16, Perceptin +5, tealth +6, wim +8

Envionment any undergrun d (Dark lands) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r nest (39) stand ard (heavy wden shi eld , mwk battleaxe)

A AT Fenzy (Ex) On ce per day, an rn ci that takes dam age in cmbat can y i nt a frenzy as a free actin the fll wing rund . Whil e in thi s state, an rnci can nt use any Chari sma-, Dexterity-, r n telli gence based skil l checks, but functi ns as if und er th e eects f a haste spell. The rnci c an cn tin ue t frenzy fr up t 3 runds, aer which it is staggered fr 1 rund .

Poison (Ex) Biteinury; save Frt DC 17;frequenc 1jrund fr 6 ru nds ; eect1d3 Dex; cure 2 cnsecutive saves. Spit (Ex) An rnci can spit pisn at a target withi n 30 feet as a stand ard actin . This is a ran ged tuch attack, and ca n nly be perfrmed  nce every 1d6 rund s.  f the atta ck is successful , the target is aected by the pis n ust as if it had been inured. The rnci can still pisn a target with each successful bite attack. Undesiz ed Weapons (Ex) Althugh a n rnci is Large, its uppe r trs is the same size as that f a M ediu m hum ani d. A a eul, n i wield weapn a if hey wee ne size categry sma lle r than the ir actual size (Mediu m fr mst rnci).

When drw eshwarping alchemy is turned and fcused upn an r, the bscene resu lt is called an rnci. Upn submersin in a fleshwarper's alchemical ichr, the unfrtunate r's legs merge, and its lwer bdy turns black and elngates t a length f apprximately 1 feet. This new bdy divides int segments, with each segment spruting a pair f shrt, sturdy, thin legs. Finally, the hrrr's tusks cnnect t newly grwn pisn ducts that cnstantly drip pisnus spittle. The r's head and upper bdy stay relatively intact as far as eshwarping ges, thugh its eyes smetimes adpt a dark, vacant stare. With the exceptin f the driders, the rnci are amng the mst useful f the bscenities prduced by fleshwarping. They embdy all the savage brutality f an r warrir, but munted centaurlike upn an even larger , mre p werful frame. Being less intelligent than drw, rnci make better shck trpers and advance sldiers fr drw armies than the dark elves themselves. Ornci wh have escaped the slavery f the d ark elves have becme favred champins fr certain clever r chieains . S me rnci even vercme their sensitivity t daylight given time, which makes them better suited t terrrize the surface lands.

ETFIED rAIDEN Fresh blood seeps from the cracks of this weathered but exquisitely detailed stone sculpture of a warrior woman.

pints f damage per caster level t a petried maid en, with n saving th rw. Transmute mud to rock immediately heals any and al l damage taken by a petried maiden . A stone toesh spell des nt actually chan ge the petried maid en's structure, but n egates its dam age reductin and s pel l resistance fr 1 run d. econstitution (Su) As lng as Geb's riginal curse that rst alicted the petried maidens remains unb rken, any petried maid en (an im ate r nt) that is dama ged r deyed lwly eun  i und ama ged fm, even if parts f it were utterly destryed r carr ied away. Fr a relatively unda maged petried maid en, this slw prcess can be cmp leted in a week r s. Fr a petried mai den reduced t rubbl e, it might take years. f a petried maiden is destryed whi le und er the eects f a stone to esh spell, it cannt recnstitute and is perma nentl y destryed. Weapon Expetise {Ex) A petried maid en is prcient with any ne martial weapn. t g ains a +1 bnus n attack and da mage rlls with this weapn . •

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NE Medium undead I nit +; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +12

F A , uh  a-fed 0 (+ Dex, +o naual) hp 67 (  d8+27) Fot +6, ef +4, Will +6 Defensive Abilities cha nne l resistance +2, petried bdy, recnstitutin;  /adamantine ; undead traits; S 17

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee +I scimitar +13/+8 (1d6+6/1820), sla m + (1d6+2 plu s cu rse f stne) r sla m + (1d6+6 p lus curse f stne)

TATT St 18, Dex 12, on , nt  Wis 11, ha 16 Bas e Atk +6;  M B +10;  M D 21 (cannt be disarmed) Feats Cleave, mprved nitiative, Pwer Attack, Vital trike, Weap n F cus (scim ita r) Skills  nti mid ate +15, Perceptin +12, tealth +13 Languages Cmmn (cannt speak) SQ weapn expertise

Y Envionment any la nd (Fiel d f Maide ns) Oganization sl it ary, ga ng (24), r crew (520) Teasue standard + scimitar, ther treasu re)

A AT use of Stone (Su) Cursetuch; save Frt DC 17; onset 1 min ute;reuenc 1jday; eect 1d6 Dex. A creature alicted by the curse f stne slwly turns t stne, its skin turning an ashen gray and hardening int a stny texture. F r every 3 p ints f Dexterity dam age taken , the victim gains a +1 natural arm r bnus. The cu rse f stne can nly be cured by remving the cu rse fl lwed by a stone toesh spell t und the damage it has dne. fthe c urse is nt remved rst, stone toesh nl y restres 1d3 p in ts f Dexterity, th ugh these can be lst again as the curse cntinues t spread . The save DC is Charisma -based. Petied Body (Ex) The stny esh f a petried mai den reacts t certain spel ls a nd eects as nted belw. A transmute rock to mud spell deal s 1d6 •

Petried maidens are the remains f the army f warrir wmen led by the pirate queen Mastrien Slash in her failed invasin f suthern Geb. The wizard king Geb himself cursed the warrirs, turning them t stne and creating what is nw knwn as the Field f Maidens. While a petried maiden appears at rst glance t be a cnstruct, it has in fact been animated by the restles s undead spirit f the warrir maiden it nce was. The nature f Geb's curse remains mysterius even tdayit is simply knwn that ccasinally the spirits f the slain inhabit their stny crp ses and lurch t vengeful unlife. When this ccurs, the maiden's stne weapn changes t steel (thugh it remains fused within the maiden's grasp ) . The weapn can be recvered when the maiden is destryed. Cnnected t ne anther by sme unknwn frceperhaps a side effect f Geb's cursethse petried maidens whse remains have bee n remved frm the Field f Maidens


SYCHOO All life has its beginning and its end. Frm the mment f birth, everything that shriek s and struggles upn the Material Plane crawls tward a singular nale, that fatal climax that grants p assage int the River f Suls and the unimaginable innities f the aerlife. As the spirits f the deceased w frm the cnfusin f mrtality t their ultimate fates, they are each judged by Pharasma, gd des s fdeath, wh as sures that all wh di e reach their prescribed aelife. Ye ih all he ld s f he Maeial Plane, ih the cuntless faces and e xceptins f mrtality, and with all ths e wh wuld turn fate and nality t their wn devices , death as a system and institutin requires mre agents than a single gddess t uphld. S serve the psychpmps denizens f the Bneyard and the dispassinate stewards, chrniclers, and guides fall that die. Psychpmps preside ver the flw f life. Their primary cncerns fcus upn suls in the vulnerable transitin between death and their nal destinatins upn the planes. Ps ychpmps car ry ut their duties with the di spa ssin f veterans and cynics. I n terms f servic e measuring in ages, psychpmps meet cuntless suls frm innumerable wrlds, and sn nearly every stry, fate, plea, and exceptin becmes all t familiar. They care little fr the histries r persnalities fthe suls that pass them by, cncerned nly fr the efcient and unvaried prce ssing f each spirit t its nal unremarkable eternity. Damnatin and paradise are the same t them, as are here s and villains , and n psychpmp cares ne jt fr great deeds le undne, ther fates hanging in the balance, r bribes wrth even a wrld's ransm. But while drudger y is the lt fmany psychpmp sinterrupted nly by the diversins they smetimes create fr themselvestheir system is nt withut flaws. There are thse wh wuld seek t deny the natural rder f deathcreatures that prey upn suls, spirits lst in their migratin, undead abminatins . T cunter such abnrmalities and pre serve the w f suls as the multiverse requires, numerus specialized psychpmps exist t prtect the dead and cunter any wh wuld se ek t p ervert the state f death t their wn ends. Ntewrthy amng psychpmps are their masks. Nearly all wh have dealings with the living wear sme manner f grim face cvering r funerary mask. While these masks are nt part f a psychpmp's bdy and grant them n special abilities, the lege nds f numerus cultures su ggest that a living creature that sees a psychpmp's unmasked cuntenance invites a premature death. Ths e psychpmps wh deal predminately with the dead typically eschew such marks f statin except as a frmality. As ps ychpmp s help cnvey suls t all f the Outer Planes, and thus prvide petitiners equally t each f

PsYCHOOM UsHERS Beings ancient and dispassinate rise abve the psychpm p d rves, emissa ries f dms wh have presided ver the deaths f whl e n atins, races, and wrlds. These eldest and mst ecient servants f death hld great respect fr Ph ara sma, b ut are nt necessari ly her mi nin s, striving t ful ll their wn visins f death's ult imate pu rpse and prcess ver a ll ther bectives. Atrps the Last ister Barzah k the Passage Ceyana n the hep herd Dam ma r the Den ied  mt the ymb l f Dm Mther Vul ture Mrtyu, Death's Cnsrt Narakaas the Cleansing entence The Pale H rse Ph legyas, Cns ler f Atheists alc, Mi nder f m mrtals Teshallas the Primrdial Pisn Vale t he Curt f Ancestrs

thse realms, they enjy a special status amng many planar races as respected neutrals. As such, mst ther planar races grant them a wide berth, with even archns and dem ns gi ng ut f their ways t avi d interfering with death's emissaries. Sul-hungry daemns and reality-vilating qlippth number amng the nly race s that actively ppse psychpmps. Cnsequently, the deadlier classes f psychpmps watch fr and hunt disruptive members f these race s, s eeking t expunge the paths between the planes f any that wuld impede the cer tain cycle f death.

PSYCHPMP SBTYPE Psychpmps are neutral utsiders native t the plane knwn as the Bneyard. Psychpmps have a particular suite ftraits (unless therwi se nted in a creature's entry). Pychpmp Trait: A psychpmp has the fllwing traits. Darkvisin 6 o feet and lw-light visin. Immunity t death effects , di sea se, and p isn. Resistance t cld 10 and electricity 10 Except where therwise nted, psychpmps speak Abyssal, Celestial, and Infernal. Spirit Touch (Ex) A psychpmp's natural weapns, as well as any weapn it wields, are treated as thugh they had the host touch weap n special ability. Spiritsense (Su) A psychpmp ntices, lcates, and can disti nguish between living and undead creature s within 6o feet, just as if it had the blindsight ability. •

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SYCHOO EITI 

Eyes the dead cast of onyx lare from beneath the leionnaire's helmet wor n by this ominous black-wined ane.

CR 15 X ,00 N M ediu m utsider (extrapl ana r, psychpmp) I nit +13; Senses darkvisin 6 o ., l w-light visin, spiritsense, true seeing; Perceptin +28 Aura eminal a ua so ., D C 3)

F A 32, tuc h 19, at-fted 23 (+9 Dex, +13 natu ral ) hp 216 (6d0+128) Fot +13, ef +19, Will +S  acid, death eects, disease; ess cld 10, electricity w; S 26

FF Speed 30 ., y 100 . (gd) Melee + scthe +27/+22/+17/+12 (2d4+13/1920jX4) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 14th; cncentratin +19) At w-detect good, detect evil, dimensional anchor (D C 19), dispel magic,Jreedom of movement, gaseousform, greater teleport (self p us so  bs. f bects nly), invisibilit (self n ly), plane sh (self n ly), speak ith dead, status, true seeing, veil ay nger of death (DC 22Jorbiddance undeath to death (DC 21) 1jy-energ drain (DC 24) -

TATT St 24, Dex 29, on 26, nt 17, Wis 20, ha 21 Base Atk +16; MB +23; MD 42 Feats Alertness, Bleedi ng Critical, Cleave, Critical Fcus, mprved Critical (scythe), mprved nitiative, Pwer Attack, Weapn Fcus (scythe) Skills Bl u +24, Di pl macy +24, Escape Artist +28, Fly +32, nt imidate +24, Knwledge (planes, rel igi n) +22, Perceptin +2 8, ense Mtive +7, tealth +28 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Cmmn, nfernal SQ change sh ape (wl, raven,  r vulture; beast shape 1, spirit tuch

Y Envionment any (the Bneyard) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r dirge (37) Teasue standard + scthe, ther treas ure)

A AT Teminal Aua (Su) Every rund, a ny creature withi n so feet f a me miti m that h as 1 r fewer hit pints but is stabl e must su cceed at a DC 23 Will saving th rw r be aected by the spell bleed. Any dying creature within range f this a ura

des nt receive a Cnstitutin check t stabi lize, but can stil l be heal ed as nrma lthugh it ma y be aected by bleed in subseque nt runds if it is n t restred t o r mre hit pints. Any creatures with fast he ali ng r regeneratin must als succeed at a DC 23 Will save every rund r that abi lity des nt functin fr 1 rund . The save DC i s Char isma-b ased.

Sldiers knw memitims as t he angels f death, the black winged spe cters whse wn minus hsts cmp se a third impartial legin elded in the cluds abve the bldiest battlegrunds. As cmbatants shed their mrtal frms in drves, memitims ready their weapns, prepared t drive back all manner f mnstrus, sul-hungry scave ngers that lurk just beynd the veil f death. While daemns, night hags, and undead number amng their mst persistent fe s, memitims strike against any wh wuld deny the dead passage int the River f Suls r wh wuld cut a life shrt t harvest its essence. While mst memitims impartially preside ver bldshed and massacres, their full wrath manifest s against any wh wuld cut numerus lives shrt in unnatural pursuit ftheir suls.


SYCHOO 5HOKI 

A narled staff keeps this rizzled hunchback standin under the weiht of his ramlike horns and his massive snail shell.

HOKI X ,00

CR 9

N M ediu m utsider (extrapl ana r, psychpmp) I nit +4; Senses darkvisin 6o ., detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, detect la, detect magic, lw-light visin, spiritsense; Peepin +

F A 25, tuc h 15, at-fted 20 (+4 Dex, +1 ddge, +10 nat ura l) hp 115 (d+6o) Fot +9, ef +11, Will +14 Immune acid, c harm , cld, death eects, fear, sleep; esist el ectricity ; S 24

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee +2 cold iron quartersta (1d6+6 plu s sul lck) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 9th; c ncent ratin +12)

-detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, detect la, detect magic At w-etherealness, invisibilit (self n ly), mass cure moderate ounds (DC 15, ha rm u ndead n ly), protection om evil, protection om good, searing light 1jda y-plane sh (self n ly)

TATT St 16, Dex 19, on 22, nt 18, Wis 21, ha 17 Base Atk +10;  M B +13;  M D 28 Feats Alertness, Cmbat Casting , Ddge,  rn Wil l, Persuasive Skills Blu +6, Diplmay +o, nimidae +0, Knwledge (arcana , plan es, religi n) +17, Perceptin +22, ense Mtive +22,  pel lcra +14, tealth +17 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Cmmn, nfernal SQ change shape (any huma nid; alter se, spirit tuch

Y Envionment any (the Bneyard) Oganization slitary Teasue d  u b l e +2 cold iron quartersta 2d4 hly symbls, ther

A AT Soul Lock (Su) On ce per day, a sh ki can use its +2 cold iron quartersta capture the sul f a creature at the threshld f deathany unde ad creature r bein g with o r fewer hit pints. The target must succeed at a DC 19 Wil l save r be slai n, its spi rit lcked within the sh ki's sta A crpreal u ndead transfrms i nt a crpse if aected by this abi lity, whi le an incrprea l undead is trapped bdily within the sta(this ab il ity cancels a ghst's abi lity t reuvenate). A spirit trapped withi n a s hki's sta can nt be returned t life thrugh any me ans sh rt f true resurrection, miracle, r ish. A trapped sul can be freed ifthe shki will s it, r by casting banishment, dismissal, rfreedom upn th e sta A shki's sta can n ly cntain ne sul at a time. The save DC is Wisdm- based.

Shkis are the cllectrs f lingering suls, tasked with cmpelling even the mst deluded beings t take the first step int the River f Su ls. The ir tactics are varied , but mst start by cunseling the wayward dead using thesphical arguments and blunt warnings f the ravenus things that wait t feed upn lst spirits. Each shki bears pwerful tls t aid it in such pursu itse clectic cllecti ns f hly symbls and withered staves f cld irn capable fimprisning a single sul. Shkis nly use their staves against the mst stubbrn r demented suls, whm they capture and pers nally escrt t the Bneyard fr judgment.

SYCHOO IDUUS 

This dour bein has a mostly humanoid form enwrapped in a cocoonlike lower body and wields a lare quill.

N M ediu m utsider (extrapl ana r, psychpmp) I nit +4; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin, spiritsense; Perceptin +14

F A 16, tuch 10, at-fted 16 (+6 natur al) hp 47 (d10+2o) Fot +, ef +4, Will +10 Immune death eects, dise ase, m in d-aecting eects, pisn; esist cld 10, electr icity 10; S 15

FF Speed 3 0  . , c l i m b 3 0  . Melee qu il l + (1d4 plus censr r expurgate)

Expugate (Su) A viduu s that strikes a dead creaturesuch as a sul, petitiner, r undead creaturewith its qui ll can bl iterate that creature's mem ries. The creature must succeed at a DC 15 Wil l save r have all f its mem ries erased. t retains language an d basic knwledge, but n detail s as t the events f its li fe. Thi s typical ly leaves the creature calm a nd in dierent t all beings arund it. This memry lss is permanent, thugh the memries can be restred by lesser restoration, mod memor,  r s i m i l a r spel ls. Mem ries lst in this mann er are cpied int ne f he numeu me peed by he viduu. Thi i a mind aectin g eect. The DC is Ch aris ma- based. Tansfomation (Su) A viduu s that is reduced t o hit pints transfrms. ts ccn b dy bursts pen, expelli ng a swarm f biting white-and-b lack centipedes (same statistics as a spider swarm) and a ban k fmindo centered n th e viduus's squa re. A viduus c an purpseful ly transfrm by spend ing three cnsecutive ful l-run d actins, i n which case it refrms smewhere in the Bneyard 1 mnth later.

TATT St 10, Dex  on 18, nt 15, Wis 19, ha 16 Bas e Atk +;  M B +;  M D 15 Feats Alertness, mprved nitiative, rn Will Skills Blu +11, Cli mb +8 , Diplmacy +11, < nwledge (histry, pla nes, religi n) +10, Perceptin +14, ense Mtive +14, tealth +8 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Cmmn,  nfernal SQ spirit tuch, transfrmatin

Y Envionment any (the Bneyard) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r li bra ry (312) Teasue standard

A AT ens o (Su) A viduus that strikes a living creature with its qu il l can rewrite that creature's memries. The creature mu st succeed at a DC 15 Wil l save r have its me mrie s aected in a man ner simila r t the spell mod memor. The vi duu s can rewrite 1 day's wrth f the target's me mries with a s ing le strike. As a result, the creature is either stunned r cnfused fr the n ext 1d4 ru nds (o% cha nce f either). At the GM's discretin, this mi ght have ln ger-term eects. A creature's me mries can be restred by lesser restoration, mod memor, r simil ar spells. Memries lst in this manner are cpied int ne f the n umerus prtected by the viduus. Th is is a min d-aecting eect. The DC is Cha risma- based.

Viduuse s ccupy the libraries and s criptriums lcated atp Pharasma's spire. While lesser psychpmps recrd every sul's death and ultimate fate upn the planes, viduuses are interested in mre extrardinary sulstheir lives, deeds, deaths, and secrets. Existence hlds many mysteries, and thse mrtals wh had brushes with the extrardinary have their tales and cnfessins recrded by these semi ccned schlars and added t the vlumes f the Bneyard's e xpansive library, knwn as the Catalgue f Last Days. Althugh pretentius in the extreme, viduuses prve quite knwledgeable abut many histrical and planar secrets, and what they dn't knw they generally have a decent idea f hw t research, ptentially summning ass istants frm acrss


�OBOT Prducts f technlgy advanced far beynd even th se f the gunsmiths f Alkenstar, rbts re pres ent cnstructs animated by engineering and advanced science rather than magic. The peple f Glarin think f rbts as "autmatns r "m etal mentheir prper nmenclature is knwn t nly a few. The rst rbts arrived untld years ag, when a ship frm beynd the stars smashed int Glarin. The metal vess el eneed he amsphee in a blae f e and bke apa, scattering fragments acrss the plains fNumeria. Over the fllwing centuries, several varieties f rbts emerged r were recvered frm sme fthese ruins. A few still fllw the alien dictates f their riginal prgramming, while thers run amk, their directives crrupted r frgtten. Perhaps the best-knwn rbts are the fabled gearsmen, a veritable army f humanid rbts fund stred and awaiting rders in a massive hld in Silver Munt. The means f cmmanding rbts vary frm mdel t mdel, a surce f endless frustratin fr Numerian articers. Sme bey rders frm any humanid, sme bnd t a speci c master until her death, and thers yield nly t the cmmand fbr che s r rds recvered frm Silver Munt. Still thers submit aer mechanical surgery, r nt all. A surprisingly large fractin f uncntrlled rbts already speak Cmmn r Hallit. Mst mdels exhibit cnsiderable linguistic talents, and the rbts train each ther in their new hme's languages. Despite cmprehending Numerian languages, mst rbts rarely spe ak save fr terse acknwledgments and rder s.

THE RBT SBTYPE "Rbt is a special subtype that can be applied t any cnstruct withut changing its CR. Rbts share sme features with clckwrk cnstructs The Inner Sea World Guide 256), and as with clckwrks, yu can simply remve the rbt subty pe and its traits t transfrm it int a typical cnstruct animated by magic. A cnstruct cannt pssess bth the rbt and the clckwrk subtypes. A ll rbts gain the fllwing traits, unle ss nted therwis e. Intellient: Rbts are intelligent, and thus have skills and feats as apprpriate fr their Hit Dice. Unless therwis e indicated fr a sp ecic rbt, a ll rbts have Intelligence scres f 10. The fllwing are class skills fr rbts: Climb, Disable Device, Fly, Knwledge (all), Linguistics, Perceptin, and Sens e Mtive. Vulnerable to Critical Hits: Whenever a rbt takes extra damage frm a critical hit, it must make a DC 15 Frtitude save t avid being stunned fr 1 rund. I f it makes a successful saving thrw, it is staggered fr 1 rund. The rbt remains immune t ther surces f the stunned cnditin. •

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Vulnerable to Electricity: Rbts take 150% as much

damage as nrmal frm electricity attacks, unle ss they are immune t electricity via ther special de fens es. Dcult to Create: Rbts are craed via cmplex methds hidden and well guarded in Numerian ruins r ther technlgical bastins. While the Technic League has develped magical slutins t sme f these requirements, actual details n creating rbts are beynd the scpe fthis bk.

NMERlAN TECNLGY Miraculus and deadly treasures lie in wait in Numerian dungens, and the rbts that dwell there ften utilize these te chnlgical arms and tls themselves. A rbt's weapns and defenses are e led by its central energy cre, and unless therwise indicated, a rbt's weapns and defens es have in nite ammunitin and pwer. Frce Field: A frce eld sheathe s a rbt in a thin layer f shimmer ing energy that grants a number fb nus hit pints th at varie s accrd ing t the rbt (typica lly 5 x the rbt's CR). All damage dealt t a rbt with an active frce eld is reduced frm these hit pints first. As lng as the frce eld i s active, the rbt is immune t critical hits. A frce eld has fast healing e qual t the rbt's CR, but nce its hit pints are reduced t  the frce field shuts dwn and des nt reactivate fr 24 hurs . tegrated Weapry: A rbt that has a technlgical weapn (such as a laser rifle r chain gun) built int its bdy treats such weapns as natural attacks and nt manufactured weapns attacks, and cannt make iterative attacks with these weapns . Integrated weapnry can still be targeted by effects that target manufactured weapns (such as maic weapon spells r sunder attempts), but as a general rule cannt be harvested fr use utside f the rbt's b dy nce the rbt is destryed. A rbt is always prc ient with its integrated weapns. Integrated ranged weapns d nt prvke attacks f pprtunity when red in melee cmbat. Laer Weap: These weapns emit beams f intensely fcused light waves that reslve as tuch attacks and deal re damage. A laser can pass thrugh frce elds and frce eects like a wall of force withut damaging that eld t strike a fe beynd. Objects like glass r ther transparent barriers d nt prvide cver frm lasers (but unlike frce barriers , glass still takes damage frm a laser strike pass ing thrugh it). Invisible creatures are immune t damage caused by a laser weapn. Fg, smke, and ther cluds prvide cver in additin t cncealment frm laser attacks. Plama Weap: These weapns emit bursts f superheated, electrically charged gas knwn as plasma. A plasma weapn's attacks reslve as tuch attacks. Half the damage dealt by plasma is re damage, and half is electricity damage.

OBOl NNIHILATO This towerin scorpion-like construct makes tortured shrieks as it moves its metallic weapons thrummin with otherworld ener.

CR 16 X 7,8oo N G argant uan cnstruct (rbt) I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 120 ., lw-light visin, tremrse nse 6o .; Perceptin +24

F A 31, tuc h 9, at-fted 28 (+2 Dex, +1 ddge, +22 na tur al, 4 si ze) hp 250 (2od10+6o pl us 8o hp frce eld) Fot +8, ef +8, Will +7 Defensive Abi lities hardness w; Immune cld, cnstruct traits; esist electricity 30, re 30 Weaknesses vulnerabl e t critical hits, vulnerable t electricity

an an ni hi latr rbt can g ain a y speed f 6o feet (pr man euverabil ity) fr a du ratin f 1 m in ute. hain Guns (Ex) These advanced rearms have a range incre ment f 200 feet, autmatica lly relad as a free actin, and never misre. An ann ih il atr's cre can prcess scrap metal int new amm unit in, eectively giving the ann ihi latr innite amm with these weapns. ombined A ms (Ex) When taking a ful l attack actin, an ann ihi latr can attack with melee an d ranged i ntegrated weapns s imultaneusly. Plasa ance (Ex) A a anda d ain n e evey 3 un d, an an nih ilatr may re a 120-ft-lng l ine f plasm a frm its tail. All creatures in thi s area take 2od6 pints f plasma damage (Reex DC 22 halves). The save DC is  ntell igence-ba sed. Suppessing Fie (Ex) As a standard actin, an an nih ilatr can use its chai n gu ns t re in a 100 -ft cne. When it des s, it makes a singl e chain gun atta ck against every target in this area.

FF Speed o ., cli mb 30 .; bster ets Melee 2 cl aws +28 (2d6+12/1920) anged 2 inte grated ch ai n gu ns +19 (8d6j4) Space 20 .; each 20 . Special cmbined arms, p lasma lance, suppressing re

TATT St 34, Dex 15, on , nt 14, Wis 13, ha 1 Base Atk +20;  M B + 36 ;  M D 53 (61 vs. tri p) Feats Cmbat Expertise, Cmbat Reexes, Deadly Aim, Ddge , Great Frtitude, m prved Critica l (cha in gu n), m prved  nitiative, Mbi lity, kill Fcus (Acrbatics), Weapn Fcus (cha in g un) Skills Acrbatics +28 (+36 when u mpi ng), Cl imb +20, n timid ate +15, Perceptin +24, e nse M tive +24 Languages Cmmn, Hall it

Y Envionment any (Num eria) Oganization slitary Teasue n  n e

A AT Booste Jets (Ex) As a swi actin u p t 1 0 times per h ur,

The rst knwn annihilatr rampaged thrugh western Numeria in 0 A destrying dzens f twns and villages befre retreating with mre than a dzen prisners int the Felldales. Since then, increasing numbers f these immense an d devastating rbts have been sptted in the regin. Annihilatrs s eem driven t destry structures and slaughter living fes, yet they en gather up the dying and uncnscius frm battlefieldstheir purpse fr keeping these battered but still living prisners is unknwn.


OBOT, EAAN Made of what appears to be burnished brass this construct resembles a suit of armor with a lowin lass orb for an eye.

X ,oo N Med iu m cnstruct (rbt) I nit +1; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +1

F A 0, uh , a-fed 9 (+ Dex, +9 nau al ) hp 42 (4d0+20) Fot +, ef +2, Will +2 Defensive Abil ities hardness w; Immune cnstruct traits Weaknesses vulnerable t critical hits, vuln erab le t electricity

FF Speed 2 0  . Melee slam +9 (1d4+7) r mwk spe ar +10 (1d8+/3 p lus 1d6 el ectricity) anged mwk spe ar +6 (1d8+6j3)

TATT St 20, Dex 13, on , nt 10, Wis 13, ha 1 Bas e Atk +4; MB +9;  M D 20 Feats Cm bat Reexes, Pwer Attack Sks Cra (any ne) +8, Di sab le Device +8, Perceptin +8 , Prfessin (any ne) +7,  ense Mtive +8 Languages C  m m n , H a l l it SQ adaptive learni ng, charge weapn, self-repai r

Y Envionment any (Nume ria) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r squ ad (312) Teasue stan da rd (masterwrk spear, ther treasu re)

A AT Adaptive Lean ing (Ex) A gears man has a num ber f skill pints equa l t 4 + its  nt mdier per Hit Die, and treats Cra and Prfessin a s class skil ls beynd thse pssessed by al l rbts. n additin, a gearsman has a nu mber f bnus skill ranks equal t its Hit Dice that can be reprgrammed t apply t any skillthese ranks cannt be split amng multiple skills and must all a pply t ne skill . A gearsman may change wha t skill these bn us ran ks apply t up t nce per day by cncentrating fr 1 min ute, durin g which tim e it can take n ther actins. Rather than spend these bnus ranks n a skill , a gearsma n can ch se t devte them t weapn knwledge, gaini ng prciency with a single weapn instead f bnus ra nks in a skil l. All gearsmen a re autmatically prcient with al l sim ple weapns. ha ge Weapon (Ex) Any metal melee weapn wielded by a gears man becmes cha rged with e lectricity and deals +1d6 pi nts f ele ctricity dam age n a hi t.

Self-ep ai (Ex) A gearsman's na nites heal it f dam age at the rate f a n umb er f hit pi nts per hu r equal t its Hit Di ce (4 hit pints per h ur fr mst gearsmen). U p t nce per day, as a ful l- rund acti n, it can h eal a ny rbt it tuches f 4d6 pi nts f dama geif a gea rsman uses this a bi lity n itsel it autmatical ly heals the maxim um a munt: 24 pints f damage.

Of all the imps sible arti facts f Silver Munt, nne has been a gre ater bn t the Technic Leag ue than the fabled geasmen. F easns kn n nl  hemseles , man f these rb ts s erve the articers fthe Technic League as s hck trps and guards, perfrming their tasks with mechanical detachment and cldly lgical efciency. Yet they serve a purpse beynd Numeria, disbeying their putative maste rs whenever rders cntrad ict their mysterius internal directives. When questined abut their lapses, a gearsman answers nly with endlessly patient silence .

OBOT, rYIDON This metallic creature has pincer-tipped arms and a sinle red eyeities with eerie race via blasts of fire from its back.

X ,8oo N Large cnst ruct (rbt) I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin, superir ptics; Perceptin +20

F A 25, tuc h 11,  at-fted 23 (+2 Dex, +14 na tur al, 1 size) hp 167 (15d10+30 p lu s 55 hp frce shi el d) Fot +10, ef +12, Will +10 Defensive Abil ities hardn ess 10, resili ent; Immune cld, cnstruc t traits Weaknesses vulnerabl e t critical h its, vulnerable t electricity

FF Speed 20 ., y 90 . (perfect) Melee 2 claws +22 (1d6+8 plus grab), 2 quantum lashes +22 tu ch (1d10 frce/1920) anged integ rated l aser ri e +16 tuch (2d10 re) Space 1 0  . ; each 5 . (2o . with qua ntum l ash) Attacks cmb in ed arms, cnstrict (1d6+8), rckets

TATT St 27, Dex 15, on , nt 12, Wis 14, ha 1 Base Atk +15; MB +24 (+28 gra pp le); MD 36 (can't be tri pped) Feats Cmbat Reexes, Flyby Attack, Great Frtitude, mprved nitiative, mprved Lightning Reexes, Lightning Reexes, Pint-Bl an k ht, Precise ht Skills Fly +26, Knw ledge (eng ine eri ng) +19, Perceptin +20 Languages Cmmn, Hall it

Y Envionment any (Nume ria) Oganization sli tary r uni t (26) Teasue n  n e

A AT ombi ned Ams (Ex) When taki ng a ful l-attack actin, a myrmidn can attack with melee and ra nged integrated weapns s imultaneusly. Lase  ile (Ex) A myrmidn's eye is an integrated l aser ri e. Thi s weapn has a ra nge i ncrement f 250 feet. Quantum Las h (Ex) A myrmidn's tw facial tentacles l ash ut with su rprisin g frce, and are ca pable f extend ing up t a reach f 20 feet. These la shes are pr imary attacks that deal frce dama ge n a successful hit . They reslve as tuc h attacks, but the damage dealt is nt mdi ed by trength, nr can it be im prved via Pwer Attack. A quant um lash threatens a critical hit n a 1920. A quantu m l ash that strikes a frce eld r frce eect has a c ha nce t disr upt tha t eect. Agai nst a mag ica l frce eect l ike a all oo ce, the myrmid n m akes a special ch eck as if it were casting dispel magic ag ai ns t the eect (CL th). Agai nst a r bt's

frce eld , the rbt struck mu st succeed at a DC 18 Frtitud e save r its frce el d is deactivated fr 1d10 runds, aer which it returns at the same hit pint level it was at befre it was deactivated. Th e save DC is ntelligence-based. esilien t (Ex) Myrmidns receive a +3 racial bn us n a ll saving thrws. ockets (Ex) As a standa rd actin, a myrmidn can re a rcket t a ra nge f 8oo feet. A rcket expldes n impact in a 30-ft-radius burst, dealing 6d6 pints f re damage and 6d6 pi nts f bl udgeni ng dama ge t all creatures in th e area (Reex DC 18 ha lves). A myrmidn carri es a maxim um f ve rckets. ts cre can reple nish  red rckets at the rate f ne pe r 12 hu rs, crain g new rckets frm scrap metal and ther cll ected cmpn ents used in the cnstructin prcess. The save DC is ntell igence-b ased. Supeio  Optics (Ex) Myrmidns see invisib le creatures r bects as if they were visib le.

Myrmidns are highly mbile rbts prgrammed t patrl the skies abve imprtant lcatins. They tend t react with swi vilence, and en interpret any anmalus sensry input as prf f hstile intent and rain destructin n the ffending target. Mst have analyzed enugh language t cmmunicate, but rarely chse t d s. The Technic League has had little succes s in reprgramming myrmidns t submit t their cntrl, with mst such attempts r esul ting in devastating backlashes as the rbts run amk until destrye d.


5AWN O OVAGUG The spawn f Rvagug are titanic terrrs, slavering mnstrsi ties f immense size and stren gth that live nly t destry. They are unnatural things, brn f a fundamental wrngness in the universe where entrpy gnaws at the r t f reality. Nne knw whether the spawn fRvagug are the literal children fthe Rugh Beast in a bilgical sense, fr it is almst impssible t think f what manner f creature culd survive cpulatin with Ragug  he gesain f suh eible abminains. Perhaps their fremthers a re nt remembered because these beasts ripped their way frm the wmb with their wn claws, tearing and rending their way t matricidal freedm. Sme sages speculate that perhaps Lamashtu herself bre them in ne mnstrus brd at the dawn ftime, befre Rvagug's imprisnment, but nne fher blasphemus rites r scriptures attests t this, and her faithful make n claim that these terrrs are sacred t the Mther fMnsters. Whatever their prvenance, spawn f Rvagug are living engines f destructin, slumbering fr lng perids befre awakening with an incmprehensible hunger fr sus tenance and devastatin. Their rampa ges lack cruelty r premeditatin. If they indeed can trace any lineage t the Rugh Beast, they did nt inherit his spirit f hateful and wantn viciusness. Instead, they are cmparatively simple c reatures, their ur ges t destry purely instinctual. They wreak havc because it is what they were created t d , eac h in their wn way. It may be that spawn fRvagug repr ese nt a divergence in the fabric f reality, a n atural flaw that s eek s t unravel the threads f the universe even as the universe attempts t heal itsel f arund them, which in turn the sp awn f Rvagug experi ence as a su ffcating cnstric tin. They must de stry if they are t s urvive, rending re ality t create space t breathe, figuratively speaking. Their apparent satiatin at the end f rampages may simply repre sent the spawn unraveling the rder fthe univers e sufficiently t allw them t  nce mre rest in p eace. Their hibernatin resumes until the universe knits itsel f back tgether t t ightly, chking the spawn nce mre until they rise yet again in anther waking rampage f annihilatin. It is knwn that certain strange and nigh-impss ible rituals are c apable f attracting the attentin f a sp awn f Rvagug r awakening ne frm lng hibernatin. Such rituals may draw the spawn t a place r perhaps pint it in a certain directin, but taking full cntrl f a spawn f Rvagug is whlly imps sible. The earl iest recrded appearance f a spawn f Rvagug, in ancient Ninshabur, was f Festering Ulunat, the Unhly First, whse immrtal carapace twers ver Osirin's capital

f Sthis and has spawned cuntless legends abut a future end-time wherei n he might reawaken. Perhap s the mst famus f Rvagug's living spawn is the Tarrasque, the Armageddn Engine, but Wrath-Blazing Xtani, the Firebleeder, and Unyielding Kthgaz, the Dance f Disharmny, have reputatins n less terrifying in Garund and Vudra, respectively, amng thse aware f their existence.

SPAWN F RVAGG TRAlTS Span fRagug ae Cls sal magial beass , and gain he nrmal features f a creature f that type as well as the fllwing traits cmmn t all s pawn fRvagug. Damage Reducti (Ex) Spawn fRvagug have DR /epic. Frightul Preece (Su) Spawn f Rvagug radiate an aura fterrr in a 30 0- ft radius. Hiberati (Ex) Spawn fRvagug can sleep fr years, decades, r even centuries and d nt need t eat r breathe during these p eri ds f drmancy, thugh they breathe nrmally and eat ravenusly and almst cnstantly nce they've been awakened. If a spawn f Rvagug is frced int an envirnment where it cannt breathe a nd wuld suffcate, it ges int hibernatin until cnditins are right fr it t reawaken. While in hibernatin, a spawn f Rvagug's damage reductin imprves t o/epic and it gains immunity t any spell r sp ell-like ability that allws spell re sistance as well as all divinatin effec ts. mmuitie (Ex) All spawn f Rvagug are immune t ability damage, bleed, disease, energy drain, mind-affecting effects, paralysis, permanent wunds, petricatin, pisn, and plymrph. In additin, each spawn f Rvagug pssesses immunity t tw f the fllwing energy type s: acid , cld, elec tricity, re, r snic. Regeerati (Ex) All spawn f Rvagug pssess regeneratin, and n frm f attack can suppress this regeneratin; they regenerate even if disi ntegrated r slain by a death effect . I fa sp awn fRvagug fails a save against an effect that wuld kill it instantly, it rises frm death 3 runds later with 1 hit pint if n furthe r damage is dealt t its remains. It can be banished r therwise transprted as a means t save a regin, but a methd t kill S pawn f Rvagug has yet t be discvered. Spell Reitace (Su) A spawn f Rvagug pssesses spell resis tance equal t 11 + its CR. Utppable Frce (Ex) A sp awn fRvagug can always charge, even if its mvement is impede d r its path i s blcked by anther creature. It r eceives a +2o racial bnus n cmbat maneuver checks t verrun and Strength checks t break r destry bjects, and can make ne such check as a free actin a s part f a charge. In additin, the natural weapns f a spawn f Rvagug ignre all frms f damage reductin and hardne ss .

5AWN OF OVAGUG·{HEMNOXIT, THE ONARH

(HENOSi E )ONCH O This massive beast possesses a mouth  raspin teeth and tentacles with bitin mouths. In the center its maw rests alowin evil eye.

CHEMNOSIT X 89,00

CR 23

CE Clssal magical beast I nit +5; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-li ght visin, tremrsense 180 .; Perceptin +27 Aura figh ful p eene (300 ., DC 6)

F A 39, tuc h 3, at-fted 38 (+1 Dex, +36 na tur al, 8 size) hp 472 (27d10+324); regenera tin 3 0 Fot +29, ef +18, Will +13 D 15/epic; Immune abil ity damage, acid, b leed, cld, disease, energy drain, mi nd-aecting eects, paralysis, perm anent wunds, petricatin, pisn, plymrph; S 34

FF Speed 40 ., burrw 40 . Melee 6 tthed tenta cles +33 (2d10+13/1920 pl us g rab) anged ray +20 ( j1920) Space 3 0  . ; each 3 0  . Speci al Attacks hu ngry gaze, spi nes, swal lw whle (2d10+13 pl us 1d4 tr dama ge, AC 28, 47 hp) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 27th; cn centr atin +32) At wil l (DC 21) 1jday

TATT St 36, Dex 13, on 34, nt 5, Wis 14, ha 21 Bas e Atk +27; MB +48 (+52 grapp le, +68 verrun); MD 59 (can't be tripped) Feats Abil ity Fcus (hungry gaze), Awesme Bl w, B leedi ng Critical, Bl ind- Fight, Critical Fcus, Great Frtitude, m prved Bul l Rush, m prved Critical (ray), m prved Critical (tthed tentacle),  mprved  nitiative, rn Will , Lightni ng Reexes, Pwer Attack, Weapn Fcus (tthed tentacl e) Skills Cl im b +20, Perceptin +27, wim +17 Languages Akl SQ hi bernatin , unstppa ble frce

Y Envionment any (Darkl ands) Oganization slitary Teasue n  n e

A AT Hu ngy Gaze (Su) Che mnsit's gaze attack deal s 3d6 pints f nn letha l da mage p lu s fatigue at a d istance f 120 feet. A successful DC 30 Frtitude save negates the fatigu e. Creatu res al ready fatigued becme exhausted; creatures al ready exhausted becme staggered. A creature that fai ls its save must succeed at a DC 30 Wil l save r gain an verwhelm ing cmpulsin t eat esh f creatures f its type, incl udin g its wn if n ther is availab le. The save DCs are Charisma -based.

Spine s (Ex) Creatures striking Chemnsit with natural weapns, un armed strikes, melee weapns , r melee tuch attacks take 2d6+12 pints f dama ge.

The dread burrwer Chemnsit is an engine f destructin, able t devur the stutest cnstructin and the mightiest f mrtals with ease. His pwer lies in the prfane glamur f his glw ing eye, inspiring a gru es me urge t de vura hunger fr the flesh f ne's wn kind. Fr all his pwer, this is the true dre ad fthe Mnah Wm. While he bus nsanl hugh the Darklands t the dee pest Vaults fOrv, he smetimes rises t Glarin's surface bringing annihilatin in his wake, as thse crrupted by his awful eye wreak devastatin upn themselves and their wn peple. Chemnsit drinks in the carnage like a feast befre devuring any survivrs.

OLNAGU THE ND5JNGE This immense creature's warty body is shaped like a many pointed star and from it sprout nearly a dozen drent win.

VOLNAGU X ,00

CR 22

CE Clssal magical beast I nit +10; Senses all -arund visin, blindsense 300 ., darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin, scent; Perceptin +20 Aura fighful peene (300 ., DC )

F A 39, tuc h 9, at-fted 32 (+6 Dex, +1 ddge, +30 n atu ral , 8 s ize) hp 437 (25d10+300); regenera tin 3 0 Fot +26, ef +20, Will +12 D 15/epic; Immune abi lity damage, acid, bleed, disease, electricity, energy dra in, m in d-aecting eects, paralysis, perma nent wunds, petricatin, pisn, plymrph ; S 33

FF Speed 20 ., y 100 . (perfect) Melee bite +29 (4d6+12), 3 razr tng ues +29 (2d6+12j182oj3 plu s 1d6 bleed, 1 Cn bleed, an d bld rage), 6 wings +24 (2d8+6) anged 4 eye rays +23 (4d6 sn icj182o p lu s na usea) Space 3 0  . ; each 30 . (o . with razr tng ues) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 25th; cn centr atin +30) At wil lacidfog, greater invisibilit, song of discord (DC 20) 3/day w inds of vengeanc eG

TATT St 34, Dex 22, on 35, nt 7, Wis 14, ha 21 Base Atk +25;  M B +45; MD 62 (can 't be tri pped) Feats Abi lity Fcu s (eye ray), Ddge, Flyby Attack,  mp rved n itiative, m prved Precise ht, m prved Vital trike, rn Wil l, M bil ity, Pint-B la nk ht, Pwer Attack, Precise ht, n atch, Vital trike Skills Fly +19, Percepti n +20 Languages Akl SQ hi bernatin , shatter sile nce, unstppa ble frce

Y Envionment any (Casmarn) Oganization slitary Teasue n  n e

A AT Blood age (Ex) Any creature taking bleed d amage frm Vlnag ur's razr tngues takes a 4 pena lty n Will saves and i s aected as the murderous command spell (Will DC 16 negates) each rund that bleedin g cntin ues, ignrin g al lies that are als taking b leed dama ge frm Vl nag ur. Eye ays (Su) Vlna gu r res eye rays at a ra nge f up t 120 feet. Creatu res struck by his eye rays are na useated fr 1 min ute (Frtitude DC 29 negates).  n addit in, if the target fail s a secnd Frtitude save agai nst the same DC, it gains

ne f the fllwing cnditins, lasting as lng as the nau seated cnditin , as its mind and bd y begin t un ravel (rll 1d6): 1cnfused, 2fatigu ed (exhau sted if al ready fatig ued), 3sh aken ( incre ase severity ffear eect if al ready present), 4sickened, 5staggered, 6stunned . Rerll if an i dentica l cnditin a lready exists. This is a snic eect. The save DC i s Cha risma- based. Shatte Silenc e (Su) Vlnagur's presence unravels magical silence eects r eects that prvide ene rgy resistance ag ain st snic attacks. At the beginn ing f its turn, any such eect within 6o feet is ta rgeted as dispel magic (caster level 25th).

Vlnagur, the End-Singer, is an alien thing whse very presence brings turbulence, disturbance, and cacphny wherever he sars. He flits with effrtless grace upn a hideus as srtment f mismatched wings that cnstantly mlt and rt frm within, the ldest wings falling ff as new nes spri ng up and grw in their place. His sk irling cry awakens madness and bld fury in thse wh list en, as des the tuch f his impssibly lng, jagged-razr tngues. Alien harmnics induced by his grtesque gaze cripple thse upn whm he gazes .

5ELLXCA fET This undead horror's upper body is twisted and maormed and its hands end in tanles of blunt electric-blue tendrils.

 n p a g e 1 3  f Pathnder Campaign Setting Inner Sea Magic in place f the fll wing eects, repl aci ng the CR f such eects with t he CR f the  pel lscar fext. d% 0140 4170

CE Medium undead I nit +7; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +14

F A 9, uh 3, a-fed 6 (+3 Dex, +6 nau al ) hp 85 (d8+4o) Fot +7, ef +6, Will +8 D 5/cld i rn; Immune undead traits; S 18 Weaknesses vulnerabl e t glass

FF Speed 3 0  . Melee 2 s la ms +14 (1d6+7j182o) Specia l Attacks deadly slam,

critical

TATT St 25, Dex 16, on , nt 8, Wis 13, ha 19 Base Atk +7;  M B +14; MD 27 Feats Cleave, Cmbat Reexes, m prved  nitiative, Pwer Attack, kil l Fcus (tealt h) Skills Cli mb +16,  ntimi date +12, Perceptin +14, tealt h +18 Languages Cmmn S Q ravage magic

Y Envionment any (pells car Desert) Oganization slitary, pair, r hunt (35) Teasue standard

A AT Deadly Sl am (Ex) A pel lsca r fext threatens a critical hit with its slam attack n rlls f 82o. Dispell ing itical (Su) When ever a p ell scar fext successful ly scres a critical hi t with its sla m attack, the creature struck must succeed at a DC 19 Will save r be aected as thu gh by the targeted disp el versin f a dispel magic spell (caster level th). The save DC is Charisma- based. avage Mag ic (Su) Any targeted spell r spell- like abi lity that fail s t penetrate a pe llsca r fext's spell resistance is absrbe d by the fext an d warped i nt a frm f prima l magic . A pells car fext can twist nly a n um ber fspell levels per rund equal t its Charisma mdie r (4 fr mst pe llsc ar fexts); any spel ls in excess f this l im it autmatica lly bypass a pel lsc ar fext's spell resistance an d dn't trigger this ab ility. Rll n the fllwing table t determine the eect f a sp ell tha t has been aected by a p el lsc ar fext's ravage magic abi lity. Alternatively, a pel lscar muta nt may use any f the sam ple prima l magic events fun d

91100

Eect The sp ell has n effect. The pellscar fext emits a burst f negative energy, dealin g a nu mber f pints f negative energy damage equa l t 1d6 x the spell level f the triggering spel l t all creatures in a 30-ft radiu b urt The p el lscar fext instan tly switches p laces with the sp ell caster that targeted the fext with the triggering spell as thugh by dimension door. The spell is immediately turned back n its caster via spell turning. Vulnea ble to Glas s (Ex) A pellscar fext's hide is p articul arly vulnera ble t the penetratins f glass a nd glass-based weapns. pellsc ar fexts take 150% as muc h da mage as nrm al frm glass-headed piercing r slash ing weapns.

The abminable undead knwn as Spellscar fexts are frmed by wayward spellcasters wh perish in the sprawling badlands f the Mana Wastes, their bdies and suls perverted by the unpredictable primal energies that surge thrughut the Spellscar Desert. The average Spellscar fext stands abut 6 feet tall and weighs 00 punds. The unnatural and crruptive transfrmatins a fallen victim underges as it turns int a Spellscar fext render its bdy hard and especially resilient t the magical energie s f mst spellcasters. In a peculiar twist, the same crruptive energy that causes spells t bunce ff f Spellscar fexts' hides als strangely renders them susceptible t glass and glass-based weapns. Talented gunsmiths frm Alkenstar have managed t cra glass bullets fr rifle-wielding adventurers and mnster hunters fr the purpse f eradicating Spellscar fexts.

5TA MONACH This brilliantly colored moth rises taller than a house. A lon tail resemblin peacock feathers trails behind the creature.

TA ONA H X ,00

CR 9

CG Huge magical beast I nit +10; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +16 Aua dreamwarden (30 .)

F A 22, tuch 15, at-fted 15 (+6 Dex, +1 ddge, +7 n atu ral , 2 size) hp 114 (12d0+48) Fot +12, ef +, Will +9 D 5/silver; Immune cld; S 20

FF Speed 30 ., y 8o . (average); staright Melee 2 claws +14 (1d8+4 plu s grab), tail +14 (2d6+4 nnl ethal ) Space 1 5  . ; each 5 . (15 . with tail) Specia l Attacks glwsa p, r ake (4 claws +10, 1d6+3) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 12th; cn centr atin +16) Cnstant-entropic shield At wil l-dancing lights, restful sleepG 3jda y-deep slumber (D C 17), dream, andering star motesG (DC 18) 1jy-cloak of dreamsG (D C 20)

TATT St 18, Dex 23, on 18, nt  Wis 17, ha 18 Base Atk +12; MB +18 (+22 grap pl e); MD 35 (43 vs. tr ip) Feats Alertness, Ddge, Flyby Attack, Hver, mprved n itiative,  rn Will Skills Fly +14, Perce ptin +16, e nse M tive +12 Languages Cmmn (can't spea k); telepathy tuch SQ navigatina l awareness, n b reath, txic esh

A AT

uter space. t ies thrugh space at an incredib le speed. Althugh exact travel times vary, a trip within a singl e sla r system shuld t ake 3d2o h urs, while a trip beynd sh uld take 3d2 o days (r mre, at the GM 's discretin). Toxic Fle sh (Ex) A star mn arch's esh i s pisn us. A creature bitin g it r ingesting any part f its bdy becmes sickened fr 1d4 rund s (Frtitude DC 20 negates) and is aected as if it had cns umed a dse f arsen ic (Core Rulebook 558).

Deamwaden (Su) Any sle epin g creature withi n 30 feet f a star mn arch i s prtected by protection om evil and sanctuar (Will DC 15 negates). The save DC is Cnstituti n-ba sed. Gl owsap (Ex) As a standard actin, a star mna rch can spray a target withi n 30 feet wit h an a dhesive spittle as a ranged tuc h attack. A creatu re struck is aected as a tan gleft bag (Reex DC 20 partial ; see Core Rulebook 160). n additin, this adhesive glws un der starlight r mn light, limn ing the target asfaeriere if used utdrs at n ight. The save DC is Cnstitutin- based. Navigationa l Awaeness (Ex) tar mna rchs never becme lst and are immu ne t maze spel ls r a ny eect that wuld c a u s e t h e m t  l  s e t h e i r s e n s e  f directin. Stalight (Su) A star mna rch can survive in the vid f

Star mnarchs are magical emiss aries f Desna, the guide and prtectr fths e wh wander and guardian f dreams . They y in glwing cluds thrugh the vid f space, visiting Glarin t watch ver the faithful fDe sna. Star mnarchs spin streamers f sticky silver, weaving evanescent gss amer ccns t enrbe thse wh slumber under their prtectin. These ccns sublimate int wisps f half-remembered dreams with the cming f dawn. Star mnarchs rarely intervene directly in cmbat, mre en helping gd creatures by aiding them frm the shadws, guiding their paths, r guarding them while they sleep. Star mnarchs can be fund acrss Glarin in a variety f irides cent hues, and all are sacred t fllwers fthe Sng fthe Sphere s.

Y Envionment any (Varisi a) Oganization sli tary, pair, r rab bl e (36) Teasue n  n e

5YN Robed in silk and its own real wins this humanoid assays its surroundins with the lethal detachment the owl it resembles.

yrinx ade pt 1 LE Mediu m hu man id (syrinx) I nit 1; Senses darkvisin 6  ., lw-lig ht visin ; Perceptin +3 (+ a nigh)

F A  tuch  at-fted  (1 Dex) hp 5 (1d61) Fot 1, ef 1, Will +4; +2 vs. mind-aecting eects

FF Speed 30 ., y 6o . (average) Melee qu artersta 1 (1d61) Adept Spell s Pepaed (CL 1st; cncen trati n +3) 1st (DC 13) -detect magic, ghost sound (D C 12), read magic, stabilize

TATT St 8, Dex 8, on  nt 12, Wis 1, ha 11 Base Atk +;  MB 1;  M D 8 Feats Cmbat Casting Skills Fly +3, Perceptin +3 (+ at night), pellcra +; acial Modies +2 Perceptin at night, +2 tealt h at nigh t Languages Cmmn , yrinx; speak with avians

Y Envionment temperate m unta ins (Arcadia) Oganization sli tary, pair, r cel l (38) Teasue standard

A AT Speak with Avian s (Ex) yrinx can speak with al l b irds f the an ima l creature type and bi rdlike magical beasts (like phenixes and thunderbirds).

Frm ly mnastery-cities entrenched in saring cliff sides and high muntain valleys, the syrinx s eek t bring p eace t all lands that fall within sight f their marbled spires. Erudite and al the wl-like schlars embrace art, philsphy, and nebulus faiths, seeking t d istance them selves frm a histry f barbarism and ruin. T this end, they seek t enslave all lesser races, esp ecially thse withut wings. Their elitist culture rests up n thusands f bac ks in an elabrate hierar chy f slaves. Directly belw the syrinx are the strix, a race they magically mdied in the distant past t serve a s warrirs and slave masters.

SYRlNX CHARACTERS 6 RP) Syrinx are de ned by their clas s levels, and d nt ps se ss racial Hit Di ce. Syrinx have th e fllwing racial traits.

 Dex, z Widm: Syrinx are cntemplative and patient, traits that make them s mewhat slw t act. Nrmal Speed: Syrinx have a base s pee d f3o feet. Flight: Syrinx have a fly spee d f 6o feet wit h average maneuverability. LwLight Vii: Syrinx can see twice as far as humans in cnditins f dim light. Darkvii: Syrinx can see in the dark up t 6o feet . Nctural: Syrinx gain a  racial bnus n Perceptin and Stealth checks at night. Pide z RP   Sin  eeie a  aia l bnus n saing thrws agains t mind-a ffecting effect s. Speak with Avia o R P) : See abve. Laguage: Syrinx begin play speaking Syrinx. Syrinx with high Intelligence scres can chse frm the fllwing: Auran, Azlant, Cel estial , St rix, r Infernal.


HIN "AN The creature is unbelievab slender and has teeth led to points. Its lon anly arms end in hands with wicked sharp nails.

CN Medium fey I nit +7; Senses lw-light visin ; Perceptin +10 +10

F A , u u h 4,  a-fed a-fed 3 (+3 (+3 Dex, + ddge, +3 na u al) h p 38 (7d6+4) Fot +4, ef +8, Will +7 Immune pisn

FF Speed 3 0  . , b u r r r w 2 0  . Melee bite +7 (1d6+4) (1d6+4),, 2 cl aws +8 (1d4+ (1d4+44 pl us 1d4 b leed) Space 5 .; each 5 . (w . with c laws)

TATT St 18, Dex 16, on 15, nt 8, Wis  ha  Bas e Atk +3;  M B +7;  M D 21 Feats Ddge,  mprved mprved  nitiative, rn Wi ll, Weapn Fcus (claw (claw)) Skills Cl im b +14, +14, E scape Artist +17, +17, Perceptin +10, tealth +13 (+25 (+25 in ca ne el ds), urvival +7; acial Mod ies +4 Escape Artist, +2 tealth tealth in cane elds Languages Akl SQ cmpressin, cmpressin, vanish

Y Envionment warm p lains (Nuat) (Nuat) Oganization slitary, pair, r band (38) Teasue n  n e

A AT Vanis h (Su) Once per day as as a mve actin whi le ben eting frm cncealment, a thin man c an sim ply vanish frm frm sight . This gives gives it a +20 +20 bn us n tealth checks and the abi lity t hide i n plain sight fr fr 1 rund per H it Die even when th ere is n cver, cver, cncea lme nt, r sha dw nearby. f it makes an attack, attack, the thin ma n is n l nger in its vanished state. state. t usu ally uses this abil ity when attempting t t elude p ursuit.

The mysterius thin men f Nuat have lng been a part f Rahadumi legend. They inhabited tiny island hme lng befre human clnists rst arrived, and the s- called thin men have lived n the periphery f Rahadumi sciety r amng the indigenus cane elds since times lng frgtten. Their natural clratin and slender frames serve particularly well in cncealing them frm the prying eyes f suspicius humans. humans.

The thin men use their naturally hard and sharp claws t dig narrw burrws beneath the elds and cpses f the island. Their bdies have few bnesinstead, their skeletal framewrks are almst entirely cartilaginus in nature, which allws the m t navigate their tiny burrws with relative relative ease and es cape the ntice f their human neighbrs. Their clse cnnectin cnnectin with with the earth likewise gives them immunity t natural natural txin s. Thugh the thin men generally kee p t themselves , nly bserving their human cunterparts frm the shadws, n asin  he ie f he meage fae fae f plan plan s , grubs, a nd small vermin n which which they nrmally nrmally subsis t, and catch a lca l farmer farmer alne in his el ds r tr aveling at at night. On these cca sins , they murder the the haples s victim and feast feast n his re mains . Their uncanny ability t hide in the endles s waving elds f cane lets them avid avid the patrl fthe Pure Legin r ps se fvenge f vengefful farme farmers rs that cme s arund t s earch fr fr the killer.

B B L 5HEHE This mass of shadow possesses a horric demon face. Several writhin tentac les sprout from its rublike body.

M BL HE PHE D X ,oo

CR 

LE M edium utsider (incrpre (incrpreal) al) I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6o .; Perceptin +10 +10

F A 4, u h 4 , a-fed a-fed  (+ (+ dee i n, + Dex) hp 39 (6d10+6) Fot +3, ef +9, Will +8 Defensive Defensive Abil ities incrpreal Weaknesses sensitivity, planebund

FF Speed o ., y 30 . (perfec (perfect) t) Melee tuch +8 (shadw tuch  r pssessin)

TATT St , Dex 14, on 12, nt 15, Wis 13, ha 15 Base Atk +6; MB +8; MD 20 (can't (can't be tri pped) Feats  mprved nitiative,  rn Wil Wil l, Lightni ng Reexes Reexes Skills Bl u +10, Disg uise +, Fly +14, nt imidate +, 
Y Envionment any (Pl ane f hadw) hadw) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r r ch ir (312) (312) Teasue n  n e

A AT Planebound (Ex) (Ex) An umbra  shepherd is in herently tied t t the Plane f hadw, and can't survive survive fr fr lng  n any ther p lan e withut a hst bdy. bdy. Each rund that an umbral shepherd is n anther plan e withut withut a hst b dy, it takes 1d6 pints f da mage . Possession (Su) An um bral shepherd can pssess pssess a h st bdy as if usin g magicar, save that if its hst bdy is kill ed while pssessed, the shepherd dies as well. An um bral shep herd can attempt a pssessin pssessin anytime it succeeds at a tuch attack, even even while a lready in a hst bdy. f the tuch ed creatu re fail s a DC 15 Wil l save, it becmes pssessed. Pssessin Pssessin by an u mbra  shep herd takes a tll n its hst bdy, which ta kes 1 pint f Cnsti tuti n drain every every mnth it is s pssessed. Aband ni ng a hst bdy requi res the um bral sh epherd t either

take a standa rd actin (t (t appe ar in a squ are adacent adacent t the hst) r ma ke a successful pssessi n attem pt n a n ew hst. The save DC DC is Charis ma- based. Shadow Touch (Su) An umbra  shep herd that succeeds at a tuch at tack can attem pt t disslve a pr tin f the victim's esh int shadw, which then dissi pates, deal ing 1d4 pi nts f Cnstitutin da mage. Victims th at succeed at a D C 15 Frtitude save save take ha lf dam age. The u mb ra  shep herd can use this abi lity even even whil e pssessing a hst bdy. bdy. The save save DC is Ch arism a-based.

Umbral Umbral shepherds a re p arasitic entities eternally devted t Zn-Kuthn. Brught frth nt Glarin primarily by the shadwcallers f Panglais in Nidal, the the evil evil creatures relish the chance t infest hst bdies and use these vessels t further the wrk f their dark master. Thse infested by such creatures are identiable primarily by their pure-black eyes and fervr fr the Midnight Lrd, as well as the slw decay f their bdies. Umbral shepherds als serve as specialized trturers, with their ability t create bldless cavities and tunnels thrugh a prisner's bdy with a tuch f their hrrible, burrwing tentacles. tentacles. Whether Zn-Kuthn created the umbral shepherds r simply discvered and adpted them int his faith is unclear, but the shadwy parasites are irrevers ibly ibly linked t bth him and their hme plan e. Thugh they lust fr fr the chance t spread their wrship elsewhere, expsure t the light and energy f ther planes is extremely harmful t them, thus necessitating the use f hst bdies. Umbral shepherds value their hsts as vehicles but ultimately see them as dispsable, knwing that withut withut pwerful pwerful magic their ves sel s will gradually sicken and die. An umbral shepherd that believes its vess el is clse t d eath almst almst always always abandns it rather than risking death itsel and usually transfers t a new hst. In their natural state, umbral shepherds are shaped like limbless, demn-faced humans made f cherent shadw, and are capable f spawning any number f tentacles f varying sizes. Sme religius schlars believe that the rst Jyful Things may have been attempts by Kuthites t change themselves int smething clser t the shepherds, yet this remains the unsubstantiated sp eculatin f utsiders.


AIt A It ETALA With its bloodlessesh and eyes ey es the color col or of deepe st ni_ht ni_ht this imperious bein_ bein_ obviously no lon_er numbers amon_ amon_ the livin_. livin_.

Female hu man vetala racle 5 N E Medium undead (augmented (augmented huma nid, hu man) I nit +6; Senses darkvisin 6   . ; Percepti n +16

F A 21, tu ch 13 , at-fted at-fted 18 (+4 (+4 arm r, +2 +2 Dex, +1 ddge, +4 natural) h p 61 (5d8+35); fast h ea li ng 5 Fot +8, ef +4, Will +6 Defensive Defensive Abil ities cha nne l resistance +4; D  magic magic a nd gd; Immune undead traits; esist electricity 10, re 10 Weaknesses veta a wea knesses

cnsciusness r psyche by sme, the academics fVudra frm where mst vetal as hailcall this fundamental vital frce prana. prana. Regardless f their desir e's name, vetalas prey upn thse wh shw creative creative prmise, ps se ss ptent frce frce f will, r seem de stined fr fr greatness , draining the m st brilliant s urces f mrtal light t fuel fuel thei r wn unnatural embers. Their dark mastery f life frce allws vetalas t pssess crpses r even verwhelm the minds f living creatures. With these stlen masks and the resurces f abducted lives, lives, they wrk their ful ful wills . Vealas ae said  be he spiis f hilden "bn evil, wh never received received burial rites upn their deaths. Smetimes ne fthese evil spirits takes hld fa crpse  nt neces sarily its wnwhich wnwhich becmes its anchr t the mrtal wrld. wrld. Such yung suls seek ut exp eriences and life energy, becming as wicked as any ther vampire as they endlessly indulge indulge their prfane, prfane, deathless desires .

FF

CREATlNG A VETALA

Speed 3 0  . , c l i m b 3 0  . Melee 2 claws +7 (1d6+4 plus para lysis) Specia l Attacks Attacks drai n pran a (DC 18), 18), mal evle evle nce, paralysis (1d4+1 (1d4+1 run ds, DC 18), pssess crpse Oacle Spell s Known (CL 5th; cncen trati n +) +) 18 , false le, le, inict moderate 2nd (6Jday) death knell (DC 18, ounds (DC 18), levitate, minor image (DC 18), silence (DC 18) causefear (DC 17), command (DC 17), doom (DC 17), 1st (8/day) causefear inict light ounds (DC 17), 17), obscuring mist, shield offaith (at will ) bleed (D C 16), 16), detect magic, ghost sound,  (at guidance, light, mage hand, read magic, resist ance Mystey bnes

"Vetala is an acquired template that can be added t any living creature with  r mre Hit Dice (referred t hereafter as the base creature). Mst vetalas were nce humanids, fey, r mnstrus humanids. A vetala uses the base creatures stats and abilities abilities except as nted here. the base creature creature +  C: Same as the AL: Any evil. (augmented). Type: The creature s type changes t undead (augmented). D nt recalculate class Hit Dice, BAB, r saves. See: A vetala gains darkvisin 6o . Armr Cla: Natural armr imprves by +4. Hit Dice: Change all racial Hit Dice t d8s. Class Hit Dice are unaffected. As undead, vetalas use their Charisma mdifiers t determine bnus hit pints (instead f Cnstitutin Cnstitutin).). Deeive Abilitie: A vetala gains channel resistance +4, DR magic and gd, and resistance t re 10 and electricity 10 in additin t all f the defensive defensive abilities granted by the undead type. A vetala als gains fast healing · If reduced t o hit pints in cmbat, a vetala is helpless and its fast healing ceases t functin fr 1 hur. Addit inal damage de alt t the vetala has n effect. effect. Its b dy might be subjected t any methd f dismemberment r desecratin, but aer 1 hurregardles hurregardles s f the state state f its remainsit regains 1 hit pint, is n lnger helpless , and resu mes healing at the the rate f  hit hit pints p er rund. Weakee: Vetalas cannt tlerate the sund  f prayers r religi us mantr as reci ted by thse trul y faithf faithful ul t a g d deity. Any character with a gd-aligned deity can frce a vetala t recil by dramatically praying as a stand ard actin. Praying desnt harm a vetala; it merely keeps the creature at bay. A recili ng vetala must stay at least  feet ee t away frm a praying character and cannt tuch r make melee attacks against it. Aer 1 rund, a vetala can ght ght past its revu lsin

TATT St 18, Dex 15, on , nt 16, Wis 1, ha 2 2 Bas e Atk +3;  M B +7; MD  Feats Alertness", Blind-Fight, Cmbat Casting, Deceitful", Ddge , Extra Extra Rev Revelati elati n,  mprved  nitiative", Mb ility, kil l Fcus (Disgu ise)" Skills Bl u +16, Clim b +, Dipl macy +14, +14, Disguise +27, Knwledg e (reli (reli gin) +11, Perceptin +16, en se Mtive +19, +19, pel lcra +11, tealth tealth +16; acial Modies +8 Disg uise , +8 +8 Percepti n, +8 +8 ense M tive, +8 tealth Languages Cmmn,  nfernal, nfernal, Vudrani S Q racle's curse (hau nted), revelatins revelatins (death's (death's tuch, undea d servitude, v ice f the g rave) rave)

Y Envionment any (Vudra) Oganization slitary Teasue N PC gear (chain (chain shirt, cloak of resistance + potions of invisibilit invisibilit 2] , ther treasure)

While mst f the Inner S ea's vampir es lust fr fr living bld, the mysterius vetalas hunger fr a mre intangible frce: the energy that infus infus es mrtal mrta l minds. Refee Refeedd t as

and functin nrmally each rund it succeeds at a DC 25 Will save. The prayers thse wh wrship nn-gd d eities r wrshi p n deit y have n effect n a vetala. Reducing a vetalas hit pints t  r lwer incapacitates it but d esnt always destry it (se e fast healing) . Hwever, cnsecrating the vetalas remains and burying the bdy destrys it frever. A vetalas bdy is cnsidered cnsecrated if it is duse d with a vial f hly water and burie d, i f it is burie d in eart h affected by the spell consecrate, r if bless, prayer, r a similar divine spel l is cas t upn it as it is being buie d. Diggi ng up a ealas p se  pfaning he aea where it's buried des nt restre a buried vetala. Speed: Same as the base creature. A vetala als gains a climb spe ed equal t its base land sp eed . Melee: A vetala gains tw claw attacks ifthe b ase creature didnt have them. A vetalas claw attacks d damage as a creature nce siz e categry larger (fr example, a Medium vetala's claw attack deals 1d6 pi nts f damage). A vetalas natural weapns are treated as magic weapns fr the purps e f vercming damage reductin. Special Attack: A vetala gains several sp ecial attacks. Save DCs are equal t 10 + 1/2 the vetala's Hit Dice + the vetala's Cha mdier unles s therwise nted. Drain Prana (Su): A vetala can drain th e mental vitality f a grappled pp nent. If the vetala establishes r maintains a pin, it drains this energy, dealing 1d4 pints f Charisma damage. Additinally, the victim is aected by the spell mod memo, as if the vetala had spent 5 minutes cncentrating. The vetala gains perfect knwledge fany memry it chses t eliminate us ing this ability. Vetalas en use th is ability t prevent victims frm remembering theyve been attacked. Malevolence (Su): As a full-rund actin, a vetala can attempt t take cntrl fa helpless living creatures bdy, as the spell maic jar (caster level th r the vetalas Hit Dice, whichever is higher), except that it des nt require a receptacle. The target can resist the attack with a successful Will save. A creature that successfully saves is immune t that same vetalas p sses sin fr 24 hurs . If a creature fails its save, its cnsciusness and cntrl f its bdy are subsumed as the vetala takes cmmand fits bdy. The vetala can remain in cntrl fr a number f hurs equal t its Charisma mdier r until it decides t end the ps ses sin. Whenever the pssessin ends r the hst bdy is killed, the vetalas cnsciusness instantly returns t its bdy, regardless f distance, s lng as it remains n the same plane. If the vetalas bdy has been destryed r mved t anther plane, the vetalas cnsciusness is destryed when the p sse ssin ends. While p sse ssing anther creature, the vetalas bdy is empty and vulnerable, thugh it is i nstantly aware ifits bdy is disturbed r takes damage. Parasis (Ex): Any creature struck by a vetalas claws must make a succe ss ful Will save r be paralyzed fr 1d4+1 runds . Elves are immun e t this effect.

Possess Corpse (Su): As a full-rund actin, a vetala can

pssess a Large r smaller crpse just as it can a living bdy. The vetalas cnsciusness leaves its bdy and takes cntrl f the cr ps e, animating it as eit her a skeletn r zmbie (depending n its state f decay). The vetala can remain in cntrl f a crpse indefinitely, and can cmmunicate thrugh the bdy, but cannt u se a ny f its ther special abilities. This ability therwise functins just as malevlence. Ability Scre: Str +4, Dex +2, nt +4, Wis +2, Cha +6. As an undead eaue, a eala has n Cnsiuin se. Feat: Vetalas gain Alertness, Blind-Fight, Deceitful, Imprved Initiative, and Skill Fcus (Di sguise) as bnus feats. Skill: Vetalas gain a +8 racial bnus n Disguise, Perceptin, Sens e Mtive, and Stealth checks.


EILED ME This monstrosity has a six-eyed face and six lon tentacles four endin in lowin spheres and two in what look like hands.

Languages Ableth, Akl, Aquan, Azlanti, U ndercmmn; telepathy 300 . SQ change shape (any mall r Medium frm; greater pomorph, runemastery, swi transfrmatin

Y

LE Large aberratin (aquatic, shape chan ger) I nit +10; Senses darkvisin 120 .; Perceptin +23

F A 30, u h 5, a -fed 4 (+4 am , +6 Dex, + naua l, 1 size) hp 200 (16d8+128); fast h ea lin g 10 Fot +13, ef +13, Will +14 electri city, mi nd- aectin g eects; esist cld 20; S 25

FF Speed 10 ., swim 8o . Melee bite +17 (2d6+6 p lus c nsume memry and slim e), 2 cl aws +17 (1d6+6 plu s sli me), 4 tenta cles +12 tuc h (2d6+3 electricity plus thug htla nce) Space 1 0  . ; each 10 . (20 . with claws and tentacles) Specia l Attacks delayed suggestin, mucu s clu d Spell- Like Abilities (CL 2oth; cn centr atin +26) Cnstant-mage armor At w-detect thoughts (D C 18), dominate person (DC 2 1), hpnotic pattern (DC 18), illusor all (DC 20), mirage arcana (DC 21), persistent image (DC 21), programmed image (DC 22), proect image (DC 23), veil (DC 22) 3y-dominate monster (DC 25), quic kened dominate person (DC 21), geasquest (DC 22), mass suggestion (DC 22) Socee Spells Known (CL 12th; cncentratin +18) 6th (4-smbol of persuasion (DC 23) 5th (-smbol of pain (DC 22), teleport 4th (?-dimension door, phantasmal killer (DC 20), smbol of sloing (DC 21) 3rd (?-clairaudienceclairvoance, explosive runes (DC 20), hold person (DC 19), secret page 2nd (8-bindnessdeafness (DC 18), invisibilit, levitate, smbol of mirroring (D C 19), touch of idioc 1st (8-charm person (D C 17), comprehend languages, erase (D C 17), ra of enfeeblement (DC 17), silent image (D C 17) o (at will )-arcane mark, dancing lights, daze (DC 16), detect magic, ghost sound (D C 16), mage hand, message, read magic, touch offatigue

TATT St 22, Dex 22, on 27, nt 21, Wis 19, ha 22 Bas e Atk +12;  M B +19; MD 35 (can't be tri pped) Feats Arcane trike, Cmbat Casting, Cmbat Expertise, Eschew Materials, Extend pell, mprved nitiative, Lightning Reexes, Quicken pell, Quicken pell- Like Ability(dominate person Skills 
Envionment any water (Gl ari n's ceans) Oganization sli tary r sha l (1 veiled m aster and 28 abl eths) Teasue triple

A AT ons ume M emoy (Su) When a veil ed master bites a creature, i nume  me f ha eaue' me mie. The creature bitten m ust succeed at a DC 24 Frtitude save r gain ne negative level. A veiled m aster heals 5 pints f dam age each time it grants a neg ative level in th is way, and a l s  l e a r n s s  m e  f the target creature's mem ries (su bect t the GM's discreti n). This is a m in d-aecting eect. A veiled m aster can supp ress this a bil ity as a free actin. The save DC is Chari sma- based. Delayed Sugg estion (Sp) Whenever a veiled master successful ly uses dominate person r dominate monster n a creature, it can als im plant a delayed suggestion that triggers when dm inate eect ends. Typica lly, this suggestion (which functins as a spe ll- like abi lity, CL 2oth, Will DC 19 negates) is fr the previusl y dmi nated creature t seek ut the veiled master aga in and su bm it t a new dm inati n attempt, but smetimes, a veiled master imp lants ther suggestions (such a s a suggestion t attack the rst p ersn it sees). Mucus loud (Ex) Whi le un derwater, a veil ed master exudes a cl ud f transparent slim e i n a 30-ft-radius spread. All creatu res in this area m ust succeed at a DC 26 Frtitude save each run d r lse the abil ity t breathe air (but gain the ab il ity t brea the water) fr 24 h urs. Renewed cntact with this m ucus cl ud and fail in g anthe r save extends the eect fr anther 24 hu rs. The save DC is Cnstitutin -base d. unemastey (Ex) A veiled ma ster is particul arly skilled at casting spel ls that create magic al writing, such as explosive runes, secret page, r any spel l with the wrd symbl in its na me. t n ever requires material cmpnents r fcus cmpnents when casting such spells, a nd the save DC f any f these spel ls i ncreases by 1. A veiled master's symbl spel ls are dicul t t disarmthe D isab le Device DC fr these symbls i ncreases by 2. Sli me (Ex) A creature hit b y any f a veiled master's bite r claw attacks m ust succeed at a DC 26 Frtit ude save r have its skin a nd esh transfrm i nt a clear, sli my membra ne ver the cu rse f 1d4 run ds. T he creature's new esh is s and tender, reducin g its Cnstitutin scre by 4 as lng as the cnditi n persists. f the creature's esh isn't kept mist, it dries quickly a nd the victim takes 1d12 pints f damage every 10 m in utes. Remove disease a n d s i m i l a r eects can restre an alicted creature t nr mal , but im mu nity t disease ers n prtectin frm th is attack. The save DC is Cnstitutin- based.

Spells A veiled master can cast spel ls as a 12th -level srcerer. Swi Tansfomation (Su) A veiled m aster can use its chan ge sha pe abil ity as a swi actin. Thoughtlance (Su) Fur f a veiled master's tentacles end i n glwing spheres f light. These sphe res dea l 2d6 pints f electricity damage n a tuch attac k, and a ls bl ast a creature's mi nd with waves f menta l e nergya creatu re tuched by ne f these tentacl es (regardless f whether th e tuch de als electrici ty dam age) must succeed at a DC 24 Wil l save r be staggered fr 1 rund. Additin al tuche s in crease he duain by  und. Wh ile a eaue i aggeed in hi man ner, it must ma ke cncentratin checks t cast spell s as if it were experienci ng extremely vilent mt in whi le castin g (DC = 20 + spell level). The save DC is Charisma- based.

The ableths are amng the ldest f Glarin's denizens, creatures that can trace back their presence in the deep est reaches f the wrld's ceans t times far befre humanity came t dwell upn the glbe r befre even mst deities themselves turned their attentins t th is tiny sphere f water and stne . I n thse ancient times, elde r frces a nd eldritch entities knew f the wrld. While they were nt gds as are knwn tday, even they were dismissed and ignred by the ableth race, fr the ableths knew that what the gds culd accmplish, s culd they, given time. And the ableths have always had ti me. During the era f ancient Azlant, when the ableths manipulated humanity like puppets, sme f their kind walked amng their pets in disguise, veiling themselves with magic t appear as humanids. These were the veiled masters, and if ne were t make the flish attempt at impsing human cnstructins n this alien race, the veiled masters wuld be cnsidered the nbility amng ableth-kind. In truth, while the ableths d tre at the veiled master s with utmst r esp ect and defer t their decisins, they are nt regarded as the rulers fthe race even stranger and mre dangerus entities rule ver the veiled masters in the deepest trenches belw the se a. Ableths are withut a dubt skilled at dminatin and illusin, but the veiled masters are the true experts f the arcane. It is they wh engineered the deceptins and manipulatins f ancient Azlant's culture. Their hidden gis a nd subtle caxings did much t encurage humanity's  rst r ise t glry in that age, and many f Azlant's natins had veiled masters walking amng them, whisp ering int their leaders' ears. The peple

knew the veiled masters as pwerful wizards, and there were murmurs that the mysterius cabal was mre than human, but few suspected the truth fr very lng. The veiled masters handled such suspicins by ding vilence t the bdies and minds f thse wh prved t curius. It was the veiled master s wh rst learned f Azlant's grwing hubrisf their beliefs that they were greater than their patrns. At rst, their punishments were minr, yet t the veiled masters' surp rise and frus tratin, these acts nly strengthened humanity's reslve. In the end, Eahfall as he anse, and as Alan sank bel the waves, the veiled masters retreated t the depths as well, cntent fr nw that the devastatin abve wuld serve as a le ss n that wuld never be frgtten. Tday, the veiled masters live n. They walk amng the humanid races a gain, watching and waiting. The time t teach a new lessn draws ever clser.


ESEGAUNT This amorphous mass of eyes tentacles and reen vapor vaue resembles a jumble rotten brain matter.

CR 12 X 9,00 N E M e d i u m   ze I nit +6; Senses a l l - a r  u n d v i s i  n, b l i n d s i g h t 6 o  . , true seeing; Perceptin +22 Aura madne (6o ., DC )

F A 20, tuch 1 2, at-fted 18 (+2 Dex, +8 na tura l) hp 19 5 (17d8+119) Fot +14, ef +9, Will +9 Defensive Abil ities amrphus, D aligned; Immune ze traits; S 23 Weaknesses ligh t sensitivity

FF Speed 10 ., y 6o . (perfect) Melee 2 sla ms +21 (2d8+8 pl us sip hn s pirit) Space 5 .; each 10 . Spell- Like Abilities (CL 17th; cncentrati n +2o) Cnstanttongue, true seeing At w-deeper darkness 3jy-contact other plane 1jmnth

TATT St 27, Dex 14, on 24, nt 15, Wis 15, ha 16 Bas e Atk +12;  M B +20; MD 32 (can't be tripped) Feats Alertness, Cm bat Reexes, Great Frtitude, m prved n itiative,  rn Wil l, Lightn ing Reexes, Persuasive, Pwer Attack, Weapn Fcus (sla m) Skills Di pl ma cy +10, Fly +15,  ntim idate +17, Knwledge (plan es) +19, Perceptin +22, ense Mtive +12, tea lth +12 Languages tongues; telepathy 100 . SQ n breath

Y Envionment any (Aucturn) Oganization sli tary r cnvcatin (24) Teasue n  n e

A AT Aua of Mad ness (Su) Any creature withi n a 6o -ft radius f the vespergaunt m ust succeed at a DC 21 save r be cnfused fr 1d4 rund s. O nce a creatu re successfull y saves, it can nt be aected by the sam e vespergaunt's aura aga in fr 24 h urs. As a free actin, the vespergaunt can suppress its aura. This is a mind aecting eect. The save DC is Cha risma -based. Damag e eduction {Su) A vespergaunt's damage reductin is bypassed by any weapn s that are chas-, evil- , gd-, r law-aligned.

Siphon Spiit {Su) Any creature tuched by a vespergaunt must succeed at a DC 21 Will save r gain 1 negative level as the vesperga unt ri ps away a p rtin f it s sul . A divine spellcaster gains a n additin al negative level with each fail ed save. The victim must save anew each time it is tuched, and a cha racter kil led by this attack disintegrates cmpletely except fr its eyes and stran ds f bra in matter, which bec me part fthe vespergaunt. O nly pwerful magic such as miracle r  can resu rrect a creature slai n in thi s man ner.

Oen alled "hees es, espegauns ae emissaies and tls f the hrrible gd- thing s f the D ark Tape stry. Fund primarily n Aucturn, vesp ergaunts act as spir itual cnduits fr thse attempting t cntact the Great Old Ones, cllecting and relaying thse prayers deemed wrthy while als preparing inhabited wrlds fr the cming fthe Dminin f the Black. A typical ves pergaunt is 8 feet tall and 6 feet wid e, and weighs ju st  punds.

ATE RAITH This eht-leed lizard has a round lamprey-like mouth full  teeth and its scales slow chane color to match its surroundin.

CN Large ma gica l beast (aqu atic) I nit +; Senses darkvisin 6o ., lw-light visin; Perceptin +

F A 6, uh , a-fed 4 (+ Dex, + ddge, + na u al, 1 size) hp 19 (3d10+3) Fot +4, ef +4, Will +2

FF Speed 3 0  . , s wi m 4 0  . Melee bite +4 (1d8+2 plu s at tach), 4 cl aws +4 (1d6+2) Specia l Attacks bld drai n (1d2 Cnstitutin), rend (2 claws, 1d3+3)

TATT St 14, Dex 13, on 13, nt 3, Wis 12, ha 6 Base Atk +3; MB +6 (+ whe n atta ched); MD 18 (30 vs. trip) Feats Ddge, m prved niti ative Skills Percepti n +, tealth +1, wim +14 SQ amph ibius, expressive cha melen

Y Envionment warm rivers (Garund) Oganization sli tary, pai r, r swarm (312) Teasue n  n e

A AT Expessive hameleon {Ex) On ce per ru nd as a free actin, a water wraith c an ch ange its cl r t any f its wn c hsi ng. A water wraith u sin g this abi lity t camuage itsel f gains a +8 bnus n tealth checks.

Water wraiths are eight legged amphibius lizards indigenus t the Mwangi Expanse with the ability t change their clr at will. This chamelen-like ability, cmbined with their superir intelligence, makes them cveted as extic pets r guard animals. They are imprted thrughut Garund fr thse virtues. Patient and cunning hunters, water wraiths prefer t lie still in pnds and rivers until their prey cmes within range. When an

unfrtunate creature des, these fearless hunters strike, their webbed claws prpelling them quickly frward either n land r in water. Once their tthy, eel-like muths attach t victims, water wraiths quickly begin t bleed them dry. Water wraiths depicted here repr esent the upper end f size limitatins fr captive specimens. In captivity, these creatures are deliberately kept underfed and rarely grw beynd  feet in length. Water wraiths encuntered wild in the Mwangi wetlands, r kept n an unrestricted diet, g  een me massie sie s. Strange superstitins are brn ut f water wraiths' clr-changing pwers. Thi s changeability is nt just a n autmatic de fensive resp nse, b ut can be a matter f sel expres sin, r eve n strategy and tactics n the part f the creature. Water wraiths ften expres s lik es and di slikes with an utward di splay f clr: br ight red i s frequently ass ciated with hunger, and dull green repres ents dislike r lack f interest. Sme small cmmunities in Katapesh and Osirin actually utilize water wraiths in a primitive system f juris prudence. The authrities releas e the accused int a pen with the creatures, then interpret the reactins fthe lizards as signs f guilt r inncence. All t frequently, the wraiths declare the accused inncent by virtue f being deliciu s. Water wraiths nd full blded elves t be unpalatable, but shw n aversin t their half-elven cu sins. Water wraiths are nt limited t changing clr in respnse t base drives, hwever. Sneaky and cunning, they d nt hesitate t blend int their surrundings despite their emtinal state if it affrd s them an advantag e in hunting.


HILAW This creature lides on undulatin folds of leathery skin. Its spinnin circular mouth is lined with rows of razor-sharp teeth.

N Mediu m aberratin I nit +10; Senses darkvisin 6o ., keen sight, tremrsense 30 .; Perceptin +8

F A 20, tuch 16, at-fted 14 (+6 Dex, +4 nat ur al ) hp 102 (12d8+48) Fot +8, ef +10, Will +8 Immune re

FF Speed 10 ., bu rrw 10 ., y 90 . (perfect) Melee bite +16 (2d6+9 p lus burrwing bite) Specia l Attacks ying ch arge

TATT St 23, Dex 22, on 18, nt 3, Wis 10, ha 3 Bas e Atk +9; MB +15;  M D 31 (can't be tripped) Feats Flyby Attack, Hver, m prved n itiative, Pwer Attack, Weap n Fcus (bite), Win gver Skills Fly +18, Perceptin +8, tealth +15 SQ dust clud

Y Envionment warm deserts (Rahad um) Oganization sli tary r ight (29) Teasue nn e (eye gems wrth 300 gp ea ch)

A AT Bu owing Bite (Ex) f a whi rl maw successful hits a  ma ll r la rger creature with it s bite attack, it immedi ately attempts t start a grapp le as a free actin with a +4 b  n us  n t h e g r a p p l e c h e c k .  f t h e g r a p p l e c h e c k i s successful, th e whirl maw's spi nni ng, sawlike m uth im mediately begins t burrw int the esh f the creature, dealing 4d6+12 pints f damage per rund until t h e g r a p p l e i s b r  ke n . Dust lo ud (Ex) By rapidly beating the leathery aps fs k i n attached al ng its bdy, a whirl maw ca n raise a clu d fdebris while using its Hver feat ust as if it were a Large creature. Flying hage (Ex) When a whir l maw makes a cha rge attack whi le ying, it gains a +4 bnus n its attack rl l (rather than th e nrma l +2 bnus), and des nt take the nrmal 2 pena lty t Armr Class. Keen Si ght (Ex) A whirl maw is extremely sh arp-sighted. t takes nly half the p ena lty n Percepti n checks fr distance, and can see creatures in pen terrain cle arly frm u p t a mil e away.

Predatrs f the dee p de sert, whirlmaws are just ne f the many dangers p se d t thse wh travel the dry wastes

f inner Rahadum. Little mre than flying eaters, these creatures rise singly r in flights, and attack all ther living creatures that enter their territry. They are e qually at hme nestled in shallw burrws beneath sand dunes r re sting in the rcky crevices f muntains. When they hunt, they sar up n the high thermals and keep an eye ut fr ptenti al prey thrugh the stny rbs that serve as their eyes. These bizarre hunters prefer t burrw int the trss f their victims and cnsume the bld-rich rgans, leaving the crps es' peripheral parts fr sc avengers. Few that encunter these viciu s pred atrs live t tell f it. The skeletal remai ns f whirlmaws' victims can be ide ntied by the suspiciusly circular se ctins ftheir trss missing where the creatures burrwed thrugh and cnsumed the esh, bne, and rgans in their entirety. The green , gemlike e yes f a whirlmaw are pr ize d by thse wh seek extic and dangerus treasures in the desert. It is speculated by sme that these mystical rbs are the s urce f the whirlmaw's natural re immunity, and alchemists and wizards ften use them as cmpnents in creating magic items th at bestw that frm f energy r esista nce.

OUNDWY This massive eyeless draconic creature is covered in purple hued scales and sharp spiky protrusions.

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Y Envionment any (the Wrldw un d) Oganization slitary Teasue triple

CE Hu ge dragn (chatic, evil) I nit + 5 ; Senses bli ndsight 6o .; Perceptin +22

F A 30, uh 0, a-fed 8 (+ Dex, + ddge, +o naual, 2 size) hp 225 (18d2+108) Fot +17, ef +12, Will +12 D 10jgd r l awful ; Immune acid, drag n traits, gaze attacks, ill usins, magic paralysis and sl eep, pisn, plymrp h, visua l eects; S 26

FF Speed 30 ., burrw 30 ., y 6o . (average), swim 30 . Melee bite +26 (2d8+10), 2 claws +26 (2d6+1o), tail s la p +21 (2d8+5), 2 wing s +21 (1d8+5) Space 1 5  . ; each 10 . (15 . with bite) Special Attacks breath weapn (1oo-. li ne, 16d6, Reex DC 25 fr ha lf, us ab le every 1d4 run ds), entrpic b reath, m aw f the Abyss Spell- Like Abilities (CL 18th; cn centr atin +23)    -entropic shield, Jreedom o movement 1jy-pomorph an obect (DC 23)

TATT St 31, Dex 13, on 22, nt 14, Wis 13, ha 20 Base Atk +18; MB +30; MD 42 (46 vs. tr ip) Feats Bli nd- Fight, Critical Fcus, Ddge, Flyby Attack, m prved  nitiative, Pwer Attack, natch, taggering Critical, tunning Critical Skills Acrbatics +19, Bl u +18, Diplmacy +15, Fly +18, ntim idate +26,

A AT Entopic Beath {Su)  nstead f a li ne f acid, a wundwyrm can exh al e a 30-ft cne facidJog (as the spel l) that pei f  mi nue. Any eaue ha begi n i un within th e entrpic breath becmes cnfused (Wil l D C 25 negates) fr as l ng as it remai ns within the cl ud a nd fr 1d6 ru nds t hereaer. Maw of the Abyss {Su) As a ful l- rund acti n, a wu ndwyrm can attempt t suck creatures and un attended bects in a 15-ft cne i nt a vrtex in its maw. Thi s acts as a dra g cmba t mane uver (CMB +30) again st creatures, and acts as a trength check with a +10 bnus t break  bects. Unattended bects weighing less than 100 punds are autmat ical ly drawn int its m aw. Creatures and bects al ike take 1d12 pi nts f snic damage per rund within the cne. While using this abi lity, a wun dwyrm can nt spea k, use its breath weapn, r make attacks r attacks f pprtunity with its bite attack.

Wundwyrms are fercius predatrs native t the crrupted landscape fthe Wrldwund. They are equally at hme in sea and sky, abve the grund and belw it. Ozing deliquescence s eeps frm between their cracked, rck y scales, and a cnstant fume f rainbw hues dr is ut f their gullets, save when they inhale and ingest the very substance f disintegrating r eality.


ZELISHKA O THE iE fLAE Thisendish ure appears t o b e shaped from pure ame with a line face. Three wicked tonues dartom the creature's mouth.

CR 21 N E La rge utsider (daem n, evil, extrapl ana r, re) I nit +; Senses darkvisin 6o ., scent, true seeing; Perceptin +33 Aua unho aura

F A 39, tu ch 13 , at-fted 35 (+ arm r, +3 Dex, +1 ddge , +15 na tural , 1 size) hp 396 (24d0+2 64) Fot +19, ef +19, Will +20 Defensive Abil ities blur (2o% miss cha nce); Immune ability dam age, acid, char m an d cmp ulsi n eects, death eects, disease, re, pisn; esist cld 30, el ectricity 30; S 32 Weaknesses vulnerabl e t cld

FF Speed 30 ., y 6o . (perfect) Melee bite +34 (1d8+ pl us 2d6 re), 2 cl aws +35 (1d10+/1920 plu s 2d6 re) Space 1 0  . ; each 1 0  . Specia l Attacks bitter am es, crpse crematin, i nca ndescent bdy, incen dia ry grasp , pu nce, ra ke (2 claws +35, 1d10+11 plu s 2d6 re) Spell- Like Abilities (CL 24th; cncen trati n +30) Cnstantblur, true seeing, unho aura (DC 24) At w-blistering invective (DC 18), dispel good (DC 21,re shield, mass charm monster (creatures f the  re su btype n ly) (DC 24) 3/dayempwered storm (DC 24), incendiar cloud (DC 24), quickened contagiousame, siroccoG (DC 22) 1jdaysumm n (level 9, 2 endish elder re elemen tals r any da em n f 20 Hit Dice  r fewer o%)

TATT St 33, Dex 21, on 32, nt 17, Wis , ha 3 Bas e Atk +4; MB +36; MD 52 Feats Bli nd- Fight, Cha rge Thrug h, Cmbat Reexes, Ddge, Em pwer pe ll- Like Abil ity (re storm, Greater Overrun,  mprved Critical (claw), m prved Overrun, Mb ility, Pwer Attack, Qui cken pe ll- Like Abil ity (contagiousame, Weapn Fcus (claw) Skills Acrbatic s +29, Bl u +20, D ip l macy +20, Fly +26, nt imidate +33, 
Y Envionment any (Osi rin) Oganization slitary Teasue triple + breastplate, ther treasure)

A AT Bitte Fla mes {Su) Whenever Zelishkar deal s re d amage with any attack r eect, ha lf fthe dam age is re da mage a nd the ther half is untyped dama ge, simila r t  ame strike spel l.  n addit in, creatures that fail a save against any re eect Zeli sh kar creates are sickened fr 1 min ute. Thse dam aged by hi s mel ee attacks r by re eects that a ll w n save are instead si ckened fr 1 ru nd pe r attack. Thi s duratin stacks. op se emation {Su) Whenever Zelis hkar reduces a livin g eaue  negaive hi pin, a a wi ain he an u n it s bdy t ash es an d feed u pn t he target's li fe frce, as death knell (Will DC 28 negates). Whenever Zelis hkar slays a creatu re wit h any attack r ab il ity, the creatu re's crpse is reduced t as hes (treat as disintegrate. Daemonic Habinge Taits A daemnic ha rbin ger is a pwerful d aemn th at has nt yet made the ful l transiti n frm un iqu e daemn t a hrsema n.  t pssesses several traits, as summ arized h ere. m mu nity t acid, charm and cmpu lsin eects, death eects, disease, and pisn. Resistance t cld 30, el ectricity 30, an d re 30. Tele pathy 30 0 feet. The ha rbinger's natural weapns, as well as any weapn it wiel ds, are treated as evil and lawful fr the p urpse f vercming damage reductin. The h arbinger can grant spells t its wrshipers. Granting spells des nt require any specic actin n its b ehal Zelishkar gra nts access t the dmai ns f Evil, Law, Magic, an d Trickery. H is favred weap n i s the qua rtersta. Incandescent Body (Su) As a free actin, Zelis hkar can cause his bdy t erupt int white-ht ame. He sheds light as brig ht as a dalight spell, and dazzles any creature that des nt avert its gaze. Creatures with the re su btype are immun e t this dazzling eect. Zelishkar can dim his ames t burn ing blac k shadws as a free actin, su ppressing the dazzli ng eect and a ll wing hi m t use tealth withu t pena lty. Incendiay Gasp (Su) f Zelis hkar hits a target with mre than ne natura l weapn i n the same rund, the re damage frm each hit is cmb ined a s iffrm a sing le attack fr the purpse f vercming eects that prvide resistance t re.  n additin, ifZ elis hkar succeeds at a grapp le cmbat ma neuver, as a swi actin he can su ppress any re resistance r imm un ity the target pssesses until the beginn in g fZelish kar's next turn. Creatures with the re subtype are im mun e t this eect, un less that subtype is granted by a temprary magic al eect r magic item. •

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The dread Zelishkar f the Bitter Flame is a gure much feared n the crumbling plains f Abaddn and acrss the multiverse. A mnstrus feline in shape but seemingly sculpted flurid crimsn flame, Zelishkar is girded with a crest and cuira ss f infernally strengthened

bsidi an, shaved t razr thinnes s yet lsing nne f its terrible strength. Hi s eyes are jet-black pits that mirrr his armr, thugh pi npints f awful range radiance gleam deep within. He is surrunded always by a heat shimmer that diffus es hi s blinding radiance. Ze lish kar is reputed t sense the pres ence fhis prey by the tiniest variatins in temperature, tracking the mvements f creatures bth seen and unseen befre he punces . His wn res burn with a hellish uncleanness, tainting even thse wh thught themselves prfed against his flames and apidl nsuming hei b d and sul , leaving nthing behind but befuled ashes . Zelishkar is feared as much fr his incisive tactical acumen as fr his dreadful and terrifying pwers in clse cmbat. He has single-handedly withered and despiled cities and farmlands when summned in the name f his daemnic mistress Szuriel, patrn f war and suffering. She frged Zelishkar's frm in the dee pes t pits fthe Cinder Furnace as her terri fying harbinger, embdying the hpeles s misery f funeral pyre s that cnsume and cr emate the dead in the wake fthe war that she brings . He prved s  adept that she judged him wrthy t transcend his purpse, and he has cme t e mbdy all f the hateful and sadistic purpses that fire serves. His name is invked nw by trturers and inquisitrs alike as they cnsign their haples s captives t the ultimate agnies f being burned alive, and even by ars nist s bth petty and grand. All twisted suls wh lve nthing mre than t see the wrld burn ffer up silent praises t Zelishkar in their hearts ; even if they never sp eak his name, the hate that burns within them is a sweet s avr in his nstrils. Zelishkar was summned t Glarin in ancient times , during the height f Os irin's empir e, and he led legins f flaming minins against the enemies fthe Pharah f Frgtten Plagues, ntably the Jistka Imperium. In a twist f supreme hubris , the Pharah f Frgtten Plagues turned against his summned ally after several successful campaigns, and chse Zelishkar t be the test subje ct f his grandest exp eriment yet. The Osirian king had just nished cnstructin f a grand labyrinth s uth f the Alamein Pe nins ula, and in a display f prideful flishness rdered Zelishkar t be impris ned within t prve the infallibility fhis ma ze. It t k the effrts f an entire army f summned genies t lck the daemnic harbinger away beneath the des ert' s churning sands, but his imprisnment was abslute

with the aid f an ancient efree ti and a legenda ry artifact knwn as the Bottle of the Bound. Thrugh all the lng millennia since, Zelishkar and the remnant f his hst have remained impri sne d beneath the Labyrinth fShiman- Sekh, the city funded by the Sng Pharah upn her victry ver the Pharah f Frgtten Plagues years aer Z elishkar 's detentin. He has emerged frm his pri sn but nce, when Szurie l and the irnically named Incrruptible Pharah jined t lse his e ry fury upn ne fthe sky-cities fShry. His desuie ampage uld n be nained, hee, and he devastated several cities and a ses f western Osir in befre he and hi s hst were nally bund back within their pris n. There he remains , pltting burning vengeance upn Osirin and all f Glarin fr his a ges f durance vile.

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