Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 5

322 Pages·2015·47.91 MB·English

by  Jason Bulmahn

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CREDITS
Lead Designer • Jason Bulmahn
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5 APPENDIX 7: ANIMAL COMPANIONS 312
MONSTERS A TO Z 7 APPENDIX 8: MONSTERS BY TYPE 313
APPENDIX 1: MONSTER CREATION 288 APPENDIX 9: MONSTERS BY CR 314
APPENDIX 2: MONSTER ADVANCEMENT 288 APPENDIX 10: MONSTERS BY TERRAIN 316
APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY 290 APPENDIX 11: VARIANT MONSTER INDEX 317
APPENDIX 4: MONSTERS AS PCS 310 APPENDIX 12: ABILITY INDEX 318
APPENDIX 5: MONSTER FEATS 310 APPENDIX 13: MONSTER ROLES 318
APPENDIX 6: MONSTER COHORTS 312
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MONSTERS
Aatheriexa 7 Ceratosaurus (dinosaur) 83 Empyrean (angel) 24–25
Abrikandilu (demon) 74 Cervinal (agathion) 12 Encantado 110
Aerial servant 11 Cerynitis 53 Esipil (sahkil) 213
Aether elemental 106–107 Cetus 54 Ether drake 99
Aether wysp 282 Chalicotherium (megafauna) 170 Etheric dragon 92–93
Ahkhat 14 Cherufe 55 Etiainen 111
Ahool 15 Chicken (familiar) 112 Exscinder (archon) 34
Air veela 264 Choral (angel) 23 Fastachee 114
Air wysp 282 Chuspiki 56 Fext 115
Akaname 16 Clockwork familiar 57 Firbolg 116
Amarok 17 Corpse lotus 60 Fire veela 265
Amphiptere 18 Crone queen 61 Fire wysp 283
Android 19 Crystal golem 126 Flying fox (familiar) 112
Anemos 20–21 Cuero 62 Flytrap leshy 156
Animate hair 26 Cursed king 63 Frog father 117
Annihilator (robot) 206 Cytillipede 65 Gancanagh (azata) 38
Anunnaki 28–29 Danava (titan) 246–247 Gate archon 35
Apallie 30 Death coach 67 Gearsman (robot) 207
Apkallu 32–33 Deep merfolk 172 Gegenees 118
Apostate devil 78–79 Deep one 68 Ghoran 119
Astomoi 37 Deep one hybrid 70 Giant assassin bug 36
Astral dragon 88–89 Delgeth 71 Giant mantis shrimp 232
Bagiennik 40 Devastator 77 Giant muckdweller 175
Balisse (angel) 22 Digmaul 82 Giant scarab 221
Bat plague swarm 193 Dire polar bear 41 Giant termite 242
Bisha ga tsuku 42 Domovoi (house spirit) 142 Glaistig 124–125
Blightspawn 43 Doppeldrek 85 Goliath frog 117
Blood caterpillar 51 Dragonkin 98 Gravebound 128
Blue whale 276 Dream dragon 90–91 Gray 129
Bone ship 44–45 Duppy 101 Gray goo 130
Boroboroton (tsukumogami) 252 Dvorovoi (house spirit) 142 Great assassin bug 36
Brain mole 46 Dwiergeth 102 Griefgall 133
Brain mole monarch 47 Earth veela 264 Grim reaper 134–135
Caligni (dark folk) 66 Earth wysp 282 Grimslake 136
Caller in darkness 48 Echeneis 103 Grioth 137
Cambion (demon) 75 Eclipse giant 121 Gristly demodand 72
Cameroceras 49 Egregore 104–105 Guardian scroll 138
Capramace 50 Elder deep one 69 Gunpowder ooze 139
Celedon 52 Emotion ooze 108–109 Hag eye ooze 140
Heikegani 141 Penguin (familiar) 112 Tsaalgrend 251
Heresy devil 80 Peuchen 189 Tulpa 254–255
Hobkins (gremlin) 131 Pharaonic guardian 191 Turul 256–257
Horn caterpillar 51 Plagued beast 194 Twilight pitri (manasaputra) 168–169
Hundun 144–145 Plankta 195 Uintatherium (megafauna) 171
Hunter urchin (sea urchin) 223 Plesiosaurus (dinosaur) 83 Undigested 258
Ichthyocentaur 146 Polar bear 41 Undigested swarm 258
Isonade 147 Polong 196 Unfettered phantom 190
Jungle drake 100 Psychemental 197 Uraeus 259
Kabandha (cyclops) 64 Psychepore 198 Urannag 260
Kaprosuchus (megafauna) 170 Putrid ooze 199 Ursikka 261
Karkadann 148 Pyrausta 200 Vahana 262
Kasa-obake (tsukumogami) 252 Qolok (sahkil) 217 Ved 263
Kawa akago 149 Raelis (azata) 39 Vescavor queen 266
Ketesthius 150 Ramidreju 201 Vescavor swarm 267
Khala 151 Rat plague swarm 192 Vilderavn 268–269
Kikimora 152 Red panda (familiar) 112 Vishap 270–271
Kimenhul (sahkil) 214–215 Reptial (agathion) 13 Vukodlak 272
Knight ant 27 Reptoid 202 Wakandagi 273
Koto-furunishi (tsukumogami) 252 Rhu-chalik 203 Warmonger devil 81
Kurobozu 153 Riftcreeper 204 Warmonger wasp 274
Lamhigyn 154 Rishi manu (manasaputra) 165 Water leaper 275
Lead golem 127 Roiling oil 210 Water veela 265
Leechroot 155 Rope dragon 211 Water wysp 283
Leng ghoul 120 Sangoi 219 Wihsaak (sahkil) 218
Lesser death (grim reaper) 134 Saxra 220 Witchcrow 277
Liminal sprite 158 Scarab swarm 221 Wizard’s shackle 278
Lipika (aeon) 8–9 Scitalis 222 Wolliped 279
Living mirage 159 Seal (familiar) 113 Wood colossus 59
Locust plague swarm 192 Seilenos 224–225 Wyrmwraith 280–281
Lotus leshy 157 Seraptis (demon) 76 Xiao 284
Lotus tree 160 Sha 226 Yangethe 285
Lusca 161 Shabti 227 Zygomind 286–287
Maharishi manu (manasaputra) 164 Shadow collector 228
Makara (vahana) 262 Shasalqu 229
Manu (manasaputra) 163 Shen 230–231
Megapon ant 27 Skinwalker 233
References
Megaprimatus (ape) 31 Solar pitri (manasaputra) 166–167
Mngwa 173 Somalcygot 234
This book refers to several other
Moa (megafauna) 171 Spear urchin (sea urchin) 223
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game products
Moon dog 174 Sphinx colossus 58
using the following abbreviations.
Moon giant 122 Storm hag 235
Muckdweller 175 Stormghost 236 Readers interested in references
Mummy lord 176–177 Stranglereed 237 to Pathfinder RPG hardcovers can
Muse 179 Stringy demodand 73 find the complete rules of these
Mutant 180–181 Su 238 books available online for free at
Myrmidon (robot) 208 Sun giant 123
paizo.com/prd.
Narwhal (whale) 276 Swamp mummy 178
Nemhain 182 Syricta 239
Advanced Class Guide ACG
Nightmare dragon 94–95 Taxidermic creature 240–241
Ningen 183 Termite swarm 242 Advanced Player’s Guide APG
Nulmind 184 Terraformer (robot) 209 Bestiary 2 B2
Nuno (gremlin) 132 Therizinosaurus (dinosaur) 84 Bestiary 3 B3
Occult dragon 96–97 Thought eater 243 Bestiary 4 B4
Ophiotaurus 185 Thriae constructor 244
Mythic Adventures MA
Orang-pendak 186 Thriae dancer 245
Occult Adventures OA
Ostovite 187 Tiyanak 248
Ultimate Combat UC
Othaos (aeon) 10 Tizheruk 249
Ovinnik (house spirit) 143 Trench mist 250 Ultimate Equipment UE
Pakalchi (sahkil) 216 Trilobite (familiar) 113 Ultimate Magic UM
Papinijuwari 188 Troodon (dinosaur) 84
Introduction
INTRODUCTION Monster Icons
Welcome to Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 5! Within
Each monster in this book is presented with three visual
the pages of this tome lurk a wide range of monsters
cues to help you quickly identify the monster’s role and
ready to challenge adventurers of every type and level. In
niche in the game. The first of these icons indicates the
order to fully use the creatures in Bestiary 5, you’ll need
monster’s type. The second indicates the terrain where
the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Pathfinder RPG Mythic
the creature can normally be encountered. The third shows
Adventures, and Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures.
what sort of climate the creature prefers. More precise
While each monster is a unique creature, many possess
notes on each monster’s type (and subtypes), preferred
similar special attacks, defenses, and qualities. Unique
terrain, and preferred climate appear elsewhere in its stat
abilities are described below the monster’s stat block.
block, but these three icons can help you recognize this
Many abilities common to several monsters appear in the
basic information at a glance.
universal monster rules or the type and subtype rules in
Appendix 3. If a monster’s listed special ability does not
Creature Type Terrain
appear in its description, you’ll find it there.
Aberration Deserts
Each monster description on the following pages is
Animal Forests/Jungles
presented in the same format, split into three specific
areas: introduction, stat block, and description. Construct Hills
Dragon Mountains
Introduction
Fey Plains
Each monster is presented alphabetically. In the case
Humanoid Ruins/Dungeons
of a group of monsters that share similar traits (such as
outsider races and some animals or vermin), the monster’s Magical Beast Sky
basic name is listed first. Monstrous Humanoid Swamps
Ooze Underground
Stat Block
Outsider Urban
This is where you’ll find all of the information you need to
run the monster in an encounter. A stat block is organized Plant Water
as follows (note that in cases where a line in a stat block has Undead
no value, that line is omitted).
Vermin
Name and CR: The monster’s name is presented first,
along with its Challenge Rating (CR) and three icons you Climate
can use to quickly identify the creature’s role in the game. Cold Extraplanar Temperate Tropical
A monster’s Challenge Rating is a numerical indication of
how dangerous the monster is—the higher the number,
the deadlier the creature. Challenge Ratings are detailed book represent the norm for those monsters—they can
on page 397 of the Core Rulebook. Some monsters have vary as you require them to in order to serve the needs of
mythic ranks (MR) listed next to their CRs. This is an your campaign. Only in the case of relatively unintelligent
indication of the creatures’ overall mythic power (Mythic monsters (creatures with Intelligence scores of 2 or lower
Adventures 176). This affects a creature’s overall CR, which are almost never anything other than neutral) and planar
has already been adjusted and is reflected in the listed CR monsters (outsiders with alignments other than those
and XP. If you are not using Mythic Adventures, the creature listed are unusual and typically outcasts from their kind)
can still be used as a creature of the listed CR. is the listed alignment relatively unchangeable.
XP: Listed here are the total experience points that PCs Init and Senses: This entry gives the creature’s initiative
earn for defeating the monster. modifier followed by any special senses and its Perception
Race, Class, and Level: Some monsters don’t have racial check modifier. If a creature has a superscript “M” after its
Hit Dice and are instead defined by their class levels. For initiative modifier, it has the mythic version of Improved
these monsters, their races, classes, and levels appear here. Initiative (Mythic Adventures 67) and can expend one use of
Unless otherwise noted, the first class listed is the class mythic power to treat its initiative roll as a natural “20” on
chosen by the monster as its favored class. the die.
Alignment, Size, and Type: While a monster’s size and Aura: If the creature has a particular magical or
type remain constant (unless changed by the application of exceptional aura, that aura is listed here, along with its
templates or other unusual modifiers), its alignment is far radius from the creature and, as applicable, a save DC to
more fluid. The alignments listed for the monsters in this resist the aura’s effects.
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AC: The creature’s Armor Class, touch Armor Class, and Base Atk, CMB, and CMD: These values give the
flat-footed Armor Class. The modifiers that generate its creature’s base attack bonus, its Combat Maneuver Bonus,
AC are listed parenthetically at the end of this entry. and its Combat Maneuver Defense score.
hp: The creature’s hit points, followed by its Hit Dice Feats: The creature’s feats are listed here. A bonus feat is
(including modifiers from Constitution, favored class indicated with a superscript “B.” A feat with a superscript
levels, and the Toughness feat). Creatures with PC class “M” is a mythic feat and has a greater effect (see Chapter 2
levels receive maximum hit points for their first HD, but of Mythic Adventures).
all other HD rolls are assumed to be average. Fast healing Skills: The creature’s skills are listed here. Racial
and regeneration values, if any, follow the creature’s HD. modifiers to skills are indicated at the end of this entry.
Saving Throws: The creature’s Fortitude, Reflex, and Languages: The languages most commonly spoken by
Will saves, followed by situational modifiers to those rolls. the creature are listed here. For unusual creatures, you can
Defensive Abilities, DR, Immune, Resist, and SR: All swap out the languages known for other choices as needed.
of the creature’s unusual defensive abilities. Damage A creature with an Intelligence score that is higher than
reduction, immunities, resistances, and spell resistance normal knows the appropriate number of bonus languages.
are called out separately as necessary. SQ: Any special qualities possessed by the creature.
Weaknesses: All of the creature’s unusual weaknesses. Environment: The regions and climates in which the
Speed: The creature’s land speed, and additional speeds creature is typically encountered are listed here; these often
as necessary for the creature. include wider ranges than the icons at the top of the stat
Melee: The creature’s melee attacks are listed here, block indicate. In this case, the icon listed at the top of the
with its attack roll modifier listed after the attack’s name, stat block indicates the creature’s preferred terrain.
followed by the damage in parentheses. Organization: This lists how creatures of this kind are
Ranged: As Melee above, but for ranged attacks. organized, including number ranges as appropriate.
Space and Reach: The creature’s space and reach—if the Treasure: The exact value of the creature’s treasure
creature’s space and reach are standard (one 5-foot square depends on whether you’re running a slow, medium, or fast
and a reach of 5 feet), this line is omitted. game, as summarized on Table 12–5 on page 399 of the Core
Special Attacks: The creature’s special attacks. Full Rulebook. In cases where a creature has specific magical
details for these attacks are given at the end of the stat gear assigned to it, the assumption is a medium game—if
block or in the universal monster rules in Appendix 3. you’re running a fast or slow game, you’ll want to adjust
Psychic Magic: If the creature has the psychic magic the monster’s gear as appropriate. “Standard” treasure
universal monster rule, the spells it can cast are listed here. indicates the total value of the creature’s treasure is the
Spell-Like Abilities: After indicating the caster level of value appropriate for a CR equal to the Average Party Level,
the creature’s spell-like abilities, this section lists all of as given in Table 12–5 on page 399 in the Core Rulebook.
the creature’s spell-like abilities, organized by how many “Double” or “triple” treasure indicates the creature has
times per day it can use the abilities. Constant spell-like double or triple this standard value. “Incidental” indicates
abilities function at all times but can be dispelled. the creature has half this standard value, and then only
Spells Known or Spells Prepared: If the creature can within the confines of its lair. “None” indicates that the
cast spells, its caster level is indicated here, followed by the creature normally has no treasure (as is typical for an
spells it knows or typically has prepared. Unless otherwise unintelligent creature that has no real lair, although such
indicated, a spellcasting creature does not receive any of a creatures are often used to guard treasures of varying
spellcasting class’s other abilities, such as a cleric’s ability amounts). “NPC gear” indicates the monster has treasure
to spontaneously convert prepared spells to cure or inflict as normal for an NPC of a level equal to the monster’s CR
spells. If a spell has a superscript “M” after it, that means (see page 454 of the Core Rulebook).
it is a mythic spell and the creature can enhance the spell Special Abilities: Finally, any of the creature’s more
when casting it by expending one use of its mythic power unique special abilities are detailed in full here.
(see Chapter 3 of Mythic Adventures).
Ability Scores: The creature’s ability scores are listed Description
here. Unless otherwise indicated, a creature’s ability scores Here you’ll find information on how the monster fits
represent the baseline of its racial modifiers applied to into the world, notes on its ecology and society, and other
scores of 10 or 11. Creatures with NPC class levels have stats bits of useful lore and flavor that will help you breathe
in the standard array (13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8), while creatures life into the creature. Some monsters have additional
with character class levels have the elite array (15, 14, 13, 12, sections that cover variant creatures, notes on using the
10, 8); in both cases, the creature’s ability score modifiers monsters as PCs, methods of constructing the creature,
are listed at the end of its description. and so on.
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Aatheriexa
Aatheriexa
Tentacles (Ex) An aatheriexa’s barbed eyestalk tentacles must
all strike at a single target, but they do so as a primary
A tangle of thin, tentacle-like eyestalks floats in the air, its attack. The tentacles deal bludgeoning and slashing damage
innumerable unblinking eyes each projecting an air of cruelty. and grant the aatheriexa a +8 bonus on grapple combat
maneuver checks.
AATHERIEXA CR 7 Withering (Ex) An aatheriexa’s tentacles secrete a toxin
XP 3,200 that causes flesh to swiftly rot and slough off the bone. A
NE Medium aberration creature damaged by an aatheriexa’s tentacles or constrict
Init +9; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 120 ft., low-light attack must succeed at a DC 18 Fortitude save or take 1d4
vision, see invisibility; Perception +28 points of Strength damage and 1d4 points of Constitution
Aura unnatural aura (30 ft.) damage. This is a poison effect and the save DC is
DEFENSE Constitution-based.
AC 21, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+5 Dex, +6 natural)
hp 84 (13d8+26) Aatheriexas were once a race of conquerors and slavers, but
Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +8 since the destruction of their homeworld, the survivors
DR 5/magic; Immune cold, disease, poison have wandered the cosmos. Exceedingly cruel, they find
OFFENSE perverse pleasure in tormenting those they capture,
Speed 5 ft., fly 50 ft. (good) using them as disposable bodyguards or subjecting them
Melee tentacles +15 (3d6 plus grab and withering) to sadistic magic experiments.
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (15 ft. with tentacles) An aatheriexa’s fleshy pink center is roughly 2 feet
Special Attacks constrict (3d6 plus withering), gnaw, pull in diameter, and features a maw of gnashing teeth. Its
(tentacles, 5 feet) grasping eye-tentacles hang down like the leaves of a
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th; concentration +17) weeping willow and extend its effective diameter to 5 feet.
At will—calm emotions (DC 16), charm monster (DC 18), Aatheriexas weigh approximately 150 pounds.
clairaudience/clairvoyance (clairvoyance only), daze
monster (DC 16), feather fall
3/day—dispel magic, lightning bolt (DC 17)
1/day—dominate monster (DC 23)
1/month—interplanetary teleportUM
STATISTICS
Str 11, Dex 21, Con 14, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 19
Base Atk +9; CMB +9 (+21 grapple); CMD 24 (32 vs.
grapple, can’t be tripped)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Flyby Attack,
HoverB, Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception),
Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (tentacle), WingoverB
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Skills Acrobatics +21, Diplomacy +17, Fly +20, llu
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Knowledge (arcana) +14, Perception +28, Sense tra
Motive +13, Spellcraft +15, Stealth +21, Use Magic tio
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Device +17; Racial Modifiers +6 Perception by
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Languages Aklo, Common, Draconic, Undercommon; a
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SQ compression, float, no breath M
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Environment any land m
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Organization solitary, pair, pod (3–5), or invasion (6–36) liti
Treasure standard
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Gnaw (Ex) When an aatheriexa shares the same square as a
helpless creature, it can automatically deal 3d6 points of
damage as a swift action by gnawing with its central maw.
Float (Ex) Aatheriexa can fly, though they must remain with 2
feet of a solid or liquid surface.
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Aeon, Lipika
damaged by an attack that deals energy damage, the
lipika gains immunity to that type of energy for 1 round.
Shrouded in a dark cloak, this featureless humanoid has four forearms Additionally, when a spellcaster successfully casts an
that each split off at the elbow, and an eye on each of its eight palms. offensive spell that penetrates the lipika’s spell resistance,
the spellcaster is also affected by the spell as if it
LIPIKA CR 18 were reflected by spell turning (even if the spell would
XP 153,600 normally not be affected by spell turning, such as a spell
N Large outsider (aeon, extraplanar) that affects an area).
Init +10; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +34 Karmic Link (Su) A lipika’s slam attacks turn their enemies’
DEFENSE aggression back upon them. Each time a creature is hit
AC 30, touch 23, flat-footed 24 (+6 deflection, +6 Dex, +1 dodge, by a lipika’s slam attack, it must succeed at a DC 29 Will
+8 natural, –1 size) save. If the creature fails, for the next minute, whenever it
hp 300 (24d10+168) damages the lipika, the lipika takes only half the damage
Fort +23, Ref +16, Will +23 and the target of the karmic link takes the remaining
Defensive Abilities karmic defense; Immune cold, critical hits, damage. Multiple failed saving throws against karmic link
poison; Resist electricity 10, fire 10; SR 29 increase the duration but have no other effect. The save DC
OFFENSE is Wisdom-based.
Speed fly 60 ft. (perfect) Karmic Strike (Su) When a lipika is hit by a melee or ranged
Melee 4 slams +29 (4d6+6 plus karmic link) attack, it can make an attack of opportunity against the
Ranged 4 force blasts +29 touch (10d6 force damage/19–20) creature that attacked it. The lipika’s attack of opportunity
Special Attacks force blast, karmic strike must come in the form of a slam attack (if it was struck in
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th; concentration +26) melee and can reach its foe) or a force blast (if it was hit by
Constant—analyze auraOA a ranged attack or otherwise cannot reach).
At will—plane shift (DC 23), telekinesis (DC 21)
3/day—geas/quest Lipikas—also known as the Lords of Karma—are
1/day—reincarnate among the highest order of aeons. Unlike other aeons,
STATISTICS their duality springs not from opposition but from
Str 22, Dex 23, Con 24, Int 22, Wis 25, Cha 23 understanding that all actions and reactions are the
Base Atk +24; CMB +30; CMD 53 crests and troughs of the same cosmic wave. While it
Feats Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, may seem to a casual observer that the Lords of Karma
Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (force blast), Improved simply wander the universe looking for random events
Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Improved Iron Will, of importance, from the momentous to the mundane,
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility what they are actually observing is the rhythm of
Skills Bluff +33, Diplomacy +30, Fly +41, Intimidate +30, causality, the way that one action becomes another
Knowledge (arcana, history, nobility, planes, religion) +45, and affects everything in the grand scheme of reality.
Knowledge (dungeoneering, engineering, geography, local, Whatever they find, they inscribe in the cosmic memory
nature) +20, Perception +34, Sense Motive +34, Spellcraft +20 of all aeons, and occult scholars believe that this cosmic
Languages envisaging memory finds its way to the Akashic Record (Pathfinder
SQ extension of all, void form RPG Occult Adventures 244), deep within the heart of the
ECOLOGY Astral Plane.
Environment any (Outer Planes) These powerful creatures not only observe and report;
Organization solitary they also meddle. Lipikas consider themselves the judges
Treasure none of willful karma, sometimes manipulating the cycle
SPECIAL ABILITIES of mortal lives and reincarnations. This often leads to
Force Blast (Su) A lipika can fire a force blast as an attack friction with psychopomps, other agents of Purgatory,
action or four force blasts as a full-attack action. These and those who would steal, use, or destroy souls—such as
blasts are ranged touch attacks with a maximum range of daemons and night hags. The reason for the aeons’ interest
300 feet. Each force blast deals 10d6 points of damage and is difficult to ascertain. There seems to be no overriding
has a critical threat range of 19–20. This is a force effect. philosophy concerning the nature or purpose of the souls
Karmic Defense (Su) A lipika’s defenses shift according to lipikas manipulate. This has led many occult scholars to
the threats it faces. A lipika gains an insight bonus to its theorize that the lipikas’ connection to the Akashic Record
AC equal to its Wisdom modifier (+7) for 1 round after is more direct, going so far as to suggest that these aeons
it has taken damage from a melee or ranged attack. If are its agents.
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Aeon, Lipika
Lipikas use their specialized abilities to interact with are direct representatives of the Monad. If this theory is
specific entities across the planes, especially ones who correct, the information scribed by lipikas is of grave
have been or are fated to be reincarnated—often at the consequence to entire civilizations, as pleroma aeons
lipikas’ own hands. Sometimes the aeons act as guides to are tasked with acts of creation and destruction that can
such creatures, while at other times they set these subjects sometimes impact entire worlds. Those who subscribe
upon a new course entirely undirected. Unlike others of to more traditional theories of the multiverse see the
their kind, a lipika uses some bits and pieces of language connection between lipikas and pleromas in more
to convey its messages—though often in a pidgin of all direct terms. If a lipika cannot accomplish its goals, it
known languages that have existed or will exist—and calls in a pleroma to enact the strange and inexplicable
takes considerable time and care when communicating will of the aeons, often to devastating ends. However,
with its subject, at least compared with other aeons. the goals of lipikas are typically so abstract that their
Lipikas give their subjects guidance on how to adjust their intervention often seems random, and few mortals have
actions within their current forms to achieve some karmic figured out how to placate them.
imperative or progression of personal enlightenment. Lipikas stand about 13 feet tall but rarely weigh more
Often such advice seems to contradict any sense of than 200 pounds—their bodies seem to be hollow. Little
intuition, reason, or cultural concepts of morality. A lipika distinguishes one lipika from another except the patterns
is just as likely to chastise a righteous person for her upon their forearms and the colors of their palm-eyes.
charity and goodness as it is to scold an evil creature for
its misdeeds. To the lipika, the balance of alignments and
morality is inconsequential beside the realities of action
and the bonds of cause and effect.
When not focused on performing a specific task, lipikas
deliver messages, omens, and portents to both
those who seek their wisdom and those who
do not. These messages are often signs of
enormous events of great significance that
might not occur within the recipients’
lifetimes, but the lipikas maintain that
the subjects’ actions are nonetheless
influential. At other times, lipikas appear
merely to guide reincarnated souls or
spirits destined to be reincarnated.
A lipika that is focused on a specific
task—whether observing a significant
historical event or delivering a message to
another being—typically ignores other creatures
unless they attempt to delay it from performing its
assigned task, at which point it may become violent in
its reactions. While it seems they would rather manipulate Illu
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Worse still, the appearance of a lipika can herald the
coming of even greater displays of aeon power. Sages
of occult lore theorize that the information lipikas
inscribe into the Akashic Record directly informs the
agenda of the concept or entity known as the Monad,
and that this information is disseminated to pleromas
(Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 12)—more powerful aeons who
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