A Dungeon of Graves Bestiary

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 A Monster for All Occasions
After having worked on converting the 400 or so levels of Rappan portcullis wrapped with dirty leather. The small cave beyond contains
Athuk (there were, like, 400 of them, right? … it felt like 400), it’s easy a small pool of brackish water around which grow man-size purple
to get the idea that the Dungeon of Graves is a world in and of itself. Of toadstools with white spots. The chamber houses a nest of 18 albino cave
course, a party of lusty plunderers could certainly spend their entire lives spiders that cling to the toadstools.
(which may indeed be nasty, brutish and short) exploring the myriad halls, The other cave is reached by traversing a 30-foot-long tunnel that
chambers and caverns of Rappan Athuk, but there’s no reason you can’t descends about 20 ft. deeper into the earth. The tunnel is lined with
drop this megadungeon of megadungeons into your own campaign world skeletons of various creatures (mostly humanoid) that are covered with
(provided you also have room for the Demon Prince of the Undead and a dry, parchment-like skin. The tunnel leads to a cavern about 25 ft. long
few other assorted luminaries among the underworld set). and 15 ft. wide that is home to a mad hermit. The cave is furnished with a
With that in mind, we, the fine followers of the Frog God, provide some few tattered pelts and furs, a couple of crooked stools and a rather ornate
ideas for integrating some of the new monsters introduced in this tome (though tarnished) iron chest with a simple rusty lock (DC 20 Disable
into your own world. This booklet contains Pathfinder stats of some of Device).
the new and “weirder” monsters and sample lairs that you can nab when The hermit has a rope rigged up so he can open the portcullis and
you’re short on ideas. release the albino cave spiders. Once they feed, they usually head back
Without further ado … the monsters! into their tiny cave, for they are partially trained by the hermit.
The hermit’s treasure chest contains some soiled, old fashioned
garments, a rather nice velvet fez, 270 cp, and 71 sp.

Albino Cave Spider

This tiny hunting spider is about the size of a man’s fist. It is pallid
white, often with irregular light brown blotches on its abdomen, which
Animal, Elemental
helps it blend in with the toadstools and fungus which is its home. The At various places in the planes, rifts appear and allow the mundane
albino cave spider normally feeds on normal and dire rats, but it attacks creatures of one plane to intermix with the creatures of other planes. On
anything that comes within range. these occasions, it is most often not the terrible beasts such as demons
or angels that pour through, but much less powerful (but not harmless)
ALBINO CAVE SPIDER CR 1/2 creatures mirroring the beasts of the natural realm.
XP 200
N Tiny vermin These are just a few of the possible creatures available, but they should
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4 be a good starting point to create other elemental animals.

AC 17, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size) FIRE CRAB, SMALL CR 1/2
hp 4 (1d8) XP 200
Fort +2; Ref +4; Will +0 N Tiny vermin (fire)
Immune vermin traits Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4

Speed 20 ft., climb 10 ft. AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural, +2 size)
Melee bite +6 (1d3–3 plus poison) hp 5 (1d8+1)
Space 2 1/2 ft.; Reach 2 1/2 ft. Fort +3; Ref +2; Will +0
Immune fire, vermin traits
Str 4, Dex 18, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 3 Weaknesses cold vulnerability
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 9
Feats Weapon FinesseB Speed 30 ft., swim 20 ft.
Skills Acrobatics +4 (+12 jump), Climb +12, Stealth +16; Melee 2 claws +0 (1d2–2 plus grab and heat)
Racial Modifiers +8 to Acrobatics when jumping, +4 Space 2–1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Perception, +4 Stealth; use Dex to modify Climb Special Attacks constrict (1d2–2), heat (1d4 fire damage)

Environment underground Str 7, Dex 15, Con 12, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Organization solitary or nest (2–20) Base Atk +0; CMB +0 (+4 grapple); CMD 8 (20 vs. trip)
Treasure standard Skills Perception +4, Swim +10; Racial Modifiers +4
Perception
Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round
for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Constitution damage; cure 1 save. Environment any warm or hot
The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +4 racial Organization solitary or clutch (2–20)
bonus. Treasure none

FIRE CRAB, MEDIUM CR 2

The Crabby Hermit and His Pals XP 600
N Medium vermin (fire)
A cluster of 3-foot-tall purple toadstools provides a bit of cover for Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
the entrance to a rather dingy cave system. The entry cavern is damp
and smells of rotting vegetation. There are two small caverns attached AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+1 Dex, +5 natural)
to this one. One 10-foot-diameter opening is blocked by a crude wooden hp 19 (3d8+6)
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Fort +5; Ref +2; Will +1
Immune fire, vermin traits
Weaknesses cold vulnerability
Gone Fishin’
Should one manage to navigate the lava flow to its end, they find a “lava
Speed 30 ft., swim 20 ft. lagoon” embanked on three sides by basalt cliffs rising 30 ft. above the
Melee 2 claws +4 (1d4+2 plus grab and heat) surface of the magma. A metal ladder is pounded into the cliff. Up above,
Special Attacks constrict (claw) 1d4+2, heat (+1d6 fire in the cavern wall, set about 20 ft. past the cliffs, are carved a number of
damage) stately tombs, many of them set with fire opals (perhaps 1,000 gp worth).
The lagoon is rife with fire fish (1d20 are present when adventurers
Str 14, Dex 12, Con 14, Int –, Wis 10, Cha 2 enter the lagoon) and 1d4 fire giants sit on the cliff, casting steel chains
Base Atk +2; CMB +4 (+8 to grapple); CMD 15 into the lagoon to catch fish. They usually bait their lines with fire crabs,
Skills Perception +4, Swim +10; Racial Modifiers +4 several of which are locked in a steel chest.
Perception

Environment any warm or hot

Organization solitary or clutch (2–20)
Treasure none
Amalgamation
A large collection of items rises up, forming into a swirling chaos that is
FIRE FISH CR 1 the body of this being. The items move about throughout its bulk, somehow
XP 400 not touching one another in their mad dance.
N Small animal (aquatic*, fire)
Init +6; Senses low-light vision, tremorsense 10 ft.; Perception +7 The amalgamation is a special creation used by certain ancient
Aura heat (5 ft. radius) spellcasters to defend their hoards and treasure vaults—for even should
the guardian fall, most of the items being guarded would be destroyed,
AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size) and hence not fall into enemy hands.
hp 13 (3d8) The creature is composed of a large number of magical and mundane
Fort +3; Ref +5; Will +2 items, and it can use any of them to attack. Because of its magical nature,
Immune fire the amalgamation can even wield magic items such as wands without
Weaknesses vulnerability to cold penalty.
The amalgamation resembles a vortex or cloud of items 20 ft. in
Speed swim 40 ft. diameter, swirling within a shimmering field of energy. The precise
Melee slam –1 (1d4–4 plus heat) appearance of the construct depends on the items that comprise its bulk.
Special Attacks heat (1d4 fire damage)
AMALGAMATION CR 20
Str 3, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 5 XP 307,200
Base Atk +2; CMB +0; CMD 12 N Gargantuan Construct
Feats Alertness, Improved Initiative Init +9; Senses blindsight 100 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light
Skills Perception +7, Sense Motive +3, Swim +12; Racial vision; Perception +5
Modifiers modifies Swim with Dex
AC 25, touch 25, flat-footed 16 (+10 deflection, +9 Dex, –4 size)
Environment Plane of Fire hp 225 (30d10+60)
Organization solitary or school (4–80) Fort +10; Ref +19; Will +15
Treasure none DR 10/—; Immune construct traits, magic

Aquatic Firefish can swim and breathe in molten lava as Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft. (perfect)
easily as a regular fish in water. They are “aquatic” only in Melee varies +33 (damage by weapon)
the sense that their natural environment is lava instead of Ranged varies +35 (damage by weapon)
water. Space 20 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks multiple attacks, swarm attack (10d6)

Sound and Fury Str 24, Dex 28, Con —, Int —, Wis 20, Cha 1
Base Atk +30; CMB +41; CMD 60
The shores of a magma flow (50 ft. wide and about 15 ft. at the deepest SQ item use
point) within the ashen foothills of a lonely volcano are scattered with
melted weapons and shields and scorched bones. Three steel gongs hang Environment underground
from the cavern ceiling about 20 ft. away from the cavern entrance. The Organization solitary
gongs are hung, one over the other. Treasure standard (varies with individual Amalgamation)
Sounding the lowest gong (hung about 5 ft. above the cavern floor)
summons 8 small fire crabs that skitter up from the magma, pincers Item Use (Su)The amalgamation can use any of the items
snapping. Striking the middle gong (hung about 10 ft. above the cavern contained within its bulk. When activating magic items, it is
floor) summons 3 large fire crabs. Striking the highest gong (hung about considered to be using them as if a person of the required
15 ft. above the cavern floor), if adventurers dare, causes a basalt tower, class, with a 20 in any relevant ability scores (or its natural
about 20 ft. tall, to rise from the magma flow. The tower is about 15 ft. scores, whichever are better). Furthermore, because
from the bank of the flow. of its innate magical nature, the save DC against any
What hides within the tower is up to the GM, but a shrine to Moloch effects produced by magic items is 2 greater than normal.
would certainly make sense. Finally, it can wield weapons and items as if it were of
the appropriate size class for their type, so it suffers no hit
penalties for being a Gargantuan construct with such items.
Unless instructed otherwise, the amalgamation uses items
at random from its bulk. However, it does not target them
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randomly—it uses them with care and precision, as if it had and eight thinner tendrils with red eyes at the ends. At the center of these
18 Intelligence. Items with limited uses, such as scrolls and tentacles is a sphincter-shaped mouth at the end of a flexible trunk one
wands, are expended normally. foot long and six inches in diameter. At the apex of the creature there is
Multiple Attacks (Ex) The amalgamation can activate and another cluster of eye tendrils.
use up to five items per round. It can therefore attack with
weapons, activate magic items, hurl alchemical items like Blood orchids are territorial, xenophobic, and possessive. They rarely
thunderstones, or slam random objects against opponents. form alliances with other creatures, as their alien mindset keeps them from
Swarm Attack (Ex) The amalgamation can move over enemies forming any common ground. They regard other races as aberrant and not
and damage them with the flying weapons and objects to be trusted, even other lawful creatures.
composing its bulk. It does this simply by moving over its victims, Communication for blood orchids is through a means of empathy/
who are allowed either a DC 34 Reflex save or an attack of telepathy. They have no sense of hearing, which helps render them
opportunity against the amalgamation, at their option. immune to sonic effects.
Anyone who begins their turn engulfed by the The blood orchid can close its outer petals downward and rest on the
amalgamation takes 10d6 points of damage per round, with ground, where it resembles a rocky nodule or fungus of some kind.
a DC 34 Reflex save allowed for half. This is not considered an Blood orchids occasionally develop sorcerous talents, and transform
area effect for the purposes of evasion and similar abilities. into savants. When their abilities have reached a certain level, they can
The damage inflicted by the amalgamation overcomes all evolve into a grand savant. Normally each colony of blood orchids is led
forms of damage reduction except epic. The save DC for by a single grand savant, and another cannot evolve while one is present.
both Reflex saves is Dexterity-based. Further, this damage is Typically, a blood orchid savant ready to become a grand savant leaves
considered continuous for the purposes of determining if it the colony with a few followers, and set out to establish a new brood
disrupts spellcasting, concentration and the like. elsewhere.
Immunity to Magic (Ex) The amalgamation is immune to
any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. BLOOD ORCHID CR 5
In addition, certain spells and effects function differently XP 1,600
against the creature, as noted below. LE Large aberration
• Dispel magic and greater dispel magic can be used to Init +6; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +15
deactivate magic items, as per a targeted item dispel.
• Mage’s disjunction causes it to subside into quiescence AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (+1 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size)
for 1d4+1 rounds, during which time it is considered helpless. hp 52 (7d8+21)
Fort +5; Ref +5; Will +8
Immune sonic; Resist acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10
What They Left Behind Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good)
Stepping into the ruined town, PCs are initially struck by the serenity. Melee 6 tentacles +7 (1d3+2 plus grab plus poison)
The houses, all of fine, dark, polished wood and pristine plaster, look Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
as though their masters just vacated them that morning. The streets of Special Attacks blood drain
dark green paving stones and gleaming white posts (set in the middle
of the streets—what use could they have been put to?) are neatly swept. Str 15, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 13
The center of the town, where once rose the University of the Six Base Atk +5; CMB +8 (+12 to grapple); CMD 19
Astrologomages, bears witness to the reason for the town’s vacancy. Feats Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes,
Where once stood a grand old castle entwined with ivy, copper domes Weapon Focus (tentacle)
shining in the morning sun, dim witchlights of tenne and silver lazily Skills Fly +8, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering)
circling the walls at night, there is naught but a crater—not smoking, mind +10, Perception +15, Stealth +7; Racial Modifiers +4
you, but barren and lifeless, the entrances to a few catacombs and sub- Perception
basements now bared to the light of day. SQ telepathic link
These catacombs contain trouble enough, of course, and hide many
secrets, but they are not the only adventure in town. About one block from Environment underground
the university, next door to the beerhouse and across from the scriptorium, Organization solitary, brood (3–8), or colony (9–20)
stands the shop of a master wand carver. Treasure standard
The shop is quite strange. From the outside, it is two stories tall.
Walking through the hawthorn door, PCs find themselves on the second All-Around Vision (Ex) A blood orchid sees in all directions at
floor of a three-story space. A stair runs around the four walls, giving once. It cannot be flanked.
access to wall after wall of shelves holding finished wands and chunks of Blood Drain (Ex) On a successful grapple check with two or
wood destined to become wands. Many of the shelves have been cleared, more tentacles against a single foe a blood orchid can pull
though, their contents lying on the floor alongside smashed jars, old the grappled creature to the mouth on its underside as a
papers and woodcarving tools. free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
A door in one wall on the bottom floor leads to the wand carver’s private The mouth latches on and drains blood from the victim.
study and workroom, and to a secret staircase that leads up to the top floor Each round it maintains its grapple, the blood orchid
of the building where the wand maker resided with his daughter. The door automatically deals 1d4 points of bite damage and 1 point
is guarded by an amalgamation, one of the last remaining inhabitants of of Constitution damage as it drains its victim’s blood.
the old college town. Poison (Ex) Tentacle—injury; save Fort DC 16; frequency 1/
round for 4 rounds; effect unconsciousness; cure 1 save.
Telepathic Bond (Ex) Blood orchids communicate through

Blood Orchid a non-magical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions

in other blood orchids at a distance of 100 ft. or less, and
emotions in other creatures at a range of five feet. They
This beast has three downward curving “petals” of flesh with a dark, can communicate mentally with each other through full
pebbly outer hide and a pallid whitish underside. The petals end with telepathy at a distance of 20 ft. or less, and can share
split tip, and converge at the blood orchid’s center. On its underside at the knowledge very rapidly when touching each other.
center dangle a swarm of writhing pallid tentacles: 16 manipulator arms
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BLOOD ORCHID SAVANT CR 6 hp 117 (7d8+7d6+56 plus 6)
XP 2,400 Fort +8; Ref +7; Will +15
Blood orchid sorcerer 4 Immune sonic; Resist acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10
LE Large aberration
Init +6; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +20 Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good)
Melee 6 tentacles +13 (1d3+6 plus grab plus poison)
AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+2 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size) Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
hp 70 (7d8+4d6+22 plus 3) Special Attacks blood drain, long limbs
Fort +5; Ref +7; Will +14 Bloodline Spell-Like Abilities
Immune sonic; Resist acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10 8/day—acidic ray (1d6+1)
Spells Known (CL 7th; melee touch +12, ranged touch +7)
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good) 3rd (5/day)—cure moderate wounds, lightning bolt (DC 18),
Melee 6 tentacles +9 (1d3+2 plus grab plus poison) vampiric touch
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. 2nd (7/day)—false life, scorching ray, touch of idiocy
Special Attacks blood drain, long limbs 1st (8/day)—burning hands, color spray (DC 16), cure light
Bloodline Spell-Like Abilities wounds, mage armor, magic missile, shield
7/day—acidic ray (1d6+1) 0 (at will)—daze, dancing lights, detect magic, flare, light,
Spells Known (CL 4th; concentration +12) mage hand, resistance
2nd (4/day)—touch of idiocy Bloodline Aberrant
1st (7/day)—burning hands, cure light wounds, magic
missile, shield Str 23, Dex 12, Con 18, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 20
0 (at will)—daze, dancing lights, detect magic, flare, light, Base Atk +8; CMB +16 (+20 to grapple); CMD 30
mage hand, resistance Feats Arcane Strike, Combat CastingB, Dodge, Eschew
Bloodline Aberrant MaterialsB, Extend Spell, Improved Initiative, Iron Will,
Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus (tentacle)
Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 18 Skills Fly +7, Intimidate +14, Knowledge (arcana) +14,
Base Atk +7; CMB +10 (+14 to grapple); CMD 22 Knowledge (dungeoneering) +10, Perception +22, Spellcraft
Feats Combat Casting, Eschew MaterialsB, Extend Spell, +12, Stealth +8; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon SQ telepathic link
Focus (tentacle) Gear ring of protection +2
Skills Fly +9, Intimidate +11, Knowledge (arcana) +12,
Knowledge (dungeoneering) +10, Perception +20, Spellcraft All-Around Vision (Ex) A blood orchid sees in all directions at
+10, Stealth +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception once. It cannot be flanked.
SQ telepathic link Blood Drain (Ex) On a successful grapple check with two or
more tentacles against a single foe a blood orchid can pull
All-Around Vision (Ex) A blood orchid sees in all directions at the grappled creature to the mouth on its underside as a
once. It cannot be flanked. free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
Blood Drain (Ex) On a successful grapple check with two or The mouth latches on and drains blood from the victim.
more tentacles against a single foe a blood orchid can pull Each round it maintains its grapple, the blood orchid
the grappled creature to the mouth on its underside as a automatically deals 1d4 points of bite damage and 1 point
free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. of Constitution damage as it drains its victim’s blood.
The mouth latches on and drains blood from the victim. Poison (Ex) Tentacle—injury; save Fort DC 21; frequency 1/
Each round it maintains its grapple, the blood orchid round for 4 rounds; effect unconsciousness; cure 1 save.
automatically deals 1d4 points of bite damage and 1 point Spells: The blood orchid savant replaces its bloodline bonus
of Constitution damage as it drains its victim’s blood. spells with the following: cure light wounds (3rd), cure
Poison (Ex) Tentacle—injury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/ moderate wounds (5th), cure serious wounds (7th). Also,
round for 4 rounds; effect unconsciousness; cure 1 save. blood orchid savants do not cast spells in the same way
Spells: The blood orchid savant replaces its bloodline bonus most creatures do. Their spells require no verbal or material
spells with the following: cure light wounds (3rd), cure components to be cast, though somatic components
moderate wounds (5th), cure serious wounds (7th). Also, (tentacle writhing) is still required.
blood orchid savants do not cast spells in the same way Telepathic Bond (Ex) Blood orchids communicate through
most creatures do. Their spells require no verbal or material a non-magical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions
components to be cast, though somatic components in other blood orchids at a distance of 100 ft. or less, and
(tentacle writhing) is still required. emotions in other creatures at a range of five feet. They
Telepathic Bond (Ex) Blood orchids communicate through can communicate mentally with each other through full
a non-magical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions telepathy at a distance of 20 ft. or less, and can share
in other blood orchids at a distance of 100 ft. or less, and knowledge very rapidly when touching each other.
emotions in other creatures at a range of five feet. They
can communicate mentally with each other through full
telepathy at a distance of 20 ft. or less, and can share How Red is My Valley
knowledge very rapidly when touching each other.
Within the rugged hills of the southern continent there is hidden a
BLOOD ORCHID GRAND SAVANT CR 9 narrow valley that contains an ancient road of cut quartz and great copper
XP 6,400 bands that span the road like arches. This road leads into the mountains—
Blood orchid sorcerer 7 some think to a mysterious dungeon, others to a lost tribe of dwarves, and
LE Huge aberration still others to the hall of a fire giant king.
Init +6; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +22 The valley is choked with tiny gnats, the air thick with giant mosquitoes.
Several places are rather marshy, and there are broad, rocky meadows of
AC 22, touch 12, flat-footed 20 (+2 deflection, +1 Dex, +1 feather grass. The surrounding hills were once ruled by a rather large,
dodge, +10 natural, –2 size) churlish clan of hill giants, but those giants long since lost their lordship
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over the valley. Not 10 years ago, a cabal of rather wicked druids, savants Organization solitary
they called themselves, discovered the valley and decided to make a home Treasure standard
of it. The druids wore rust-red robes and carried brilliant silver scimitars.
They carried with them the bones of their ancestors, wrapped in cloth-of- Bone Armor (Ex) The bone crawler is normally encountered
silver, and several blood orchids. encased in a shell of iron-hard bones. This shell has a
The blood orchids were transplanted into the valley, and the druids, hardness of 10, takes half damage from energy attacks
30 in number, soon conquered and enslaved the local hill giants. The hill (except sonic attacks) and has hit points equal to 10 x
giants are used to feed the blood orchids, which have cleared most other (HD + 1). Bone armor weighs 1 pound per hit point. It can
animal life from the valley. The giants slave away, expanding their old take damage like any object, though it receives the bone
caves to the specifications of the druids, who are intent on building a crawler’s saving throws and spell resistance. Unlike carried
grand temple to their goddess, Shub-something-or-other. objects, area of effect attacks require the bone crawler
to roll a separate saving throw for its bone armor, even if it
makes the saving throw itself. Spell resistance is checked just
Bone Crawler once for the overall creature and its armor, however. While
it bears bone armor, the bone crawler receives no bonus to
AC for its Dexterity.
Unarmored, the bone crawler is a fleshy disc-shaped lump After the first 10 hit points of damage, every 10 hit points
approximately six ft. in diameter, with a slightly concave top. The bottom worth of bone armor provides the bone crawler with one
curves downward, and ends with a circular mouth at its nadir. From the bone blade that it can use in melee as described below.
central mass sprout several dozen tentacles, each specialized to perform As its armor receives damage, it likewise loses these bone
different functions: stubby muscular ones provide movement, thin graceful blades. The last 10 hit points of bone armor represent those
tendrils are tipped with sensory organs, and the long, limber whipfronds protecting the main body itself; until the armor is destroyed,
are used as a means of attack and manipulation. The flesh of a bone
the central body is considered to have total cover.
crawler ranges from olive green to slate grey to jet black.
A bone crawler can repair its armor by absorbing new
When it is encased in bone armor, the bone crawler appears much
bones into its mass. This requires a 24-hour period while
different. When still, it resembles a 15 ft. diameter mound of bones, piled
enzymes secreted by specialized tendrils harden the bone.
haphazardly together. A canny observer may note fleshy tendrils or roots
The number of hit points gained depends on the size of
webbed through the mass. Once it begins to move, the armored crawler
the skeleton or bone collection absorbed: a Tiny skeleton
is a whirling nightmare of interlocked bones forming a 15 ft. diameter
repairs 1 hit point, a Small skeleton 1d4 hit points, a Medium
central mass, with bony tentacles extending out from it in all directions.
skeleton 2d4 hit points, and Large and larger skeletons
4d4 hit points. Note that skeletons of Huge size and larger
The bone crawler is an unusual aberration that girds itself with
contain many bones that are too large for the bone crawler
hardened bones, fused together and manipulated by lenticular limbs called
to absorb effectively into its mass, which is why the hit points
whipfronds, to serve as both a weapon and a defense.
gained do not increase after Large size.
Bone crawlers exist by attacking and killing just about anything they
Bone Blade (Ex) The bone crawler has a number of bony
can come to grips with. They feast upon the flesh of their enemies, then
integrate the bones of their prey into their armor, repairing any damage it limbs that it can manipulate with its whipfronds. When
has sustained. Some bone crawlers have been known to seek out crypts attacking with these, it gains its full attack bonus as a
and graveyards, exhuming bodies for their bones. primary weapon attack. It can only attack a creature or
creatures in a single 5 ft. square with a maximum of 4 bone
BONE CRAWLER CR 12 blades at once. Sunder attacks directed at bone blades do
XP 19,200 damage to the creature’s bone armor (see above).
N Huge aberration Whipfrond (Ex) The bone crawler’s primary attacking
Init +3; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception +15 tentacles are called whipfronds. It has one whipfrond per hit
die. A whipfrond can be severed with a successful Sunder
AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 8 (+3 Dex, –2 size); or AC 18, attack with a slashing weapon that inflicts, in a single blow,
touch 8, flat-footed 18 (+10 natural armor, –2 size) in bone a number of points of damage equal to or greater than the
armor bone crawler’s hit dice. Whipfronds cannot be sundered
hp 114 (12d8+60) while encased in bone armor; the armor must be destroyed
Fort +13; Ref +9; Will +10 first. As with the bone blades, the bone crawler can only
Defensive Abilities bone armor, cannot be flanked; SR 23 attack a single 5 ft. square area with up to 4 whipfronds at a
time, no more.
Speed 20 ft. in bone armor (30 ft. base); climb 10 ft. Whirling Frenzy (Ex) As a full round action, the bone crawler
Melee up to 12 bone blades +16 (1d8+8/19–20) and/or up to may whirl its bone blades around it in a swirling storm
12 whipfronds +15 (1d4+8) of sharpened edges. This attack inflicts 1d8+4 points of
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. damage per three bone blades used (round down) on
Special Attacks bone blades, whipfronds, whirling frenzy anyone within the bone crawler’s reach. A DC 19 Reflex
save is allowed to take only half damage from this attack;
Str 26, Dex 16, Con 21, Int 9, Wis 15, Cha 9 alternately, a targeted creature may opt instead to make
Base Atk +9; CMB +19; CMD 32 an attack of opportunity against the bone crawler instead.
Feats Cleave, Improved Critical (bone blade), Lightning The save DC is Dexterity-based.
Reflexes, Lunge, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bone blade)
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +25 (+15 in bone armor), Disguise
+5 (+15 disguised as mound of bones), Perception +15, Beware the Bone Pile
Stealth +8; Racial Modifiers when in bone armor, a bone
crawler gains a +10 on disguise checks to resemble a “Beware the ossuary,” say the locals. To dozens, maybe hundreds, of
mound of bones, and takes a –10 armor check penalty on adventurers they have given this warning, always followed by a cup of hot
Climb checks rum and a wagging finger, and have any of them listened?
Languages Aklo The ossuary is located about a mile outside of town. Carved into
an abandoned quarry in the hills, it consists of a number of maze-like
Environment underground catacombs, all cramped, with damp, unhealthy air. Within the catacombs
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are shelves containing ancient bones in terracotta boxes; these represent steal into the dwarfhold to steal their gems.
no danger. There are also pits—deadfalls—filled to the brim with bones, The entry hall of the dwarfhold is a chamber 100 ft. long and 30 ft.
and a central chamber containing the remains of 100 princes of old, as wide, with a vaulted ceiling that ranges from 15 ft. to 25 ft. high. It is
well as a bone crawler. composed of granite, often carved into geometrically complex patterns
The bone crawler usually sits atop a thick, wooden trap door that leads and angles. Along the walls are sculptures of kingly and queenly dwarves,
down to a treasure chamber containing 1,160 sp and 5,800 gp in vessels of swathed in beautifully carved finery and sculpted as though strangling
serpentine. The vessels (there are four) are worth 100 gp each. with their bare hands fierce serpents. Water pours from the mouths of
these serpents through a lattice of alabaster and into a churning pool of
water about 20 ft. below. There is no apparent way across this pool or this

Carrion Claw hall, other than to slink along the walls or walk across the lattice (which
means one must deal with the powerful streams of water to avoid being
knocked into the pool below).
This insect-like horror has six large, spear-like legs and a poison bite. The local dwarves, of course, know the way across, for about three
It crawls about on hundreds of legs, using its six spears to impale victims feet below the lip of the pool there is a bridge of perfectly clear glass that
which it then bites. It resembles a centipede. Its body is covered with tiny spans the pool. The bridge is located about five feet off center and is about
hair-like barbs that allow this creature to grapple a man-sized or smaller three feet wide.
opponent. Those who stick close to the walls and the shadows must contend with
an uneven floor and a trap (one on each side of the hall) located behind one
Carrion claws have a preferential taste for elf flesh, and seek to attack of the many statues. The uneven floor casts deep shadows over many of
and eat elves before other opponents. It does not like halfling flesh, and the granite tiles, and in one place, the granite tile is actually a pumice tile
kills, but does not devour, halflings. The creature can climb any surface, about a half-inch thick. Those who step on this tile (it’s about 3 ft. square)
and can even hang upside down from the ceiling if desired. The carrion tumble down a 30-foot-deep shaft, toppling at the bottom into a chamber
claw is terrified of and hates magical light. beneath the pool of water (which is only about 3 ft. deep). The chamber
has a ceiling 4½ ft. above the ground (making it hard for anything big-
CARRION CLAW CR 6 ger than a dwarf to move about and fight). The room is occupied by 1d6
XP 2,400 carrion claws. An iron portcullis on one end of the chamber permits the
NE Large magical beast carrion claws to enter or leave the room at the bidding of their master, a
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +6 dwarf animal handler called Skord.

AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +3 natural, –1 size)

hp 51 (6d10+12 plus 6)
Fort +7; Ref +7; Will +3
Weaknesses light sensitivity, vulnerable to magical light
Crimson Death
Seemingly made of red vapor, the crimson mist is an outstanding stealth
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft. hunter. The crimson death is vaguely humanoid in appearance, with arms,
Melee 6 claws +10 (1d6+4 plus grab), bite +9 (1d3+4 plus torso and a head being discernible. The creature has no distinct facial
paralysis) features, other than 2 glowing points where eyes should be.
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks hatred of elves (+1 to hit and damage), A crimson death attacks from ambush, usually hiding in naturally
paralysis (1d4 hours, DC 15) occurring fog and waiting for potential prey to wander close. Often times,
a crimson death uses sound (imitating cries for help, for example) in an
Str 18, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 11 attempt to lure a victim into its grasp.
Base Atk +6; CMB +11 (+15 to grapple); CMD 23 (can’t be
tripped) CRIMSON DEATH CR 10
Feats Improved Initiative, Toughness, Weapon Focus (claw) XP 9,600
Skills Climb +17, Perception +6, Stealth +11; Racial Modifiers NE Medium aberration
+8 Stealth Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +29
SQ superior climbing
AC 24, touch 14, flat-footed 20 (+4 Dex, +10 natural)
Environment underground or temperate forest hp 127 (17d8+51)
Organization solitary, gang (2–5) or fist (5–30) Fort +10; Ref +11; Will +15
Treasure incidental DR 5/magic and silver; SR 21

Superior Climbing (Ex) A carrion claw need not make Climb Speed 60 ft. (30 ft. after feeding)
checks to traverse a vertical or horizontal surface (even Melee 2 tentacles +17 (1d6 plus engulf)
upside down). It retains its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class Special Attacks engulf (DC 18, 1d6 plus 1d6 Con)
while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus to their
attacks against it. It cannot, however, use the run action Str 11, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 17, Wis 16, Cha 16
while climbing. Base Atk +12; CMB +16; CMD 26
Vulnerable to Magical Light (Ex) A carrion claw that is the Feats Agile Maneuvers, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative,
target of a spell with the light descriptor must succeed on a Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception), Skill
Will save or be dazed for 1 round. The Will save DC is equal Focus (Stealth), Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (tentacles)
to 10 + the spell level + the caster’s key ability. Skills Climb +20, Escape Artist +24, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +23, Perception +29, Stealth +30 (+42 in
mist or fog), Survival +23, Swim +20; Racial Modifiers +12
Never Touch a Dwarf’s Jewels Stealth in mist or fog
Languages Aklo (can’t speak)
The feelings many dwarves have for elves are not kind, and a minority SQ susceptibility
are downright hateful. One such clan of dwarves (who dwell in a moun-
tain overlooking a vast elven wood, for familiarity does breed contempt) Environment swamp or underground
has a particularly nasty surprise for those young elven bravos who would Organization solitary
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Treasure incidental DEFENDER GLOBE CR 3
XP 800
Engulf (Ex) When a crimson death strikes a target with one of its N Small outsider (elemental, native)
tentacles, it can immediately make an engulf attack, including Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +8
moving into the opponent’s square. Targeted creatures can
make attacks of opportunity against the crimson death, but if AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 13 (+2 deflection, +3 Dex, +1
they do so, they are not entitled to a saving throw against the dodge, +1 size)
engulf attack. Those who do not attempt attacks of opportunity hp 26 (4d10+4)
can attempt a Reflex (DC 18) save to avoid being engulfed— Fort +2; Ref +7; Will +5
on a success, they are pushed back or aside (target’s choice) Defensive Abilities awareness, defensive aura; Immune
as the crimson death moves forward. Engulfed opponents gain electricity; Resist cold 10, fire 10
the pinned condition, are in danger of suffocating, are trapped
within the crimson death’s body until they are no longer pinned, Speed 5 ft., 40 ft. fly (perfect)
and suffer 1d6 points of damage and 1d6 points of Constitution Ranged electrical bolt +8 (2d6 electricity)
damage every round. A victim reduced to 0 Constitution dies. Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4th)
The save DC is Strength-based. Continuous—light
Susceptibility (Ex) After draining its victim’s Constitution,
the crimson death, sated from its feeding, moves at half Str 4, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 14
its normal speed, loses its racial bonus to Stealth checks Base Atk +4; CMB +0; CMD 16 (can’t be tripped)
(because it flushes crimson, hence the name), and suffers a Feats Dodge, Mobility
–4 circumstance penalty to AC. These effects last for 1 hour. Skills Fly +20, Knowledge (planes) +4, Perception +8

Environment any
The Pirate Hugo Organization solitary
Treasure incidental
Behind the abandoned church lies a sprawling necropolis of crumbling
marble statuary and tarnished bronze grave markers. The necropolis Awareness (Ex) A defender globe cannot be surprised or
covers at least 10 acres, and at its heart are a number of crypts and tombs. flanked.
Most have been broken into, but one remains intact. Defensive Aura (Ex) A defender globe adds its Charisma
This tomb, a smaller one, is constructed of reddish marble streaked with bonus to its AC and CMD as a deflection bonus.
browns and golds. Atop the 10-foot-by-10-foot building is a tarnished Flight (Su) A defender globe can cease or resume flight
bronze statue of an armored warrior blowing a horn (it was once covered as a free action. The ability is supernatural, so it becomes
with silver leaf, but no more). There is no obvious entrance to the tomb. ineffective in an antimagic field, and the defender globe
Carved into the marble (and once decorated with silver inlay that has long loses its ability to fly for as long as the antimagic effect
ago been removed) are the words “Hugo of the Silver Trump; Mariner.” persists.
Those studied in the tales of the sea might recognize the name, for Hugo
was a feared pirate about 100 years ago.
The key to entering the tomb lies in the horn on the statue. The horn Wrath of the Silver Angels
cannot be removed, and it cannot be blown into from the correct end.
Blowing in the wrong end is possible, but has no effect. A very careful At the heart of the third level of a dungeon there is a central chamber
study of the statue, though, reveals that one of the fingertips on the statue’s clad in alabaster and jade. The chamber is circular, with a domed ceiling
lower hand can be unscrewed to form a mouthpiece for the trumpet. If covered in beaten silver that reflects the light of three globes of crackling
blown, a part of one of the tomb’s walls descends inward, leading to a electricity. These globes rest upon the hands of three silver statues of an-
copper stair that descends into the earth. gels (silver leaf, about 300 gp worth on each statue). The angels are about
Within the tomb proper, one finds several artifacts from Hugo’s life 10 ft. tall and clustered in the center of the room. Each looks upon a stone
of crime, including a stuffed eye of the deep, several cutlasses, a peg leg door with a central pivot.
(a plaque indicates it was cut from one Albard the Gug) and a sea chest The orbs are 3 defender globes bound here not to protect these doors
containing hard tack (moldy) and three bottles of excellent rum. A fourth, (which lead to trapped corridors), but rather to protect the dome. The
also sealed with wax, contains a treasure map. Hugo’s resting place appears dome is an illusion, hiding a much larger chamber (the chamber contain-
to be behind a brass medallion that measures three feet in diameter and is ing the statues is like a pit in the center of this larger chamber) that serves
covered in a bas-relief of a wind god, cheeks filled with air and lips pursed as a wizard’s library and holds several stuffed specimens of monsters the
as though blowing up a hurricane. If this is pried loose, Hugo’s spirit, now a wizard has slain over the years.
crimson death, leaks out and does its best to spread death and destruction.
Behind the medallion is a small space that contains 1,240 cp, 370 sp,
2,650 gp and a small brass brooch (worth 1 gold piece) that can be used
to unlock the fabulous treasure indicated on the map mentioned above. Demon, Pestilenzi
These putrid creatures reek of decay and rot. Appearing as small

Defender Globe cherubs covered in sores and weeping wounds, the small stature of these
demons belies their danger and destructive potential.

This small glowing orb radiates light similar to that of a lantern. Small Pestilenzi demons are hideous, hateful creatures born to spread disease
filaments of electrical energy dance across its illuminated surface. and dismay. These little beasts spread contagion wherever they go, always
seeking to have their work carry on without them. The pestilenzi may
This small outsider is bound by spellcasters using the summon monster be summoned with a summon monster III or lesser planar binding spell.
III or lesser planar binding spells, serving for up to 1 day per caster level. They are spiteful, difficult to control, and generally terrible little monsters.
Using more powerful incantations can bind the globes for longer periods
(GM’s discretion). They can understand, but not speak, any language PESTILENZI DEMON CR 3
spoken by their summoner. The summoned globes can understand simple XP 800
orders, and carries out their last order until destroyed or dismissed. CE Small outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar)
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Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9

AC 17, touch 15, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size) Devouring Mist
hp 30 (4d10+8)
Fort +6; Ref +10; Will +3 This drifting nightmare resembles a cloud of dark red vapor about 10
DR 5/cold iron or good; Immune electricity, poison; Resist ft. in diameter.
acid 10, cold 10, fire 10
Spawned of the dreams of the Bloodwraith, devouring mists are undead
Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect) composed of equal parts blood and malice, wedded together by negative
Melee bite +5 (1d6 plus 1d6 acid and pestilenzi rot) energy. They drift the halls of the Bloodways, looking for living prey to
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th) feed on and torment. When they strike, they surround their enemies and
At will—greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. of objects only), draw their blood from their bodies.
invisibility (self only) Devouring mists are possessed of a malicious cunning. They are quite
3/day—grease, summon swarm, whispering wind capable of blending into the mists of the Bloodways so as to take their
1/day—summon (level 3, 1 pestilenzi or 1d4 dretches, 40%) prey unaware. They may also follow creatures for a time and attack when
they are distracted or preoccupied. A devouring mist may even stalk its
Str 11, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 9, Wis 15, Cha 12 prey over hours or even days, striking again and again, in effect milking
Base Atk +4; CMB +3; CMD 17 them of blood.
Feats Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes
Skills Bluff +8, Fly +21, Knowledge (planes) +6, Perception +9, DEVOURING MIST CR 10
Stealth +15 XP 9,600
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic; telepathy 100 ft. NE Large undead (swarm)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +26
Environment any (Abyss)
Organization solitary or rash (2–12) AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 9 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, –1 size)
Treasure none hp 133 (14d12+42)
Fort +9; Ref +10; Will +12
Pestilenzi Rot (Su) Disease—bite; save Fort DC 14; onset 1 Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, swarm traits;
minute; frequency 1/day; effect 1d6 Con and 1d6 Cha; Immune undead traits, weapon damage; SR 24
cure — A creature suffering from pestilenzi rot cannot Weaknesses swarm traits
recover naturally over time. Anyone casting a conjuration
(healing) spell on the afflicted creature must succeed on Speed fly 40 ft. (perfect)
a DC 10 caster level check, or the spell is wasted and the Melee swarm (blood drain)
healing has no effect. Anyone who dies from pestilenzi rot Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
turns to dust and cannot be raised without a resurrection or Special Attacks create spawn, distraction (DC 20)
greater magic. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Str 1, Dex 19, Con —, Int 8, Wis 16, Cha 16
Base Atk +10; CMB —; CMD—
Where Angels Fear to Tread Water Feats Dodge, Great Fortitude, Improved Channel
Resistance, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Skill Focus
As one walks through a wide, green valley, they slowly begin to smell (Perception)
an air of decay. The walls of the valley grow closer and closer, until they Skills Fly +26, Perception +26, Stealth +16 (+26 in the
arch above the traveler’s head and turn into a large tunnel through a moun- Bloodways); Racial Modifiers +10 circumstance bonus on
tain (to what is up to the GM). The walls of the cavern are first covered Stealth checks while in the red mists of the Bloodways
with putrid yellow blossoms and thick, pale green vines. As one continues
through the tunnel, the ground slopes and eventually becomes a shallow Environment underground (the Bloodways)
pool of brackish water. The walls become slimier here, and phosphores- Organization solitary
cent mushrooms cluster around the banks of the long pool. An alert adven- Treasure none
turer may spot a cluster of golden posts in the middle of the pool.
There are five such posts, four sticking up out of the water, about 10 ft. Blood Drain (Ex) Creatures in the devouring mist’s space
apart and in sort of a circle. A fifth lies beneath the waters at the edge of at the end of its movement each round take 1d4 points of
the pool, just barely visible. Each post weighs about 100 pounds and is Constitution damage as it siphons blood out of the victim’s
worth about 50 gp (it has a core of lead). If the final post is put in its hole body. For every point so drained, the devouring mist heals
(one can find it by groping in the water), the post-setter discovers, much to 5 hit points of damage. Creatures without blood take no
their chagrin, that they have completed a mystic circle started long ago. At damage from the devouring mist.
first, this creates a hole in the material plane, draining the water from the Create Spawn (Su) Any creature slain by a devouring mist
pool (DC 15 Swim check or DC 15 Strength check to avoid being sucked rises as a vampire spawn in 1d4 days, unless the remains are
under, taking 1d6 points of lethal damage for 1d6 rounds as the PC is blessed. If the victim had more than 5 hit dice, there is a 1%
dumped down a rocky water chute). Once the water is gone, three cherubs chance per hit die that it arises as a full-fledged vampire
with feathery wings slowly emerge from the hole and begin flying about instead, or a 5% chance per hit die if the victim was of the
the tunnel, cackling with glee. humanoid type.
The cherubs are 3 pestilenzi demons. A closer look at them in proper
light reveals this, as they are covered in boils and sores and the like. Those
who fall into the hole find themselves deep within Rappan Athuk (wher- The Cyclopean Eye
ever the GM likes!).
While spelunking as only adventurers can, they come to a large cavern
that, in shape, is reminiscent of an amphitheater. The walls are stark white,
but stained with rust. The floor of this natural amphitheater has been
carved smooth, and at the back of the cave is a dais upon which stands a
terracotta statue. The statue is 20 ft. tall and depicts a cyclops holding a
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large mattock. The cyclop’s eye is a large sapphire (worth 1,500 gp). If the Rooms), there lies a grand gallery with many doors, those doors leading
sapphire is pried loose, a devouring mist is freed from the hollow statue. into salons, studios, feast halls, dungeons and well-appointed apartments.
The only treasure on the statue is the mattock, which, if chipped out of the The grand gallery is decorated with statues of antiquity (some of which
terracotta, is a mattock of the titans. A stout swing of the mattock against the serve as magic jars for pesky adventurers). It is guarded by an ebon ooze.
back wall of the cave opens up more astounding corners of the underworld. Each of the vampires of Nomo carries a silver tuning fork, and striking
this fork against the stone floor causes the ebon ooze to let a person pass
without molestation. Otherwise, it immediately moves to attack intruders.

Ebon Ooze
This is a jet-black, loathsome mass in a roughly spherical shape that
slithers forward with a wet slurping sound.
Fungus Man
These small, non-aggressive plant-men appear to be mobile toadstools,
The ebon ooze is a cousin of the black pudding. It has an affinity for with brightly colored caps, stubby arms and thick, trunk-like legs. They do
negative energy, and tends to dwell in locations near undead and evil not speak, but they hold up their hands in a sign of peace or supplication.
priests. Unlike most oozes, an ebon ooze is intelligent, and takes great
pleasure in stalking and devouring living creatures. Although it is not Fungus men are an extremely peaceful and easy-going race of intelligent
harmed by sunlight, the ebon ooze finds it painful, and usually takes plants. They are bipedal, in a squat, humanoid fashion. The fungus men
shelter in a dark, shady location if outdoors during the day. are sexless, and reproduce by means of spore clouds. They lack the
Ebon oozes are ambush predators, using terrain to their advantage to appendages for fine manipulation of objects, but are quite dexterous in
conceal itself until prey draws near. If it feels it clearly outmatches its their own way. The fungus men are fiercely loyal to their fungus man king,
prey, an ebon ooze may choose to forego grabbing and killing it outright, and attack immediately if it is threatened.
instead stalking and toying with it. However, when facing a clearly
superior opponent, the ebon ooze is not afraid to retreat, and generally FUNGUS MAN CR 2
tries to have some means of escape should a fight go against it, such as a XP 600
deep, narrow crevice or the bottom of a deep pool. N Small plant
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9
EBON OOZE CR 6
XP 2,400 AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
NE Huge ooze hp 16 each (3d8+3)
Init +2; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception +2 Fort +4; Ref +3; Will +2
DR 5/slashing or piercing; Immune poison, plant traits, Resist
AC 6, touch 6, flat-footed 6 (–2 Dex, –2 size) cold 5
hp 100 (8d8+40 plus 8) Weaknesses vulnerable to fire
Fort +9; Ref +0; Will +4
Defensive Abilities negative energy affinity; Immune acid, Speed 20 ft.
disease, ooze traits, sonic Melee slam +5 (1d3–2)
Special Attacks spore cloud
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Melee slam +12 (3d6+10 plus 2d6 acid plus grab) Str 6, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 12, Cha 10
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 13
Special Attacks disease (slimy doom, DC 21) Feats Agile Maneuvers, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon FinesseB
Skills Perception +9, Stealth +10
Str 24, Dex 7, Con 24, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 3
Base Atk +6; CMB +15 (+19 to grapple); CMD 23 (can’t be Environment underground
tripped) Organization pod (4–16), branch (17–30), colony (30+, plus a
Feats Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus fungus man king)
(Stealth), ToughnessB, Weapon Focus (slam) Treasure incidental
Skills Stealth +1
Spore Cloud (Ex) Once per round as a standard action,
Environment underground a fungus man can release a cloud of noxious spores. All
Organization solitary living creatures within 5 ft. must make a DC 12 Fortitude
Treasure standard save or become nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. The save DC
is Constitution-based. This is a poison effect, and once a
Negative Energy Affinity (Ex) An ebon ooze is healed by creature successfully saves it is immune to the spore cloud of
negative energy attacks, and harmed by positive energy, that particular fungus man for 24 hours.
as if it were undead.
Slimy Doom (Ex) Slam—injury; save Fort DC 21; onset 1 FUNGUS MAN KING CR 4
day; frequency 1 day; effect 1d4 Con damage; cure 2 XP 1,200
consecutive saves. Male giant fungus man
N Medium plant
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12
Disturb Not the Vampires’ Revels
AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+1 Dex, +5 natural)
A vampires’ retreat is a very secret, special place, where different hp 45 (6d8+18)
bloodlines mingle and exchange gossip without the threat of violence. Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +5
They are usually palatial places, always underground, and hidden behind DR 5/slashing or piercing; Immune poison, plant traits, Resist
the simplest of facades. One in particular, in the stately city of Nomo, is cold 5
within the many-storied (both in terms of their multiple levels and fame Weaknesses vulnerable to fire
in storytelling circles) sewers of that seat of empire. Three levels below
the streets of Nomo, behind three clever traps (the infamous Rubinous Speed 20 ft.
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Melee slam +5 (1d4) critical hits, nausea, pain, precision damage, sickening;
Special Attacks spore cloud Resist electricity 10, sonic 10

Str 10, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 9, Wis 12, Cha 10 Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
Base Atk +4; CMB +5; CMD 15 Melee 6 bites +13 (1d8+4 plus grab /19–20)
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Iron Will, Skill Focus (Perception), Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Weapon FinesseB Special Attacks arcane frenzy, blood drain, disruptive
Skills Perception +12, Stealth +5 cacophony
Spell-like Abilities (CL 13th; ranged touch +12)
Spore Cloud (Ex) Once per round as a standard action, At will—blur, confusion (single target only, DC 18), daze
a fungus man can release a cloud of noxious spores. All monster (no HD limit, DC 16), dispel magic, enfeeblement
living creatures within 5 ft. must make a DC 16 Fortitude (as ray but no ranged attack required, DC 15), fear (single
save or become nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. The save DC target only DC 18), freedom of movement, freezing ray (as
is Constitution-based. This is a poison effect, and once a scorching ray but cold damage) overland flight, telekinesis
creature successfully saves it is immune to the spore cloud of (325 pounds max, DC 19)
that particular fungus man for 24 hours.
Str 18, Dex 16, Con 25, Int 10, Wis 6, Cha 19
Base Atk +9; CMB +14 (+18 to grapple); CMD 27 (can’t be
Fungal Retreat tripped)
Feats Combat Reflexes, EnduranceB, Great Fortitude,
In a thick, fetid glade of oaks and ferns, one might discover what ap- Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Iron Will,
pears to be the hole of a giant weasel or rabbit. The hole is marked by a Lightning Reflexes, Toughness, Weapon Focus (bite)
ring of toadstools. Skills Climb +12, Fly +9, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +9,
Inside the hole one finds a twisting little tunnel about 30 ft. long that Perception +18, Spellcraft +12, Stealth +15, Survival +10;
goes about 10 ft. deep and ends in a wondrous gallery of phosphorescent Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
mushrooms and graceful, fungal strings that look something like lace or Languages Aklo
spider webs. This gallery is about 10 ft. wide at the entrance, but becomes SQ deathless
larger and deeper as one proceeds, the stone cut into crude steps in places.
The mushrooms become larger as well, and eventually turn into a grand Environment forest or underground
orchard of pale, plump mushrooms ranging from 5 to 8 ft. in height. Scat- Organization solitary
tered among these are numerous shriekers, which raise the alarm to warn Treasure standard
the natives, a colony of 80 fungus men and their aged king.
The fungus men live in fairly small, cozy alcoves set along the walls All-around Vision (Ex) A gibbering abomination sees in all
of the mushroom cavern, hidden behind curtains of fungus. Other alcoves directions at once. It cannot be flanked List special ability
hold meeting rooms and pantries of fungus wine and preserved toadstools, info here.
as well as other items they have traded for from travelers. Amorphous (Ex) A gibbering abomination’s body is
malleable and shapeless. It is immune to precision damage
(like sneak attacks) and critical hits, and can move through

Gibbering Abomination an area as small as one-quarter its space without squeezing

or one-eighth its space when squeezing.
Arcane Frenzy (Ex) A gibbering abomination is capable
This massive fleshy conglomeration is covered with madly staring eyes, of using its spell-like abilities more frequently than other
gaping mouths in screaming faces, and pulsing orifices exuding foul- creatures. It may use a single spell-like ability each round
smelling substances. as a swift action, two spell-like abilities as a standard
action, or four spell-like abilities as a full-round action; it
A horrifying expanse of fused faces and parts of faces, the gibbering may not choose to do more than one of these in the same
abomination is the result of foul arcane experiments studying the creation round, and cannot use this ability in the same round it
of chimerical creatures. It bears a close superficial resemblance to a gib- uses Disruptive Cacophony. When engaging in an arcane
bering mouther or lesser gibbering orb, and may be mistaken for one of frenzy, the gibbering abomination may use the same spell-
those, but they are no true relation. Instead, the gibbering abomination like ability multiple times, but may not use the same spell-
has been cobbled together from the faces and organs of dozens of human- like ability against the same target twice in one round. If
oid creatures; its innards are a bizarre tangle of brains, hearts, and other more than one spell-like ability is used, the specific spell-like
organs. The gibbering abomination is in constant pain as a result of the abilities and their targets must be determined before any
process that created it, haunted by half-remembered memories from the effects are determined, including saves and attack rolls.
creatures it was composed from. Blood Drain (Ex) On a successful grapple check after
Gibbering abominations have clear memories of the experiments and grabbing, several of the creature’s mouths attach to its
procedures they suffered in their formation, and value nothing more than target. Each round it maintains its grapple, the gibbering
their own personal freedom. Beyond that, their constant anguish has given abomination automatically deals 3d6+12 points of bite
them a hateful attitude toward other creatures. damage and 1 point of Constitution damage as it drains its
victim’s blood.
GIBBERING ABOMINATION CR 13 Deathless (Su) When a gibbering abomination is slain, it is
XP 25,600 not truly dead, and 1 hour later it returns to life at 0 hit points,
CE Large aberration allowing fast healing thereafter to resume healing it. A
Init +7; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense gibbering abomination can be permanently destroyed only
60 ft.; Perception +18 with death magic or complete incineration of its remains
(such as dumping it into a pool of magma).
AC 22, touch 12, flat-footed 19 (+3 Dex, +10 natural, –1 size) Disruptive Cacophony (Su) As a free action the gibbering
hp 162 (13d8+91 plus 13); fast healing 3 abomination may produce a horrible quasi-arcane
Fort +13; Ref +8; Will +8 chanting that is highly disruptive to nearby magic effects.
Defensive Abilities amorphous; DR 10/bludgeoning; Immune Any creature that can clearly hear this chanting (maximum
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range 100 ft.) must make a concentration check (DC 20 The orb distends and undulates as it flies, seeming to spasm through the
plus level of spell) to successfully cast a spell or use a spell- air rather than fly. The creature does not seem to have a top or bottom, nor
like ability. The check DC is Charisma-based. A gibbering does it have any form of appendages for handling objects.
abomination that uses this ability may not use any of its spell-
like abilities on its current turn, or until the start of its next turn. These great harbingers of insanity and chaos are fortunately very rare
Pain Immunity (Ex) Because the gibbering abomination indeed. Locked away by whatever powers preserve order and sanity, the
is already in incredible pain, it is immune to any effect or gibbering orbs occasionally make their way to the civilized world to satiate
condition caused as a result of extreme pain or agony. This its ravenous hunger for sentient beings. While the gibbering orb looks
ability does not protect it against any physical damage it like a mass of chaotic, insanely impossible flesh, it is a clever and very
might suffer as well, however. intelligent adversary. If any being is so foolish as to attack a gibbering orb,
it hurls itself at its foes with complete abandon, somehow making tactical
decisions despite its completely random approach to destruction.
Gibbering Abomination Variants GIBBERING ORB CR 27
As the result of the twisted experiments that created them, no two gib- XP 3,276,800
bering abominations have the same selection of spell-like abilities. The CE Huge aberration
abilities listed in the stat block above are merely an example of a typical Init +16; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +37
specimen—if such a term could be applied to a creature as bizarre as this.
When creating new gibbering abominations, use the following guide- AC 48, touch 32, flat-footed 36 (+12 Dex, +12 insight, +16
lines to assist in assigning spell-like abilities to the creature: natural, –2 size)
hp 337 (27d8+216)
• The abomination should have between 8 and 12 spell-like abilities, with Fort +17; Ref +21; Will +22
a combined total spell level of 38–45. Defensive Abilities all-around vision; DR 10/epic; Immune
• Roughly half the spell-like abilities should be derived from 1st to 3rd– critical hits, flanking; SR 37
level spells, and the other half 4th to 6th–level spells. Just one should be
of 7th to 9th level; the higher level that spell is, the more it should be a Speed 5 ft., fly 20 ft. (good)
non-primary combat spell effect. Melee 12 bites +30 (2d8+11/19–20 plus grab)
• Any spell with an area effect should be changed to affect a single target Ranged 24 eye rays +31 touch
only with a range of Close. Similarly, any spell that would normally gen- Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
erate a ray effect no longer needs a ranged touch attack to hit, but if the Special Attacks eye rays, gibbering (60 ft., Will DC 29), steal
spell would normally generate multiple rays, any additional rays are lost. spell, steal spell-like ability, swallow whole (4d8 constriction
• Any caps for maximum hit dice of creatures affected should be removed, damage plus 3d10 acid damage, AC 18, hp 33)
but other level-dependent caps, such as maximum number of dice of dam- Spell-like Abilities (CL 27th; save DC 16 + spell level)
age, should remain. At will—two stolen spells or spell-like abilities per round
• Do not use spell-like abilities with casting times greater than one stan-
dard action, such as most summoning spells. Str 32, Dex 35, Con 27, Int 40, Wis 24, Cha 22
• In general, it is best to pick spell-like abilities with a balance of offen- Base Atk +20; CMB +33 (+37 to grapple); CMD 55 (can’t be
sive, defensive, tactical, and utilitarian spell effects. How ever, creating a tripped)
gibbering abomination focused for a particular task is certainly possible, Feats Bleeding Critical, Critical Focus, Die Hard, Endurance,
as the mad beings who created it may have designed it with just such a Flyby Attack, Greater Vital Strike, Improved Initiative,
purpose in mind. Improved Critical (bite), Improved Iron Will, Improved
Vital Strike, Iron Will, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (eye ray),
Weapon Focus (bite)
White Death Skills Acrobatics +42, Bluff +33, Diplomacy +33, Escape Artist
+42, Fly +42, Heal +34, Intimidate +36, Knowledge (arcana)
Very near the Wailing Glacier lies a forgotten cave buried most of +45, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +42, Knowledge (history)
the year by heavy avalanches and coated with sheets of treacherous ice. +42, Knowledge (local) +42, Knowledge (planes) +45,
The people of the ice say the Withering Fissure is haunted, for strange Linguistics +42, Perception +41, Sense Motive +34, Spellcraft
chanting echoes rise from its unknown depths, the sounds a cacophony of +45 , Stealth +34, Survival +37, Use Magic Device +33; Racial
speech, inhuman screaming and guttural growling no man should be able Modifiers +4 Perception
to produce. The ice-dwellers refuse to venture near the cave mouth, even Languages all
if it means freezing to death on the icy tundra instead of basking in the SQ flight
heat rising from thermal pockets inside the cavern.
The Withering Fissure is home to a truly hideous creature: a gibbering Environment any
abomination created from the flesh of albino creatures. The abomination’s Organization solitary
amorphous body is pale and ghostly, while its many glaring eyes are pink. Treasure standard
The abomination has adapted to the cold of the frozen north, although it
much prefers its underground home deep within the heated depths of the Eye Rays (Su) Two dozen of the eyes can each produce a
Withering Fissure. The monstrosity occasionally roams the snowy tundra, magical ray each round, with each eye emulating a spell
descending in a wail of pain-filled shrieks and a barrage of spells to inflict from among the list of spells below (CL 27th). The save DCs,
pain on the living. The ice-dwellers fear the White Death above all else, where applicable, are 16 + spell level. A gibbering orb has
and hide in their ice-and-fur shelters when screams echo across the ice. no directional limitations on where it can point its eye rays,
because the eyes orbiting around its body drift and float
wherever needed. However, a gibbering orb can never aim

Gibbering Orb more than five rays at any single target, due to limitations of
aiming. All rays have a range of 150 ft. Each of these effects
functions as a ray, regardless of the normal parameters of
These great masses of floating amorphous flesh appear to be covered in the spell it resembles. That is, each is usable against a single
bloodshot, weeping eyes and disgustingly vile mouths. The gibbering orb target and requires a ranged touch attack. The eye rays
is a pulsing mass of sickly greyish-green flesh, roughly 20 ft. in diameter. are: cone of cold, disintegrate, dominate monster, energy
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drain, feeblemind, finger of death, flesh to stone, greater The lesser gibbering orb is either a version of the gibbering orb, or so
dispel magic, harm, hold monster, horrid wilting, implosion, similar it makes no difference for naming purposes. These odd beasts are
inflict critical wounds, lightning bolt, magic missile, mage’s not quite the force of nature their larger brethren are, but they are every
disjunction, irresistible dance, baleful polymorph, power bit as chaotic and hungry as the larger version. These creatures are very
word blind, power word kill, power word stun, prismatic distinct, and no two lesser gibbering orbs encountered are the same, if the
spray, slay living, and temporal stasis. encounter is survived at all!
Flight (Ex) The gibbering orb’s body is naturally buoyant. The gibbering orb has the ability to bite its foes by extending a
This buoyancy allows it to fly as the spell, as a free action, at pseudopod with one of its mouths protruding from the end. The orb can
a speed of 20 ft. This buoyancy also grants it a permanent extend two of these at any one foe, or a total of six in any given round. At
feather fall effect with personal range. the same time, the legions of eyes have the ability to cast a host of spells
Gibbering (Su) The cacophony of speech emanating from at a rapid rate.
the scores of mouths that make up the orb forces all within
60 ft. of the creature to succeed at a DC 29 Will save each LESSER GIBBERING ORB CR 11
round or suffer the effects of an insanity spell. XP 12,800
Steal Spell/Steal Spell-Like Ability (Su) When a creature dies CE Large aberration
by being swallowed whole (or when a creature killed by Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23
the gibbering orb in some other fashion is eaten by it), the
gibbering orb absorbs the creature’s known spells, prepared AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size)
spells, and spell-like abilities. The orb can use any two of hp 91 (14d8+42)
those abilities per round as a free action. Each originates Fort +7; Ref +7; Will +11
from an eye that is not producing an eye ray (see above) Defensive Abilities all-around vision; Immune critical hits,
that round. Stolen spells and spell-like abilities are lost after flanking; SR 21
24 hours.
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good)
Melee 6 bites +12 (1d8+3 plus grab)
Here Comes the Sun Ranged 6 eye rays +13 touch
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Nestled in the peaks of the Hollow Spire Mountains, the long-abandoned Special Attacks eye rays, gibbering (60 ft., Will DC 23),
Observatory of Galthelt is a universe unto itself. The limestone building is steal spell, steal spell-like ability, swallow whole (1d8 acid
a marvel of construction, with two-story-tall marble columns supporting a damage, AC 14, hp 9)
flat, unbroken stone slab roof a half mile long and nearly as wide. A set of Spell-like Abilities (CL 14th; save DC 16 + spell level)
double doors leads into an ornate marble foyer. The foyer is austere, with a Constant—fly
single wrought-iron circular staircase in the center of the room descending At will— one stolen spell or spell-like ability per round
into the mountain.
The building is even more impressive belowground, where its Str 16, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 20, Wis 14, Cha 22
underground chamber is as long and as wide as the building above and Base Atk +10; CMB +14 (+18 grapple); CMD 27 (can’t be
nearly four stories deep. The walls, ceiling and floor are a reflective black tripped)
and seem to absorb light. The metal staircase descends to the chamber’s Feats Diehard, Endurance, Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative,
onyx tile floor. Even the black metal of the staircase vanishes into the all- Iron Will, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (eye ray)
consuming darkness. Skills Acrobatics +20, Fly +20, Intimidate +23, Knowledge
The observatory’s builders filled the chamber with miracles only they (arcana) +22, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +19, Linguistics
knew how to create and control: Giant floating rocks twirl and spin around +19, Perception +23, Sense Motive +16, Stealth +16; Racial
one another like planets in the void, while will-o’-the-wisp comets race Modifiers +4 Perception
in arcs through the inky depths. Millions of colorful witchlights twinkle Languages all
along the walls and ceiling. Frozen gas spores drift in lazy orbits. A giant SQ flight
sun floats high above. It’s like standing in the middle of space, with the
universe swirling around you. Despite the floating planets, gravity remains Environment any
normal throughout the room. Organization solitary or occulum (2–3)
The observatory was designed to model the universe, with planets, Treasure standard
comets and myriad other objects flying freely through the imitation stellar
void. Chunks of stone fly in shattering orbits around the room, smashing Eye Rays (Su) Six of the eyes can produce a magical ray
into one another with booming crashes. per round, with each eye emulating a spell from among
The giant orb floating high above is a gibbering orb the builders dyed the list of spells below as if cast by a 14th-level caster. The
yellow and placed in stasis at the center of the display to imitate a sun. The save DCs, where applicable, are 16 + spell level. A gibbering
giant orb awoke, however, and found itself trapped within the observatory. orb has no directional limitations on where it can point its
Its powerful eye beams can’t break through the black walls, but not for eye rays, because the eyes orbiting around its body drift
lack of trying. It blasted and shattered many of the smaller planets into and float wherever needed. However, a gibbering orb can
flying debris fields. The hungry orb descends to feed on sentient beings never aim more than three rays at any single target, due
entering the observatory. to limitations of aiming. All rays have a range of 80 ft. Each
of these effects functions as a ray, regardless of the normal
parameters of the spell it resembles. That is, each is usable

Gibbering Orb, Lesser against a single target and requires a ranged touch attack.
The eye rays are: daze monster, dispel magic, flaming
sphere, inflict moderate wounds, magic missile, and ray of
These hideous masses of floating flesh appear to be covered with staring enfeeblement. The save DC is Charisma-based.
eyes and hungry mouths. The lesser gibbering orb is a pulsing mass of Flight (Sp) The gibbering orb’s body is naturally buoyant. This
sickly greyish-green flesh, roughly 8 ft. in diameter. The orb seems to fly in buoyancy allows it to cast fly, as the spell, as a free action,
starts and fits, but this is a ruse, for the creature is nimble for its bulk. It at a speed of 30 ft. This buoyancy also grants it a permanent
may be a distant cousin to the eye of the deep or similarly-orbed entities. feather fall effect with personal range.
Gibbering (Su) As a free action, no more than once per
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1d4 rounds, a gibbering orb can emit a cacophony of
maddening sound. All creatures other than gibbering
mouthers and gibbering orbs within 60 ft. must succeed on
All Talk
a DC 23 Will save or be confused for 1d4 rounds. This is a Patches of dank moss hangs limply from the walls of the Helstrain
mind-affecting compulsion insanity effect. A creature that Passage, an underground tunnel built—then abandoned—when it broke
saves cannot be affected by the same orb’s gibbering for through a natural cave system beneath the Ice Chalk Mountains. The
24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based. tunnel doesn’t go unused, however, as adventurers routinely test its depths,
Steal Spell/Steal Spell-Like Ability (Su) When a creature dies falsely thinking the tunnel must be a route to an underground kingdom of
by being swallowed whole (or when a creature killed by untold riches. Everyone who enters the tunnel—and escapes its twisting
the gibbering orb in some other fashion is eaten by it), the branches alive—tells nightmarish stories of whispering voices following
gibbering orb absorbs the creature’s known spells, prepared their every footstep.
spells, and spell-like abilities. The orb can use any one of The lightless tunnel is filled with a green moss that grows in verdant
those abilities per round as a free action. Each originates clumps on the tunnel’s limestone walls. The moss glows a pale green
from an eye that is not producing an eye ray (see above) in complete darkness, and produces a bright, jade-colored flame when
that round. Stolen spells and spell-like abilities are lost after burned. The moss has one other property: It absorbs sounds and repeats
24 hours. them for weeks afterward. The odd resonance comes from the limestone
walls the moss grows upon, which absorb the vibrations and “plays

Lesser Gibbering Orb Eye Rays them back” when new sounds vibrate the moss and rock. The moss and
limestone lose their sound-absorbing abilities if the moss is scraped from
the walls. New patches grow within a month.
Lesser gibbering orbs are an immature or offshoot form of the great A lesser gibbering orb recently rose from the deep caves under the
and terrible aberrations that are known to inhabit the dark recesses of mountain to hunt within the tunnels. The moss absorbed its gibbering
the world. Created in some manner of magical nightmare, the orbs are rants, and repeats its confusing words if noise is made inside the tunnels.
as different as their underground realms. If the GM so desires, these PCs must succeed on a DC 23 Will save or be confused for 1d4 rounds as
additional eye powers are presented as possible replacements. per the orb’s gibbering ability when the cacophonous chanting begins all
around them.
Eye Rays (Su) Six of the eyes can each produce a magical The lesser gibbering orb waits for the moss to possibly disable
ray each round, with each eye emulating a spell from adventurers before rising out of a side passage to attack. It uses its own
among the list of spells below as if cast by a 14th-level gibbering to stun still-standing PCs. The moss replays the screams of the
caster. The save DCs, where applicable, are 16 + spell level. dying for weeks.
A gibbering orb has no directional limitations on where it
can point its eye rays, because the eyes orbiting around
its body drift and float wherever needed. However, a
gibbering orb can never aim more than three rays at any
single target, due to limitations of aiming. All rays have a
Horde, Zombie
range of 80 ft. Each of these effects functions as a ray, A stumbling crush of moaning, reaching bodies comes towards you.
regardless of the normal parameters of the spell it resembles. Empty eyes seek you out, each staggering footstep bringing the deathless
That is, each is usable against a single target and requires a mass closer. Straining to grasp you, this group of zombies is so tightly
ranged touch attack. packed together it seems to be a single mass of undead, flailing limbs.
A lesser gibbering orb can have up to 6 eye rays, each
based on a 0–3rd level cleric or sorcerer spell. The rays can Zombies are one of the most used and abused of the mindless undead.
be determined by the GM or rolled randomly on the table Singly, a zombie may be dealt with by experienced adventurers. When
below. gathered together in a horde, these mindless creatures are a terror to
behold. Packed together as tightly as they are, they appear as one solid
Roll Eye Ray mass of decaying flesh and sinuous limbs.
1 acid arrow The flailing nature of the zombie horde’s limbs allow the throng to
2 blindness/deafness grasp and tear at opponents, dealing rend damage in addition to their base
3 chill touch attack. Any time the horde is in an opponent’s square, the target risks
4 color spray being completely overrun by the horde
5 daze monster If the horde takes enough individual damage to break it up, up to a
6 dispel magic dozen of the creatures continue on their rampage of destruction, until
7 flaming sphere finally they too must be slain.
8 glitterdust
9 grease ZOMBIE HORDE CR 14
10 hypnotism XP 38,400
11 hypnotic pattern NE Colossal undead (horde)
12 inflict light wounds Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
13 inflict moderate wounds AC 17, touch 6, flat-footed 17 (+11 natural, –16 size)
14 magic missile hp 110 (20d8 plus 20)
15 ray of enfeeblement Fort +6; Ref +6; Will +12
16 ray of frost Defensive Abilities half damage from piercing weapons; DR
17 shatter 10/slashing; Immune undead traits
18 sleep
19 slow Speed 30 ft.
20 touch of fatigue Melee horde attack (6d6)
Space 30 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks feral rage, rend (+3d6)

Str 22, Dex 10, Con –, Int –, Wis 10, Cha 10

Base Atk +15; CMB +25; CMD 35 (can’t be tripped)
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Feats Improved OverrunB, ToughnessB
Skills Stealth –13

Environment any
Mordnaissant
Organization solitary, mass (2–4 hordes), apocalypse (7–12 Floating before you is a horrid, shriveled human fetus nested within a
hordes) translucent sphere of dark energy. Its jet-black eyes glitter with intensity
Treasure none as it twitches and spasms slightly, as if in great pain.

Feral Rage (Ex) The horde attacks as a ruthless mob, intent Occasionally when a gravid woman dies violently in a place infused
only on tearing apart those that fall into their clutches. This with unholy or negative energies, the unborn child within her does not
frenzy prevents them from using any sort of tactics, and frees perish, but instead continues to grow, vitalized by dark power, until it
them from any form of control by other beings. However, is capable of clawing its way free from its dead mother. This horrible
the sheer force of the wave attack allows them to deal creature, known as a mordnaissant, lives an existence of eternal pain,
6d6 points of damage to any creature whose space they loneliness and suffering, relived only by its ability to inflict harm on those
occupy at the end of their move. This ability is lost if the around it. Mordnaissants avoid bright light if they can, though they suffer
horde is broken up. no ill effects from it.
Horde Traits (Ex) Hordes are not so called because of the
size of the group but rather the size of the creatures that MORDNAISSANT CR 7
compose the horde. Unlike normal swarms, hordes are XP 3,200
composed of Medium creatures which are usually a normal NE Tiny undead
version of a creature but otherwise behave in a swarm- Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +18
like manner. There are usually around 50 creatures in a
horde. The net effect is that they take only half damage AC 20, touch 20, flat-footed 18 (+6 deflection, +2 Dex, +2
from piercing weapons but take normal damage from size,)
other weapons. In addition when the swarm is reduced hp 94 (9d8+54)
to 0 hit points or lower and breaks up, unless the damage Fort +9; Ref +5; Will +10
was dealt by area-affecting attacks, then 2d6 surviving Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2, shield of agony;
members of the horde continue their attack, though now Immune undead traits
only as individual creatures. Otherwise, a horde conforms to
all of the other swarm traits as described in the Pathfinder Speed 5 ft. (cannot run), fly 50 ft. (perfect)
Roleplaying Game Bestiary. Melee 2 claws +10 (1d2–4)
Rend (Ex) Due to the grasping and clawing nature of the Ranged lash of fury +11/+6
zombie horde attack, any time the horde does more than Space 2–1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft. (30 ft. with lash)
25 points of damage, add 3d6 slashing damage from the Special Attacks death curse, lash of fury, pain wail
additional pulling and tearing. This ability is lost if the swarm
is broken up. Str 3, Dex 14, Con —, Int 7, Wis 18, Cha 23
Base Atk +6; CMB +6; CMD 18
Feats Ability Focus (lash of fury), Improved Initiative, Skill
Terracotta Corpses Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (ray)
Skills Fly +19, Perception +18, Stealth +21
Deep within the Kajani Forest, the skull of a ram sits on a limestone
outcropping that juts from the dark earth. The intact skull rocks slowly as Environment any
if breathing. Dozens of amethysts (350 gp total) and obsidian orbs (250 Organization solitary, twins, or litter (3–8)
gp total) surround the skull, and a ghastly lavender mist seeps from its Treasure none
nostrils and rolls down the rock to dissipate into the ground. No life exists
within 100 ft. of the strange skull. Death Curse (Su) As a final cruel jest to the individual that
Surrounding the ram’s skull are hundreds of crude terracotta statues puts a mordnaissant out of its misery, the slayer must make
kneeling in homage to the skull. Each fragile statue holds a gelatinized a DC 20 Will save or suffer from a terrible curse that reduces
human corpse in its arms. If broken open, the creamy centers of the statues all subsequent experience points awarded by 50%. The save
ooze out like fermented sludge. DC is Charisma-based.
The ram’s skull is all that remains of the Ram Rod of the Apocalypse, Lash of Fury (Su) The mordnaissant can lash out with its
an ancient relic from the days when Orcus’ disciples threatened the world negative energy powers and directly attack the vitality of
of men. The relic was made from the backbone, ribs and skull of a ram living creatures, in the form of a twisting stream of black
and allowed the wielder to create hordes of undead servants. High priest energy. The mordnaissant must make a ranged touch
Akruel Rathamon wielded the rod during the War of Divine Discord, but attack against its target as an attack action. If the ray
it shattered against the Scepter of Faiths in a massive explosion that sent hits, the victim must make a DC 22 Fortitude save for half
fragments spinning across the planes. The headpiece landed in the forest damage or duration, depending on the specific effect
and became a pilgrimage site for the undead lord’s cultists. chosen by the mordnaissant. The save DC is Charisma-
The ram’s skull retains some of its horrific powers. Once per week based. The lash of fury has a range of 30 ft. with no range
when in the presence of a living being, the Ram Rod skull can animate increment.
all dead (as animate dead but without level limitations) within 100 ft. If The mordnaissant can pick from three possible lashes; it
no living creature comes within 100 ft. of the skull, it remains helpless. must make its choice prior to rolling the attack. The three
Once approached, the skull creates a zombie horde from the decayed options are: whip the flesh (as inflict moderate wounds,
corpses inside the statues. If the terracotta statues (and the liquefied corps- 2d8+9 damage), whip the mind (1d4 points of Intelligence
es within) are destroyed before the skull is approached, the skull waits damage), or whip the soul (stun 1d4+1 rounds). A critical hit
until sufficient dead are within range before creating a horde. The skull is doubles the damage rolled or the duration, in the case of
impervious to any mortal damage or spell. whip the soul.
Lifesense (Su) A mordnaissant notices and locates living
creatures within 60 ft., just as if it possessed the blindsight
ability.
Pain Wail (Su) As a swift action, the mordnaissant can
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produce a terrible wailing sound that reflects the pain tripped)
it experiences every moment of its existence. All living Feats Dodge, Mobility, Weapon Focus (tendrils)
creatures within 20 ft. must make a DC 20 Will save or be Skills Fly +17, Knowledge (planes) +6, Perception +11, Stealth
dazed for one round. For every 20 points of damage the +7
mordnaissant takes, the save DC increases by +1. Languages Plantoid
Shield of Agony (Su) A mordnaissant harnesses the pain of SQ alien plant
its existence to shield it. It adds its Charisma modifier as a
deflection bonus to its AC and CMD. Environment any
Organization group (1–8 plus one servitor per plantoid)
Treasure none
Wail of the Earth Mother Alien Plant (Ex): Plantoids are extradimensional fungi, and
The villagers of Ceza’ Atan and Cata Luawn fear the Seething Jungle, have the same class skills as aberrations.
even as they worship within it. Their earth mother protector is in pain, her Moss Tendrils (Ex) A plantoid lashes out with several mossy
anguished wails echoing through the banyan trees and shoots of bamboo. tendrils when it attacks, gaining a +1 bonus on its grapple
Villagers escort virgins to the bamboo-and-emerald idol, but the sacrifices check for each tendril that hit its opponent.
haven’t appeased the goddess. The escorts are also missing. Villagers say Control (Ex) The tendrils of a plantoid inject a mind-
the goddess’s spirit walks uneasily among the trees, mercilessly killing controlling substance, which it injects as a free action as
those who approach her reclining statue. part of its grapple check. Anyone touched by the mossy
The earth mother idol is a massive emerald-and-bamboo construction tendrils must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or fall under
standing 15-ft.-tall in the center of a jungle clearing. A low altar of black control of the plantoid. This otherwise acts like the dominate
igneous rock stands before the statue of the earth goddess. Piled emerald person spell except that the plantoid must touch the target
stones form her head, shoulders and arms. Sharpened bamboo branches and it functions on any Medium humanoid or monstrous
curve to form her fertile belly. Her legs are stone arches rising from the humanoid. Control lasts for as long as the plantoid maintains
ground. The superstitious villagers sacrifice the virgins each full moon by contact. The victim also gets another saving throw to
tying the women to the fast-growing bamboo. The sharp shoots slowly resist as described under the dominate person spell, and
impale and kill the struggling women. Skeletons are still entwined in the once every 4 hours after control is initiated. The save DC is
thick bamboo, with more bones littering the jungle floor around the statue. Charisma-based.
Unfortunately for the villagers, the last woman sacrificed was not a Create Servitor (Ex) Anyone who remains controlled by a
virgin. She was a few months pregnant, but hid her condition from the plantoid for more than 24 hours becomes a plantoid servitor,
villagers. When the woman died on the sharpened stakes, her unborn child all human reason irrevocably lost. A plantoid can only
became a mordnaissant that inhabits the idol’s barren bamboo womb. control and transform a single creature or servitor at a time.
The unholy child rises out of the bamboo-and-bone thicket to attack
anyone approaching its “mother.” Plantoid King
It is rumored that plantoid “Kings” exist, with 10 HD and a limited

Plantoid
immunity to both spells (SR 11+CR) and non-magic weapons (DR 5
magic).

Plantoid Servitor
This creature is a floating sphere of moss with several red eyes that
are randomly spaced over the surface of the sphere, looking out through
eyelid-like gaps.
These shambling humanoids resemble green-skinned zombies with
Plantoids are creatures from another dimension or plane of existence, glowing red eyes, their heads draped with moss.
occasionally summoned forth into the Material Plane. The eyes are not
magical, but the long strands of moss trailing after the plantoid have a very Plantoid servitors are humans (and their ilk) who have fallen prey to a
dangerous ability to enslave anyone caught within them. The soft, mossy plantoid. It is possible for a plantoid servitor to operate independently of
consistency of plantoids makes these creatures immune to blunt weapons. a plantoid, in which case the eyes will not glow. Plantoid servitors acting
The plantoids can snap their mossy beards out like whips, attempting to independently from one of the plantoid masters are capable of following
touch a potential victim. only the simplest of instructions, such as “attack anyone entering this
room,” and the plantoid is not able to give further instructions until it can
PLANTOID CR 4 once again gain physical contact with the plantoid servitor.
XP 1,200 Plantoid servitors drop any held equipment when they are first
N Medium plant (extraplanar) dominated, but retain any worn gear such as armor, backpacks, capes,
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +11 rings, and so on. At the GM’s discretion, a plantoid servitor may still be
wearing—and gaining the full benefit of—any special worn gear or magic
AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 items it possessed in its previous life.
natural)
hp 42 (5d8+10) PLANTOID SERVITOR CR 2
Fort +6; Ref +2; Will +4 XP 600
Immune bludgeoning damage, plant traits N Medium plant
Init +0; Senses low-light vision; Perception +4
Speed fly 40 ft. (perfect)
Melee 4 tendrils +3 (1d4–1 plus grab) AC 14, touch 10, flat-footed 14 (+4 natural)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with tendrils) hp 22 (3d8+6 plus 3)
Special Attacks control, create servitor, moss tendrils (+1 to Fort +3; Ref +1; Will +1
grapple per tendril) Immune plant traits

Str 8, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 16 Speed 40 ft.
Base Atk +3; CMB +2 (+6 grapple); CMD 14 (can’t be Melee 2 slams +4 (1d4+2 plus grab)
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Special Attacks grab and bite (melee +4, 1d3+2 plus
poison), poison

Str 14, Dex 11, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 1
Ravager
Base Atk +2; CMB +4 (+8 to grapple); CMD 14 The Ravager has three possible forms, and corresponding descriptions:
Feats Endurance, Die HardB, Toughness The Crawler: This enormous creature stands 18 ft. high at the shoulders
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5 and has a body 30 ft. long. Its body is long and narrow, with eight stubby
Combat Gear special (see description) legs ending in ebon claws the size of large falchions. Its mouth is filled
with sharp black teeth, and its eyes are jet-black orbs the size of dinner
Environment any platters, set
Organization solitary, gang (2–5) above a delicate muzzle like that of a bulldog. The body is hairless,
Treasure special (see description) covered with a thick, leathery crimson hide.
The Brawler: Towering 35 ft. high is a massive, apelike creature,
Grab and Bite (Ex) A plantoid servitor that succeeds on a resting on two sets of powerfully muscled legs. A third set of arms, thick
grapple check can make a bite attack against its opponent and corded with muscle, bulges out from its massive shoulders, ending
as an immediate action. This attack uses the plantoid with massive black claws. The mouth is filled with jagged black teeth, and
servitor’s full attack bonus and deals 1d3+2 damage. glistening black
Poison (Ex) Transformative Poison: Bite—injury; save Fort DC eyes are set over a wide muzzle. Its skin is deep red, somewhat lighter
13; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect special; cure 1 on the underbelly.
save. On the first failed save, the victim is paralyzed for 1d6 The Flier: With a crack and boom, this creature spreads a pair of
rounds. On the second failed saving throw, moss rapidly great leathery wings over 50 ft. in span. Its body is lean and covered with
grows on all skin surfaces. The victim gets a +2 bonus on rippling muscle beneath a thick, leathery crimson hide. Its claws and teeth
the third saving throw, but if the third save fails the victim are black, as are its eyes.
becomes a plantoid servitor under the control of the nearest
plantoid. There is a 25% chance that the victim becomes The Ravager was created eons ago by a primeval race of beings who
a new plantoid in a hideous transformation that takes 24 believed in the unity of three forces: body, mind, and spirit. In their
hours. If the victim succeeds on his third saving throw, the ongoing war with another race of savages, they created several weapons
moss that grew on him withers and dies and falls away within of terrible power. The greatest of these is the living beast known only as
a few minutes. The save DC is Constitution-based. the Ravager.
This beast was given incredible vitality, and the power to manipulate its
own body to assume a form most advantageous to it: a crawling weasel-
Servitors of Bedlam like form that can burrow, a hulking apelike humanoid form with greater
reach and strength, and a winged form to allow it greater mobility and
The small hamlet of New Ashton is a close-knit community with strong agility.
morals and closed minds. Recently, its residents banded together to chase After being used once or twice on the battlefield, those who created
a wandering vagabond from their town. Rhawtin Omphalotus came to it realized its awesome danger and contained it in the strongest prison
New Ashton preaching of the damnation of civilization and the fall of they could devise, suspended in time until it would once again be
“progressive” gods. The Freya worshipping citizenry tarred and feathered needed.
the radical druid before driving him away. However, due to the subsequent influence of Orcus near the vault where
The “druid” Omphalotus (NE human male cleric 8) is actually a follower the Ravager was contained, the wards were damaged, and a taint of evil
of Rachiss, the demigod of parasites. Omphalotus seeks the downfall of infected its quarantine. This has resulted in it reproducing asexually, and
civilization through the spread of parasites, leeching fungi and plagues. has granted the ravager an astonishing capacity for growth. For every
Omphalotus (following the teachings of Rachiss) wants nature to reclaim week that it lives, it permanently gains 1 hit die. There is no known limit
modern cultures through malicious activities and biological terrorism. to how far this advancement can go before it either devastates the planet it
Omphalotus summoned a plantoid to enact revenge upon the New lives on or collapses under its own weight.
Ashton. Through slow and methodical planning, Omphalotus and
the plantoid converted all but one of New Ashton’s residents into 63 THE RAVAGER (CRAWLER FORM) CR 30
plantoid servitors. Over the last two months, the naked plantoid servitors XP 9,830,400
destroyed the majority of buildings and farmlands in town. Using only N Gargantuan magical beast
their bare hands (tools and weapons are forbidden), they are demolishing Init +7; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent,
the community they painstakingly built. tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +45
When encountered, a group of 12 servitors are systematically
dismantling a windmill on the north side of town. Atoka Goremun (CG AC 45, touch 13, flat-footed 38 (+7 Dex, +32 natural, –4 size)
female human Com1), a teenage girl, pleads for help from her perch atop hp 857 (35d10+630 plus 35); regeneration 20 (epic-level
the windmill. She says her father was dragged into the town’s well by a weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing
horrific orb of eyes and devoured. Her father, the captain of the town’s Fort +39, Ref +26, Will +20
militia, was actually enveloped by a plantoid’s tendrils when he tried to Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1–4 on d20); DR 30/
poison the well and kill the creature where it hid. epic; Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 20
The plantoid servitors bring “unconverted” travelers and citizens alike
to the well in the center of town. The well remains the only feature of New Speed 50 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Ashton untouched by demolition. The plantoid servitors return each night Melee bite +46 (6d6+15/19–20/x3), 4 claws +46 (4d6+15/15–
to sleep near the well. The plantoid rests at the bottom of the well, rising 20)
only to enslave new servitors every 24 hours. Omphalotus stays near the Space 20 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
well, but flees if the plantoid looks like it might be defeated. Currently, Special Attacks trample (4d6+22, DC 42)
the plantoid holds Atoka’s father in its tendrils. He has not yet been turned
into a servitor. Str 40, Dex 24, Con 46, Int 6, Wis 25, Cha 24
Base Atk +35; CMB +54; CMD 71 (75 vs. trip)
Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Great
Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (bite), Improved
Critical (claw), Improved Natural Armor (x4), Improved
Natural Attack (bite), Improved Natural Attack (claw),
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Improved Vital Strike, Iron Will, Power Attack, Toughness, Treasure none
Vital Strike
Skills Perception +45 Death Resistance (Ex) The Ravager possesses an innate
SQ form-shifting resistance to effects that would kill or permanently
incapacitate it, including petrification and imprisonment.
Environment any Against such effects it is considered to automatically make
Organization solitary any required saving throws.
Treasure none Energy Resistance (Ex) The Ravager possesses energy
resistance against all forms of energy attack (fire, cold,
THE RAVAGER (BRAWLER FORM) CR 30 electricity, acid, and sonic).
XP 9,830,400 Form-Shifting (Ex) The Ravager can physically alter its
N Gargantuan magical beast physiology to take on one of the three listed forms: the
Init +7; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent, crawler, the brawler, or the flier. Doing so takes one minute,
tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +45 and during this period it cannot take any other actions,
though it is not considered helpless.
AC 45, touch 13, flat-footed 38 (+7 Dex, +32 natural, –4 size) Magic Disruption (Su) Every time the Ravager comes into
hp 612 (35d10+385 plus 35); regeneration 20 (epic-level contact with a spell or spell-like or supernatural effect, there
weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing is a chance as indicated above that the magic does not
Fort +32; Ref +26; Will +20 affect it. In the case of ongoing effects, a new check is
Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1–4 on d20); DR 30/ made each round.
epic; Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 20 Regeneration (Ex) The Ravager and its brood treat all
damage as subdual, except damage from epic-level
Speed 70 ft. weapons and artifacts.
Melee bite +51 (3d8+20/x3), 2 claws +51 (3d8+20/15–20) Trample (Ex) The Ravager gains its vampiric healing ability
Space 20 ft.; Reach 20 ft. on this damage where appropriate. The Ravager does not
Special Attacks trample (3d8+30, DC 45) have this ability in its flier form. Instead, it gains Snatch as a
bonus feat.
Str 50, Dex 24, Con 32, Int 6, Wis 25, Cha 24 Vampiric Healing (Su) Whenever the Ravager hits
Base Atk +35; CMB +59; CMD 76 with a melee attack, it is healed hit points equal to
Feats Awesome Blow, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical half the damage it inflicts on its opponent. This ability
Focus, Great Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical cannot heal it above its natural maximum hit points.
(claw), Improved Natural Armor (x4), Improved Natural This ability extends to its trample special attack, where
Attack (claw) (x2), Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Power Attack, applicable.
Toughness, Vital Strike
Skills Perception +45 RAVAGER SPAWN (CRAWLER FORM) CR 20
SQ form-shifting XP 307,200
N Huge magical beast
Environment any Init +5; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent,
Organization solitary tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +40
Treasure none
AC 40, touch 13, flat-footed 35 (+5 Dex, +27 natural, –2 size)
THE RAVAGER (FLIER FORM) CR 30 hp 495 (30d10+300 plus 30); regeneration 5 (epic-level
XP 9,830,400 weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing
N Gargantuan magical beast Fort +29; Ref +22; Will +19
Init +14; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent, Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1 on d20); DR 15/epic;
tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +45 Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 5

AC 52, touch 20, flat-footed 38 (+14 Dex, +32 natural, –4 size) Speed 40 ft., burrow 10 ft.
hp 612 (35d10+385 plus 35); regeneration 20 (epic-level Melee bite +37 (3d8+9/19–20/x3), 4 claws +37 (2d8+9/18–20)
weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Fort +34; Ref +33; Will +20
Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1–4 on d20); DR 30/ Str 28, Dex 20, Con 30, Int 5, Wis 25, Cha 18
epic; Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 20 Base Atk +30; CMB +41 (+43 to bull rush); CMD 56 (58 vs. bull
rush, 60 vs. trip)
Speed 20 ft., fly 140 ft. (good) Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Great
Melee bite +46 (6d8+15/x3), 2 claws +46 (2d8+15/18–20) Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Bull Rush, Improved
Space 20 ft.; Reach 15 ft. Critical (bite), Improved Natural Armor (x3), Improved
Natural Attack (bite), Improved Natural Attack (claw), Iron
Str 40, Dex 38, Con 32, Int 6, Wis 25, Cha 24 Will, Power Attack, Toughness
Base Atk +35; CMB +54; CMD 78 Skills Perception +40
Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Flyby Attack, SQ form-shifting
Great Cleave, Great Fortitude, Hover, Improved Natural
Attack (bite) (x2), Improved Natural Armor (x4), Improved Environment any
Vital Strike, Iron Will, Power Attack, SnatchB, Toughness, Vital Organization solitary or brood (2–8)
Strike Treasure none
Skills Perception +45
SQ form-shifting RAVAGER SPAWN (BRAWLER FORM) CR 20
XP 307,200
Environment any N Huge magical beast
Organization solitary Init +5; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent,
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tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +26 though it is not considered helpless.
Magic Disruption (Su) Every time a Ravager spawn comes
AC 37, touch 13, flat-footed 32 (+5 Dex, +24 natural, –2 size) into contact with a spell or spell-like or supernatural effect,
hp 405 (30d10+210 plus 30); regeneration 5 (epic-level there is a chance as indicated above that the magic does
weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing not affect it. In the case of ongoing effects, a new check is
Fort +26; Ref +22; Will +19 made each round.
Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1 on d20); DR 15/epic; Regeneration (Ex) A Ravager spawn treats all damage as
Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 5 subdual, except damage from epic-level weapons and
artifacts.
Speed 50 ft. Vampiric Healing (Su) Whenever a Ravager spawn hits
Melee bite +40 (3d6+12/x3), 2 claws +40 (1d12+12/15–20) with a melee attack, it is healed hit points equal to half the
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft. damage it inflicts on its opponent. This ability cannot heal it
above its natural maximum hit points. This ability extends to
Str 34, Dex 20, Con 24, Int 5, Wis 25, Cha 18 its trample special attack, where applicable.
Base Atk +30; CMB +43 (+45 to bull rush); CMD 58 (60 vs. bull
rush)
Feats Awesome Blow, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical The Maiden Prison of Swords
Focus, Great Fortitude, Greater Vital Strike, Improved Bull
Rush, Improved Critical (claw), Improved Vital Strike, Iron A wall of granite streaked with ribbons of iron stands before you. A
Will, Power Attack, Staggering Critical, Stunning Critical, massive iron golem resembling a nude woman takes a knee, hands grasp-
Toughness, Vital Strike ing a greatsword in front of her. Her back to the wall, she holds her head
Skills Perception +40 down in reverence. Behind her, two more feminine iron golems hold an
SQ form-shifting enormous 20-foot-tall round granite plug against the wall. Three large iron
greatswords are embedded in the stone cover. The golems securing the
Environment any door remove two of the swords for combat, leaving the center sword in
Organization solitary or brood (2–8) place. The stone disk is inscribed with an enigmatic verse that states, “En-
Treasure none trenched in dark, world surrendered not, Blade of the Maiden, this world
depart.” The golems attack interlopers on sight.
RAVAGER SPAWN (FLIER FORM) CR 20 The round stone door weighs 50 tons and is nearly impossible to move
XP 307,200 without the golems’ combined strength. A 30-foot-diameter cylindrical
N Huge magical beast chamber of lead, iron and granite lies beyond the door. The door secures
Init +8; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, scent, the Ravager (currently in brawler form). The third greatsword stuck
tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +18 through the door pierces the beast’s chest and holds it captive in suspend-
ed animation.
AC 40, touch 16, flat-footed 32 (+8 Dex, +24 natural, –2 size) The Sword of Maidens has many powers—most now long forgotten—
hp 405 (30d10+210 plus 30); regeneration 5 (epic-level but its primary purpose now is to hold the Ravager helpless. The Sword
weapons and artifacts), vampiric healing of Maidens is treated as a +5 cold iron holy avenger in the hands of a
Fort +25; Ref +27; Will +19 female paladin; otherwise, it acts as a +1 cold iron great sword. A female
Defensive Abilities magic disruption (1 on d20); DR 15/epic; non-paladin wielding the blade gains spell resistance equal to their level
Immune energy drain; Resist death, energy 5 but does not gain the greater dispel magic ability. The greatsword (again
if wielded by a female) can cause temporal stasis upon an opponent with
Speed 20 ft., fly 100 ft. (good) a critical hit. Neither saving throw nor spell resistance circumvents this
Melee bite +37 (3d6+9/x3), 2 claws +37 (1d12+9/18–20) ability, but the Sword of Maidens must remain impaled in the subject or
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. the effect is broken.
Over the years, the chamber’s leaded vault robbed the sword of its po-
Str 28, Dex 26, Con 24, Int 5, Wis 25, Cha 18 tency. Once the vault is breached, the Ravager removes the sword and
Base Atk +30; CMB +41; CMD 59 begins systematically destroying the land. The sword instantly regains its
Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Endurance, full abilities once removed from the chamber.
Flyby Attack, Great Fortitude, Hover, Iron Will, Lightning
Reflexes, Lunge, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Fly), Snatch, GOLEM, IRON (3) CR 13
Toughness, Wingover XP 25,600
Skills Fly +22, Perception +18 hp 138 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary “Golem, Iron”)
SQ form-shifting

Environment any
Organization solitary or brood (2–8)
Treasure none
Reflection, Bone Reaper
The reflection appears as a hazy representation of the large humanoid
Death Resistance (Ex) A Ravager spawn possesses an statue bearing large, bony hooks mounted where hands should be, not
innate resistance to effects that would kill or permanently unlike the claws of a praying mantis. The perspective is quite disorienting.
incapacitate it, including petrification and imprisonment.
Against such effects it is considered to automatically make BONE REAPER REFLECTION CR 10
any required saving throws. XP 9,600
Energy Resistance (Ex) A Ravager spawn possesses energy N Large Construct
resistance against all forms of energy attack (fire, cold, Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0
electricity, acid, and sonic).
Form-Shifting (Ex) A Ravager spawn can physically alter AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +9 natural, –1 size)
its physiology to take on one of the three listed forms: the hp 90 (11d10+30)
crawler, the brawler, or the flier. Doing so takes one minute, Fort +3; Ref +5; Will +3
and during this period it cannot take any other actions, Defensive Abilities reflection; DR 15/adamantine; Immune

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bone reaper traits, construct traits

Speed 40 ft. (can’t run) Shadow Hunter

Melee 2 claws +15 (1d8+5/x4)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. The shadow hunter is a great, dark serpent that dwells in deep caverns
beneath the earth, where it hunts dark elves and other Medium to Large
Str 20, Dex 14, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1 sized creatures. An adult specimen is over 40 ft. long and nearly 5 ft. thick
Base Atk +11; CMB +17; CMD 29 in its midsection. In bright light it can be seen to be covered with non-
reflective black scales, and its underbelly is the dark red of clotted blood.
Environment any Shadow hunters have the supernatural ability to blend in with shadows,
Organization solitary both to protect themselves and to stalk and ambush prey. Unlike normal
Treasure none snakes, shadow hunters often work in groups of two or three to corner
prey in passages.
Bone Reaper Traits (Ex) The bone reaper reflection takes no
Shadow hunters generally prefer to hunt in networks of twisting passages
damage from fire attacks; instead, fire heals the reaper one
that allow them to move around their intended prey, or even approach it
hit point for every 3 points of damage inflicted, and breaks
from multiple directions. They are particularly fond of elf flesh, but eats
any slow effects. At least 5 points of electrical damage in
any Small to Large creature as long as it is living, organic, and animal-
a single attack slows the reaper for 1 round. It is affected based (i.e., not a plant or fungus). When they attack, they prefer to strike and
by rust attacks normally. It is immune to all other spells and envenom their prey, holding on and chewing the poison into their opponent
effects that would not affect a golem. Finally, any damage until it stops struggling. If there is more than one foe present, they do not try
that is done to the statue anchoring the bone reaper is also to grab their prey, preferring to strike at those that threaten it, retreating if
inflicted upon the bone reaper reflection (and vice versa). need be to return later to consume their hopefully dead prey.
Reflection (Su) The bone reaper can only be directly
attacked by viewing its reflection and striking blindly SHADOW HUNTER CR 8
at where it would be from that view. This incurs a –4 XP 4,800
circumstance penalty to attack rolls and CMB checks and a N Huge magical beast
–2 circumstance penalty to AC against its attacks. Note that Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent,
this is not invisibility, and see invisibility or even true seeing tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +12
does not allow one to look directly at the bone reaper
reflection’s effective location. AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +8 natural, –2 size)
hp 76 (8d10+32)
Fort +10; Ref +8; Will +4
Split Personality Defensive Abilities shadowblend

Silver double doors open into this 60-foot-wide-by-80-foot-long room. Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
The doors are unlocked and not trapped. Inside the room, a floor of Melee bite +14 (1d8+10 plus poison plus grab)
seamless steel reflects the stone ceiling 15 ft. above. Mirrored pillars stand Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
in an octagonal pattern in the center of the chamber, with one column in
the room’s center and the rest forming a loose circle around it. The walls Str 24, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 5, Wis 14, Cha 3
glitter and sparkle from thousands of objects pinned to the walls, from Base Atk +8; CMB +17 (+21 to grapple); CMD 29 (can’t be
silver necklaces to broken mirrors to dangling pendants and silver rings. A tripped)
three-step half-circle dais is built against the wall opposite the door. Feats Ability Focus (poison), Skill Focus (Perception), Skill
On the dais is a 10-foot-tall triangular prism facing into the room. A Focus (Stealth), Weapon Focus (bite)
large metal figure with bony hook hands folded in front of it like a praying Skills Climb +15, Perception +12, Stealth +4 (+14 in dimly lit &
mantis stands motionless inside the prism. From the vantage point of the unlit areas), Swim +15; Racial Modifiers +10 racial bonus on
door, the figure’s image appears slightly shifted by the prism’s sharp edge. Stealth checks in areas of dim or no light.
The statue is complete if viewed through the prism’s side panels. SQ hunt by scent
The sculpture is a bone reaper that sends out its reflection to attack. The
Environment underground
prism splits the reaper’s reflection, however, so each image is contained
Organization solitary, pair, trio, or nest (1–3 adults and 5–8
in one length-wise half of the room. PCs standing on one side of the room
hatchlings)
can be attacked by one, but not both, of the reflections. Anyone straddling
Treasure standard
an imaginary line down the center of the room from the prism to the door,
however, is fair game for both reflections. Despite its two reflections, Shadowblend (Su) In areas of dim and no light, shadow
each of which can attack separately, the images share damage done to one hunters gain improved concealment; there is a 40% miss
another. If either reflection is destroyed, both cease to exist. If the statue chance when attacking one in such conditions.
of the bone reaper is destroyed, both images fade away. The prism has Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 20; frequency 1/
Hardness 2 and 250 hit points. round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Constitution damage; cure 2
Due to the peculiar enchantments of these reflective figures, they consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.
cannot be attacked directly; doing so strikes only air. Instead, a person Hunt by Scent (Ex) Shadow hunters are expert at tracking
must look into the mirrors and fight the creatures while keeping his eyes prey through the dim warrens where they dwell. They can
fixed on the creature’s reflection; only then shall his weapons strike home. track using their Perception skill in place of Survival.
Attacking in this fashion incurs a –4 circumstance penalty to attack rolls
and a –2 penalty to armor class. Unless the mirrored pillars, steel floor SHADOW HUNTER HATCHLINGS CR 2
and thousands of glittering trinkets on the walls are somehow removed or XP 600
covered, the reaper’s reflections can still hunt. The bone reaper reflections N Medium magical beast
cannot leave the room. Init +1; Senses darkvision 30 ft., low-light vision, scent,
PCs who search the various objects on the wall find thousands of tremorsense 30 ft.; Perception +9
mundane items and 1d4 magical trinkets.
AC 13, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 natural)
20
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hp 22 (3d10+3) The angry worms chased their bigger cousin, harrying the worm until
Fort +4; Ref +4; Will +1 exhaustion overcame it and the hungry predators finished it off. The larger
Defensive Abilities shadowblend shadow hunters moved on when a party of dark elves passed nearby, but
6 shadow hunter hatchlings remain. The smaller worms burrow through
Speed 20 ft., climb 10 ft., swim 20 ft. the purple worm’s innards, looking for juicy bits. Adventurers passing
Melee bite +6 (1d4+3 plus poison plus grab) beside the creature are a welcome treat. The hatchlings burst from the
sides of the purple worm in a shower of ichor and gore to attack.
Str 16, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 5, Wis 10, Cha 3
Base Atk +3; CMB +6 (+10 to grapple); CMD 17 (can’t be
tripped)
Feats Ability Focus (poison), Skill Focus (Perception) Stirge Swarm
Skills Climb +14, Perception +9, Stealth +14 (+24 in dimly lit &
unlit areas), Swim +14; Racial Modifiers +10 racial bonus on Even an animal-level of intelligence is enough for a creature to know
Stealth checks in areas of dim or no light. there is safety in numbers in Rappan Athuk!
SQ hunt by scent
STIRGE SWARM CR 6
Environment underground XP 2,400
Organization solitary, or nest (5–8 hatchlings) N Tiny magical beast (swarm)
Treasure standard Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception
+11
Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/
round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Constitution damage; cure 2 AC 16, touch 16, flat-footed 12 (+4 Dex, +2 size)
consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based. hp 78 (12d10 plus 12)
Hunt by Scent (Ex) Shadow hunters are expert at tracking Fort +8; Ref +14; Will +5
prey through the dim warrens where they dwell. They can
track using their Perception skill in place of Survival. Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Shadowblend (Su) In areas of dim and no light, shadow Melee swarm (3d6 plus blood drain)
hunters gain improved concealment; there is a 40% miss Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
chance when attacking one in such conditions. Special Attacks blood drain (1d6 Constitution), distraction
(DC 16)

Worm Your Way Out of This One Str 3, Dex 19, Con 10, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +12; CMB —; CMD —
A heavy gate blocks off this underground tunnel from a dark cavern Feats Improved Initiative, Improved Lightning Reflexes,
beyond. The gate is locked with a rusted lock (DC 20 Disable Device), Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception), Skill Focus
but opens easily on well-oiled hinges. Beyond the gate, a single lantern (Stealth), Toughness
flickers feebly nearly 30 ft. in the air. It casts a weak glow in a 12-foot Skills Fly +17, Perception +11, Stealth +20
radius. Ten feet below the candlelight hangs an elf, suspended from the SQ diseased
same rope to which the lantern is attached. The rope goes behind the elf
to some sort of harness, not around his neck. A battered anvil sits beside Environment underground or temperate and warm swamps
the gate, and a mace with a leather-wrapped handle leans against it. A Organization solitary, or a pall (2–4 swarms)
taut rope is tied around the anvil, its length vanishing upward toward the Treasure none
lantern and elf.
Or at least what remains of the elf. Unless PCs can see in the darkness Diseased (Ex) Stirges are harbingers of disease. Any creature
or light up the room, they won’t see that his torso, head and arms are all subjected to a stirge’s blood drain attack has a 10% chance
that remain. His legs are gone, chomped off at the waist. His arms are of being exposed to filth fever, blinding sickness, or a similar
bound behind his back with a leather strap. A harness wraps around his disease (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook,
torso, and the rope runs to a pulley somewhere high above then back down “Diseases”). Once this check is made, the victim can no
to the anvil. Cutting the rope causes the elf and lantern to drop 20 ft. to longer be infected by this particular stirge, though attacks
the hard stone. by different stirges are resolved normally and may result in
A ruthless thieves’ guild uses this chamber to get rid of enemies, spies multiple illnesses.
and double-crossers. The thieves caught the elf spying, tied him up and
then hoisted him into the darkness. The thieves struck the anvil with the
mace to sound the “dinner bell” and summoned 3 shadow hunters and More Fun Than a Bag of Stirges
6 shadow hunter hatchlings. The giant worms now associate the anvil’s
vibrations with fresh meat and swarm into the room expecting a meal. Any A band of 8 goblins drags a tanned whale bladder down the passage
other loud noises in the chamber may also attract the giant hunters. (or path). Seeping puncture wounds and filthy bandages cover the gob-
Eight tunnels lead out of the room into a warren of twisting passageways lins’ exposed skin. Crude sinew stitching holds the bladder together like
the shadow hunters use to their full advantage to hunt prey blundering into a huge bag. The bag writhes and fights against the pulling goblins. For
their territory. reasons unknown, the goblins painstakingly (and quite painfully!) cap-
tured a swarm of stirges in this rugged bag. If confronted, the goblins
pull the stitching free and take cover under the inverted whale bladder.
Mealworm The stirge swarm immediately attacks anything in sight, ignoring the hid-
ing goblins under the bladder tarpaulin. Besides normal goblin gear, each
A dead purple worms fills this tunnel, its bloated, stinking carcass goblin carries a large butterfly net and a backpack filled with bandages
leaving barely enough room to squeeze between it and the rock corridor and ointment.
its bulk nearly blocks. Large bites rend the flesh of the dead creature.
Slimy blood leaks across the stones. Gnats, flies and vermin scurry over, GOBLINS (8) CR 1/3
into and out of the worm’s distended skin. XP 135
The purple worm died after blundering through a shadow hunter nest. hp 4 each (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary, “Goblin”)

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and rock. Leaves and grass of jade, granite trees, flint vines and marble

Stone Treant undergrowth make travel extremely difficult. Clearing paths requires te-
dious work and stone-cutting tools. Existing trails wind maze-like through
the forest. Aside from the fact that everything is stone, the plant-life acts
This creature looks much like an animated sculpture of a tree. It has in all respects like living plants. Plant and plant-like creatures brought into
a thick, corrugated hide of bark like stone, with many thick branches. It the woods turn to stone within 24 hours.
travels along on clusters of humping and twining stone roots. It possesses The crunch of brittle stone leaves and grass sound with every step PCs
no discernible face. take. Outlying trees and brush have few leaves, but deeper into the forest
the stone trees remain pristine. These massive stone behemoths filter out
The stone treant is a variant of the treant native to the Plane of Earth. most natural light, resulting in vast cave-like rooms and twisting passages
They are very rare even there, located in isolated pockets in the plane where with occasional pinpoints of light beaming through. Damage to the petri-
they tend groves of crystals and natural gem outcroppings. Knowledge of fied forest regenerates over time as if the plants still thrive. Plants taken
their existence has been all but lost, as has the ritual of summoning and from the forest transform into normal vegetation within 24 hours.
binding them into service. The salt grotto lies in the heart of the forest. A stone lectern made from
A stone treant stands 20–30 ft. tall, with a trunk about 4 ft. in diameter. tree roots in the middle of the 80-foot-diameter grotto holds the Book of
It weighs close to 10,000 pounds. Terran. Six stone trees of various species encircle the lectern, their roots
Stone treants are intelligent, and speak Terran. They generally do not erupting from the ground to secure the book. The Book of Terran holds
bother to communicate with non-earth elemental beings, however. the secrets of the Elemental Plane of Earth. It is rumored that the book
holds spells capable of summoning volcanoes from the bowels of earth,
STONE TREANT CR 16 for calling meteors from the sky or for creating elemental nodes of the
XP 76,800 reader’s design. Yggdrasil, a massive and ancient ash stone treant serves
N Huge outsider (earth, elemental, native) as guardian and curator of the Book of Terran. The callous and somber
Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 120 ft.; Yggdrasil cares not for the lives or events of mortals, but may listen to
Perception +33 druids renowned for their achievements and stature. Yggdrasil commands
a troop of stone treants scattered throughout the forest.
AC 22, touch 7, flat-footed 22 (–1 Dex, +15 natural, –2 size)
hp 346 (21d10+210 plus 21)
Fort +17; Ref +13; Will +17
DR 10/slashing and adamantine; Immune elemental traits;
Troll, River
SR 31
Similar in many respects to their swamp-loving kin, river trolls prefer a
less slimy existence, and prefer to live in forested regions near rivers and
Speed 30 ft., burrow 5 ft.
streams, or under bridges.
Melee 6 slams +32 (3d8+12)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
RIVER TROLL CR 5
Special Attacks acidic blood (5d4 acid, DC 20 Reflex half),
XP 1,600
trample (3d8+18, DC 32)
CE Large humanoid (amphibious, giant)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent;
Str 35, Dex 8, Con 30, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 12 Perception +8
Base Atk +21; CMB +35 (+37 to bull rush and sunder); CMD 43
Feats Awesome Blow, Cleave, Greater Sunder, Improved AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +5 natural, –1 size)
Bull Rush, Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, hp 63 (6d8+36); regeneration 5 (acid or fire)
Power Attack, Toughness, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (slam) Fort +11; Ref +4; Will +3
Skills Intimidate +25, Knowledge (history) +24, Knowledge
(planes) +24, Perception +33, Sense Motive +27, Stealth +15 Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft.
(+21 in stony underground areas); Racial Modifiers +6 Stealth Melee bite +8 (1d8+5), 2 claws +8 (1d6+5)
in stony underground areas Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Languages Sylvan, Terran Special Attacks rend (2 claws, 1d6+7)
SQ radial symmetry
Str 21, Dex 14, Con 23, Int 6, Wis 9, Cha 6
Environment underground Base Atk +4; CMB +10; CMD 22
Organization solitary, or grove (2–16) Feats Intimidating Prowess, Iron Will, Skill Focus (Perception)
Treasure standard Skills Intimidate +9, Perception +8, Swim +13
Languages Giant
Acidic Blood (Ex) Anyone striking the stone treant with a SQ amphibious
piercing or slashing attack and inflicting damage releases
a gout of acidic blood, which causes 5d4 points of acid Environment temperate forest
damage to the person who struck it. A DC 20 Reflex save Organization solitary, or gang (3–6)
reduces this damage by half. The blood becomes inert one Treasure standard
round after leaving the elemental’s body.
Radial Symmetry (Ex) Because of its shape, the stone treant
can bring no more than four of its slam attacks to bear on
any one target. However, it also perceives the area around
Pay the Toll
it equally well, and thus it cannot be flanked. The Sin Mire Swamp is home to nasty vermin, biting fish, vicious
crocodiles and one decidedly evil—but smart for his race—river troll

The Book of Terran

named Fench. The troll lives under a wooden covered bridge spanning a
40-foot-gap between two crumbling dirt riverbanks. Fench lives in a cave
carved into the bank below one end of the bridge. He feeds the crocodiles
In the center of the Petrified Forest of Drevjen sits a salt grotto holding raw meat from his perch above their odiferous home. A section of the
the fable Book of Terran. Navigating the stone woods seems an almost riverbank near Fench’s home is scooped out, leaving a steep slope of
impossible task. All flora in the forest is made of various minerals, crystals shifting dirt that leads down into the river.
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The covered bridge is balanced on a central stone pillar 20 ft. above the Organization solitary, or gang (2–4)
river, and is not connected to either river bank. The bridge is built to swing Treasure standard
sideways with a strong push to allow boats to move upriver.
The troll tied ropes to the bridge’s underside and anchored them a large Control Water Elemental (Ex) With a successful Intelligence
rock in his cave home. When PCs enter the bridge, Fench shoves the check (DC 10), a water weird may control a single water
bridge to pivot it away from the bank. The bridge jerks to a stop as the elemental within 30 ft. of it, as though it had summoned it
rope halts its motion. The bridge openings are left suspended 20 ft. above with a summon monster spell. If the elemental is already
crocodile-infested water. under the control of another caster, the DC of the
Fench demands that each person using the bridge pay 50 gp or take their Intelligence check is instead 10 plus the Intelligence modifier
chances with the gators. The troll thoughtfully tosses three large hanks of the creature controlling the elemental. Control lasts for a
of meat into the water to attract 2d4 crocodiles and a dire crocodile that number of hours equal to the water weird’s Hit Dice.
Fench named Hector. A leather sack inside the bridge has a large bobber Drown (Ex) A water weird who successfully grabs an
attached to it. Fench tells PCs to put their gold in the bag, then throw the opponent attempts to pin it under water. A creature unable
bag into the water. The troll collects the bag and gold later. to escape the water weird’s pin who fails its Fortitude save
If PCs pay, Fench pulls the rope back so the bridge ends swing toward (DC 15) begins to drown. The save DC is Strength-based.
the riverbank. He stops it 10 ft. short, however. The opening closest to Reform Body (Ex) When reduced to zero or fewer hit points,
Fench’s home is left facing the dug-out section of the riverbank. PCs the water weird collapses. If it was on water at the time,
attempting to jump to that side must clear nearly 16 ft. and then contend it reforms at full strength 1d4+1 rounds later. A purify food
with the shifting dirt or slide into the river. The opposite riverbank is a and drink spell deals 1d4 points of damage per caster level
mere 5 ft. and much easier to jump to. (max 10d4), and any damage sustained in this manner is not
regained when the water weird reforms.
CROCODILES CR 2 Transparent (Ex) A water weird is effectively invisible in water
XP 600 until it attacks.
hp 22 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary, “Crocodile”) Water Mastery (Ex) A water weird gains a +1 circumstance
bonus to attacks and damage for every 4 Hit Dice it
CROCODILE, DIRE CR 9 possesses if both it and its opponent touch water. If the
XP 6,400 opponent or water weird is on land, it instead suffers a –4
hp 138 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary, “Crocodile, penalty to attack and damage. (The statistics block above
Dire”) does not include this bonus).

Water Weird A Stone’s Throw

A 200-foot-wide pool of cool, clear water splits this rectangular
The water weird is an evil watery, snake-like creature summoned to the chamber, leaving narrow 10-foot-wide ledges on either side that sit level
Material Plane by an evil spellcaster. They are often employed as guards with the water’s surface. The pool is 20 ft. deep.
to watch over the spellcaster or his belongings. When summoned, a water Two chunks of white flowstone rise 4 ft. above the water near the water’s
weird appears in a large pool of water where it makes its lair. It cannot edge on each side of the room. The sides of the stones are covered with
leave its pool. hundreds of flowing calcite strands frozen in mid-drip above the water.
The top of the flowstone is gone, sheared away to create a three-foot-wide
The water weird appears as a 10 ft. long (or longer) snake-like creature flat table. Resting on the altar near the PCs are three flat throwing stones,
composed entirely of water. Other than its snake-like body, its only each carved with a different symbol.
distinguishing features are its slitted eyes and its large mouth. If a stone is skipped across the pool, it triggers an effect. The stones
Water weirds hate all living non-water-based creatures and attack them lose their enchantment if removed from this room. A stone reappears
on sight. immediately on the opposite flowstone altar once it is skipped or taken
from the room. The symbols and effects are:
WATER WEIRD CR 4 Wing: A white swan-like boat covered in soft feathers and decorative
XP 1,200 ribbons rises out of the water. It seats three people on comfortable down-
CE Large outsider (elemental, water) filled cushions. The boat does not move or drift on the water, however,
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +12 even if oars are fashioned to propel it. The boat seems locked in place.
This stone must be skipped first.
AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +5 natural, –1 size) Water drop: An 8-HD water elemental forms in the pool. It lies dormant
hp 26 each (4d10+4) in the water, awaiting a command. This stone must be cast second.
Fort +2; Ref +6; Will +6 Hand: Skipping this stone commands the water elemental (if present)
Defensive Abilities reform body, transparent; DR 10/ to propel the swan boat across the pool to the opposite shore. At least one
bludgeoning; Immune elemental traits person must be in the boat for it to move. The boat sinks into the water and
vanishes after the last passenger disembarks. This stone must be cast last.
Speed 30 ft., swim 90 ft. If the stones are skipped out of order, the above effects occur, but a
Melee slam +6 (1d6+4 plus grab) water weird also appears in the pool. The watery serpent attempts to
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. control the water elemental (if present) before attacking.
Special Attacks control water elemental, drown (DC 15), Lying on the bottom of the pool are six skeletons. Scattered around
water mastery them are 40 gp, six necklaces with an inscribed pearl (100 gp each), and a
gold scepter (250 gp). The water weird won’t attack anyone wearing one
Str 17, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 11, Wis 14, Cha 11 of the pearl necklaces.
Base Atk +4; CMB +8 (+12 to grapple); CMD 20
Feats Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Bluff +7, Escape Artist +9, Intimidate +7, Perception +12,
Stealth +5, Swim +18
Language Aquan

Environment any aquatic

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and can be wielded normally. Its powers are left up to the GM and its new

Wight, Sword wielder to discover.

These wicked and depraved creatures lived and died by the sword, and
now, their dark taint passes through their weapons to tear at your soul.
Grave Error
An undulating black mass moves down the stone hall, the sloshing
Much like the standard wight, these undead abominations are warped ooze filling the corridor from wall to wall. Bones, skulls and decomposing
and twisted caricatures of their former selves. The sword wight bears a body parts slide ahead of the blob as it oozes over the broken rock.
massive greatsword, and the cold touch of the grave courses through the Suddenly, a greatsword’s blade thrusts out of the engulfing mass, and
creature, through the weapon, into the hapless target. frantically slices up, down, and across the blob. The fluid-like ooze flows
around the swordsman’s cuts, leaving him trapped. Even as the unseen
SWORD WIGHT CR 6 warrior struggles for freedom, slicing viciously at the mass from within,
XP 2,400 3 scratched, beaten and nicked skeletons disgorge from the ooze and
LE Medium undead advance.
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +15 The massive blob is an undead ooze that recently engulfed a sword
wraith. The angry wraith hacked apart a few of the skeletons trapped
AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 20 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +4 inside the ooze with it, but can’t free itself from the blob’s embrace. If
natural) the ooze is slain, the sword wraith leaps from the muck to slash at PCs.
hp 60 (8d8+16 plus 8) Anyone grabbing the sword to pull the warrior free feels the cold chill of
Fort +4; Ref +3; Will +7 the grave seeping down the blade. The ooze releases the wraith to reabsorb
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, undead traits the bones of its skeletons if they are all slain.

Speed 20 ft. (base 30 ft.) UNDEAD OOZE CR 6

Melee greatsword +8/+3 (2d6+1/19–20 plus energy drain), or XP 2,400
slam +7/+2 (1d4+1 plus energy drain) NE Huge undead (Frog God Games The Tome of Horrors
Complete 462, “Ooze, Undead”)
Str 12, Dex 12, Con —, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 15 Init –5; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception +1
Base Atk +6; CMB +7; CMD 18
Feats Blind-Fight, Skill Focus (Perception), Toughness, AC 3, touch 3, flat-footed 3 (–5 Dex, –2 size)
Weapon Focus (greatsword) hp 27 (6d8)
Skills Acrobatics +4, Climb +7, Perception +15, Stealth +12 Fort +2; Ref –3; Will +6
SQ sword channel Immune cold, ooze traits, undead traits
Gear chainmail, greatsword, gold circlet set with a sapphire
(worth 800 gp for the gem, or 1,000 gp for the entire circlet) Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee slam +3 (2d4+1 plus 1d6 cold)
Environment any Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Organization solitary, or garrison (2–20) Special Attacks cold, engulf (DC 15, 1d6 cold), skeletons
Treasure standard
Str 12, Dex 1, Con —, Int —, Wis 12, Cha 10
Sword Channel (Ex) A sword wight’s energy drain ability Base Atk +4; CMB +7; CMD 12 (can’t be tripped)
functions through melee weapon attacks it makes, in Skills Climb +9
addition to its slam attacks.

The Companions of Brynhildr Witchlights

These fey, when young, resemble caterpillars or worms 1/2 in. long
Thick iron bars seal this room’s entrances. The bars have no doors and with miniscule elven faces. Once they mature they resemble tiny elves no
were not designed for entry. The room beyond contains 10 human-sized larger than a fat housefly, with moth-like wings on their backs. They emit
bas-relief sculptures of armored maidens lining the walls. Each stone a beautiful pastel glow, and when doing so at night they appear to be no
maiden holds aloft a corroded greatsword pointed toward a bier in the more than bobbing globes of soft light.
center of the room. A young woman adorned in silver armor and white
silk lies upon the bier. Only her pale skin and the wound in the nape of her Witchlights are a race of diminutive fey that are bred by pixies and other
neck belie her deathly state. Ankle-length hair of ebony cascades over the sylvan creatures to provide illumination and atmosphere to their events.
funeral slab. The flowing hair stands in stark contrast to the white colored They are born on midsummer in their larval state. In the autumn they
greatsword she grasps in her hands. The body is Brynhildr, an ancient spin cocoons for themselves in which they ride out the winter, hatching
warrior with a bloody history who lived and died by the sword. She grasps in early spring in their adult form. As adults, their beating wings release
Achroma, a +2 adamantine greatsword of wounding. The sword may have thousands of spores which, when it comes in contact with flower pollen
other dark powers or even intelligence. and moonlight, germinate into eggs.
Achroma flies into the air and attacks anyone entering the chamber. The Adult witchlights are vulnerable to cold temperatures, and in all but the
sword has one attack each round at +12 (2d6+2 plus wounding). It has warmest climates they die in the fall when the weather turns chilly.
AC 22 and is immune to physical damage. Instead of taking damage, any However, favored witchlights may be cared for through the harsh
single attack dealing more than 10 points of damage knocks the sword to winter months; those that survive become elder witchlights. They increase
the ground for one round. No further damage in that round has any effect. to 1 HD fey, and gain +1 hit point per year of life until they have reached
The sword continues fighting as long as grave robbers remain in the tomb. the maximum possible for their hit dice. Elder witchlights have an
Furthermore, 4 sword wights lie in wait inside random bas-relief stat- Intelligence score of 2, which increases to 3 when they reach maximum
ues. Once Achroma starts fighting, the façade of one of the bas-relief stat- hit points. The most intelligent witchlights have limited sentience, capable
ues crumbles and releases the entombed sword wight. The sword wights of understanding the sylvan language to a degree and even speaking a few
fight one at a time, with another breaking free each time a wight is de- words of it.
feated. If the four sword wights are defeated, Achroma falls to the ground For every point of intelligence an elder witchlight possesses, it gains
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one of the following spell-like abilities usable at will: stabilize, dancing
lights, daze, flare, ghost sound, light, prestidigitation, purify food and
drink (1/hour only), or virtue.
Help me! Help me!
Larval and normal witchlights have no combat abilities, and are worth A dense forest surrounds a massive barley field. The nearly half mile
no XP. Elder witchlights may be worth ad-hoc experience (no more than area of grain was cultivated by locals for brewing until a quake divided
CR 1/4) if they have spell-like abilities usable in combat. the field and made it too dangerous to farm. A 25-foot-wide chasm now di-
vides the land. The chasm opens into a vast underground complex where a
Witchlight Familiars: A witchlight may be taken as a familiar through giant black widow makes its lair. The spider hangs under a web blocking
the Improved Familiar feat. The minimum level to acquire such a familiar the chasm 30 ft. below the surface. Non-sticky strands of web cover the
is caster level 3. Elder witchlights do not gain additional spell-like abilities area around the chasm. Moving these alerts the spider to potential prey,
for having their intelligence raised due to being a familiar. and it scurries toward any disturbance in anticipation of its next meal. The
web spanning the chasm holds the cocooned and desiccated remains of
WITCHLIGHTS CR— deer, feral goats and boars.
XP 0 The druid Button Funray (N human male, Druid 5; Int 7, Wis 15, Cha
N Fine fey 18) lies in the center of the web. Miraculously, he survived the spider’s
hp 1 (common witchlights have no combat capabilities; venom, but is too weak to free himself from the web. Button has a peculiar
see the stats below for elder witchlights and the side bar for and extreme personality disorder: He truly believes he is a fairy. Button
further details). has giant dragonfly wings attached to a harness on his back, and he wears
a goat skin wig with fake antennae. His skimpy yet vibrant clothing is
ELDER WITCHLIGHT CR 1/4 lined with hundreds of tiny bells. Button even clips his ears so they ap-
XP 100 pear pointed. He wears curly toed shoes and speaks in a high-pitched,
N Fine fey whimsical fashion. He screams “Help me!” in his shrill voice as soon as
Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +4 the spider moves.
Fortunately for Button, the field is infested with hundreds of witch-
AC 21, touch 21, flat-footed 18 (+3 Dex, +8 size) lights. Furthermore, an elder witchlight “adopted” him, and believes
hp 4 (1d6–2) Button to be a fey god of some sort. The elder witchlight rallied the witch-
Fort –2; Ref +5; Will +3 lights to aid Button. The witchlights swarm passers-by and form float-
ing arrows pointing toward the captive druid. At night, the witchlights
Speed fly 30 ft. (perfect) coordinate their lights to form sequential flashing arrows to lead potential
Melee none rescuers to Button. If rescued, Button commands a single witchlight to
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st) become a follower of each of his PC rescuers. If the witchlight survives
At will—daze (DC 11), ghost sound (DC 11), virtue (elder #1) an entire winter with the PC, it becomes an elder witchlight forever in the
dancing lights, flare (DC 11), purify food and drink (1/hour) service of its liege.
(elder #2)
daze (DC 11), light, prestidigitation (elder #3) SPIDER, GIANT (BLACK WIDOW) CR 3
XP 800
Str 1, Dex 16, Con 6, Int 3, Wis 13, Cha 12 hp 38 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary “spider, giant
Base Atk +0; CMB –5; CMD 0 black widow”)
Feats Skill Focus (Perception)
Skills Acrobatics +7, Fly +19, Perception +8, Stealth +19
Languages Sylvan (limited)

Environment temperate forest

Organization solitary, pair or cloud (4–20), summer swarm
(20–100)
Treasure standard

Glimmer (Su) Witchlights produce a luminance in their larval

stage equal to a candle in brightness. In their adult and
elder stage the light is up to half torchlight intensity (bright
light in a 10 ft. radius). They can change the intensity or
extinguish this light as a free action. The glimmer is a steady,
soft glow, and may be silvery-white or just about any color,
though the fey that raise them favor pastel shades. Each
witchlight has its own unique color which it cannot change.

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trees keep it from splashing down into the swamp below. Alligator skulls

Crazed hang from the walls and dark blood stains the rotting floor. Deep gouges
mar the door frame, as if someone was pulled from the building. The
shack’s walls are clawed and scratched.
Wild-eyed and insane, a crazed creature is slightly more than a wild The Laborn family was attacked by a feral pack of 10 crazed lizardfolk
animal. that contracted filth fever after eating infected swamp monkeys. The
gnawed bones of the family now lie buried in the muck beneath their

Creating a Crazed creature

home. Each corpse is missing its teeth, ears and pinkies. The lizardfolk
swim through the swamp’s murky waters in search of prey. They are
tired of eating swamp monkeys and want fresh meat. They burst from the
“Crazed” is an acquired template that can be added to any living, waters to attack in a demented, nearly mindless pack.
corporeal creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or greater (hereafter
referred to as the “base creature.” Normally, when a creature is reduced
to 0 Wisdom, it falls unconscious; within the confines of levels 9B and
9C of Rappan Athuk, however, such creatures instead gain this template.
A crazed creature retains all the abilities of the base creature, except it
Meat Puppet
cannot cast spells or use spell-like abilities, nor can it make use of ranged Meat puppets are boneless, skinless corpses reanimated after being
weapons of any kind. exposed to necromantic energies.
A crazed creature cannot easily be cured of its insanity. In order to
cure a crazed creature, it must first be targeted with a heal spell followed
immediately with a remove curse spell. At that point, the curse is broken, Creating a meat puppet
and creatures loses the crazed template; it has a Wisdom score of 1,
making it susceptible to suffering the curse again the next day. “Meat puppet” is an acquired template that can be added to any
corporeal creature (other than an undead) that had a skeletal system at
CR: Same as the base creature. one point, but had its bones extracted or completely crushed (referred to
Immune: A crazed creature is immune to all mind-affecting effects— hereafter as the base creature).
including those that would otherwise be beneficial, such as the spells aid Senses: Meat puppets have darkvision out to 60 ft.
and bless. Challenge Rating: This depends on the creature’s new total number of
Melee Attacks: A crazed creature gains a bite attack, if it didn’t already Hit Dice, as follows:
have one. This attack is a primary natural attack, or can be used as a
secondary natural attack if the creature opts to attack with manufactured HD CR XP
weapons. Damage is based on the table below or the creature’s usual 4 4 1,200
damage, whichever is better. In addition, creatures bitten by a crazed 6 5 1,600
creature risk the wound becoming infected with filth fever. 8-10 6 2,400
12-14 8 4,800
Bite Damage 15-17 10 9,600
Size Damage 18-20 12 19,200
Diminutive 1 21-24 14 38,400
Tiny 1d2 25-27 16 76,800
Small 1d3 28-30 18 153,600
Medium 1d4
Large 1d6 Alignment: Always neutral evil.
Huge 1d8 Type: The creature’s type changes to undead. It retains any subtype
Gargantuan 2d6 except for alignment subtypes (such as good) and subtypes that indicate
Colossal 3d6 kind. It does not gain the augmented subtype. It uses all the base creature’s
statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Abilities: A crazed creature has a –2 racial modifier to Charisma and a Armor Class: A meat puppet has no bones to reinforce its body, and
Wisdom score of 0. Treat the creature’s Wisdom as being 1 (–5 modifier) has only half the base creature’s natural armor bonus (round down). It
for all abilities and effects, such as Will save and skill modifiers. tends to shed any possessions it had in life, and so is only 5% likely to be
SQ: Add the following special quality to the base creature: encountered wearing any armor it once had.
Insane (Ex) A crazed creature’s mind is shattered. A crazed creature Hit Dice: Drop HD gained from class levels (minimum of 1) and
no longer desires magical trinkets such as weapons, armor, or wondrous change racial HD to d8s. Meat Puppets gain a number of additional HD as
items. Instead, it seeks only to take trophies from those it kills, such as noted on the following table.
teeth or ears. It leaves behind anything of actual value. Typically a crazed
creature possesses one weapon, and ratty leather or hide armor. Meat Puppet Size Bonus Hit Dice
Tiny or smaller +1 HD
Small or Medium +3 HD
Swamp Fever Large +5 HD
Huge +7 HD
A small, three-room wooden hut lifted out of the Sin Mire Swamp Gargantuan +11 HD
on eight-foot-tall pole stilts is filled with mud, dirt and stagnant water. Colossal +15 HD
A storm pulled off part of the building’s roof. Pylons on one side of the
building collapsed, causing the entire structure to shift, but thick banyan Meat Puppets use their Charisma modifiers to determine bonus hit
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points (instead of Constitution). Base Atk +9; CMB +17 (+21 to grapple); CMD 29 (31 vs. trip)
Saves: Base save bonuses are Fort +1/3 HD, Ref +1/3 HD, and Will +1/2 Feats Dodge, Improved Critical (slam), Improved Initiative,
HD + 2. Improved Natural Attack (slam), Lightning Reflexes,
Defensive Abilities: Meat puppets lose their defensive abilities and ToughnessB, Weapon Focus (slam)
gain all of the qualities and immunities granted by the undead type. Skills Perception +17
Meat puppets gain channel resistance +4, DR 5/slashing or piercing, and
regeneration (cold iron or good) which heals 1 hp per round per Hit Die.
Speed: The base creature loses fly and burrow speeds, but retains land,
swim, and climb speeds, if any.
The Bone Crusher
Attacks: A meat puppet loses all of the base creature’s natural attacks and gains The ground rumbles and shakes as the Bone Crusher (AC 30, 300 hit
2 slam attacks, or one slam attack for every natural attack it lost (whichever is points, DR 5) approaches. This five-ton contraption from hell is a massive
greater). It retains all weapon proficiencies of the base creature, but as with armor stone roller carved with thousands of grinning skulls. Massive femurs at-
is only 5% likely to be encountered with a weapon in hand. Its slam attacks deal tached on each end of the roller support a cobbled-together platform of
damage based on the meat puppet’s size, but as if it were one size category larger bone that hovers above and slightly behind the massive roller. A single
than its actual size (see Natural Attacks in the Pathfinder Bestiary). It retains any stone wheel below the platform serves as a steering mechanism. The roller
extraordinary special abilities that improve its melee or ranged attacks. inflicts 10d6 points of crushing damage to anything caught in its path.
Special Attacks: A meat puppet retains none of the base creature’s Despite moving at a mere 15 ft., the Bone Crusher animates any living
special attacks. However, it gains the grab and constrict special attacks. corporeal creature it crushes as a meat puppet in its wake. Currently, 6 hu-
Special Qualities: A meat puppet loses most special qualities of the man meat puppets follow the Bone Crusher. Commanding the massive
base creature. crusher is the vrock, Beek Vrut, who carries a wand of paralysis (CL 10th,
Abilities: Str +6, Dex +4. A meat puppet has no Constitution score, its 31 charges) and a long spear.
Intelligence changes to 3, its Wisdom and Charisma change to 14. Only those who serve Orcus can command the Bone Crusher or access
BAB: A meat puppet’s base attack is equal to 3/4 its Hit Dice. its powers. If the juggernaut’s commander is slain, the entire machine falls
Skills: A meat puppet does not retain the skills of the base creature, into thousands of jumbled bones and stones. The Bone Crusher can only
but it has 1 skill rank per Hit Die. The following are class skills for a reform through months of vile rituals and the desecration of at least 100
meat puppet: Climb, Disguise, Fly, Intimidate, Knowledge (arcana), graves.
Knowledge (religion), Perception, Sense Motive, Spellcraft, and Stealth.
Feats: A meat puppet gains feats normally based on its Hit Dice, but
loses all feats possessed by the base creature. A meat puppet also gains
Toughness as a bonus feat.
Cesspit of Terror
Environment: Any land and underground. A dilapidated alchemical laboratory wastes away in this large chamber.
Organization: Any. The room’s furnishings are piled around the edges of the chamber as if
Treasure: 5% chance of standard goods. forcibly shoved aside. A dried greenish film covers the contents, walls
and ceiling as if something exploded outward from the center of the room.
HUMAN MEAT PUPPET CR 4 Human-sized glass tubes stand broken and empty, with a nauseating green
XP 1,200 sludge remaining in the lower portions. A pile of mold-covered rags sits
NE Medium undead in a corner, surrounded by dozens of deflated rat corpses. A rusted mesh
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9 grate covers a sludge-filled drainage pit in the floor. An otyugh meat pup-
pet lies in wait below the drain.
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge) The unfortunate otyugh, which the laboratory’s alchemist used as waste
hp 21 (4d8+8 plus 4); regeneration 4 (cold iron or good) disposal, suffered from a necromantic explosion in the lab. The catastrophe
Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +6 transformed the creature into its current undead state. It attacks by punching
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 5/slashing or through the grate with three tentacles, and emerges only to pursue.
piercing; Immune undead traits The wizard Arkren (NE male human, Wiz 13; Int 17, Wis 7) hides
under the moldering pile of rags. Arkren dabbled in the necromantic arts,
Speed 30 ft. an unfamiliar territory for him. His last experiment went horribly wrong,
Melee 2 slams +6 (1d6+3 plus grab) destroying the lab and transforming him into an atrocity. Although his
Special Attacks constrict (1d6+3) mind remains untouched, Arkren’s body was transformed into an ochre
jelly. He lives off rats and is unable to communicate. He desperately seeks
Str 17, Dex 14, Con —, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 14 a solution to his predicament.
Base Atk +3; CMB +3 (+7 to grapple); CMD 19 Without components, a spell book or sufficient orifices to speak, he
Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, ToughnessB has lost the ability to cast spells. He has all the statistics and abilities of a
Skills Perception +9 normal ochre jelly except that his acid attacks affect only bones. He can
protrude a barbed pseudopod to inject acid into opponents to dissolve their
OTYUGH MEAT PUPPET CR 8 skeletal structure. This attack acts as a normal ochre jelly attack except
XP 4,800 that any creature killed immediately returns as a meat puppet. Creatures
NE Large undead without a skeletal system (including most constructs and oozes, plants,
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +17 and incorporeal creatures) are immune to Arkren’s acid damage.

AC 10, touch 10, flat-footed 9 (+1 Dex, –1 size) OCHRE JELLY CR 5

hp 90 (12d8+24 plus 12); regeneration 12 (cold iron or good) XP 1,600
Fort +6; Ref +7; Will +10 hp 63 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary, “Jelly, Ochre”)
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 5/slashing or
piercing; Immune undead traits

Speed 30 ft.
Melee 3 slams +16 (2d6+7/19–20 plus grab)
Soulless
Special Attacks constrict (1d8+7) In his eternal war against the gods, Orcus, the Prince of Demons,
discovered a way to sever the connection between living beings and their
Str 24, Dex 12, Con —, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 14 divine creators. He learned that by stripping the soul of a humanoid while
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leaving the body alive and intact, he could create a soulless creature divine caster’s spell list.
beholden only to him and outside the influence of the divine. Vessel of Orcus (Su) By manipulating an imprisoned soul Orcus can
A soulless creature becomes a being without connection to the possess a soulless creature, enabling the demon lord to see and hear
divine or living creatures. Flensed of all distinctions of alignment, the through the soulless creature’s body.
soulless embrace true amorality, characterized by acts of depravity and
destruction. The soulless creature takes no pleasure in this behavior, they SOULLESS HILL GIANT CR 8
are disturbingly without expression or emotion, but engage in it as an XP 4,800
automaton. N Large humanoid (giant)
Though a soulless shares some characteristics with the undead, they Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +5
remain alive and fully sentient creatures. They eat, breathe, and sleep.
The absence of an animating spark means a soulless lacks the natural AC 21, touch 8, flat-footed 21 (+4 armor, –1 Dex, +9 natural,
fears and desires of normal humanoids and some of their vulnerabilities, –1 size)
but they also have no final energy to cling to when the body is severely hp 95 (10d8+50)
damaged. Fort +12; Ref +2; Will +2
The stripped soul ends up in an Abyssal prison where Orcus can subject Defensive Abilities rock catching; Immune critical hits, fear,
it to further experiments or employ it in some other hideous plan. positive and negative energy, soul-affecting magic
Weaknesses soulless

Creating a Soulless Speed 40 ft. (30 ft. in armor)

Melee greatclub +14/+9 (2d8+10) or 2 slams +13 (1d8+7)
“Soulless” is an acquired template that can be added to any living Ranged rock +6 (1d8+10)
corporeal humanoid, magical beast, or monstrous humanoid (referred to Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
hereafter as the base creature), provided it possesses a soul separate from Special Attacks abyssal stare (DC 18), rock throwing (120 ft.)
its physical body. A soulless retains all the base creature’s statistics and
special abilities except as noted here. Str 25, Dex 8, Con 21, Int 6, Wis 8, Cha 11
CR: Same as base creature +1. Base Atk +7; CMB +15; CMD 24
Alignment: Neutral Feats Ability Focus (abyssal stare)B, Cleave, Intimidating
Senses: A soulless gains darkvision 60 ft. Prowess, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Power
Armor Class: A soulless has a +2 natural armor bonus or the base Attack, Weapon Focus (greatclub)
creature’s natural armor bonus, whichever is better. Skills Climb +10, Intimidate +18, Perception +5; Racial
Defensive Abilities: A soulless possesses no connection to the divine Modifiers +4 Intimidate
and also lacks the vulnerabilities of other corporeal creatures. As such it is Languages Giant
immune to the following: SQ bound soul, divine exclusion, vessel of Orcus
Critical Hits: The disconnection between a soulless creature’s physical
and immaterial forms turns it into a semi-automaton and immune to Ecology any land
precision damage. Organization solitary, gang (2–5), band (6–8), raiding party
Fear: A soulless creature has already confronted the black infinity that (9–12 plus 1d4 zombie dire wolves)
lies beyond the mortal coil. It does not fear anything. Treasure standard (hide armor, greatclub, other treasure)
Positive and Negative Energy: This includes effects linked to positive
and negative energy such cure and inflict spells, ability and level damage
and drain and abilities that modify or alter a cleric’s channel energy ability. My Friend the Witchdoctor
Soul Magic: The soulless creature is immune to all types of magic that
manipulate or affect the soul such as magic jar or soul bind. Fifteen-foot-tall columns of stacked tombstones circle this shrine to Or-
Weaknesses: The soulless have no innate desire to remain alive. A cus. The jawless skulls of hill giants sit atop each column. Fat oil candles
soulless creature reduced to 0 or fewer hit points is destroyed in the way burn inside each skull, illuminating their eyes and nasal cavities. Years
of an undead creature. of wax twist like veins down from the skulls, entangling the columns in
Special Attacks: The soulless retains all of the base creature’s special white-and-red tendrils. Pungent smoke of burning hair and boiling lard
attacks and gains those described here. hugs the ground. The inner circle of the shrine resembles a depraved
Abyssal Stare (Su) As a standard action a soulless creature can stare into slaughter house, with countless humanoid corpses hanging from chains
the eyes of another living being within 30 ft. and force it to confront the dangling from iron bars between pillars. Cauldrons of rendered fat hang
infinite, empty void beyond death. Targets who fail a Will save (DC 10 above a deep pit of coals. Manacled slabs secure flayed and tortured cap-
+1/2 soulless HD + Charisma modifier) waver in their will to survive and tives.
take a –4 penalty to all saves and skill and ability checks for 1d4 rounds. The orc tribes of the region pay homage to their unholy lord by bring-
Divine casters are particularly disturbed. They must succeed on a caster ing sacrifices and treasure to the shrine. The area echoes nightly with the
level check (20 + spell level) to cast a divine spell while under the effect screams of terror and sounds of slaughter as the thralls of Orcus carry out
of abyssal stare or the spell is lost. Creatures affected by the abyssal stare their gruesome tasks. A soulless hill giantess known only as the Seventh
gaze are immune to other uses of the stare for 24 hours. This is a mind- Tooth tends the shrine. She serves as the spiritual matriarch to the sur-
affecting, fear effect. rounding tribes. As the vassal of Orcus, she is uniting the tribes into an
Abilities: +2 Con, –2 Wis, +4 Cha. ever-growing threat to the lands around the shrine. Ghouls and zombies
Feats: Ability Focus (abyssal stare). always accompany the Seventh Tooth, as well as shamans and elite orc
Skills: +4 Intimidate. All other skills are the same as the base creature. soldiers.
Special Qualities: The soulless creature gains the following special
quality:
Bound Soul (Ex) The soul of a soulless creature resides in a special
prison in the Abyss. This soul cannot return to the base creature without the
permission of Orcus. A soulless creature cannot be raised or resurrected,
nor do these spells have any effect on a soulless creature.
Divine Exclusion (Ex) The soulless creature has no connection to the
divine. A soulless creature cannot take levels in any divine class, cast
divine spells, or use magic items constructed with spells found only on a

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