Nizca IricolCreature 11

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Source Pathfinder #215: To Blot Out the Sun
Perception +24 (greater darkvision)
Languages Azlanti, Common, Draconic, Elven, Necril, Shadowtongue, Sakvroth
Skills Lore +22, Lore +22, Lore +22, Acrobatics +21, Crafting +22, Deception +19, Diplomacy +19, Intimidation +19, Occultism +22, Religion +22, Society +22, Stealth +21, Thievery +21
Str +5, Dex +6, Con +3, Int +7, Wis +7, Cha +4

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AC 29; Fort +18; Reflex +21; Will +24;
HP 170 (coffin restoration, fast healing 10, void healing)
Speed 25 feet (fly 25 feet)
Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, sleep
Resistances Physical 10

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Sword Cane +22 (+18, +14) to hit (agile, concealable, finesse) 2d6+11 Piercing
Claw +20 (+16, +12) to hit (agile, magical, unarmed) 2d10+11 Slashing

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Fast Healing 10

A monster with this ability regains the given number of Hit Points each round at the beginning of its turn.

Coffin Restoration (divine, void)

Unlike other undead, a vampire isn't destroyed at 0 HP. Instead, it falls Unconscious. If its body rests in its coffin for 1 hour, the vampire gains 1 HP, after which its fast healing begins to function normally.

Shadow Form (concentrate, divine, shadow)

The strigoi reverts to pure shadow and absorbs its body and its gear into the darkness, or it shifts back to its physical form. In shadow form, the strigoi gains a climb Speed equal to its land Speed and can move through any gap that isn't airtight. However, it can only move along solid surfaces that aren't highly reflective, not liquid or mirrored surfaces. If the surface it's on is destroyed, the strigoi returns to physical form and is Stunned 1. The strigoi loses fast healing while in shadow form but can remain in shadow form indefinitely.

A strigoi that is exposed to sunlight while in shadow form becomes Slowed 2 and must attempt a DC 16 flat at the end of each of its turns. If it fails this flat check, it is destroyed, the shadow vanishing with a blood-curdling wail.

Strigoi Weaknesses

All strigoi possess the following weaknesses:

• Revulsion Strigoi are uncomfortable near mirrors or sources of bright light. Only a strigoi's shadow reflects in a mirror, and this often compels them to cover or destroy mirrors in their presence rather than risk their true nature being displayed. A strigoi can't voluntarily come within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or source of bright light. To brandish a mirror or light source, a creature must Interact to do so for 1 round (similar to Raising a Shield). If the strigoi involuntarily comes within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or light source, they gain the Fleeing condition, running from the brandished object until they end an action beyond 10 feet. After 1 round of being exposed to the subject of their revulsion, a strigoi can attempt a DC 25 will save as a single action, which has the concentrate trait. On a success, they overcome their revulsions for 1d6 rounds (or 1 hour on a critical success). A strigoi can move normally around mirrors or bright light sources that are not brandished, although doing so causes them discomfort that can be noticed with a successful Perception check to [/act sense-motive].

• Sunlight When exposed to direct sunlight, a strigoi immediately becomes Unconscious and falls to the ground. They appear to be dead: they don't breathe, their body temperature matches their surroundings, and they don't react to pain or other stimuli. A successful perception check against the strigoi's Reflex DC is enough to note one anomaly: the shadow cast by their "dead" body shifts and moves slightly, its edges twisting and active. Certain detection spells, senses like lifesense, and the "corpse" taking damage from vitality energy still function normally and could reveal the truth without a successful Perception check. Viewing the "corpse" in a mirror's reflection can also reveal the truth, for only the body's shadow reflects. While in sunlight and unconscious, the strigoi loses their resistance to physical damage. If the strigoi takes enough damage that they would be reduced to 0 Hit Points, their body quickly decomposes, and the strigoi is destroyed.

• Water Revulsion A strigoi cannot cross a significant source of running water (such as a creek, river, or waves on a seashore). A strigoi capable of flight can cross running water provided they approach no closer than 10 feet to the liquid's surface. If forced into running water against their will, the strigoi becomes Slowed 2 and gains the fleeing condition as long as they remain in the water. At the end of any turn in which the strigoi remains in running water, they must succeed at a DC 5 flat or be destroyed.

Void Healing

A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.

Calculated Escape (divine, teleportation)

Trigger Nizca is the target of a Strike or would attempt a Reflex save against a harmful effect

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Effect In a flash of sudden insight, Nizca calculates the trajectory of the attack, slips into shadows, and reemerges just out of the way. Nizca gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering Strike or to Reflex saves against the triggering effect. After the attack or effect is resolved, Nizca teleports to an occupied space within 20 feet.

Special If the triggering Strike was a hit or a critical hit, or Nizca failed or critically failed the saving throw against the triggering effect, this use of Calculated Escape retroactively counts as a free action, rather than a reaction.

Channel Smite (divine)

Nizca siphons death through a melee attack and into their foe. Nizca expends a Harm spell and makes a melee Strike. On a hit, they cast the 1-action version of the expended spell to damage the target, in addition to the normal damage from the Strike. The target automatically gets a failure on its save (or a critical failure if Nizca's Strike was a critical hit). The spell doesn't have the manipulate trait when cast this way.

Drink Essence (divine)

Requirements A Grabbed, Paralyzed, Restrained, Unconscious, or willing creature is within the strigoi's reach

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Effect The strigoi sinks their fangs into the targeted creature to drink its blood and draw out its vital essence. This requires an athletics check against the creature's Fortitude DC if the creature is grabbed and is automatic for any of the other conditions. The creature becomes Drained 1 and Stupefied 1, and the strigoi regains 15 healing HP, gaining any excess HP as temporary Hit Points. Drinking Essence from a creature that's already drained or stupefied doesn't restore any HP but increases either the creature's drained condition value or its stupefied condition value by 1 (whichever value is lesser is increased; if both values are equal, then the strigoi chooses which condition to increase the value of).

A victim's drained condition decreases by 1 per week. A blood transfusion, which requires a successful DC 20 medicine check and sufficient blood or a blood donor, reduces the drained value by 1 after 10 minutes.

A victim's stupefied condition decreases by 1 per day after performing daily preparations. If the daily preparations are done in full sunlight, the stupefied condition is removed entirely.

Reach Spell (concentrate, spellshape)

If the next action Nizca uses is to Cast a Spell that has a range, increase that spell's range by 30 feet.

Roiling Shades (aura, divine, shadow)

20 feet. The shadows around Nizca constantly shift and roil, battering their foes. Enemies treat the area within the aura as difficult terrain.

Spiteful Escape

Trigger Nizca is reduced to 0 Hit Points

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Effect Nizca uses Shadow Form, then flies into the shadow beacon even though they're at 0 Hit Points. While at 0 Hit Points in this form, Nizca is unaffected by further damage. Once they reach the shadow beacon, their spirit becomes permanently fused with it and is destroyed only when the shadow beacon is destroyed.

Grab

Requirements The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained

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Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to [/act grapple] the creature using the body part it attacked with. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty.

The monster can instead use Grab and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.

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Divine Prepared Spells (DC 30, +22 to hit)

Cantrips (6th Level): Daze, Detect Magic, Read Aura, Sigil, Void Warp
1st Level: Bless, Command, Enfeeble, Fear, Harm, Share Lore
2nd Level: Darkness, Dispel Magic, Resist Energy, See the Unseen, Translate
3rd Level: Blindness
4th Level: Telepathy
5th Level: Shadow Blast
6th Level: Spirit Blast, Vampiric Exsanguination

Divine Focus Spells (DC 30, +22 to hit)

1st Level: Perfected Mind, Touch of Undeath
4th Level: Perfected Body

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Traits