Oath HowlerCreature 13
Source Pathfinder Adventure Path: Hell's Destiny
Perception +26 (darkvision, oathsense)
Languages Sussuran, Oathsense
Skills Acrobatics +27, Intimidation +27, Occultism +19, Performance +25, Stealth +23
Str +5, Dex +6, Con +6, Int +1, Wis +4, Cha +8
AC 34; Fort +21; Reflex +25; Will +23; +2 status to all saves vs. auditory and sonic
HP 235
Speed 35 feet (fly 50 feet)
Weaknesses Spirit 10
Resistances Sonic 10
Gust
+27 (+23, +19) to hit (agile, finesse, reach 20) 3d8+13 BludgeoningJaws
+27 (+22, +17) to hit (finesse, reach 20, sonic) 1d8 Sonic + 3d8+13 PiercingOathsense
The oath howler can hear profanities—anything from foul language to someone casting an unholy spell that lacks the subtle trait—uttered within 1 mile, after which they can detect the speaker as a vague sense for 1 minute (or as an imprecise sense within 100 feet). The oath howler can understand profanities in any language, including several words that precede and follow the profanity for context, and thereafter can mimic and repeat those profanities.
+2 Status to All Saves vs. Auditory and SonicRebuking Smoke
(air)Trigger A creature within 30 feet damages the oath howler
Effect The oath howler's wound belches foul smoke onto the triggering creature, who must attempt a DC 30 fortitude save. The creature is then immune to that oath howler's Rebuking Smoke for 1 minute.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is Dazzled for 1 round.
Failure The creature is dazzled for 1 round and Sickened 1.
Critical Failure The creature is sickened 1 and Blinded until the sickened condition ends.
Storm of Blasphemies
(sonic, unholy)The oath howler roars in a 30-foot cone, shouting dozens of pejoratives in as many languages. Creatures in the area take 10d8 sonic damage (DC 33 fortitude save). Creatures that critically fail also take 2d8 persistent,sonic damage and are Deafened until the persistent damage ends.
The oath howler can't use this ability again for 1d4 rounds.
SwiftnessThe oath howler's movement doesn't trigger reactions.
Sometimes the wind catches a profane oath as it's uttered, carrying it far away before the blasphemy can form a tortured eddy that repeats the curse again and again. Such winds eventually tie themselves in a knot and take on a sinister intelligence.
The unholy negotiations Abrogail I held with Hell deep in the Whisperwood spun off an untold number of oath howlers, most of whom haunt that forest and its skies to this day. Oath howlers delight in other creatures' profanities. A potential victim can distract the elementals indefinitely so long as the speaker varies their languages, insults, and intonation. If done artfully, a creature might sandwich a request between pejoratives and so earn an oath howler's morbid cooperation—at least so long as they continue encouraging the elemental with fresh profane oaths.
Traits
Something of uncommon rarity requires special training or comes from a particular culture or part of the world. Some character choices give access to uncommon options, and the GM can choose to allow access for anyone. Less is known about uncommon creatures than common creatures. They typically can't be summoned. The DC of Recall Knowledge checks related to these creature is increased by 2.
AirEffects with the air trait either manipulate or conjure air. Those that manipulate air have no effect in a vacuum or an area without air. Creatures with this trait consist primarily of air or have a connection to magical air.
ElementalCreatures directly tied to an element and native to the elemental planes. Elementals don't need to breathe.
UnholyEffects with the unholy trait are tied to powerful magical forces of cruelty and sin. They often have stronger effects on holy creatures. Creatures with this trait are strongly devoted to unholy causes, and often have weakness to holy. If a creature with weakness to unholy uses an unholy item or effect, it takes damage from its weakness.