Shui GuiCreature 5
Source Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide
Perception +14 (darkvision)
Languages Tien
Skills Lore +15, Athletics +13, Deception +13, Diplomacy +11, Religion +12, Stealth +16
Str +0, Dex +5, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +4
AC 21; Fort +9; Reflex +14; Will +10;
HP 50 (void healing, rejuvenation)
Speed 10 feet (swim 40 feet)
Immunities bleed, death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, precision, unconscious
Weaknesses Fire 10
Resistances All Damage 5
Darkvision
A monster with darkvision can see perfectly well in areas of darkness and dim light, though such vision is in black and white only. Some forms of magical darkness, such as a 4th-rank Darkness spell, block normal darkvision. A monster with Greater Darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.
Water-Bound CurseThe shui gui is bound to the body of water in which it died. It's unable to move further than 120 feet from the edge of the water.
Rejuvenation (divine)When the shui gui is destroyed, it reforms after 2d4 days within the body of water it's bound to, fully healing. It can be permanently destroyed if the body of the shui gui who originally died in the water can be found and laid to rest.
Ti Shõn
(death, divine)Trigger A creature Grabbed by the shui gui dies of suffocation
Effect Ripping the spirit of its drowned victim out of the target's body, the shui gui enters the corpse to take the original owner's place. The shui gui then returns to life at the edge of its body of water as if it had been the target of a successful resurrect ritual, except it has the appearance of the target rather than its original body. After a week, the spirit of the drowned creature becomes a shui gui. The new spirit can't be raised from the dead by normal magical means until they've been destroyed as a shui gui.
Void HealingA 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.
Drag Under
The shui gui Swims at half Speed, along with any creature it has Grabbed.
Drown the LivingRequirements The target must be holding its breath and be Grabbed by the shui gui
Effect The shui gui tightens its grip. The target must succeed at a DC 24 fortitude save or immediately lose 1d4 actions worth of air (or twice that on a critical failure).
Ghostly GraspA shui gui can Grapple corporeal creatures despite being incorporeal. The shui gui uses its Athletics check to Grapple as normal but can't use Athletics for other actions that require corporeal contact, like Force Open or Trip.
GrabRequirements 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
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.
When a person drowns in a body of water, there's a chance that their spirit will be trapped and unable to reincarnate. Twisted with anger, spite, and malice, the spirit transforms into a shui gui.
If someone sees a shui gui from shore, they'll often see only the top part of a head with two pinprick reflections of light from its eyes. Lurking under docks and near the water's edge, the shui gui calls out to people or makes disturbances to draw them within reach of the water. Once the unsuspecting victim is close enough, the spirit pulls them underwater, drowns them, and possesses their body in a process known as ti sh-on. Once the spirit successfully inhabits the vacant body, they escape their curse and live a new life; however, their victim's spirit remains trapped in the water until, at last, they too drown a hapless passerby, thus continuing a never-ending cycle.
A shui gui is terrified of fire, and those who camp by water or travel by boat are advised to always keep a lantern handy. Charms and amulets can also keep the shui gui at bay, but the spirit is generally weakest after being goaded onto land.
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.
AquaticAquatic creatures are at home underwater. Their bludgeoning and slashing unarmed Strikes don't take the usual –2 penalty for being underwater. Aquatic creatures can breathe water but not air.
GhostLost souls that haunt the world as incorporeal undead are called ghosts.
IncorporealAn incorporeal creature or object has no physical form. It can pass through solid objects, including walls. When inside an object, an incorporeal creature can't perceive, attack, or interact with anything outside the object, and if it starts its turn in an object, it is slowed 1 until the end of its turn. A corporeal and an incorporeal creature can pass through one another, but they can't end their movement in each other's space. An incorporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against physical creatures or objects—only against incorporeal ones—unless those objects have the ghost touch property rune. Likewise, a corporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against incorporeal creatures or objects. Incorporeal creatures usually have immunity to effects or conditions that require a physical body, like disease, poison, and precision damage. They usually have resistance against all damage (except force damage, spirit damage, and damage from Strikes with the ghost touch property rune), with double the resistance against non-magical damage.
SpiritEffects with this trait can affect creatures with spiritual essence and might deal spirit damage. A creature with this trait is defined by its spiritual essence. Spirit creatures often lack a material form.
UndeadOnce living, these creatures were infused after death with void energy and soul-corrupting unholy magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by vitality energy and are healed by void energy, and don't benefit from healing vitality effects.
WaterEffects with the water trait either manipulate or conjure water. Those that manipulate water have no effect in an area without water. Creatures with this trait consist primarily of water or have a connection to magical water.