Grioth Scout

Creature 1
  • uncommon
  • Medium
  • grioth
  • humanoid
Perception
+7; greater darkvision, echolocation 20 feet
Languages
Aklo, Grioth, telepathy 30 feet
Skills
Acrobatics +7, Occultism +6, Stealth +7
Str +0, Dex +4, Con +2, Int +1, Wis +2, Cha +0
Items
voidglass kukri

Greater Darkvision

Telepathy 30 feet (aura, magical, mental)

Echolocation (Precise) 20 feet A grioth can use its hearing as a precise sense at the listed range.

AC
16; Fort +5, Ref +9, Will +7
HP
18; Immunities cold; Weaknesses fire 3

Light Blindness

No Breath A grioth doesn't breathe except to speak and is immune to effects that require breathing (such as an inhaled poison).

Speed
25 feet, fly 30 feet

Melee ◆ kukri +7 (agile, finesse, trip), Damage 1d6 slashing

Melee ◆ jaws +7 (agile, finesse, unarmed), Damage 1d4 piercing plus Grioth Venom

Occult Innate Spells DC 16, attack +8; 1st phantom pain; Cantrips (1st) daze, detect magic, telekinetic hand, telekinetic projectile

Grioth Venom (emotion, fear, mental, poison) Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude

Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 Frightened 1 (1 round)

Stage 2 Frightened 2 (1 round)

Stage 3 Frightened 3 (1 round)

Shock Mind ◆◆ (mental, occult) The grioth scout makes a Strike with a voidglass weapon.

If the Strike hits, it deals an additional 1d6 mental damage, and the target must succeed at a DC 17 Will save (this has the incapacitation trait) or become Confused for 1 round.

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2

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