Stygira

Creature 7
  • uncommon
  • Medium
  • earth
  • fey
Perception
+17 gemsight
Languages
Aklo, Cyclops, Jotun, Petran
Skills
Athletics +15, Deception +15, Gem Lore +17, Nature +17, Occultism +17
Str +4, Dex +4, Con +5, Int +4, Wis +6, Cha +2
Items
gemstone

Gemsight As long as the stygira holds a gemstone, they can see through the gem with Darkvision and the effects of Truesight. A stygira is blind when they aren't holding a gem in a hand.

AC
25; Fort +15, Ref +13, Will +19; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP
80; Immunities paralyzed, petrified, visual; Weaknesses cold iron 5; Resistances physical 10 (except adamantine)

Light Sickness A stygira in an area of bright light is Sickened 1.

Speed
25 feet

Melee ◆ claw +17 (agile), Damage 2d6+10 slashing plus Stone Curse

Occult Innate Spells DC 25, attack +17; 4th clairvoyance, read omens, shape stone; 3rd clairaudience, earthbind; 2nd augury; Cantrips (1st) know the way, read aura

Gem Gaze ◆ (emotion, fear, mental, primal) The stygira holds aloft a gem and gazes into the mind of a creature within 30 feet, infusing the creature's thoughts with visions of its own dead body slowly petrifying. The creature must succeed at a DC 25 Will save or become Frightened 1 (Frightened 2 on a critical failure).

Stone Curse (curse, primal) Wounds dealt by the stygira's claws leave the flesh bleached of color and turn the blood that runs from them dark gray. Each time a creature is damaged by the stygira's claw Strike, it must succeed at a DC 25 Fortitude save or become permanently Slowed 1 (Slowed 2 on a critical failure) as its flesh stiffens like stone. If a creature is reduced to 0 Hit Points from the stygira's claw Strike and fails the saving throw against stone curse, it's petrified. A creature that spends 8 hours in direct sunlight can attempt a new saving throw to remove the effects of stone curse, even if it has been petrified.

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2

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