#baboulas

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Octopus hung in the sun, Baboulas Taverna, Mykonos

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Kyton, Baboulas

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[The name is again based on a bogey, this one Greek. These were written back before Paizo cemented all of their kytons as mad flesh-artists a la Hellraiser.]

Kyton, Baboulas (Scissorman) Tall, lean and ashen-skinned, this man is dressed in fine clothes and carries a sharp pair of long scissors. His eyes gleam sinisterly as two long barbed chains slither from under his coat.

The middlemen of the kyton race, baboulas use their ability to traverse the planes in order to infiltrate human settlements and leave a wide trail of pain and fear. Baboulas fill a role in kyton society something like knights and petty nobles do in human ones, managing armies, overseeing rank-and-file citizens, and freeing up the more powerful and monstrous of kytons to tend to their own business. With their plane-hopping abilities, they often serve the role of ambassador, dealing with devils and other power groups with whom the kytons share interests.

A baboulas kyton left to its own devices enjoys the same brutal pleasures as its peers—pain, torture and terror. Their human-like appearance and plane shifting allow them unparalleled opportunities to indulge in this sport. Baboulas kytons are notorious for donning the clothing and artifice of men and joining human society in the guise of tailors, butchers, inn-keepers or any other job with an opportunity for gossip. And at night, while their human hosts sleep, the baboulas get to their true work—punishment. Slipping into their victim’s homes at night, the baboulas inflict grievous wounds and tortures on wrong-doers. The wrongs that trigger a baboulas’ wrath may be as great as murder and treason, or as petty as lying to a friend, sucking your thumb or keeping an unclean house. The baboulas does not seek to kill its victims, merely cripple and mutilate them as a warning to others. Some communities under the watchful eye of a “scissorman” wither away and others remain populous, but all become haunted, fearful places.

Baboulas kytons range in size as do humans, but tend towards the tall and gaunt end of the spectrum. The chains with which they are bound are smaller and lighter than those of ordinary kytons, allowing them to fit under clothing with minimal fuss. All baboulas kytons carry a pair of cunningly sharp shears, capable of inflicting bleeding wounds. Unusually for fiends, baboulas kytons possess magical healing abilities—all the better to prolong the suffering of their victims.

New Weapon—Combat Shears Light melee exotic weapon; 10 gp; dmg 1d4 (Small)/ 1d6 (Medium); critical 19-20x3; damage slashing and piercing.

Kyton, Baboulas                 CR 8 XP 4,800 LE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar, kyton, lawful) Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +14 Aura fear (5 ft., DC 18, panicked 1d6 rounds) Defense AC 23, touch 16, flat-footed 18 (+4 armor, +5 Dex, +3 natural, +1 dodge) hp 95 (10d10+40); regeneration 3 (good weapons and spells, silver) Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +8 DR 5/good or silver; Immune cold; SR 19 Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee masterwork combat shears +16/+11 (1d6+3 plus bleed/19-20x3) and 2 chains +10 (2d4+1) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5ft. (10 ft. with chains) Special Attacks bleed (1d6), mutilate Spell-like Abilities CL 10th, concentration +13 At will—darkness, stabilize 3/day—cure light wounds (DC 14), knock, levitate, silence (DC 15) 1/week—plane shift (DC 18) Statistics Str 16, Dex 20, Con 19, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 16 Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 29 Feats Blind-fight, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse Skills Acrobatics +18, Bluff +11, Climb +11, Disguise +16, Escape Artist +18, Perception +14, Profession (any one) +11, Stealth +18 Languages Common, Infernal SQ chain armor Ecology Environment any land or underground (Shadow Plane) Organization solitary, pair or judgement (3-6) Treasure standard (masterwork combat shears, other treasure) Special Abilities Bleed (Su) The bleed dealt by a baboulas kyton is a supernatural ability of the kyton, not of the weapon. Chain Armor (Ex) The chains wrapping a baboulas kyton grant it a +4 armor bonus, but are not treated as armor for the purpose of arcane spell failure, armor check penalties, maximum Dexterity bonuses or proficiency. Mutilate (Su) On a successful critical hit or on an attack made against a panicked or helpless opponent, a baboulas can use its shears to snip off a victim’s fingers, earlobes and other minor appendages with fearful ease, dealing 1d4 points of Dexterity and Charisma drain in addition to its normal damage.