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Sakhil, Lanak

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[Oh, The Village. The last M. Night Shamalyan movie I liked. This makes a double feature with the curucu of “monsters that are just guys in costumes in their source material”. These are actually based on a monster I statted up way back in undergrad. That version was fey. This version is a sakhil, because PFRPG’s obsession with thematic outsiders has extended to “what if there were embodiments of specific fears and phobias?” Which fits perfectly into The Village’s MO.]

Sakhil, Lanak This red-robed humanoid has a mane of quills growing from its neck and shoulders, long curved claws and a face like an emaciated beast.

All sakhils represent the many types of fear that haunt mortal minds, and lanaks represent the fear of punishment, especially earned punishment. Lanaks seek out those that have broken the law or taboo, the more arbitrary and senseless the better, and punish them with terrible wounds and mental trauma. A lanak typically leaves its victims alive, the better to savor their fear and the fear of others who may be tempted to transgress.

Of the sakhils, lanaks are the most likely to be found in the cities of mortals, where they prey on the criminal element and free-thinkers alike. The more isolated or authoritarian the community, the more likely a lanak will call it a home, and particularly repressive societies attract entire cabals of lanaks to reinforce the cruelest of social norms. In especially wicked communities, the leaders may even call a lanak intentionally, deputizing the creature to act as secret police with full sanction of its higher-ups.

In combat, lanaks delight in the terror and disruption of their enemies. Friends turn on each other with lethal violence, people become unhealthily attached to each other, and suicidal violence is attempted when a mortal dares to oppose a lanak’s hunt. Their supernatural knowledge of their favored community’s laws and ethos allows them to treat many of their enemies as favored enemies, even for so small a crime as littering or breaking curfew.

A lanak would stand more than six feet tall if it stood upright, but they typically walk with hunched postures. Different lanaks have faces resembling those of different beasts—bear, wolf and boar-like visages are the most common, but a resemblance to any animal is possible.

Lanak    CR 5 XP 1,600 NE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar) Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +12 Defense AC 19, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +3 natural, +1 Dodge) hp 52 (7d10+14) Fort +4, Ref +9, Will +7 DR 5/good; Immune death effects, disease, fear effects, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, sonic 10; SR 16 Defensive Abilities quills Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee 2 claws +10 (1d8+3) Special Abilities look of fear (DC 17), punish transgression, rend (2 claws, 1d8+4) Spell-like Abilities CL 7th, concentration +9 At will—greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs only), murderous command (DC 13), pass without trace 3/day—paranoia (DC 14), reckless infatuation (DC 17), unadulterated loathing (DC 17) 1/day—crushing despair (DC 18), terrible remorse (DC 18) Statistics Str 16, Dex 19, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 14 Base Atk +7; CMB +10; CMD 25 Feats Dodge, Eldritch Claws, Mobility, Spring Attack Skills Bluff +12, Intimidate +12, Knowledge (planes) +12, Knowledge (local) +12, Perception +12, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +14, Survival +12 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Infernal, telepathy 100 ft.SQ favored community, easy to call, emotional focus, skip between Ecology Environment any land or underground (Ethereal Plane) Organization solitary or cabal (2-12) Treasure standard Special Abilities Favored Community (Su) As a full round action, a lanak can attune itself to a community such as a town, city or nomadic tribe. When within this community or within a 10 mile radius of it, the lanak gains a +2 bonus to all initiative checks, Knowledge (local), Perception, Stealth and Survival checks. A lanak can only have one favored community at a time. Look of Fear (Su) A creature affected by a lanak’s look of fear is shaken for 1d4 rounds. Punish Transgression (Su) A lanak gains a +2 bonus on all Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive and Survival checks made against a creature that has broken the laws of its favored community within the last month. It also gains a +2 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls against these creatures. Quills (Ex) A creature striking a lanak with a touch attack, melee weapon attack or natural weapon attack must succeed a DC 17 Reflex save or take 1d6+3 points of damage from its quills. Melee weapons with reach do not endanger their users in such a way. The save DC is Dexterity-based.

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