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Sahkil, Tuchulcha

“Krhashatha” © Samuel Johnson, accessed at his deviantArt gallery here

[Commissioned by @justicegundam82. The name is derived from Etruscan mythology, and the actual Etruscan Tuchulcha seems pretty cool. I may have to do a take on that at some point. Google has given them some camouflage, though, as Warhammer has also used the name.]

Sahkil, Tuchulcha CR 11 NE Outsider This immense creature resembles a serpent made of inky darkness, with eyes glittering along its body. Arrayed behind its head are four bladed appendages. Tendrils lash up from its body at seemingly random intervals.

A tuchulcha is a sahkil that represents xenophobia and a fear of the unknown. Unlike many sahkils, which merely sinister reflections of the fears they represent, tuchulcha embody their fears. They are insular, paranoid and isolationist creatures that spend most of their lives avoiding other sahkils. This is not to say that they are not cruel and delight in tormenting mortals—they just prefer to do so under their own volition and in timeworn patterns of behavior. Tuchulchas despise deviating from their routines, and when forced to do so are even more destructive and vicious than normal.

Another thing that sets tuchulchas apart is their delight in leaving mortal victims alive. Their bite stokes the fires of hatred that lie within most mortal hearts. After biting as many foes as possible, a tuchulcha will often retreat and watch the mayhem that ensues as petty grudges or minor suspicions are inflamed into destructive violence. If prevented from fleeing (such as through a dimensional anchor or similar effect), a tuchulcha will often try to plead for its life despite its size and power. Such attempts are usually bluffs, as tuchulchas are expert liars and enjoy the sudden shock of betrayal. The semi-fluid body of a tuchulcha forms tendrils as a reaction to being struck, lashing out reflexively and pummeling those that dare to fight back.

A tuchulcha is about thirty feet long and weighs upwards of ten tons.

Tuchulcha CR 11 XP 12,800 NE Huge outsider (evil, extraplanar, sahkil) Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +22, see invisibility, tremorsense 60 ft. Defense AC 26, touch 12, flat-footed 22 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +14 natural) hp 138 (12d10+72) Fort +10, Ref +12, Will +11 DR 10/good; Immune death effects, disease, fear effects, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, sonic 10; SR 22 (27 vs. divinations) Defensive Abilities all-around vision, lashing defense Offense Speed 40 ft., burrow 30 ft. Melee bite +18 (2d6+8 plus curse of hatred), 4 claws +18 (1d8+8) Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft. Special Attacks look of fear Spell-like Abilities CL 12th, concentration +16 Constant—nondetection (self only), see invisibility At will—aversion (DC 18), greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. objects only), invisibility, major image (DC 17), paranoia (DC 18), stabilize 3/day—greater dispel magic, quickened invisibility, telekinesis (DC 19) 1/day—air walk, disintegrate (DC 20), foster hatred (DC 22), utter contempt (DC 22) Statistics Str 26, Dex 19, Con 23, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 18 Base Atk +12; CMB +22 (+24 sunder); CMD 38 (40 vs. sunder, cannot be tripped) Feats Blind-fight, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Quicken SLA (invisibility) Skills Bluff +19, Climb +23, Intimidate +19, Knowledge (planes) +17, Perception +22, Sense Motive +18, Stealth +11, Swim +23; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, telepathy 100 ft. SQ easy to call, emotional focus, sense hatred, skip between, spirit touch Ecology Environment any land and underground (Ethereal Plane) Organization solitary or clutch (2-5) Treasure standard Special Abilities Curse of Hatred (Su) A creature bitten by a tuchulcha must succeed a DC 22 Will save or be affected by a malicious spite spell. The target of that creature’s spite is any individual that the tuchulcha can identify with its sense hatred ability—if no individual exists that fits this category, the target of the spite is instead the first individual of a hated category that the cursed creature sees. Unlike an ordinary malicious spite spell, this is a curse effect and can only be removed with remove curse or similar magic. A creature that succeeds its save is immune to the curse of hatred of that tuchulcha for the next 24 hours. A creature that has failed its save can be affected multiple times—each time, it becomes spiteful towards another individual. This is a mind-influencing emotion effect. The save DC is Charisma based. Lashing Defense (Ex) A tuchulcha can attack any creature that strikes it with a melee attack made within the tuchulcha’s reach. This attack is treated as a secondary tentacle attack (+15, 1d8+4), and counts as an attack of opportunity for the purpose of effects that alter these (such as the Mobility feat). A tuchulcha’s attacks made with lashing defense count against the number of attacks of opportunity it can make in a round. Look of Fear (Su) 30 ft., Will DC 22; panicked and sickened 1d4+1 rounds. The save DC is Charisma based and includes the +2 bonus from the sahkil’s emotional focus. Sense Hatred (Su) Whenever a tuchulcha sees a creature with the humanoid type, it automatically knows any individuals, species or organizations that that creature hates or fears.

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Tuchulcha (above) is an Estruscan daemon (not to be confused with “demon”). It has pointed ears, a beak, a mane of hair made of snakes, and a bristly beard.

The only known rendition of Tuchulcha is on a wall painting in the Tomb of Orcus II in Italy. It was constructed sometime around 325 BC