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Grave Karina

Creature 11 (rare) — beast, fiend, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

CrasherFlankerLANDAERIALbeastfiend

Source: strength-of-thousands-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +21; darkvision; smoke vision
Languages common, necril; (can't speak any language)
Skills acrobatics +22, athletics +21, deception +22, stealth +24
Str
+4
Dex
+7
Con
+4
Int
-1
Wis
+2
Cha
+7
AC 30 Fort +21 Ref +24 Will +19
HP 240
Weaknesses holy 10
Speed 10 feet, fly 50 feet

Offense

Melee Beak (magical, reach-10, unarmed, unholy) +24, Damage 2d10+16 piercing plus Grave Blight
Melee Claw (agile, magical, unarmed, unholy) +22, Damage 2d8+13 slashing plus Grave Blight
Melee Talon (magical, unarmed, unholy) +24, Damage 2d6+13 piercing plus Grab

Abilities

Smoke Vision — Smoke doesn't impair a grave karina's vision; they ignore the Concealed condition from smoke, including the ash they create with their Breath Weapon.
Sound Imitation — A grave karina who succeeds at a Deception check to Lie can mimic any voice they have heard. They have a +4 circumstance bonus to this check.
Breath Weapon (divine, fire) — The grave karina breathes a cloud of burning ash in 30-foot cone that deals 9d8 fire damage (DC 30 Reflex save). The area becomes filled with ash for 1 round. All creatures within the cloud of ash become Concealed, and all creatures outside the cloud become concealed to creatures within it. The grave karina can't use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds.
Grave Blight (disease) — Saving Throw DC 27 Fortitude

Stage 1 carrier with no ill effect (1 day)

Stage 2 2d6 poison damage, and Sickened 1 (1 day)

Stage 3 2d8 poison damage, every hour the victim must succeed at another Fortitude save or be Confused for 1 minute, and Sickened 2 (1 day)
Mocking Cry (auditory) — The grave karina mimics a voice and mocks a creature within 30 feet. They attempt a Deception check to Demoralize the creature. Regardless of whether the check succeeds, the target is temporarily immune to the grave karina's mocking cry for 1 hour.
Shadow Command (concentrate, manipulate) — Frequency once per day

Requirements The grave karina is adjacent to a creature that's casting a shadow
Effect The grave karina drives a talon into a creature's shadow and attempts to manipulate it like a puppet with the effects of Dominate(DC 27 Will save), except the duration is only 1 minute.
Grab

WORKS WELL WITH

WeaverLAND / AERIALA weaver herds enemies into the breath weapon cone and keeps them from dispersing.
AnvilLAND / AERIALAn anvil pins enemies on the ground while the Karina strafes from the air and grabs isolated targets.
FlankerLAND / AERIALA flanker on the ground drives enemies out of cover into the Karina's dive path.

PUNISHES

✖ clumping✖ low Fort✖ standing still
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