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Sea Hag

Creature 3 — amphibious, hag, humanoid

Sea hags specialize in transformation magic, preying on those who are desperate to change some aspect of their physical appearance. Targets often include those suffering from insecurity about their bodies or those desperate to reside in a different environment, such as aquatic creatures who wish to live on land. These hags are known for tempting desperate victims into tragic and excruciating bargains, though they're also happy to drown and eat mariners who stray too close to their dwellings. A

Source: pathfinder-monster-core

Perception +10
Skills acrobatics +8, athletics +11, deception +10, occultism +8, stealth +8
Str
+4
Dex
+3
Con
+4
Int
+1
Wis
+3
Cha
+3
AC 19 Fort +11 Ref +8 Will +10
HP 45
Immunities polymorph
Weaknesses cold-iron 3
Speed 25 feet, swim 35 feet

Offense

Melee Claw +12, Damage 1d10+4 slashing

Abilities

Coven (mental, occult) — A sea hag adds Humanoid Form, Mariner's Curse, and Water Walk to their coven's spells. Their spell DC when leading a coven is 20. Coven
Sea Hag's Bargain (concentrate, exploration, occult, polymorph) — The sea hag can make a bargain with a willing creature who must be of sound mind. The creature gives away a special or cherished quality—such as its courage, its beauty, or its voice. In exchange, the sea hag spends 1 minute polymorphing the creature into a form the target desires. This functions as Change Shape. It might be a total transformation or just changing one or more aspects of the target's body, and it can't make the creature more than one size smaller or larger. The creature changes its Speeds as appropriate for the new form. It doesn't change the attack and damage bonuses with its Strikes, but it might change the damage type the Strikes deal. This has an unlimited duration, and as long as it's transformed, the creature is Sickened 2 and can't reduce its sickened condition below 2. The creature can slowly and carefully eat and drink despite being sickened. The only way to restore the lost quality used as payment is to defeat the sea hag or make another bargain for its return. Ending the bargain in this way also removes the transformation.
+1 Status to All Saves vs. Magic
Dread Gaze (curse, emotion, fear, mental, occult) — The hag gazes upon a creature, afflicting it with a gnawing sense of impending doom, with a result depending on its DC 20 Will save. The target doesn't need to be able to see the sea hag. **Critical Success** The creature is unaffected. **Success** The creature is Frightened 1. **Failure** The creature is frightened 1 and is Slowed 1 for 1 round. If the target was Dying, it remains Unconscious for 1 day. At the end of the day, it must attempt a DC 20 Fortitude save against the same DC; if it fails, it dies. **Critical Failure** As failure, but the creature is Frightened 2 and slowed 1 for 1 minute.

Spells

Control Weather (rank 8)
Cursed Metamorphosis (rank 6)
Illusory Scene (rank 5)
Mariner's Curse (rank 5)
Scouting Eye (rank 5)
Clairvoyance (rank 4)
Talking Corpse (rank 4)
Clairaudience (rank 3)
Dream Message (rank 3)
Augury (rank 2)
Humanoid Form (rank 2)
Water Walk (rank 2)
Charm (rank 1)
Illusory Disguise (rank 1)

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