Xoarian
Creature 8 (uncommon) — aberration
The five-tentacled xoarians infiltrate many societies, although it's unclear how much of their activities are at the behest of the Dominion of the Black and how much is for their own perverse enjoyment. Known as corpse riders by Golarion scholars, little is understood of their origins beyond the suspicion that they come from a distant planet named Xoar. When a xoarian infiltrates a community, its first priority is to acquire a host body. They often choose the recently dead for this role, as mur
Source: pathfinder-monster-core
Perception +16
Skills athletics +14, deception +20, diplomacy +16, occultism +17, society +17, stealth +18
Str
+2
Dex
+4
Con
+4
Int
+5
Wis
+4
Cha
+6
AC 26
Fort +14
Ref +16
Will +18
HP 130
Immunities blinded, controlled, emotion, possession
Speed 35 feet, climb 20 feet
Offense
Melee Tentacle +18, Damage 2d10+5 piercing
Abilities
Tremorsense 60 feet — Tremorsense
Telepathy 100 feet (aura, magical, mental) — Telepathy
Stolen Identity — While a xoarian uses Body Thief, it gains the ability to understand and speak all languages known by the host, as well as knowledge of the host body's abilities, identity, role in society, and personality. However, it does not gain the specific memories or knowledge of the host body.
Thoughtsense 60 feet — The xoarian senses a creature's mental essence as a precise sense with the listed range; it cannot sense mindless creatures with thoughtsense.
Body Thief (manipulate, occult, possession) — The xoarian squeezes itself into the head of a creature dead no longer than a day, consuming and replacing that creature's brain. At the start of the xoarian's next turn, the body revives at its maximum Hit Points, controlled by the xoarian. The xoarian is conscious and can sense everything the possessed body could. Any effect that ends the possession kills the host body with the same effects as Exit Body. The xoarian can't use any of the host creature's spells with Body Thief but can use its own innate spells.
Exit Body (move) —
Ravage — The xoarian makes two tentacle Strikes against a single Paralyzed, Restrained, or Unconscious creature. If the target has 0 Hit Points after Ravage, the xoarian can use a free action with the death trait to kill the target and occupy it with Body Thief.
Spells
Confusion (rank 4)
Dispelling Globe (rank 4)
Paralyze (rank 3)
Invisibility (At Will, Self Only) (rank 2)
Paranoia (At Will) (rank 2)
Daze (rank 1)
Detect Magic (rank 1)
Read Aura (rank 1)
Soothe (rank 1)
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