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Yianyin

Creature 7 (unique) — monitor, psychopomp

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

Source: malevolence-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +16
Skills acrobatics +17, diplomacy +17, intimidation +17, medicine +16, occultism +14, religion +16
Str
+0
Dex
+6
Con
+5
Int
+3
Wis
+5
Cha
+6
AC 25 Fort +14 Ref +17 Will +16
HP 115
Immunities death-effects, disease
Resistances void 7, poison 7
Speed 25 feet

Offense

Melee Fist +18, Damage 2d8+2 bludgeoning

Abilities

Telepathy 120 feet (aura, magical) — Telepathy
Lifesense 60 feet — Lifesense
Constant Spells — Constant Spells
+1 Status to All Saves vs. Magic
Unnerving Presence (aura, divine, emotion, fear, incapacitation) — 30 feet. A creature that begins its turn within the aura must attempt a DC 22 Will save. **Critical Success** The creature is unaffected and becomes temporarily immune to unnerving presence for 24 hours. **Success** The creature's attack rolls take a -1 status penalty for 1 round. **Failure** The creature feels Yianyin's eyeless gaze upon them but knows that something far more dangerous and monstrous watches them through those empty sockets. The overwhelming presence of this alien intelligence causes the creature to become Slowed 1 for 1 round as they shake and tremble with fear. **Critical Failure** As failure, but the creature is instead Stunned 1 and knows the name of what watches from those empty eyes: Tchekuth.
Compel Condemned (divine, incapacitation, mental) — Yianyin telepathically compels a creature within 30 feet to approach and allow Yianyin to kiss them, in preparation for using Kiss of Death. The target must attempt a DC 25 Will save. **Success** The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours. **Failure** The creature must spend each of its actions to move closer to Yianyin as quickly as possible, while avoiding obvious dangers. If the compelled creature is adjacent to Yianyin, it stays still and doesn't act. If the creature takes any damage, the effect ends and the creature is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours. This effect lasts for 1 round, but if Yianyin uses this ability again on subsequent rounds, it extend the duration by 1 round for all affected creatures. **Critical Failure** As failure, but damage does not end the effect.
Corrupted Touch — Yianyin's Strikes deal 2d6 void damage to living creatures. A creature critically hit by Yianyin's Strike must attempt a DC 18 Fortitude save or become Drained 1 (Drained 2 on a critical failure) as rot spreads throughout their flesh.
Kiss of Death (death, divine, manipulate) — Yianyin gives a long, passionate kiss to an Unconscious or willing creature, dealing 4d6 void damage. Any creature damaged by Yianyin's Kiss of Death for 3 consecutive rounds becomes unconscious and is Dying 1.

Spells

Tongues (Constant) (rank 5)
Confusion (rank 4)
Phantasmal Killer (rank 4)
Illusory Disguise (rank 3)
Invisibility (At Will) (Self Only) (rank 2)
Dancing Lights (rank 1)

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