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Akata

CR 1.00 Aberration N Medium
This hairless blue lion has twin tentacular tails. Dozens more thick tentacles quiver and twitch where its mane should be.

Akatas hail from a strange, distant planet that long ago succumbed to a cataclysmic end. Countless akatas clung to fragments of the dead planet, entering hibernation and riding these asteroids until they eventually crashed upon a new planet—akatas' cocoons protected them from the impact, and they soon awoke to seek out suitable hosts to spawn their young. Left untended, an akata scourge can quickly grow into a significant threat. A typical akata stands 3-1/2 feet tall and weighs 400 pounds.

A humanoid killed by void death becomes a void zombie. A void zombie is a fast zombie (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary page 289) that gains a secondary “tongue” attack (actually the larval akata's feeding tendril), dealing 1d6 points of damage. A void zombie also gains the following special attack.

STR
12
DEX
15
CON
16
INT
3
WIS
12
CHA
11
HP
15 (2d8+6)
AC
13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)
Speed
40 ft., climb 20 ft.
Init
+6
Melee
bite +2 (1d6+1 plus void bite), 2 tentacles -3 (1d3)
BAB
+1
CMB
+2
CMD
14 (18 vs. trip)
Fort
+3
Ref
+2
Will
+4
Defensive Abilities
no breath
Racial Modifiers
+4 Stealth

Hibernation — Akatas can enter a state of hibernation for an indefinite period of time when food is scarce. When an akata wishes to enter hibernation, it seeks out a den and surrounds itself in a layer of fibrous material excreted from its mouth—these fibers quickly harden into a dense, almost metallic cocoon. While hibernating, an akata does not need to drink or eat. The cocoon has hardness 10 and 60 hit points, and is immune to fire and bludgeoning (including falling) damage. As long as the cocoon remains intact, the akata within remains unharmed. The akata remains in a state of hibernation until it senses another living creature within 10 feet or is exposed to extreme heat, at which point it claws its way to freedom in 1d4 minutes as its cocoon degrades to fragments of strange metal.

Acrobatics +6 (+10 jump), Climb +9, Stealth +10

Details
Type
Aberration
Alignment
N
Size
Medium
Environment
any
Organization
solitary, pair, or pack (3-30)
Treasure
standard
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., scent; Perception +1
Source
Bestiary 2
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