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Kami, Zuishin

CR 10.00 Outsider LG Medium

Within this elaborate suit of armor can be seen the partial form of a determined warrior.

Description

While all kami are enemies of oni, none are so fervent as the zuishin. Known also as shrine kami, zuishin take as their wards gates, doorways, religious places, and the spiritual archways known as torii, ensuring that the gates are respected. Zuishin can use many weapons, but tend to favor the bow. A zuishin treats its equipment with utmost care, viewing weapons as extensions of itself. It never discards its bow voluntarily; if the weapon is ever lost or destroyed, a zuishin can craft a new one in a month.

Zuishin treat other kami with respect, and are always willing to lend a helping hand. Creatures other than kami must earn a zuishin's trust before receiving its aid, and do so by honoring the gate it guards or providing an offering to the kami, such as a tree branch or other small piece of nature.

Zuishin manifest as suits of armor with a partly manifest warrior within, and wield glowing weapons. They stand 5 feet tall and weigh 120 pounds.

Ability Scores

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WIS

CHA

Combat Stats

HP: 123 (13d10+52); fast healing 5
AC: 23, touch 13, flat-footed 20 (+6 armor, +3 Dex, +4 natural)
Speed: fly 30 ft. (perfect, 40 ft. without armor)
Init: +9
Melee: +1 holy halberd +18/+13/+8 (1d10+7/×3)
Ranged: +1 holy composite longbow +20/+15/+10 (1d8+5/×3)
BAB: +13
CMB: +17
CMD: 32 (can't be tripped)
Fort: +8
Ref: +13
Will: +14
DR: 10/cold iron
SR: 21

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Healing Arrow — As a swift action, a zuishin can infuse an arrow it fires to carry any of the following effects: breath of life, cure light wounds, heal, neutralize poison, remove curse, remove disease, or restoration. Using one of these effects consumes a use of the same spell-like ability. The zuishin must make a touch attack to deliver the effect to the target—the target takes no damage from the arrow.

Holy Weapons — Any weapon wielded by a zuishin is treated as if it had the holy special ability. A zuishin creates arrows out of nothing as part of its attacks with any bow it wields.

Special Qualities

merge with ward

ward (gate, doorway, or shrine)

Feats

Improved Initiative, Improved Precise Shot, Iron Will, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus (longbow)

Special Abilities

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Improved Precise Shot from Feat

Your ranged attacks ignore the AC bonus granted to targets by anything less than total cover, and the miss chance granted to targets by anything less than total concealment. Total cover and total concealment provide their normal benefits against your ranged attacks.

Iron Will from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Will saving throws.

Point-Blank Shot from Feat

You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges of up to 30 feet.

Precise Shot from Feat

You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard –4 penalty on your attack roll.

Rapid Shot from Feat

When making a full-attack action with a ranged weapon, you can fire one additional time this round. All of your attack rolls take a –2 penalty when using Rapid Shot.

Weapon Focus from Feat

You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.

Skills

Fly +10, Heal +20, Intimidate +18, Knowledge (nature) +16, Perception +20, Sense Motive +20, Stealth +18

Spells

spell-like abilities:

Constant—Detect Evil, Constant—See Invisibility, At will—Cure Light Wounds, At will—Dimension Door, 3/day—Alarm, 3/day—Breath Of Life, 3/day—Dispel Magic, 3/day—Neutralize Poison, 3/day—Remove Curse, 3/day—Remove Disease, 3/day—Restoration, 1/day—Dispel Evil, 1/day—Heal, 1/day—True Seeing

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: LG
Size: Medium
Environment: any
Organization: solitary, pair, or warband (3-8)
Treasure: double (+1 composite longbow [+4 Str], +1 halberd, masterwork breastplate, other treasure)
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., detect evil, see invisibility; Perception +20
Languages: Common; telepathy 100 ft.
Source: Bestiary 3

Sources Used in This Record

21 House/Core

Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Improved Precise Shot (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Iron Will (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Point-Blank Shot (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Precise Shot (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Rapid Shot (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Weapon Focus (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Detect Evil (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: See Invisibility (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Cure Light Wounds (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dimension Door (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Alarm (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Breath Of Life (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dispel Magic (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Neutralize Poison (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Remove Curse (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Remove Disease (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Restoration (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dispel Evil (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Heal (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: True Seeing (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.

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