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Kostchtchie

CR 26.00 Outsider CE Huge

Description

Kostchtchie (pronounced kosh-TIK-ti-kai) appears as an immense, deformed frost giant with twisted legs, tiny white eyes, and a thick matted beard into which are woven dozens of skulls—trophies of mortal kings and priests of rival faiths he has slain. Legends speak that each of these skulls is haunted by the ghost of its previous owner, and that he can commune with these spirits to seek their wisdom—although if the legends are true, it is more likely that Kostchtchie has little interest in anything but mockery and torment for these lost souls.

Kostchtchie is never seen without his massive warhammer, an adamantine maul of such prodigious size that even the strongest frost giant would have trouble wielding it properly. Known also as the Deathless Frost, Kostchtchie dwells in an immense Abyssal fortress carved from the heart of a towering mountain in a frozen realm of jagged mountains and immense glaciers infested with manifold frozen horrors. Kostchtchie stands 30 feet tall.

Kostchtchie was born of human parents, and became a murderer when his father forced him to kill his mother and sisters. Kostchtchie went one better and murdered his father as well. Later in life, after he had become a ferocious warlord well known for the slaying of dozens of giant chieftains, he confronted the Witch Queen Baba Yaga and tried to force her to grant him immortality—she agreed, but twisted his form, turned him into a hideous giant, and hid away the last fragment of his mortal soul in a magical torc. Kostchtchie fled to the Abyss to nurture his hatred and hide his shame, eventually finding a new purpose as a patron of frost giants despite his hatred of their kind. Kostchtchie longs for the recovery of the torc that contains the fragment of his soul, in the hope that its return might reverse his deformity without removing his immortality.

In combat, Kostchtchie almost always uses Power Attack, taking a -8 penalty on all attack rolls but gaining a +16 bonus on damage rolls. The Deathless Frost is often accompanied by several frost giants, at least two of which are clerics. These clerics attend his every need, healing him in battle as best they can lest they forfeit their lives—or fall to some fate even more dire at the merciless hands of the Deathless Frost.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 604 (31d10+434); regeneration 30 (deific or mythic)
AC: 44, touch 30, flat-footed 38 (+4 deflection, +6 Dex, +14 natural, +12 profane, –2 size)
Speed: 60 ft., climb 60 ft.
Init: +6
Melee: +5 adamantine icy burst warhammer +53/+48/+43/+38 (3d6+24/19–20/×3 plus 1d6 cold), slam +48 (1d8+19 plus grab)
Ranged: rock +37/+32/+27/+22 (2d6+19)
Space: 15 ft.
Reach: 15 ft.
BAB: +31
CMB: +52 (+54 bull rush, +56 grapple, +56 sunder)
CMD: 86 (88 vs. bull rush, 88 vs. sunder)
Fort: +35
Ref: +20
Will: +31
DR: 20/cold iron, epic, and good
SR: 37
Defensive Abilities: Abyssal resurrection, freedom of movement, rock catching
Racial Modifiers: +8 Perception

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Clutch Foe — If Kostchtchie chooses to use his hand to make a grapple check when he successfully slams and grabs a Medium or smaller opponent, he takes a -20 penalty on the grapple check. On following rounds, he can attempt to maintain his grapple on the creature as a swift action. If successful, he can constrict the creature for 1d8+28 points of damage, throw the creature (treat this as a bull rush), or use the creature as an improvised weapon. An opponent used as a weapon takes half as much damage as it deals to the creature it hits.

Crushing Blow — Once per round, Kostchtchie may designate any attack with his warhammer to be a crushing blow. He must designate this attack before making the attack roll. If he hits, the blow ignores the target's hardness and damage reduction, and allows him to make a free trip attempt against the target. This trip attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity, can target a foe of any size, and has no chance of causing Kostchtchie to fall prone if he fails. A creature struck by a crushing blow must attempt a DC 44 Fortitude save; success means the creature is staggered for 1 round, and failure means it is stunned for 1 round and staggered for 1d6 rounds afterward. The save DC is Strength-based.

Favored Enemy — Against female giants or female humans, Kostchtchie's favored enemy bonuses increase to +8. Once per day, he can declare any one creature as a favored enemy, but only if that creature has damaged, humiliated, or otherwise inconvenienced him at some point in the previous 24 hours. His favored enemy bonuses against that creature last 24 hours.

Powerful Slam — Kostchtchie's slam attack is considered a primary attack even when he uses a weapon in his other hand, and he always adds his full Strength bonus to damage dealt with his slam attack.

rock throwing (600 ft.)

Vengeful Strike — Once per round, Kostchtchie may make an attack of opportunity against any creature that strikes him in melee combat. This attack of opportunity has a critical threat range of 18-20. Against female targets, the vengeful strike is also a crushing blow.

Special Qualities

demon lord traits

Feats

Awesome Blow, Catch Off-Guard, Craft Construct, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, Critical Focus, Greater Sunder, Greater Vital Strike, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (warhammer), Improved Sunder, Improved Vital Strike, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Staggering Critical, Vital Strike

Special Abilities

Catch Off-Guard from Feat

You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised melee weapon. Unarmed opponents are flat-footed against any attacks you make with an improvised melee weapon.

Craft Magic Arms and Armor from Feat

You can create magic weapons, armor, or shields. Enhancing a weapon, suit of armor, or shield takes 1 day for each 1,000 gp in the price of its magical features. To enhance a weapon, suit of armor, or shield, you must use up raw materials costing half of this total price. See the magic item creation rules in Magic Items for more information.The weapon, armor, or shield to be enhanced must be a masterwork item that you provide. Its cost is not included in the above cost.You can also mend a broken magic weapon, suit of armor, or shield if it is one that you could make. Doing so costs half the raw materials and half the time it would take to craft that item in the first place.

Craft Wondrous Item from Feat

You can create a wide variety of magic wondrous items. Crafting a wondrous item takes 1 day for each 1,000 gp in its price. To create a wondrous item, you must use up raw materials costing half of its base price. See the magic item creation rules in Magic Items for more information.You can also mend a broken wondrous item if it is one that you could make. Doing so costs half the raw materials and half the time it would take to craft that item.

Critical Focus from Feat

You receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made to confirm critical hits.

Greater Sunder from Feat

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to sunder an item. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Sunder. Whenever you sunder to destroy a weapon, shield, or suit of armor, any excess damage is applied to the item's wielder. No damage is transferred if you decide to leave the item with 1 hit point.

Greater Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack four times and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Improved Bull Rush from Feat

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a bull rush combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to bull rush you.

Improved Critical from Feat

When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.

Improved Sunder from Feat

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a sunder combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to sunder an item. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to sunder your gear.

Improved Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack three times and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon special abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Power Attack from Feat

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

Quick Draw from Feat

You can draw a weapon as a free action instead of as a move action. You can draw a hidden weapon (see the Sleight of Hand skill) as a move action.A character who has selected this feat may throw weapons at his full normal rate of attacks (much like a character with a bow).Alchemical items, potions, scrolls, and wands cannot be drawn quickly using this feat.

Staggering Critical from Feat

Whenever you score a critical hit, your opponent becomes staggered for 1d4+1 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. The DC of this Fortitude save is equal to 10 + your base attack bonus. The effects of this feat do not stack. Additional hits instead add to the duration.

Vital Strike from Feat

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.

Skills

Bluff +42, Climb +58, Intimidate +42, Knowledge (arcana) +41, Knowledge (engineering) +38, Knowledge (local) +41, Knowledge (planes) +41, Knowledge (religion) +38, Perception +52, Sense Motive +44, Spellcraft +41, Stealth +32, Use Magic Device +39

Spells

spell-like abilities:

Constant—Air Walk, Constant—Detect Good, Constant—Detect Law, Constant—Freedom Of Movement, Constant—True Seeing, Constant—Unholy Aura, At will—Astral Projection, At will—Blasphemy, At will—Cone Of Cold, At will—Desecrate, At will—Enlarge Person, At will—Dispel Magic, Greater, At will—Teleport, Greater, At will—Telekinesis, At will—Shapechange, At will—Unhallow, At will—Unholy Blight, 3/day—Polar Ray, 3/day—Power Word Stun, 3/day—Symbol Of Stunning, 1/day—Icy Prison, Mass, 1/day—Polar Midnight, 1/day—Time Stop

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: CE
Size: Huge
Environment: any cold (Abyss)
Organization: solitary (unique)
Treasure: triple (+5 adamantine icy burst warhammer, other treasure)
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., detect good, detect law, true seeing; Perception +52
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Giant; telepathy 300 ft.
Source: Bestiary 4

Sources Used in This Record

37 House/Core

Uses feat: Catch Off-Guard (Feat)

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Uses feat: Craft Magic Arms and Armor (Feat)

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Uses feat: Craft Wondrous Item (Feat)

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Uses feat: Critical Focus (Feat)

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Uses feat: Greater Sunder (Feat)

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Uses feat: Greater Vital Strike (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Bull Rush (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Sunder (Feat)

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Uses feat: Improved Vital Strike (Feat)

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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)

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Uses feat: Quick Draw (Feat)

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Uses feat: Staggering Critical (Feat)

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Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)

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Knows spell: Air Walk (Spell)

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Knows spell: Detect Good (Spell)

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Knows spell: Detect Law (Spell)

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Knows spell: Freedom Of Movement (Spell)

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Knows spell: True Seeing (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unholy Aura (Spell)

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Knows spell: Astral Projection (Spell)

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Knows spell: Blasphemy (Spell)

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Knows spell: Cone Of Cold (Spell)

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Knows spell: Desecrate (Spell)

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Knows spell: Enlarge Person (Spell)

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Knows spell: Dispel Magic, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Teleport, Greater (Spell)

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Knows spell: Telekinesis (Spell)

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Knows spell: Shapechange (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unhallow (Spell)

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Knows spell: Unholy Blight (Spell)

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Knows spell: Polar Ray (Spell)

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Knows spell: Power Word Stun (Spell)

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Knows spell: Symbol Of Stunning (Spell)

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Knows spell: Icy Prison, Mass (Spell)

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Knows spell: Polar Midnight (Spell)

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Knows spell: Time Stop (Spell)

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