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Night Hag

CR 9.00 Outsider NE Medium

Grisly fetishes and the rags of once fine clothes hang off the corpse-thin frame of this horrifying, sharp-fanged crone.

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Description

Terrifying murderesses and greedy soul brokers, night hags prey upon mortals while they're most vulnerable. Preferring to kill their prey slowly, haunting their dreams night after night, these hags trap the tormented souls of their victims within dark gems so they might be sold in the infernal markets of the outer planes. Night hags vary widely in appearance, standing between 5-1/2 and 7 feet tall, and weighing from 150 to 300 pounds.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 92 (8d10+48)
AC: 25, touch 14, flat-footed 21 (+4 Dex, +11 natural)
Speed: 30 ft.
Init: +4
Melee: 2 claws +13 (1d4+5), bite +13 (2d6+5 plus disease)
BAB: +8
CMB: +13
CMD: 27
Fort: +14
Ref: +8
Will: +11
DR: 10/cold iron and magic
SR: 24

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Dream Haunting — A night hag can visit the dreams of chaotic or evil targets by using a special periapt known as a heartstone to become ethereal, then hovering over the creature. Once it does so, it rides on the victim's back until dawn. The sleeper suffers tormenting dreams and takes 1 point of Constitution drain upon awakening. Only another ethereal being can stop these nocturnal intrusions by confronting and defeating the night hag.

Special Qualities

change shape (any humanoid, alter self)

Heartstone — All night hags carry a heartstone—a special gemstone worth at least 1,800 gp that is worn as a periapt. A heartstone's magic is fueled by the hag's spirit and proximity—once separated from its owner (or upon the hag's death), a heartstone retains its magic for only 24 hours before becoming a nonmagical gem again. The heartstone instantly cures any disease contracted by the holder. In addition, a heartstone provides a +2 resistance bonus on all saving throws (this bonus is included in the statistics block above). A night hag that loses this charm can no longer use etherealness or soul bind until it finds a replacement gemstone.

Feats

Alertness, Combat Casting, Deceitful, Mounted Combat

Special Abilities

Alertness from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on Perception and Sense Motive skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Combat Casting from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on concentration checks made to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability when casting on the defensive or while grappled.

Deceitful from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Bluff and Disguise skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Mounted Combat from Feat

Once per round when your mount is hit in combat, you may attempt a Ride check (as an immediate action) to negate the hit. The hit is negated if your Ride check result is greater than the opponent's attack roll.

Skills

Bluff +16, Diplomacy +11, Disguise +16, Intimidate +14, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (planes) +15, Perception +16, Ride +15, Sense Motive +16, Spellcraft +15

Spells

spell-like abilities:

Constant—Detect Chaos, Constant—Detect Evil, Constant—Detect Good, Constant—Detect Law, Constant—Detect Magic, At will—Deep Slumber, At will—Invisibility, At will—Magic Missile, At will—Ray Of Enfeeblement, At will—Etherealness, At will—Soul Bind

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: NE
Size: Medium
Environment: any evil-aligned plane
Organization: solitary, mounted (1 and 1 nightmare), or coven (3 hags of any type)
Treasure: standard
Senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Infernal
Source: Bestiary

Sources Used in This Record

15 House/Core

Uses feat: Alertness (Feat)

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

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

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

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

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: Detect Good (Spell)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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