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Soulbound Mannequin

CR 7.00 Construct N (but see below) Medium HD 10

This strange construct is shaped like a masked humanoid made of wood and porcelain.

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Description

Chaotic Neutral: confusion (DC 13)

Lawful Neutralfear (DC 13)

Neutral: hold monster (DC 13)

Neutral Evil: enervation

Neutral Good: greater invisibility

Disguise Self (Sp) The soulbound mannequin can only disguise itself as the living person it used to be at approximately the age it was when its soul was used to make the mannequin (this allows it to take the appearance of another creature type).

Soul Focus (Su) The soul bound to the mannequin lives within a focus integrated into the doll or its apparel, typically a carved mask. As long as this soul focus remains intact, it can be used to animate another mannequin, at the same cost as creating a new soulbound mannequin. The new mannequin retains its personality and memories. A soul focus has hardness 8, 12 hit points, and a break DC of 20.

Susceptible to Mind-Affecting Effects (Ex) Unlike most constructs, a soulbound mannequin is not immune to mind-affecting effects.

A soulbound mannequin is a human-sized improvement on the soulbound doll. The binding process is sophisticated enough to leave much of the soul's personality intact. Most are crafted to allow a faithful servant to remain with a prestigious family or to allow a dying loved one to remain among the living in a limited way. Because the mannequin's face is expressionless and its voice has little inflection, it carries several masks that it uses to convey emotions. It often serves its creator as a bodyguard, companion, servant, sentry, or even paramour.

Construction

A soulbound mannequin is made from wood or porcelain, with one expertly carved mask worth at least 500 gp to serve as the soul focus. Creation requires a soul fragment from a creature who dies at some point during the creation of the mannequin (this doesn't prevent the rest of the soul from continuing on to the afterlife or prevent the body from later being revived). An unwilling soul can resist the procedure with a successful DC 20 Will save.

Soulbound Mannequin

CL 7th; Price 16,500 gp

Construction

Requirements Craft Construct, disguise self, false life, lesser geas, magic jar, minor creation, soul of a living creature who dies or is slain during the creation process; Skill Craft (sculptures); Cost 8,500 gp

Combat Stats

85 (10d10+30)

19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +6 natural)

Init

Speed

30 ft.

Fort

Ref

Will

BAB

+10

CMB

+14 (+18 grapple)

CMD

Melee: 2 claws +15 (1d8+4 plus grab)
DR: 5/magic

Ability Scores

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

-1

Special Attacks

constrict (1d8+4)

Special Qualities

Alignment Variation — Soulbound mannequins are at least partially neutral in alignment, although they can also be chaotic, evil, good, or lawful. They have an alignment-dependent spell-like ability usable once per day as listed below.

soul focus

Feats

Improved Initiative, Martial Weapon Proficiency (any one), Throw Anything, Toughness, Weapon Focus (claw)

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Grab

Grab (claws) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

If a creature with this special attack hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply to use the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its combat maneuver check to make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text). Creatures with grab receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple. Unless otherwise noted, grab works only against opponents no larger than the same size category as the creature. If the creature can use grab on sizes other than the default, this is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line.

Constrict (1d8+4) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this special attack can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when it makes a successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage). The amount of damage is given in the creature's entry and is typically equal to the amount of damage caused by the creature's melee attack.

Special Abilities

Alignment Variation from text

Soulbound mannequins are at least partially neutral in alignment, although they can also be chaotic, evil, good, or lawful. They have an alignment-dependent spell-like ability usable once per day as listed below.

Soul Focus from text

Feats, Traits & Items

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Calculated: +4 Initiative

Martial Weapon Proficiency (any one) from Feat

You make attack rolls with the selected weapon normally (without the non-proficient penalty).

Throw Anything from Feat

You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised ranged weapon. You receive a +1 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made with thrown splash weapons.

Situational: thrown splash weapons: +1 circumstance attack rolls

Toughness from Feat

You gain +3 hit points. For every Hit Die you possess beyond 3, you gain an additional +1 hit point. If you have more than 3 Hit Dice, you gain +1 hit points whenever you gain a Hit Die (such as when you gain a level).

Calculated: +3 Hp Bonus

Weapon Focus (claw) from Feat

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

Calculated: +1 Attack Bonus

Skills

Intimidate +9, Perception +10

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Detect Poison, At will—Light, At will—Mage Hand, At will—Open/Close (DC 9), At will—Prestidigitation (DC 9), 3/day—Alarm, 3/day—Feather Fall (DC 10), 3/day—Hold Portal, 1/day—Disguise Self, 1/day—Levitate

Details

Type: Construct
Alignment: N (but see below)
Size: Medium
Environment: any land
Organization: solitary, pair, or family (3–12)
Treasure: standard
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +10
Languages: Common
Source: Bestiary 4

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