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Vishkanya

CR 1/2 Humanoid N Medium HD 1
This lithe woman wears loose-fitting robes and wields a cruel-looking blade. Her eyes are pure white orbs.

Vishkanyas are a race of exotic humanoids known for their guile and affinity for poisons of all kinds. A vishkanya's flesh is made up of fine scales that from a distance of even a few feet look just like particularly smooth skin. These scales are usually a single dark color, although some of them have complex patterns like stripes or even spirals. A vishkanya's tongue is forked like a serpent's tongue, and its eyes lack visible pupils.

Although legends abound that the merest touch from a vishkanya can slay a mortal humanoid, these tales are patently false. A vishkanya's skin is no more poisonous than that of any human, but it is true that their blood, spit, and other bodily fluids can be dangerous. Vishkanyas are skilled in using their own spittle or even their blood to envenom their weapons, and those who fight them should be wary of exposure to the vishkanya's poison. A vishkanya is 6 feet tall and weighs 130 pounds.

Vishkanyas are defined by their class levels—they do not possess racial Hit Dice. Vishkanyas have the following racial traits.

HP
11 (1d8+3)
AC
13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
Init
+3
Speed
30 ft.
Fort
+2
Ref
+5
Will
+0; +1 vs. poison
BAB
+0
CMB
+1
CMD
14
Melee
kukri +1 (1d4+1/18-20 plus poison)
Ranged
shuriken +3 (1d2+1 plus poison)
Racial Modifiers
+2 Escape Artist, +2 Perception, +2 Stealth
str
13
+1
dex
17
+3
con
14
+2
int
8
-1
wis
10
+0
cha
12
+1

Weapons: Simple

poison (DC 12)

sneak attack +1d6

Poison Use — Vishkanyas are skilled with poison and never accidentally poison themselves when using or applying poison.

Toxic — A number of times per day equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum 1/day), a vishkanya can envenom a weapon that it wields with its toxic saliva or blood (using blood requires the vishkanya to be injured when it uses this ability). Applying venom in this way is a swift action.

Universal Monster Rules

Poison (DC 12) Ex from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.
Poison (Use) Ex from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.

Special Abilities

Sneak Attack +1d6 from text
Toxic from text
A number of times per day equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum 1/day), a vishkanya can envenom a weapon that it wields with its toxic saliva or blood (using blood requires the vishkanya to be injured when it uses this ability). Applying venom in this way is a swift action.

Feats, Traits & Items

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.

Calculated: +2 Bluff, +2 Disguise

Acrobatics +7, Bluff +7, Disguise +7, Escape Artist +9, Perception +6, Sense Motive +4, Stealth +9

Details
Type
Humanoid
Alignment
N
Size
Medium
Environment
any
Organization
solitary, pair, or squad (3-8)
Treasure
NPC gear (kukri, 10 shuriken, other treasure)
Senses
low-light vision; Perception +6
Languages
, Common, Vishkanya
Source
Bestiary 3
Source

Bestiary 3

Attribution

Seeded catalog content, attributed to Paizo Inc. by catalog provenance — not an individual Open Game License attestation. Licensing for reproduced SRD content is covered by the site's Section 15 register.

Sources Used in This Record
1 House/Core
  • Uses feat: Deceitful (Feat) — core content under OGL 1.0a
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