Exscinder

CREATURE 13

Mortals require protection from forbidden knowledge and heretical texts. Anywhere across the planes, an exscinder might arrive to claim, confscate, and destroy the dangerous thoughts within. Considering themselves avatars of the virtue of temperance, exscinders repeat the lesson that the cautious tongue refuses to speak wicked words. Though they pass on these words, it's rare for them to take much note of ordinary mortals. The danger is not necessarily the person who learns, but the evil knowledge itself. It's the weed that grows beyond the words on the page and must be torn out by its roots.

Perception +25; darkvision

Languages Aklo, Chthonian, Diabolic, Draconic, Empyrean, Necril, Sakvroth, Utopian; Telepathy 100 feet, Truespeech

Skills Arcana +24, Heaven Lore +26, Intimidation +26, Library Lore +26, Occultism +24, Religion +27, Society +26

Str +8, Dex +6, Con +6, Int +5, Wis +8, Cha +7

Items Confiscated Texts

Telepathy 100 feet (aura, magical, mental)

A monster with telepathy can communicate mentally with any creatures within the listed radius, as long as they share a language. This doesn't give any special access to their thoughts, and communicates no more information than normal speech would.

AC 33; Fort +23, Ref +21, Will +25

HP 240; Immunities fear effects; Weaknesses unholy 10; Resistances fire 10

Archon's Protection

Trigger An enemy damages the archon's ally and both are within 15 feet of the archon

Effect The ally gains resistance 15 to all damage against the triggering damage, and the archon can make a Strike against the enemy.

Effect: Archon's Protection

Speed 30 feet, fly 50 feet

Melee Binding Chains +27 (disarm, finesse, holy, magical, trip), Damage 2d6 fire plus 3d8+11 bludgeoning plus Censorious Lash

Ranged Blazing Sigil +25 (fire, holy, magical, spirit, range increment 40 feet), Damage 5d6 fire plus 3d6 spirit

Divine Innate Spells DC 33, attack +25; 7th Interplanar Teleport, Divine Immolation, Rewrite Memory (At Will), Ring of Truth; 4th Translocate (At Will), Heal (At Will); 2nd Invisibility (At Will); 1st Sure Strike (×3); Cantrips (7th) Light, Message

Censorious Lash (divine, incapacitation, mental)

When the exscinder hits a creature with a binding chains Strike, that creature must attempt a DC 30 Will save. On a failure, it's controlled by the exscinder for its frst action on its next turn (or controlled for its entire next turn on a critical failure).

Change Size (concentrate, divine, polymorph)

The exscinder changes size to their choice of Huge, Large, Medium, or Small.

Temper thy Words (auditory, concentrate, divine)

The exscinder chooses one written text within 120 feet. They don't need to be able to observe the text, but they can't target one that's deliberately Concealed. The exscinder censors the text, modifying it to their wishes. The text can't be referenced, making it useless for functions like Casting a Spell from a scroll, preparing spells from a spellbook, or consulting a scholarly journal. If the text is attended, the creature possessing it can attempt a DC 33 Will save; an unattended text automatically gets a critical failure.

Pathfinder Monster Core 2ORC