Invidiak
CREATURE 7For most demons, possessing a creature requires a ritual, magic item, or condition, but for invidiaks, who lack a body, possession is akin to donning a suit of clothing. Known also as shadow demons, invidiaks are formed from envious mortal souls.
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.
If an invidiak attempts to possess a creature and the creature rolls a critical success on its saving throw to resist Possession, or if an invidiak's possession of a creature is ended prematurely, such as via a successful Dispel Magic, the invidiak takes 6d6 mental damage and cannot use possession for 24 hours.
Each invidiak has a particular type of creature they prefer possessing, chosen from the following list:
- aberration
- animal
- beast
- any humanoid (such as dwarf)
In most cases, the favored type of target is human. When an invidiak uses Possession against a favored host, the duration of possession increases to unlimited, and the effect lasts until dispelled or until the invidiak dismisses it.
An invidiak leaves no body behind when using Possession.