The form of Taljjae's body can vary from visit to visit or even moment to moment, but it's easily recognized due to its signature cloak and masks. So long as Taljjae's mood is placid, it can be approached safely, but its mercurial temperament can be hard to predict.
Carved scars mark the face of this severe mask, which gives Taljjae the skill at arms of a veteran commander.
Perception +33; darkvision; jelly sense 120 feet
Languages Hwan, Senzar; (can't speak any language)
Skills Acrobatics +35, Athletics +31, Performance +38, Society +31
Taljjae disrupts actions on any hit, not just a critical hit.
Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using.
Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.
Exit Stage(primal, teleportation)
Trigger Taljjae is reduced to 0 Hit Points
Effect Taljjae retains 1 Hit Point and teleports to an empty space within 30 feet. One of its masks remains behind and is broken.
Jelly Gluttony
If Taljjae detects buckwheat jelly with its jelly sense, it becomes Fascinated by the food and the creature possessing it (if applicable) and Off-Guard to all other creatures for 1d4 rounds, or until it uses an appropriate number of Interact actions to consume the jelly (generally 2: 1 to take the jelly, and another to eat it). If there's more than one helping of jelly, the condition ends once Taljjae consumes the jelly once.
Jelly Sense
Taljjae has scent as a precise sense out to 120 feet, but only to detect buckwheat jelly, the only food Taljjae loves more than flesh.
Ranged Goblinfire +35 (fire, range increment 60 feet), Damage 4d6+18 fire
Change Characters(stance)
Frequency once per round
Effect Taljjae removes its current mask and dons a new one. The change refreshes Taljjae, restoring 25 healing Hit Points. Once Taljjae has removed a mask, it can't Change Characters back to that mask until it has worn all of its unbroken masks at least once, after which the cycle starts again. Taljjae can't don a broken mask.
When Taljjae Changes Characters, it gains access to the listed abilities. Any items (such as weapons) associated with its previous mask immediately disappear and are replaced by fresh ones for its new mask, but the effects of any mask abilities it has active persist. Removing a mask and later reapplying it doesn't restore any limited-use abilities.
Masterful Engagement
Frequency once per round
Effect Taljjae maintains the perfect distance between itself and its foe. It Steps and Strikes, in any order.
Prop Master
Taljjae has access to the critical specialization effects of any weapons it wields from one of its masks.
Second Act
Trigger Taljjae's turn begins
Requirements Taljjae has 200 or fewer Hit Points
Effect Taljjae's dance reaches a frantic climax, allowing it to change personas rapidly. Taljjae Changes Characters.