Demon, Glabrezu

Four arms grace the torso of this towering monstrosity. The monster’s eyes shine with a mix of intelligence and cruelty.

Glabrezu CR 13

XP 25,600
CE Huge outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft., true seeing; Perception +26

DEFENSE

AC 28, touch 8, flat-footed 28 (+20 natural, –2 size)
hp 186 (12d10+120)
Fort +18, Ref +4, Will +11
DR 10/good; Immune electricity, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10; SR 24

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft.
Melee 2 pincers +20 (2d8+10/19–20), 2 claws +20 (1d6+10), bite +20 (1d8+10)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks rend (2 pincers, 2d8+15)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th)

Constanttrue seeing
At willchaos hammer (DC 19), confusion (DC 19), dispel magic, mirror image, reverse gravity (DC 22), greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. of objects only), veil (self only), unholy blight (DC 19)
1/daypower word stun, summon (level 4, 1 glabrezu 20% or 1d2 vrocks 50%)
1/monthwish (granted to a mortal humanoid only)

STATISTICS

Str 31, Dex 11, Con 31, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 20
Base Atk +12; CMB +24; CMD 34
Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (pincer), Persuasive, Power Attack, Vital Strike
Skills Bluff +28, Diplomacy +22, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (history) +18, Knowledge (local) +18, Perception +26, Sense Motive +18, Stealth +7, Use Magic Device +17; Racial Modifiers +8 Bluff, +8 Perception
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic; telepathy 100 ft.

ECOLOGY

Environment any (Abyss)
Organization solitary or troop (1 glabrezu, 1 succubus, and 2–5 vrocks)
Treasure standard

Whereas the succubus is a demon that works her wiles by exploiting the physical lusts and needs of her prey, the glabrezu is a tempter of a different sort. Ferocious and bestial in form, the glabrezu is in fact a master of trickery and lies. With its ability to cloak its true form in pleasant illusions, the glabrezu uses its magic to grant wishes to mortal humanoids as a method of rewarding those who succumb to its guile and deceit. A wish granted by a glabrezu always fulfills the wisher’s need in the most destructive way possible—although such methods might not be immediately apparent. A struggling weaponsmith might wish for fame and skill at his craft, only to find that his best patron is a cruel and sadistic murderer who uses the weapons to further his destructive desires. A lonely man who wishes for a companion might have his wish granted in the form of a lost love returned to “life” as a vampire, and so on—the glabrezu is nothing if not creative in addressing a mortal’s desires.

A glabrezu stands 18 feet tall and weighs just over 6,000 pounds. These treacherous demons form from the souls of the treasonous, the false, and the subversive—souls of mortals who, in life, bore false witness or used treachery and deceit to ruin the lives of others.

Treacherous Wishcraft

Source PCS:DR

When a glabrezu grants a wish to a mortal, the glabrezu can grant the wish to the mortal without fulfilling it in the most destructive way possible. By granting the mortal the wish in this manner, the glabrezu can also cause one of the following effects to automatically affect the wisher (no save).

  • Curse: The wisher becomes affected by the effects of bestow curse, heightened to 9th level.
  • Mark of Treachery: The wisher gains a mark of treachery somewhere on her body. This mark appears as a fist-sized tattoo that combines the seven-pointed spiral of the sign of the Abyss and the glabrezu’s name (not its true name) written in Abyssal in a circle within the sign. This mark can only be removed by a miracle or wish, and only then if the caster makes a DC 30 caster level check. As long as the wisher is marked, the glabrezu can observe the world through the marked person’s senses and can communicate telepathically with her. At any point thereafter, the glabrezu can demand a service of the marked person—this allows the glabrezu to affect that person with a geas/quest to carry out the service if the person agrees to do the service. Agreeing to this causes the mark to fade. If the marked person refuses, she is immediately affected by a destruction spell (CL 14th, DC 22) and the glabrezu can demand the service again 1 round later. A mark of treachery persists through death and any resurrections that follow.
  • Psychosis: The wisher immediately becomes chaotic evil and gains psychosis.

3rd Party Publisher Options ( Samurai Sheepdog)

When captured by a monster trainer, glabrezu grant the trainer access to new spells.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Pathfinder RPG Bestiary. Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.

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