Moon-Beast Master

Moon-Beast Master CR 13

XP 25,600
CE Huge aberration (mythos)
Init +8; Senses blindsight 90 ft.; Perception +23
Aura fear aura (60 ft., DC 24)

DEFENSE

AC 30, touch 13, flat-footed 25 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +17 natural, –2 size)
hp 189 (14d8+126)
Fort +13; Ref +10; Will +17
Defensive Abilities amorphous; DR 10/piercing or slashing; Immune cold, gaze attacks, illusions, poison; Resist electricity 30; SR 24

OFFENSE

Speed 50 ft., climb 20 ft.; air walk
Melee 2 claws +18 (1d8+10), 4 tentacles +14 (1d8+5)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks rend (2 tentacles, 1d8+15 plus 1d6 Wisdom drain)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 11th):

• Constant—air walk
• At will—detect thoughts (DC 21)
• 3/day—charm monster (DC 22), dispel magic, dominate person (DC 24), dream, shadow conjuration (DC 23), shadow evocation (DC 24), suggestion (DC 22), veil (DC 25)
• 1/day—confusion (DC 23), feeblemind (DC 24), major image (DC 22), modify memory (DC 23), mirage arcana (DC 24), plane shift (self only, can’t use)

STATISTICS

Str 30, Dex 19, Con 28, Int 23, Wis 22, Cha 29
Base Atk +10; CMB +22; CMD 38
Feats Combat Casting, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Weapon Focus (tentacles)
Skills Climb +18, Diplomacy +16, Intimidate +26, Knowledge (arcana) +13, Knowledge (planes) +20, Perception +23, Sense Motive +20, Spellcraft +23, Stealth +21, Use Magic Device +23; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth
Languages Aklo (cannot speak); telepathy 300 ft.
SQ compression, no breath

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Fear Aura (Su)

All creatures within a 60-foot radius that see or hear a moon-beast master must succeed at a DC 26 Will save or be shaken for as long as they are within the aura. Whether or not the save is successful, that creature cannot be affected again by a moon-beast master ’s fear aura for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting fear affect and the save is Charisma-based.

Nightmare Slave (Su)

When a moon-beast master reduces a target to 0 Wisdom with its Wisdom drain then instead of gaining the effects of a heal spell (see below), the moon-beast may instead choose to enslave the target with a permanent dominate monster effect.

The enslaved creature is healed of all Wisdom drain taken from a moon-beast master ’s rend attacks.

Wisdom Drain (Su)

A creature that takes rend damage from a moon-beast master must succeed at a DC 24 Will save or take 1d6 points of Wisdom drain. A moon-beast master heals 5 points of damage for each point of Wisdom it drains in this manner. If it drains a victim to 0 Wisdom, a moon-beast master gains the effects of a heal spell. The save DC is Constitution-based.

ABOUT

Environment any land
Organization solitary or cult (1 moon-beast master plus 2-8 mooncalves)
Treasure double

This creature has a pale, froglike appearance with clawed hands, no eyes, a wide mouth, and a snout ending in pink tentacles.