Parasite Mystic

Parasite Mystic CR 7

XP 3,200
Male human parasite-infested monk 2/sorcerer 4
LE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6

DEFENSE

AC 20, touch 15, flat-footed 17 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 natural, +2 Wis)
hp 54 (6 HD; 2d8+4d6+28)
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +10; +2 vs. poison and sleep
Defensive Abilities evasion

OFFENSE

Speed 60 ft.
Melee mwk sickle +6 (1d6) or unarmed strike +5 (1d6) or flurry of blows +4/+4 (1d6) or 2 vines +5 (1d6 plus grab)
Ranged mwk shuriken +5 or +3/+3 (1d2 plus poison)
Special Attacks flurry of blows, stunning fist (3/day, DC 15)
Bloodline Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4th; concentration +7)

6/day—tanglevine (+7)

Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 4th; concentration +7)

2nd (4/day)create pit (DC 15)
1st (7/day)entangle (DC 14), expeditious retreat, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (DC 14), true strike
0 (at will)acid splash, arcane mark, mage hand, ray of frost, resistance, touch of fatigue (DC 13)
Bloodline Verdant

TACTICS

Before Combat A parasite mystic drinks his potion of mage armor and potion of bear’s endurance. He also casts expeditious retreat on himself, granting a +1 natural armor bonus through his bloodline arcana, and prepares his first attack with true strike.

During Combat A parasite mystic first attempts to debilitate opponents with create pit, entangle, or a ray of enfeeblement. Thereafter, he empowers his unarmed strikes with his wand of corrosive touch or a touch of fatigue through his Sorcerous Strike feat, and uses tanglevines to disarm or trip his foes, blasting them with magic missile if they stay at range.

Morale The mystic fights to the death.

Base Statistics

Without his spell effects, the parasite mystic’s statistics are:

AC 15, touch 15, flat-footed 10; hp 42; Fort +7; Speed 30 ft.; Con 12.

STATISTICS

Str 10, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 15, Cha 16
Base Atk +3; CMB +3 (+5 grapple); CMD 18 (20 vs. grapple)
Feats Dodge, Eschew Materials, Great Fortitude, Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, Sorcerous Strike, Stunning Fist, Toughness, Weapon Finesse
Skills Diplomacy +5, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (nature) +6, Knowledge (religion) +4, Perception +6, Spellcraft +4, Stealth +8
Languages Common
SQ bloodline arcana (personal spells grant natural armor bonus equal to spell level for 1d4 rounds), photosynthesis
Combat Gear blue whinnis poison (5 doses), potion of bear’s endurance, potion of mage armor, wand of corrosive touch (16 charges); Other Gear masterwork sickle, masterwork shuriken (5), ring of spell knowledge I (magic missile), +1 cloak of resistance, 48 gp

Pod Parasites

Pod parasites are born from a deadly and insidious infestation of alien plant matter that suborns their natural consciousness and free will and enslaves them to the inscrutable hunger for propagation of their vegetal host. There are a number of plant monsters capable of enslaving creatures in this way, but the sample creatures described below are the product of the parasitic stage of growth of the begedhi plant, described in the Alien Bestiary Companion. This plant has an immature seedling stage with a limited ability to charm and control living creatures, as well as a massive mother-plant form with tremendous power to dominate entire cities. The agents by which it enslaves its targets is its mature parasite form, which it implants in living creatures to help spread its seedlings across the countryside and to root out and eliminate any opposition to its infestation. The statistics for the begedhi parasite are reprinted here for ease of reference.

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