Kuchisake-Onna

Medium Undead (Yurei), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class 14 (Natural Armor)

Hit Points 84 (13d8 + 26)

Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
12 (+1)	16 (+3)	14 (+2)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	18 (+4)

Skills Deception +6, Stealth +5

Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11

Languages Japanese

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Ethereal Jaunt. It can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Terrifying Grin. When a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the Kuchisake-Onna and can see her, it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the Kuchisake-Onna’s Terrifying Grin for the next 24 hours.

Multiattack. The Kuchisake-Onna makes two attacks: one with her slash and one with her sharp scissors.

Slash. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage.

Sharp Scissors. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or become paralyzed for 1 minute. The paralyzed target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Ghostly Appearance. The Kuchisake-Onna can use her action to magically become invisible until she attacks, casts a spell, or uses her Terrifying Grin. While invisible, she can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain.

Actions

• Curse of Kuchisake. The Kuchisake-Onna targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be cursed for 1 hour. While cursed, the target’s slashing and piercing damage rolls are reduced by 1d6. The cursed target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the curse on itself on a success.
• Teleport (Recharge 5-6). The Kuchisake-Onna magically teleports, along with any equipment she is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space she can see within 60 feet of her.

Legendary Actions

The Kuchisake-Onna can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The Kuchisake-Onna regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.

• Slash. The Kuchisake-Onna makes one Slash attack.
• Terrifying Grin (Costs 2 Actions). The Kuchisake-Onna uses her Terrifying Grin.

Description: Kuchisake-Onna, also known as the Slit-Mouthed Woman, is a vengeful spirit that haunts the dark corners of Japan. Her horrific grin and malevolent nature make her a dreaded figure in folklore. With ethereal abilities and a paralyzing curse, she strikes fear into the hearts of those unlucky enough to cross her path.

This human woman would be staggeringly beautiful if not for her mouth: torn open at both edges with many, many sharp teeth.

Taken from Creature Codex

Kuchisake-onna, or “slit-mouthed women”, are a physical manifestation of the human fear of strangers. They have no existence beyond killing, maiming and striking terror into communities, and seemingly appear out of nowhere when a city is in crisis. The modus operandi of a kuchisake-onna is typically to disguise themselves as a human, which is as easy as covering their hideous mouths with a mask or cloth, then asking random people if they are beautiful.

Regardless whether the mark answers yes or no, mayhem and murder are likely to follow as the kuchisake-onna reveals her deformity and attacks with her teeth and wickedly sharp scissors. Some victims are slain outright—others are left with trademark wounds mimicking a kuchisake-onna’s mouth. The persecutions of harmless vagrants and recriminations within the community that follow these attacks are bread and butter to the malicious fey.

The origins of kuchisake-onna are mysterious—some claim that they were originally nymphs or other goodly fey corrupted by the encroachment of civilization, or the children of a bogeyman lord, or the spirits of murdered women reborn for revenge. Most are female, but male versions, or kuchisake-otoko, are not unheard of.

These tend to be more common in areas where men, rather than women, lack personal autonomy and power, the better to strike victims with surprise. Oddly, even those preying on non-human communities appear as humans—there they sow suspicion against outsiders rather than the strangers in one’s midst.

Despite their predatory cunning, they are themselves somewhat weak-minded and gullible for fey—even children have been known to outwit a kuchisake-onna with a clever answer to her questions or with a ruse. Most kuchisake-onna are solitary, but they may work cooperatively in especially vulnerable cities or under the direction of a powerful evil fey.

Kuchisake-Onna               CR 6

XP 2,400
CE Medium fey
Init +5; Senses low-light vision, Perception +14
Aura frightful presence (30 ft., DC 19)

Defense

AC 17, touch 16, flat-footed 11(+1 natural, +5 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 60 (11d6+22)
Fort +5, Ref +12, Will +7
DR 5/cold iron; SR 17
Weakness mirror of humanity

Offense

Speed 40 ft.
Melee masterwork combat shears +13 (1d6+2/19-20×3), bite +7 (1d8+1) or bite +12 (1d8+2)
Special Attacks disfiguring strike, sneak attack +4d6

Statistics

Base Atk +5; CMB +7; CMD 23
Str 15, Dex 20, Con 14, Int 15, Wis11, Cha 18
Feats Combat Expertise,Deceitful,Dodge, Improved Feint, Nimble Moves, Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +19 (+21 when jumping), Bluff +22, Disguise +22, Escape Artist +19, Knowledge (local) +16, Perception +14, Sense Motive +6, Stealth +19; Racial Modifiers -8 Sense Motive
SQ mirror of humanity

Ecology

Environment urban
Organization solitary, pair, pack (3-6) or nightmare (1-6 plus 1 bogeyman)
Treasure standard plus masterwork combat shears

Special Abilities
Disfiguring Strike (Ex) A kuchisake-onna deals a number of points of Charisma damage equal to her sneak attack dice when she deals sneak attack damage. A successful DC 17 Fortitude save reduces this to 1 point of Charisma damage. On a critical hit, the Charisma damage is drain instead. The save DC is Strength-based.
Mirror of Humanity (Ex) A kuchisake-onna takes no penalties for disguising herself as human and can use magic items as if she were a human. She is treated as both human and fey for the purposes of all spell effects and other abilities based on creature type, such as a ranger’s favored enemy bonus.

New Weapon—Combat Shears
Light melee exotic weapon; 10 gp; dmg 1d4 (Small)/ 1d6 (Medium); critical 19-20×3; damage slashing and piercing.