Iku Turso

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This grotesque, emerald-scaled creature resembles a crossbreed of an eel, a viperfish, and a clawed humanoid.

Iku-Turso are malevolent sea monsters living in seas around Pohjola the home of all evil.

Iku-tursos are hideous denizens of the deep sea. There, they venerate the sinister Kiputytto Lady of Poison, god of plague and contagion and Loviatar God of torment. Theres victims are plucked from ship and shore in special air-filled torture chambers. Disease is sacred to the iku-tursos, and those who suffer from sickness are considered blessed -an iku-turso often chooses to leave obviously diseased victims to their fates rather than attempt to capture them.

Iku-Turso CR 8

XP 4,800 NE Medium aberration (aquatic) Init +7; Senses Blindsense 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +12

DEFENSE

AC 21, touch 14, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dexterity, +1 Dodge, +7 natural) hp 102 (12d8+48) Fort +8, Ref +9, Will +11 Immune disease Weaknesses light blindness

OFFENSE

Speed 20 ft., Swim 60 ft. Melee bite +16 (1d8+7 plus disease), 2 claws +16 (1d6+7) Special Attacks light lure

STATISTICS

Strength 24, Dexterity 16, Constitution 19, Intelligence 7, Wisdom 12, Charisma 17 Base Atk +9; CMB +16; CMD 30 Feats Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes Skills Perception +12, Stealth +14, Survival +12, Swim +15 Languages Aklo, Aquan, Undercommon SQ amphibious

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Disease (Su) An iku-turso’s bite inflicts a strange, supernatural disease called tursas. This disease causes the victim’s skin to grow painfully scaly, causes strange hallucinations, and eventually transforms the victim into an iku-turso. Tursas: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 20; onset 1 minute; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Wisdom damage and 1d6 Charisma drain; cure 2 consecutive saves. As long as a victim suffers any ability damage from tursas, it gains the ability to breathe water. A creature reduced to 0 Charisma by this disease transforms into a fully grown and healthy iku-turso—it immediately forgets its previous life and abilities and seeks out the nearest iku-turso community to join it. A wish or miracle can reverse this transformation. The save DC is Constitution-based. Light Lure (Su) As a standard action, an iku-turso can call forth a few small points oflight, functioning like a dancing lights spell (CL equals the iku-turso’s HD) except as described here. Creatures within 100 feet of one of these lights must make a DC 18 Will save upon sighting them or be compelled to approach them by the safest and most direct path. A creature that successfully saves is immune to the same iku-turso’s light lure for 24 hours. If a subject of this effect has to move through hazardous terrain to reach the lights, that subject receives another saving throw to end the effect before entering the hazardous terrain. This effect ends once the character reaches the light or takes any form of damage. This is a visual mind-affecting charm effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

ECOLOGY

Environment cold or temperate water or underground Organization solitary, pair, or cell (3-8) Treasure standard

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 3, © 2011, Paizo Publishing, LLC;  Authors Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, James Jacobs, Michael Kenway, Rob McCreary, Patrick Renie, Chris Sims, F. Wesley Schneider, James L. Sutter, and Russ Taylor, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.