Daemon, Derghodaemon

A deadly and vicious bouquet of insectile claws sprouts from this horrid, three-legged, multi-eyed beast.

Originally posted on Pathfinder SRD

These brutal daemons personify death resulting from violent insanity, such as being murdered by a maniac or torn to shreds by a pack of rabid predators. These insectoid creatures roam the Outer Planes, scavenging battlefields and following the inevitable trail of violence in those hostile worlds.

They hunt the weak and dying along the fringe of battles, feeding off their victims’ suffering until they make their kill. Attacks from a derghodaemon often come from within a cloud of biting insects. 

Brutish and low on intellect, derghodaemons find themselves serving as front-line fighters in fiendish armies. A derghodaemon stands 9 feet tall and weighs 800 pounds.

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Derghodaemon CR 12

XP 19,200 NE Large outsider (daemon, evil, extraplanar) Init +5; Senses all-around vision, Darkvision 60 ft., Detect Magic, see invisibility; Perception +28 Aura feeblemind (DC 20)

DEFENSE

AC 27, touch 14, flat-footed 22 (+5 Dexterity, +13 natural, –1 size) hp 161 (14d10+84) Fort +15, Ref +14, Will +7 DR 10/good; Immune acid, death effects, disease, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10; SR 23

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft. Melee 5 claws +21 (1d6+8/19–20) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks rend (2 claws, 1d8+12 plus 2 Constitution damage) Spell-like Abilities (CL 12th; Concentration +15) Constant – Detect Magic, see invisibility  At will – greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. of objects only)  3/day – fear (DC 17), quickened summon swarm 1/day – creeping doom, Insect Plague, summon (level 4, 1 derghodaemon 30%)

STATISTICS

Strength 27, Dexterity 20, Constitution 22, Intelligence 7, Wisdom 17, Charisma 16 Base Atk +14; CMB +23; CMD 38 (40 vs. trip) Feats Cleave, Critical Focus, Improved Critical (claws), Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (summon swarm), Sickening Critical, Vital Strike Skills Intimidate +20, Perception +28, Sense Motive +20, Stealth +18 Languages Abyssal, Draconic, Infernal; telepathy 100 ft. SQ swarmwalking

ECOLOGY

Environment any (Abaddon) Organization solitary or infestation (2-6) Treasure standard

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Feeblemind Aura (Su)  By grinding and clicking its mandibles and chitinous plates together (a free action), a derghodaemon can affect all creatures within 30 feet as if by a feeblemind spell. Daemons are immune to this effect, but all other creatures must make a DC 20 Will save to resist the effects. A creature that makes this save is immune to the effect for 24 hours. A creature that fails remains affected as long as the derghodaemon continues to maintain the aura and the subject remains within 30 feet of the derghodaemon. Once either condition ends, the victim of this effect can attempt a new DC 20 Will save once per minute to recover from the effect; otherwise, it can be cured by a heal, limited wish, miracle, or wish spell. A derghodaemon cannot use its spell-like abilities or rend attack in any round in which it uses its feeblemind aura. This is a sonic mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.  Swarmwalking (Su)  A derghodaemon is immune to damage or distraction effects caused by swarms.