Beula

This squat red creature appears to be some sort of leering, demonic crustacean. Its legs are little more than stumpy claws, and its head rises in a cone above its beady yellow eyes.

Taken from the creature codex

Beulas are alien plant life that seeks to control the minds and bodies of all other creatures. Despite their monstrous appearances, they are phenomenal tactical minds and strategic geniuses. Most beulas do not reveal themselves directly unless forced, preferring to control the world around them through dominated puppets created by the use of mindspores and willing subjects persuaded by the creature’s charming words and promises of power.

The mindspore is the most unusual component of a beula’s body—these are not independent creatures so much as mobile outgrowths that carry fragments of its psyche. A mindspore resembles a vegetal manta ray some six inches in diameter, and flies forth on the beula’s orders to make a thrall. A creature bitten by a mindspore is injected with the psychic impulse to serve the beula, whereupon the mindspore immediately dies.

Although beulas disdain direct combat, they are skilled at it. A beula prefers to inflict hideous damage using its mental abilities over physical confrontation, but if pressed will battle with teeth and claws. Due to their strange fungal/crustacean bodies, some sages postulate that beulas are related somehow to the mi-go. Neither species is willing to comment on the matter. 

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Beula CR 11

XP 12,800
LE Medium plant
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +16

Defense

AC 25, touch 11, flat-footed 24(+1 Dex, +14 natural)
hp 149 (13d8+91)
Fort +15, Ref +5, Will +4
DR 10/magic and slashing; Immune acid, plant traits
Defensive Abilities stability
Weakness emotions

Offense

Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 claws +14 (1d6+5/17-20×3), bite +14 (1d8+5)
Special Attacks augmented critical, dominate thrall, mindspore, rend (2 claws, 1d6+7)
Spell-like Abilities CL 13^th, concentration +18 (+22 casting defensively)

• At will—inflict pain (DC 16), mindlink, sending
• 3/day—ego whip II (DC 19), quickened inflict pain (DC 16),mind probe (DC 19), empowered mind thrust III (DC 18), synaptic pulse (DC 18), telekinesis (DC 20)
• 1/day—psychic crush I (DC 20)

Statistics

Str 20, Dex 13, Con 25, Int 24, Wis10, Cha 20
Base Atk +9; CMB +14; CMD 25 (29 vs. trip, bull rush)
Feats Blind-fight,Combat Casting,Empower SLA (mind thrust III), Improved Critical (claw), Improved Initiative, Persuasive, Quicken SLA (inflict pain)
Skills Bluff +18, Diplomacy +22, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (any two) +20, Perception +16, Spellcraft +20, Stealth +17, Use Magic Device +18
Languages Aklo, Common, Mi-go, telepathy 100 ft.

Ecology

Environment any land and underground
Organization solitary or army (1 plus 1-20 thralls)
Treasure double standard

Special Abilities

Augmented Critical (Ex) Its claw attacks threaten a critical hit on a 19-20 and deal x3 damage on a successful critical hit. Most beula’s increase their threat range with the Improved Critical feat.

Dominate Thrall (Su) It can give orders to as many of its dominated victims as it wishes in a single action, and can communicate with them at a range of 10 miles. Creatures dominated by a beula always obey its commands without question, even obviously self-destructive ones.

Mindspore (Su) As a full-round action once per day, it can create a dozen mindspores, bat-like creatures capable of infecting others with the beula’s thoughts. A mindspore can communicate telepathically with the beula at a range of 10 miles and obeys its commands without question. A mindspore acts mechanically as a bat with the darkvision and immunities of the plant type. Any creature bitten by a mindspore must succeed a DC 21 Will save or become dominated by the beula (as per dominate person, CL 13^th). A mindspore that bites a creature, whether or not the creature fails its save, immediately dies. A mindspore dies 24 hours after its creation. The save DC is Charisma based.

Stability (Ex): A beula receives a +4 racial bonus to their Combat Maneuver Defense when resisting a bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground.

Weakness to Emotions (Ex) A beula is not immune to mind-influencing effects with the emotion descriptor.