ability_mods: cha_mod: 1 con_mod: 1 dex_mod: 4 int_mod: 4 str_mod: 3 wis_mod: 3 ac: 19 ac_special: null alignment: CN automatic_abilities: - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: 'An akizendri''s vital organs shift and change shape and position constantly. Immediately after the akizendri takes acid, electricity, or sonic damage, it gains the listed amount of resistance to that damage type. This lasts for 1 hour or until the next time the protean takes damage of one of the other types (in which case its resistance changes to match that type), whichever comes first. The akizendri is immune to __polymorph__ effects unless it is a willing target. If __blinded__ or __deafened__, the akizendri automatically recovers at the end of its next turn as new sensory organs grow to replace the compromised ones.' effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Protean Anatomy range: null raw_description: '**Protean Anatomy** (__divine__, __transmutation__) An akizendri''s vital organs shift and change shape and position constantly. Immediately after the akizendri takes acid, electricity, or sonic damage, it gains the listed amount of resistance to that damage type. This lasts for 1 hour or until the next time the protean takes damage of one of the other types (in which case its resistance changes to match that type), whichever comes first. The akizendri is immune to __polymorph__ effects unless it is a willing target. If __blinded__ or __deafened__, the akizendri automatically recovers at the end of its next turn as new sensory organs grow to replace the compromised ones.' requirements: null success: null traits: - divine - transmutation trigger: null description: 'Akizendris gnaw at sources of knowledge and lore, gleefully corrupting and altering them to vex scholars and sages across the planes with contradictions and untruths. These proteans appear as cackling, serpentine creatures with elongated crocodilian faces, luminous eyes, and arms that vanish at the elbows into swirling clouds of runes before reforming into solid talons. Akizendris amuse themselves by rearranging or deleting texts, placing insulting acrostics in poetic verses, and penning crude insults upon title pages. Libraries in such places as __Heaven__, __Axis__, and __Hell__ are especially keen to avoid such contamination, knowing that their records are choice targets for every akizendri in existence. **__Recall Knowledge - Monitor__ (__Religion__)**: DC 18' hp: 42 hp_misc: fast healing 1 immunities: null items: null languages: - Abyssal - Celestial - Protean - telepathy (touch) level: 3 melee: - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d8+3 type: piercing name: jaws plus_damage: - formula: 1d4 type: chaotic and garbled thoughts to_hit: 12 traits: - chaotic - finesse - magical - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d6+3 type: bludgeoning name: tail plus_damage: - formula: 1d4 type: chaotic and Grab to_hit: 12 traits: - chaotic - finesse - magical name: Akizendri perception: 8 proactive_abilities: - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The akizendri takes on the appearance of any Small or smaller creature. This doesn't change its Speed or its attack and damage bonuses with its Strikes, but might change the damage type its Strikes deal. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Change Shape range: null raw_description: '**__Change Shape__** (__concentrate__, __divine__, __polymorph__, __transmutation__) The akizendri takes on the appearance of any Small or smaller creature. This doesn''t change its Speed or its attack and damage bonuses with its Strikes, but might change the damage type its Strikes deal.' requirements: null success: null traits: - concentrate - divine - polymorph - transmutation trigger: null - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: 1d8+3 bludgeoning, DC 20 effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Constrict range: null raw_description: '**__Constrict__** 1d8+3 bludgeoning, DC 20' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: None critical_failure: As failure, but the creature is also confused for 1 round. critical_success: null description: "A creature hit by the akizendri's bite Strike must attempt a DC 20\ \ Will save. \n\n" effect: null effects: null failure: The creature is stupefied 1 for 1d4 rounds. frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Garbled Thoughts range: null raw_description: "**Garbled Thoughts** (__divine__, __emotion__, __enchantment__,\ \ __mental__) A creature hit by the akizendri's bite Strike must attempt a DC\ \ 20 Will save. \n\n**Success** The creature is unaffected. \n\n**Failure** The\ \ creature is __stupefied 1__ for 1d4 rounds. \n\n**Critical Failure** As failure,\ \ but the creature is also __confused__ for 1 round." requirements: null success: The creature is unaffected. traits: - divine - emotion - enchantment - mental trigger: null - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: When the akizendri casts __secret page__, it can physically immerse itself in the text, changing the message of the text in the process. It can exit the book at any point by Dismissing secret page, at which point it appears in a space adjacent to the text. If it does so to begin combat, it rolls a __Deception__ check for initiative. As long as it remains immersed in the text, the akizendri has no body. It can communicate telepathically with a creature as long as the creature touches the book or scroll that contains the secret page. It can sense nearby creatures using its entropy sense, but not in any other way, nor can it use any attack, manipulate, or move actions or speak aloud. If the object it is immersed in is destroyed, the akizendri reappears in an adjacent square and is __stunned 1__. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Text Immersion range: null raw_description: '**Text Immersion** (__divine__, __transmutation__) When the akizendri casts __secret page__, it can physically immerse itself in the text, changing the message of the text in the process. It can exit the book at any point by Dismissing secret page, at which point it appears in a space adjacent to the text. If it does so to begin combat, it rolls a __Deception__ check for initiative. As long as it remains immersed in the text, the akizendri has no body. It can communicate telepathically with a creature as long as the creature touches the book or scroll that contains the secret page. It can sense nearby creatures using its entropy sense, but not in any other way, nor can it use any attack, manipulate, or move actions or speak aloud. If the object it is immersed in is destroyed, the akizendri reappears in an adjacent square and is __stunned 1__.' requirements: null success: null traits: - divine - transmutation trigger: null ranged: null rarity: Common resistances: - amount: 3 type: precision - amount: 6 type: protean anatomy ritual_lists: null saves: fort: 6 fort_misc: null misc: null ref: 11 ref_misc: null will: 10 will_misc: null sense_abilities: - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: An akizendri can anticipate the most likely location of a creature through their supernatural insight into the forces of chaotic probabilities and chance. This grants the akizendri the ability to sense creatures within the listed range. A creature under the effects of __nondetection__ or that is otherwise shielded from __divinations__ and __predictions__ cannot be noticed via entropy sense. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Entropy Sense range: null raw_description: '**Entropy Sense** (__divination__, __divine__, __prediction__) An akizendri can anticipate the most likely location of a creature through their supernatural insight into the forces of chaotic probabilities and chance. This grants the akizendri the ability to sense creatures within the listed range. A creature under the effects of __nondetection__ or that is otherwise shielded from __divinations__ and __predictions__ cannot be noticed via entropy sense.' requirements: null success: null traits: - divination - divine - prediction trigger: null senses: - Perception +8 - darkvision - entropy sense (imprecise) 30 feet size: Small skills: - bonus: 9 misc: null name: 'Acrobatics ' - bonus: 10 misc: null name: 'Deception ' - bonus: 11 misc: null name: 'Occultism ' - bonus: 10 misc: null name: 'Society ' - bonus: 9 misc: null name: 'Stealth ' - bonus: 9 misc: null name: 'Thievery ' source: - abbr: Bestiary 2 page_start: 204 page_stop: null speed: - amount: 25 type: Land - amount: 25 type: fly - amount: 25 type: swim - amount: 128 type: freedom of movement spell_lists: - dc: 20 misc: '' name: Divine Innate Spells spell_groups: - heightened_level: null level: 3 spells: - frequency: null name: glyph of warding requirement: null - frequency: null name: secret page requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 1 spells: - frequency: at will, lawful only name: detect alignment requirement: null - heightened_level: 2 level: 0 spells: - frequency: null name: acid splash requirement: null - frequency: null name: daze requirement: null - frequency: null name: ghost sound requirement: null - frequency: null name: mage hand requirement: null - frequency: null name: sigil requirement: null - heightened_level: 4 level: -1 spells: - frequency: null name: freedom of movement requirement: null to_hit: 12 traits: - CN - Small - Monitor - Protean type: Creature weaknesses: - amount: 3 type: lawful