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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardMerfolk Wavecaller

Merfolk wavecallers use their primal power to call forth allies and defend their people with deadly magic.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 16
Unspecific Lore: DC 14
Specific Lore: DC 11

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NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak Merfolk WavecallerCreature 1

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N Medium Aquatic Humanoid Merfolk 
Source Bestiary pg. 235
Perception +8; low-light vision
Languages Aquan, Common
Skills Athletics +5 (+7 to Swim), Deception +4, Nature +6, Religion +6
Str +3, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +4, Cha +2
Items dagger
AC 15; Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +8
HP 20
Speed 5 feet, swim 30 feet
Melee [one-action] dagger +7 [+3/-1] (agile, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2+3 piercingRanged [one-action] dagger +7 [+3/-1] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2+3 piercingPrimal Prepared Spells DC 16, attack +8 (-4 dmg); 1st charm, heal, hydraulic push; Cantrips (1st) dancing lights, detect magic, electric arc, ray of frost, stabilize
Hydraulic Asphyxiation [one-action] (divine, evocation, water) Requirement The target is fully submerged in water, within 30 feet of the merfolk wavecaller, and holding its breath. Effect The merfolk wavecaller commands the tides to crush their foe's throat, rooting the target in place and forcing it to choke up precious air. The target must succeed at a DC 16 Fortitude save or become immobilized for 1 round and immediately lose 1d4 actions' worth of air (or twice that on a critical failure).

All Monsters in "Merfolk"

NameLevel
Merfolk Warrior1
Merfolk Wavecaller2

Merfolk

Source Bestiary pg. 235
Elegant, mysterious, and graceful; all this and more can be said of the merfolk. These enigmatic people resemble humanoids with delicate features from the waist up but with the fins and tail of a massive fish from the waist down. Found in nearly all of Golarion’s oceans, merfolk are as varied in appearance as humans, their skin ranging from pale to umber and all shades in between, while their gleaming scales shimmer with the majesty of the sea.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Merfolk's Secret

Some sailors claim that merfolk face a grave threat—a dark and sinister power capable of rendering even the most beautiful merfolk into a degenerate and mutated wretch. Such stories often end with claims that the merfolk, proud and noble as they seem, are unwitting puppets to some unknown entity lurking in the deepest depths of the seas. Merfolk themselves are characteristically tight-lipped about such claims.