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Ulat-Kini Mindreaver

When not being controlled and manipulated by alghollthus, ulat-kinis have found they can develop formidable psychic powers. Those who master this craft are dubbed “mindreavers” by their awestruck kin.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 25
Unspecific Lore: DC 23
Specific Lore: DC 20

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Ulat-Kini MindreaverCreature 7

Uncommon LE Medium Amphibious Humanoid 
Source Pathfinder #194: Cult of the Cave Worm pg. 83
Perception +14; darkvision
Languages Alghollthu, Undercommon; telepathy 30 feet
Skills Intimidation +15, Occultism +15, Stealth +12
Str +1, Dex +3, Con +3, Int +1, Wis +3, Cha +6
Items pendant of the occult
AC 22; Fort +12, Ref +12, Will +16
HP 100; Resistances cold 10
Speed 20 feet, swim 40 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +14 [+9/+4], Damage 1d6+3 slashingMelee [one-action] fangs +12 [+7/+2], Damage 2d4+3 piercingOccult Spontaneous Spells DC 22; 4th clairvoyance, seal fate; 3rd agonizing despair, phantom pain, sculpt sound (2 slots); 2nd blood vendetta, soothe, telekinetic maneuver (3 slots); 1st alarm, déjà vu, ill omen (3 slots); Cantrips (3rd) daze, guidance, message, shield, telekinetic projectile
Psychic Daze [two-actions] (mental, psychic) The mindreaver targets one creature within 120 feet and violently intrudes into their mind. The target attempts a DC 22 Will save.
Critical Success The target creature is unaffected.
Success The target creature gains weakness 1 to mental damage for 1 minute. If they already have weakness to mental damage, the value of the weakness increases by one.
Failure The target creature takes 2d10 mental damage and gains weakness 1 to mental damage for 1 minute. If they already have weakness to mental damage, the value of the weakness increases by one.
Critical Failure As failure, except the target's weakness to mental damage increases by 2.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Ulat-Kini Culture

The creatures who surface humanoids consider scum still hold grand empires beneath the waves. While some ulat-kinis still revere the alghollthu who created them and others have learned to hate their creators, there are ulat-kinis who have found a new way forward. They have developed their own culture outside of alghollthu influence, founding new underwater traditions and creating new cultural standards.

All Monsters in "Alghollthu"

NameLevel
Alghollthu Master (Aboleth)7
Faceless Stalker (Ugothol)4
Skum (Ulat-Kini)2
Slime Puppeteer (Ungothol)6
Ulat-Kini Initiate4
Ulat-Kini Mindreaver7
Veiled Master (Vidileth)14

Alghollthu

Source Bestiary pg. 12
In bygone millennia, aquatic monsters known as alghollthus used their occult powers to conquer and rule vast parts of the world. Their empires contained countless mortal slaves treated as little more than cattle. Alghollthus shaped their slaves and other creatures using mental manipulation and physically transformative magic. Aberrant horrors from faceless stalkers to mimics can be traced back to this meddling. The rulers of the alghollthu race, the so-called veiled masters, further shaped entire societies by assuming the forms of those they controlled. From the heights of power to the shadows of poverty, the veiled masters manipulated these societies according to their own dark designs, enslaving, killing, or horrifically transforming those who discovered their plans or acted against them.

In time, the alghollthus grew frustrated with their increasingly upstart slave societies and sought to wipe the slate clean—both starting anew and punishing those who had become too willful and rebellious. They used incredible magical power to call forth a cataclysm, hoping to destroy the rebellious societies they’d manipulated. Yet they miscalculated the strength of faith and will to survive of their pawns and slaves, and in time the world and its empires recovered and grew strong once again—this time without alghollthu influence.

Today, the alghollthus have retreated from their mass-scale manipulation of the surface world, and they have mostly remained within the deep aquatic realms where they still rule without question. Yet they have not abandoned their plots entirely, and the reemergence of servitor races like ugothols points to a frightening possibility—that the alghollthus have turned their hateful eyes to the surface once again.

Sidebar - Locations Alghollthu Domains

The ruling castes of the alghollthu species dwell in oceanic depths or underground waterways, while their servitors like ulat-kinis and ugothols can often be found in coastal regions and marshes.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Alghollthu Treasure

Although most alghollthus lack the greed that tempts most mortals, they do gather wealth and magical tools to use in their schemes. A given aboleth or veiled master might also wear magical jewelry and other objects. Faceless stalkers and other humanoid servants of alghollthus use weapons and armor, such as the faceless stalker’s sword or ulat-kini’s trident, as well as other tools. These servitor races can be as acquisitive as other humanoids.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Alghollthus

While the veiled masters are the rulers of alghollthu society, they are not the most powerful of their kind. Greater, more mysterious creatures that function as organic thought networks, immense aquatic engines of war, or specialized extractors of forgotten secrets dwell among their sunken cities. Meanwhile, the world above remains infested with creatures that were originally created by the alghollthus but have long since drifted away from their aquatic progenitors to become their own sinister monstrosities.