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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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Contemplative

Even the average contemplative demonstrates an intellect that far surpasses those of most other beings.

Recall Knowledge - Aberration (Occultism): DC 18
Unspecific Lore: DC 16
Specific Lore: DC 13

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ContemplativeCreature 2

Legacy Content

Uncommon N Medium Aberration 
Source Pathfinder #173: Doorway to the Red Star pg. 80
Perception +8; darkvision, thoughtsense (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages Akitonian; telepathy 30 feet
Skills Arcana +8, Medicine +6, Nature +8, Occultism +10, Society +8
Str -2, Dex +3, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +2, Cha +3
Thoughtsense (divination, mental, occult) The contemplative senses all non-mindless creatures at the listed range.
AC 19; Fort +4, Ref +9, Will +10
HP 32; Resistances mental 5; Weaknesses physical 2
Atrophied A contemplative's limbs are withered and incapable of significant physical exertion. A contemplative can't properly wield a two-handed weapon or object without dedicating its telekinetic powers to supporting the weapon, and even then, it takes a –2 penalty to Strikes with such a weapon. It also can't use its spells or fly as long as it wields a two-handed weapon or object.
Speed 5 feet, fly 25 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +7 [+2/-3] (finesse), Damage 1d6 slashingOccult Innate Spells DC 18, attack +10; 1st magic missile (×3), mindlink; Cantrips (1st) daze, ghost sound, mage hand, read aura, telekinetic projectile

All Monsters in "Contemplative of Ashok"

NameLevel
Contemplative2
Contemplative Meditant15
Contemplative Mentor18

Contemplative of Ashok

Source Pathfinder #173: Doorway to the Red Star pg. 80
The ancestors of the Contemplatives of Ashok were humanoids of vast intellect who unlocked occult powers. They deliberately evolved their mental faculties at the expense of their physical forms, and their atrophied bodies dangle beneath giant brains.

Sidebar - Locations Ashok

Ashok refers both to an ancient impact crater on Akiton and the state of enlightenment the contemplatives seek to achieve. The exact relation between the crater and this philosophy is unclear, but evidence suggests that the crater's location could possibly be the contemplatives' long-lost ancestral homeland.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Disciples of Time

Contemplative meditants and mentors alike are obsessed with the complexities of time, but not in a way that seeks to abuse the knowledge to change the past. Instead, these contemplatives believe that pure thought can be achieved by ascending beyond the physical dimensions into beings composed of time itself. The existence of physical entities from the Dimension of Time, such as hounds of Tindalos and siktemporas, constitutes a vexing paradox to these philosophies. Contemplatives find such creatures to be unpleasant at best and truly abhorrent at worst.