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Dreadsong Dancer

Dreadsong dancers are shaped from the souls of bards, dancers, and musicians who pledged themselves to Hell in exchange for enhanced artistic ability. Fiendish flesh-sculptors twist these forfeited souls so they cannot perform the art that drove them in life—sewing their mouths shut, mutilating their limbs, and grafting serrated scythe-like appendages called songblades. Devils send these warped creatures to torment artists who seem likely to break their infernal contracts, both to mete out punishment and, perversely, to give mortals a glimpse of the fate that awaits their damned souls.

Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 29
Unspecific Lore: DC 27
Specific Lore: DC 24

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Dreadsong DancerCreature 8

Legacy Content

Rare LE Medium Fiend 
Source Pathfinder #158: Sixty Feet Under pg. 81
Perception +13; darkvision
Languages Common, Infernal; (can't speak any language)
Skills Acrobatics +18, Athletics +16, Deception +18, Occultism +14, Performance +18, Stealth +18
Str +4, Dex +6, Con +3, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +6
AC 27; Fort +13, Ref +19, Will +16; +2 status to all saves vs. composition spells
HP 160; Immunities disease, poison; Weaknesses good 10
Performance Anxiety A dreadsong dancer is stunned 1 if they see or hear a creature critically succeed at a Performance check or at a saving throw against their Dreadsong. The dreadsong dancer is quickened 1 for 1 round if they see or hear a creature critically fail at a Performance check or a saving throw against their Dreadsong. They can use the extra action only to Stride or Strike.Jealous Musician [reaction] Trigger A creature plays an instrument while Casting a Spell or casts a composition spell within 20 feet of the dreadsong dancer; Effect The dreadsong dancer Strides up to 20 feet and makes a songblade Strike against the triggering creature. If the Strike hits, the spell is disrupted.
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +18 [+14/+10] (agile, finesse), Damage 2d10+6 slashingMelee [one-action] songblade +20 [+16/+12] (agile, deadly d10, finesse, magical, trip), Damage 2d10+8 slashingOccult Innate Spells DC 23; 4th dimension door; 2nd invisibility, silence; 1st true strike (×3)
Dreadsong [two-actions] (auditory, concentrate, fear, illusion, mental) The dreadsong dancer whirls their howling songblades and cloaks themself in illusion magic. Each non-fiend creature in a 30-foot emanation from the dreadsong dancer must attempt a DC 29 Will save.
Critical Success No effect, and the creature is temporarily immune for 24 hours. The dreadsong dancer is affected by their performance anxiety.
Success The creature is frightened 1.
Failure The creature is frightened 2, and the dreadsong dancer is undetected by the creature for 1 minute. The creature can't use Seek to find the dreadsong dancer.
Critical Failure As failure, but the creature can't reduce its frightened condition below 2 for 1 minute. In addition, the dreadsong dancer is affected by its performance anxiety.Rend [one-action] songblade

Sidebar - Additional Lore Listeners in the Dark

While most dreadsong dancers are dispatched to torment, haunt, slay, or retrieve performers who forfeited the terms of their contracts to Hell, dreadsong dancers without an immediate mission lurk near taverns and music halls, fixating upon particularly skilled individuals.