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PFS StandardJapalisura

Japalisuras have a perverse propensity for extracting embarrassing truths from the universe, using a combination of artifice and prophecy to obscure the truth and corrupt traditional soothsaying. They have a special talent for manipulation—feeding listeners' worst impulses and prejudices, telling them what their prey most want to hear, and twisting their perceptions to suit the japalisuras' own ends. All this occurs from behind a veil, though, for japalisuras are grotesque fiends with six arms, infinite faces, and an obsession with the profane.

The first japalisura rose from the remains of three demigod archers, sons of a goddess who feared their rise to power and slew them. Their merged form was so terrifying that they struck a deal with a powerful asura rana to alter their face into something more pleasing. The true cruelty of the enchantment became clear only later—the japalisura had a new face, but that face transformed into a different one every minute, each more hideous than the last.

Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 30
Unspecific Lore: DC 28
Specific Lore: DC 25

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite JapalisuraCreature 13

Legacy Content

LE Medium Asura Fiend 
Source Bestiary 3 pg. 23
Perception +24; darkvision, see invisibility
Languages Common, Infernal; telepathy 80 feet
Skills Acrobatics +27, Athletics +25, Deception +27, Religion +24, Stealth +23
Str +5, Dex +7, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +4, Cha +5
Items +1 striking composite shortbow (2), hatchet (2)
AC 35; Fort +22, Ref +27, Will +22; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 255; Immunities curses; Weaknesses good 10
Disorienting Faces (aura, mental, visual) 30 feet. The japalisura's faces constantly shift and morph, each visage more grotesque than the last. When a creature enters or starts its turn in the aura, it must attempt a DC 34 Will save. Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Disorienting Faces for 1 minute. Success The creature is unaffected. Failure The creature is disoriented by the horrible faces, taking a –2 circumstance penalty to checks and DCs against the japalisura while it remains in the aura. Critical Failure As failure, except the circumstance penalty is –3.Return Arrow [reaction] Trigger The japalisura is targeted by a ranged attack from a bow; Requirements The japalisura has at least one hand free and is wielding a bow; Effect The japalisura attempts to snatch the oncoming arrow from the air, gaining a +4 circumstance bonus to AC against the attack. If the attack misses, the japalisura snatches the arrow and makes a ranged bow Strike to fire the arrow from their own bow.
Speed 40 feet
Melee [one-action] hatchet +25 [+21/+17] (agile, sweep), Damage 1d6+2+8 slashing plus 4d6 mental and 1d6+2 evilRanged [one-action] composite shortbow +28 [+23/+18] (deadly d10, magical, range 60 feet), Damage 2d6+2+5 plus 4d6 mental and 1d6 evilInnate Divine Spells DC 34 (+4 dmg); 6th augury (at will), illusory disguise, read omens (at will); Constant (6th) magic aura (self only), nondetection (self only), see invisibility
False Foe [one-action] (divine, enchantment, incapacitation, mental) Frequency once per round; Effect The japalisura whispers misleading words and falsehoods to one adjacent creature, attempting a Deception check against the target's Perception DC.
Critical Success For 1 minute, the target believes that one creature of the japalisura's choice is its mortal foe, spending all its actions to reach and attack that creature. At the end of each of its turns, the target can attempt a DC 34 Will save to end the effect early.
Success As critical success except the effect ends at the end of the creature's first turn, without the need for a Will save.
Failure The target sees through the japalisura's attempts at misdirection and is temporarily immune to False Foe for 1 day.Veil of Lies Japalisuras can produce infinite arrows, as if from an invisible quiver. Each arrow carries a veil of lies that tears at the target's psyche, dealing 4d6 mental damage while simultaneously imparting an almost addictively sweet sensation. A japalisura's hatchets are also soaked in the same veil of lies. This damage s already reflected in the Strikes above.

All Monsters in "Asura"

NameLevel
Adhukait7
Japalisura12
Nikaramsa14
Shaukeen1

Asura

Source Bestiary 3 pg. 22
Asuras are, above all, proof that the gods are not infallible. These fiends arose as physical manifestations of divine accidents, taking form when the gods themselves stumbled and blasphemed on a cosmic scale. As a result of their own divine genesis, an asura loves above all to undo the workings of the divine. They eagerly travel to the Material Plane, seeking out temples, congregations of faithful worshippers, and religious orders of all stripes to sow doubt and destroy what the gods seek to build.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Asura Ranas

Over time, the mightiest asuras complete enough cycles of reincarnation and commit enough atrocities over multiple existences to incarnate into the most powerful of their kind. These asura ranas are demigods in their own right, attracting vile worshippers and heretical cults among mortals.

Sidebar - Locations Asura Realms

Asuras command vast empires in the corners of Hell. While their realms are tiny compared to the massive hierarchy of Asmodeus and devilkind, they exist in a tacit agreement of coexistence with their diabolic neighbors.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Asura Rebirth

Most creatures native to the Outer Planes dissipate upon their destruction, and their essence is absorbed by their home plane. Asuras, however, have a fate akin to reincarnation: a slain asura usually returns in a lesser form, eager to gain retribution upon their killer. Occasionally, exemplary asuras return in more powerful forms.