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Afziaka Stalker

Big predatory animals like dire wolves or hyaenodons might survive as an afziaka stalker, magically able to stalk their quarry.

Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 32
Unspecific Lore: DC 30
Specific Lore: DC 27

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

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

Weak Afziaka StalkerCreature 11

Legacy Content

Uncommon NE Large Animal Mindless 
Source Pathfinder #185: A Taste of Ashes pg. 82
Perception +22; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Athletics +21, Stealth +23, Survival +20
Str +7, Dex +5, Con +4, Int -5, Wis +4, Cha -2
Grave-Bound Guts (divine, transmutation) While within 100 feet of its vrykolakas's burial ground, an afziaka appears in the natural shape it had when it was a regular animal and can eat normally. When farther away, it doesn't gain sustenance from eating food and eventually starves to death.
AC 30; Fort +20, Ref +23, Will +16
HP 230; Immunities disease, mental
Speed 40 feet
Melee [one-action] fangs +24 [+19/+14], Damage 3d10-2+13 piercing plus hunger pangsMelee [one-action] claw +24 [+20/+16] (agile), Damage 3d8-2+13 slashingHunger Pangs (curse, divine, necromancy) A creature damaged by the afziaka's fangs must succeed at a DC 28 Fortitude save or become enfeebled 2 for 1 hour. The creature can remove this condition earlier by consuming at least a handful of raw meat.Rend [one-action] clawSlip Between [two-actions] (concentrate, conjuration, divine, teleportation) The stalker teleports into an occupied space it can see within 50 feet and makes a melee Strike.

All Monsters in "Afziaka"

NameLevel
Afziaka Brute6
Afziaka Stalker12

Afziaka

Source Pathfinder #185: A Taste of Ashes pg. 82
Vrykolakas vampires use animals as tools to carry their spirits when they would otherwise be slain. The animal usually dies as the vampire is reborn, but some live on in painful starvation

Sidebar - Related Creatures Afziaka Servants

Most vrykolakas can't afford to be choosy about which animal they possess when their existence is threatened, but experienced vrykolakas prefer larger animals in the hopes of gaining an afziaka out of their forced rebirth. Generally, afziaka brutes only arise from vrykolakas masters, and afziaka stalkers only arise from powerful vrykolakas ancients.