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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardGylou (Handmaiden Devil)

Though gylous are deeply entrenched in the expansive and complex machinations of Hell, they are highly skilled agents capable of nuanced diplomacy, masterful deception, physical finesse, and nearly any other tasks they set their minds to. This versatility has led to gylous becoming widespread throughout all layers of Hell, enabling them to filter key information to their masters regarding other devils' plots and schemes. Their allegiance is no secret, but their skills are so great that powerful devils employ one or more gylous regardless. While most gylous have a feminine form (combined with their role, this is the source of their common moniker of “handmaiden”), some have other gender presentations, and nearly all gylous take on carefully cultivated illusions to best suit the roles they fill. More often than not, gylous arise when lesser devils who have demonstrated exceptional utility and invaluable skills are uplifted into a new form, though on rare occasions they are shaped from the souls of evil mortals who showed unparalleled savvy within bureaucratic enterprises.

Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 32
Unspecific Lore: DC 30
Specific Lore: DC 27

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GylouCreature 14

Medium Devil Fiend Unholy 
Source Monster Core pg. 91
Perception +28; greater darkvision, truesight
Languages Common, Diabolic, Draconic, Empyrean; telepathy 100 feet
Skills Acrobatics +28, Arcana +25, Athletics +28, Deception +30, Diplomacy +28, Religion +26, Stealth +28
Str +4, Dex +8, Con +4, Int +5, Wis +6, Cha +8
AC 36; Fort +22, Ref +25, Will +28; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 240; Immunities fire; Resistances physical 10 (except silver), poison 10; Weaknesses holy 10
Reflexive Grab [reaction] Trigger A creature leaves a square within the gylou's reach using a move action or attempts a melee Strike against the gylou; Effect The gylou lashes out with a tentacle, attempting to Grapple the triggering creature. If the triggering Strike was with a melee weapon, the attacking creature can Release the weapon to cause the gylou to automatically fail the Athletics check.
Speed 35 feet, climb 35 feet
Melee [one-action] tentacle +30 [+25/+20] (finesse, magical, reach 10 feet, unholy), Damage 3d12+12 bludgeoning plus GrabMelee [one-action] claw +30 [+26/+22] (agile, finesse, magical, unholy), Damage 3d8+12 slashingRituals DC 36; 1st diabolic pact
Divine Innate Spells DC 36, attack +28; 7th dispel magic, dominate; 5th illusory object (at will), slither, translocate; 4th charm (×3), enthrall (at will), translocate (at will); Constant (7th) truesight
Change Shape [one-action] (concentrate, divine, polymorph) The gylou adopts the appearance of any Small or Medium humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or the attack and damage modifiers of their Strikes, but it might change the damage type their Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).Encage in Tentacles [one-action] (attack) Requirements The gylou has a Medium or smaller creature grabbed or restrained; Effect The gylou transfers the grabbed creature into their lower body's net of encaging tentacles, freeing their limbs and tentacles to make Strikes. This has the same effects as Swallow Whole (Medium, 2d12+12 bludgeoning, Rupture 30; page 360), except the encaged creature is not at risk of suffocation, and the gylou can bring the encaged creature with them when they cast translocate. A gylou can have only one creature encaged at a time.Indispensable Savvy [reaction] Frequency once per day; Trigger The gylou attempts a skill check but hasn't rolled yet; Effect The gylou demonstrates a preternatural ability for the task at hand. They use their Deception modifier for the triggering check and for all skill checks using the same skill thereafter until the next time the gylou uses this ability or until 24 hours have passed, whichever happens first.

All Monsters in "Devil"

NameLevel
Coart (Messenger Devil)7
Gylou (Handmaiden Devil)14
Nessari (Tyrant Devil)20
Ort (Drudge Devil)0
Phistophilus (Contract Devil)10
Sarglagon (Drowning Devil)8
Vordine (Infantry Devil)5

Devil

Source Monster Core pg. 86
Masters of corruption and architects of conquest, devils seek both to tempt mortal life to join in their pursuit of all things profane and to spread tyranny throughout all worlds. The temptations they offer mortals range from great powers granted by the signing of an infernal contract to twisted favors following a whispered pledge to a diabolic patron, or any number of even subtler exchanges. Those who succumb to these temptations find themselves consigned to an afterlife of endless torment in the pits of Hell, wherein the only hope of escape lies in the chance of being promoted to become a devil in the infernal ranks.

Every devil has a specific role to play in the upkeep of the remorseless bureaucratic machine that is Hell, from soldiers and scholars to inquisitors, lawyers, judges, and executioners. Lowly orts perform subservient labor to more powerful and specialized devils, such as infantry and contract devils, while the greatest nessaris command entire infernal armies.

Asmodeus stands at the apex of the structure he created, but the layers below him are marked by a constant jockeying for position. Most diabolic plans ultimately serve to improve the schemer's place in the hierarchy.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Archdevils

Eight archdevils rule the eight upper layers of Hell, while the deepest layer is ruled by Asmodeus. Barbatos is the doorwarden of Hell's uppermost layer, while Dispater rules Hell's largest city. Mammon guards Hell's treasuries, and Belial designs new weapons for Hell's legions. Geryon is the oldest archdevil and keeper of many secrets, while Moloch leads Hell's armies. Baalzebul is a brooding archdevil who has fallen from Asmodeus's favor, while Mephistopheles was formed from the plane of Hell itself

Sidebar - Additional Lore Diabolic Divinities

Numerous unique and powerful devils hold positions of power in Hell. The most numerous of these are the infernal dukes, many of whom were promoted to this position from already impressive statures as nessaris. The supreme ruler of Hell itself is Asmodeus, the Prince of Darkness. Between these two tiers rule the eight archdevils.

Sidebar - Locations Diabolic Locations

The nine layers of Hell are the planar home of all devils, and they much prefer its tyrannically ordered environs to anywhere else in the multiverse. Yet devils can be encountered anywhere mortals can be tempted by infernal bargains or to seek diabolic aid. On Golarion, the nation of Cheliax is particularly aligned with Hell. Its government is based upon Hell's organization, and the state church is that of Asmodeus.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Fiendish Relations

Devils view daemons' constant hunt for souls as a short-sighted waste of potential, and demons' selfish destruction of society and flesh as uncivilized and obnoxious, but they do not loathe their fiendish counterparts. Indeed, most devils are more than willing to take advantage of daemons and demons as they can to further their own machinations.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Fire and Ice

The classic depiction of Hell is of a burning wasteland of magma and volcanoes, a searing landscape rife with the screaming souls of the damned. Yet those who have visited Hell know the awful truth—for its torments do not cease at eternal burning. Some regions of Hell are perpetually frozen reaches of razor-sharp ice and flesh-scouring wind, while others are miasmic swamps filled with poison and disease. Hell does not limit its torturous toolbox merely to the fires for which it is so well known!

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Devils

The devils presented on these pages are a small sampling of the torments Hell has to offer. Other devils, like the mechanical warmonger devils, the cherub-faced and fly-bodied accuser devils, and the executioner devils beholden to the Queens of Night are but a few examples of these widespread immortal creatures.