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Ulat-Kini Initiate

Several groups of ulat-kinis have rediscovered the ancient way of kirtanang, a martial art from that uses broad, flowing motions of the claws.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 21
Unspecific Lore: DC 19
Specific Lore: DC 16

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Ulat-Kini InitiateCreature 4

Uncommon LE Medium Amphibious Humanoid 
Source Pathfinder #194: Cult of the Cave Worm pg. 83
Perception +10; darkvision
Languages Alghollthu, Undercommon
Skills Athletics +11, Intimidation +8, Stealth +11 (+13 while swimming)
Str +3, Dex +5, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +2, Cha +0
AC 21; Fort +11, Ref +13, Will +8
HP 60; Resistances cold 5
Speed 20 feet, swim 40 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +15 [+11/+7] (agile, finesse), Damage 1d8+5 slashingMelee [one-action] fangs +13 [+8/+3], Damage 2d4+5 piercing plus 1 persistent bleedFlurry of Claws [one-action] Frequency once per round; Effect The ulat-kini initiate makes two claw Strikes against a single target.Kirtanang The initiate's Strikes take no penalty from passing through water.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Ulat-Kini Culture

The creatures who surface humanoids consider scum still hold grand empires beneath the waves. While some ulat-kinis still revere the alghollthu who created them and others have learned to hate their creators, there are ulat-kinis who have found a new way forward. They have developed their own culture outside of alghollthu influence, founding new underwater traditions and creating new cultural standards.

All Monsters in "Alghollthu"

NameLevel
Alghollthu Master (Aboleth)7
Faceless Stalker (Ugothol)4
Skum (Ulat-Kini)2
Slime Puppeteer (Ungothol)6
Ulat-Kini Initiate4
Ulat-Kini Mindreaver7
Veiled Master (Vidileth)14

Alghollthu

Source Bestiary pg. 12
In bygone millennia, aquatic monsters known as alghollthus used their occult powers to conquer and rule vast parts of the world. Their empires contained countless mortal slaves treated as little more than cattle. Alghollthus shaped their slaves and other creatures using mental manipulation and physically transformative magic. Aberrant horrors from faceless stalkers to mimics can be traced back to this meddling. The rulers of the alghollthu race, the so-called veiled masters, further shaped entire societies by assuming the forms of those they controlled. From the heights of power to the shadows of poverty, the veiled masters manipulated these societies according to their own dark designs, enslaving, killing, or horrifically transforming those who discovered their plans or acted against them.

In time, the alghollthus grew frustrated with their increasingly upstart slave societies and sought to wipe the slate clean—both starting anew and punishing those who had become too willful and rebellious. They used incredible magical power to call forth a cataclysm, hoping to destroy the rebellious societies they’d manipulated. Yet they miscalculated the strength of faith and will to survive of their pawns and slaves, and in time the world and its empires recovered and grew strong once again—this time without alghollthu influence.

Today, the alghollthus have retreated from their mass-scale manipulation of the surface world, and they have mostly remained within the deep aquatic realms where they still rule without question. Yet they have not abandoned their plots entirely, and the reemergence of servitor races like ugothols points to a frightening possibility—that the alghollthus have turned their hateful eyes to the surface once again.

Sidebar - Locations Alghollthu Domains

The ruling castes of the alghollthu species dwell in oceanic depths or underground waterways, while their servitors like ulat-kinis and ugothols can often be found in coastal regions and marshes.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Alghollthu Treasure

Although most alghollthus lack the greed that tempts most mortals, they do gather wealth and magical tools to use in their schemes. A given aboleth or veiled master might also wear magical jewelry and other objects. Faceless stalkers and other humanoid servants of alghollthus use weapons and armor, such as the faceless stalker’s sword or ulat-kini’s trident, as well as other tools. These servitor races can be as acquisitive as other humanoids.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Alghollthus

While the veiled masters are the rulers of alghollthu society, they are not the most powerful of their kind. Greater, more mysterious creatures that function as organic thought networks, immense aquatic engines of war, or specialized extractors of forgotten secrets dwell among their sunken cities. Meanwhile, the world above remains infested with creatures that were originally created by the alghollthus but have long since drifted away from their aquatic progenitors to become their own sinister monstrosities.