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Androids possess synthetic bodies inhabited by living souls. These technological organisms first came to Golarion from another world when their starship crashed, scattering wreckage all across Numeria in an event known as the Rain of Stars. Feared by local Kellids and enslaved by the Technic League, androids on Golarion have spent eons being hated and hunted. Many androids survive by adopting human customs and hiding in plain sight, while others become criminals, hermits, or nomads.

Designed to resemble humans, androids have several distinctive features. Their eyes have a metallic sheen, they rarely fall ill, and they have trouble displaying complex emotions. Circuit-like tattoos decorate their bodies and control internal nanites. When stimulated, these nanites kick their internal chemistry into overdrive, allowing them to function at peak performance that causes their circuitry to glow.

Androids are created in sophisticated machines called foundries. They emerge as mature adults with newborn souls and no knowledge of their purpose or the world around them. Android bodies don't deteriorate, though their souls age like any other mortal's. When an android feels they've lived a full life, they willingly release their soul to the afterlife, causing their body to shut down and reboot. Once this process, known as Renewal, completes, a new soul inhabits the body.

Foundry programming produces androids that mimic human anatomy. Numerous android models exist, each designed to excel at different tasks and purposes. Androids of all models display countless variations of coloration, body shapes, and gender identities. Theoretically, a foundry could be reprogrammed to create androids with new adaptations, colorations, and forms—perhaps even in the guise of other ancestries.

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Android InfiltratorCreature 2

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Rare N Medium Android Humanoid 
Source Bestiary 3 pg. 16
Perception +4; (+5 to Sense Motive) low-light vision
Languages Androffan, Common
Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +4, Crafting +5, Deception +1, Engineering Lore +5, Society +5, Stealth +8, Thievery +6
Str +2, Dex +4, Con +2, Int +3, Wis +0, Cha -1
Items hand crossbow (10 bolts), shortsword
AC 16; Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +2; +1 circumstance to all saves vs. disease, poison, and radiation
HP 28
Emotionally Unaware The android takes a –1 circumstance penalty to Diplomacy and Performance checks, and to Perception checks to Sense Motive.Nanite Surge [reaction] Trigger The android infiltrator attempts a skill check but hasn't rolled yet; Effect The android infiltrator stimulates their nanites, forcing their body to temporarily increase its efficiency. They gain a +2 status bonus to the triggering skill check. In addition, their circuitry glows, creating a 10-foot emanation with dim light for 1 round.
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] shortsword +8 [+4/+0] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d6+2 piercingMelee [one-action] fist +8 [+4/+0] (agile, finesse, nonlethal), Damage 1d4+2 bludgeoningRanged [one-action] hand crossbow +8 [+3/-2] (range increment 60 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d6 piercingSneak Attack The android infiltrator deals an additional 1d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Distant Words

Some androids speak Androffan, the language of their distant home world. Ruins across Numeria bear Androffan script, but on Golarion, almost none beyond some androids and members of the Technic League read or speak this rare alien language.

All Monsters in "Android"

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Android Infiltrator2

Android

Source Bestiary 3 pg. 15
Androids possess synthetic bodies inhabited by living souls. These technological organisms first came to Golarion from another world when their starship crashed, scattering wreckage all across Numeria in an event known as the Rain of Stars. Feared by local Kellids and enslaved by the Technic League, androids on Golarion have spent eons being hated and hunted. Many androids survive by adopting human customs and hiding in plain sight, while others become criminals, hermits, or nomads.

Designed to resemble humans, androids have several distinctive features. Their eyes have a metallic sheen, they rarely fall ill, and they have trouble displaying complex emotions. Circuit-like tattoos decorate their bodies and control internal nanites. When stimulated, these nanites kick their internal chemistry into overdrive, allowing them to function at peak performance that causes their circuitry to glow.

Androids are created in sophisticated machines called foundries. They emerge as mature adults with newborn souls and no knowledge of their purpose or the world around them. Android bodies don't deteriorate, though their souls age like any other mortal's. When an android feels they've lived a full life, they willingly release their soul to the afterlife, causing their body to shut down and reboot. Once this process, known as Renewal, completes, a new soul inhabits the body.

Foundry programming produces androids that mimic human anatomy. Numerous android models exist, each designed to excel at different tasks and purposes. Androids of all models display countless variations of coloration, body shapes, and gender identities. Theoretically, a foundry could be reprogrammed to create androids with new adaptations, colorations, and forms—perhaps even in the guise of other ancestries.