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Anguish Siktempora

Across the crooked folds of the Dimension of Time, intense emotions gather like flotsam in the still waters of river pools. These accumulate over ages, harvesting stronger feelings during times of great change such as calamities and the rule of tyrannical despots, as well as periods of joy and pride. These accretions eventually give birth to siktemporas.

The anguish siktempora is rare, even among others of their kind. They delight in seeking out creatures to inflict their suffering upon, the utterances of their dreadful wails relieve their anguish—if only for a fleeting moment. With a huge, malformed human head gaping in the act of screaming, their sickly hook-ended limbs hang limply below the neck. When an anguish siktempora bites foes with their jaws, they continue screaming, adding sonic damage to the already crushing punishment their numerous grinding teeth inflict.

Recall Knowledge - Time (Occultism, Occultism): DC 36
Unspecific Lore: DC 34
Specific Lore: DC 31

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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 Anguish SiktemporaCreature 14

Rare Medium Siktempora Time 
Source Pathfinder #204: Stage Fright pg. 89
Perception +28; darkvision
Languages Aklo; (can't speak any language); telepathy 300 feet
Skills Acrobatics +26, Athletics +29, Deception +26, Dimension of Time Lore +28, Intimidation +26
Str +8, Dex +5, Con +5, Int +5, Wis +7, Cha +5
Temporal Sense A siktempora can always roll Dimension of Time Lore for initiative. When it does, it gains a +2 circumstance bonus to the roll.
AC 36; Fort +26, Ref +24, Will +28
HP 200, regeneration 40 (deactivated by mental, orichalcum, or spirit); Immunities disease, emotion, poison
Foster Fear Creatures with the frightened condition are always off-guard to the anguish siktempora.Uncanny Pounce [free-action] Trigger The anguish siktempora rolls Dimension of Time Lore for initiative; Effect The siktempora Strides once and makes a jaws Strike, in either order.
Speed 10 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +29 [+24/+19], Damage 3d6+2+14 bludgeoning plus 2d6 sonicMelee [one-action] claw +29 [+25/+21] (agile), Damage 3d8+2+14 slashingOccult Innate Spells DC 35 (+4 dmg); 7th flicker; 4th translocate (at will); Constant (7th) fly
Rend [one-action] clawScream of Despair [two-actions] (emotion, mental, occult, sonic) The anguish siktempora emits a terrible scream in a 30-foot emanation. Creatures in the area must attempt a DC 35 Will save. The anguish siktempora can't use Scream of Despair for 1d4 rounds. Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes 2d6 mental damage, 2d6 sonic damage, and is frightened 1.
Failure The creature takes 6d6 mental damage, 6d6 sonic damage, and is frightened 2.
Critical Failure As failure, but frightened 3 and the creature gains weakness to mental 15 (this weakness applies to this Scream of Despair).
Wracking Despair [one-action] (emotion, mental, occult) Frequency once per round; Effect The anguish siktempora projects their crippling despair into the mind of a frightened creature they can see within range of their telepathy. The frightened creature takes 6d6 mental damage (DC 32 basic Will save).

Sidebar - Additional Lore Soaked In Screams

The anguish siktempora, sometimes called a living scream, forms from similar emotions that generate misery siktemporas. Where disasters and devastation occur, so too do both of these creatures manifest— often compounding the ambient pain and bloating the siktemporas accordingly. Occasionally, misery and anguish siktempora fight each other over territory in such moments, literally pulling their rivals limb from limb in an unquenchable need to feed adjacent hungers.

All Monsters in "Siktempora"

NameLevel
Anguish Siktempora13
Hatred Siktempora18
Love Siktempora16
Misery Siktempora12
Triumph Siktempora14

Siktempora

Source Bestiary 3 pg. 232
In the Dimension of Time, intense emotions are more than just ethereal feelings. They accumulate over time, from things like the critical mass of emotion caused by a historic event or a settlement passing down a powerful sentiment for generations. These accretions eventually give birth to siktemporas. Each siktempora feels, with all their being, a singular intense emotion linked to the circumstances that spawned them. A rare few, however, are created when an emotionally invested creature attempts to travel to the Dimension of Time or interferes with the flow of time, which can create paradoxes or manipulate past events.

Siktemporas usually isolate themselves on the Dimension of Time in mindscapes infused with the emotion that created them, but some travel to other planes. These wanderers long to indulge in more of their core emotion or to engender more of that feeling, thus perpetuating their own kind.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Siktemporas

Almost any intense emotion that exists over time can give birth to a siktempora. What few reports exist of the Dimension of Time give references to siktemporas of anger, joy, and whimsy, while ancient tales tell of creatures similar to siktemporas that hold sway over dedication and discovery, awe and infatuation, or pity and panic. Some sages even discuss the existence of hybrid siktemporas, created by epoch events that inspired two different emotions in equal intensity

Sidebar - Locations Siktempora Lairs

While many siktemporas on the Material Plane seek out the emotions that built them with utmost fervor, after eons of emotional intensity, some claim an area for their respite. A love siktempora might live in the attic of a coffee shop whose employees are skilled matchmakers, while a hatred siktempora might dwell beneath the floorboards of a vindictive organization that seeks to spread injustice.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Siktempora Treasures

Siktemporas hold few practical items on them, but they regularly hoard items associated with the events that spawned them. A misery siktempora created by the pain of a mass killing might hunt the perpetrators down and carry the weapon used, while a love siktempora might hold the series of love letters that gave birth to them close to their chests