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The Blackbird, also called the Black Stone Violin, is a full-size playable violin made of black diabase after drawings by Antonio Stradivari (Stradivarius), but with technical modifications to allow it to be played.

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Despot

Despots live to amass and exploit power over others.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 20
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Weak DespotCreature 4

Medium Human Humanoid
Source NPC Core pg. 157
Perception +9
Languages Common, Diabolic
Skills Athletics +9, Deception +11, Diplomacy +9, Intimidation +11, Performance +11, Religion +9, Society +11, Warfare Lore +11
Str +2, Dex +2, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +2, Cha +4
Persistent Lies Any creature deceived by the despot's Deception skill believes the deception more readily on the next day. Any later Perception checks attempted against the despot's Deception DC take a –2 circumstance penalty, as do other creatures' attempts to convince the creature otherwise, such as through Diplomacy or further Deception.
Items lesser healing potion (2), lesser darkvision elixir, spiked gauntlet

AC 19; Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +11
HP 45

Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] spiked gauntlet +9 [+5/+1] (agile, free-hand), Damage 1d4-2+6 piercingDivine Spontaneous Spells DC 21, attack +12 (-4 dmg); 3rd chilling darkness, enthrall, harm (3 slots); 2nd blood vendetta, calm, floating flame, see the unseen (4 slots); 1st bane, command, fear, sanctuary (4 slots); Cantrips (3rd) daze, ignition, message, shield, void warp
Sorcerer Bloodline Spells DC 21, 1 Focus Point (-4 dmg); 3rd diabolic edict
Sorcerous Potency When the despot Casts a Spell from a spell slot that deals damage, they gain a status bonus to the spell's initial damage equal to the spell's rank.Tongue of Flame When the despot casts charm, diabolic edict, enthrall, or floating flame, either a target takes 1 fire damage per spell rank, or the despot gains a +2 status bonus to Deception checks for 1 round.

All Monsters in "Villain"

Name	Level
Champion of Rovagug	5
Conspiracist	0
Deluded Mob	4
Despot	5
Fiend Caller	3
Fleshwarper	7
Gang Leader	7
Hero Hunter	13
Interrogator	6
Mastermind	4
Propaganist	3
Reckless Scientist	6
Saboteur	2
Toady	0
Warmonger	10
Wealthy Vigilante	8
World Ender	16

Villain

Source NPC Core pg. 152
Villains pursue selfish and cruel goals, trampling over anyone in their way.

Golarion's Most Wanted

Here are a few of the most notorious villains in the history of Golarion.

Queen Abrogail II: The ruler of Cheliax devotes herself to Asmodeus, and tyrannically rules her diabolic nation completely confident of the supremacy of herself and her country.
Tar-Baphon: The ancient lich called the Whispering Tyrant invaded nation after nation with his undead hordes, slayed a divine herald, and even now has arisen again and regrouped in the Gravelands.
The Runelords: The seven rulers of ancient Thassilon mastered powers of magical runes, letting them rule in ancient times and return again and again in centuries since to try to take back the power they once had.

Manipulative Evil

Villains who use the power of ideas— like the conspiracist and propagandist found here—aren't particularly effective combatants. Instead, they rely on dupes or other villains (like the deluded mob or warmonger) to physically enact their evil ideologies. They're also adaptable, though the conspiracist usually keeps their conspiracies and themes centered around themself and close allies, while the propagandist typically works their machinations with the consent of the state, using half-truths and manipulative framing to serve those in power and be well paid for their trouble.

Recurring Villains

Villains are just as devoted to their evil schemes as heroes are to justice or freedom. Villains make excellent recurring NPCs. The section on NPC advancement is especially useful for villains. To tell more varied stories, a GM can have the villains join up with new groups of followers or be under the employ of new benefactors, using their villainous skills for a new cause.

Relative Villainy

These characters are clearly set out as villains within the structure of a Pathfinder adventure's story, but that doesn't mean the people in the world see them as such universally. Villains often work best when otherwise well-meaning civilians are unable to see their malice, or when the villain is so charismatic or powerful they can bring others under their sway. You can use an influence encounter to play out the player characters trying to sway a powerful person away from the villain's influence, or even have both the PCs and the villain racing to influence the same person.

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