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Silver Saber

This construct was built hundreds of years ago by Red Mantis arcanists, then imbued with intelligence as a divine protector by priests of Achaekek not long after the assassin cult fled Rahadoum. Silver Saber's single purpose is to guard the secrets of the Blood Mistress from those who are unworthy.

When at rest, Silver Saber appears as an ornate mirror, but when confronted in battle they animate into the form of a praying mantis made of polished, almost liquid silver with a blank humanoid face.

Recall Knowledge - Construct (Arcana, Crafting): DC 48
Unspecific Lore: DC 46
Specific Lore: DC 43

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Proficiency without Level

Silver SaberCreature 18

Unique Huge Construct 
Source Prey for Death pg. 118
Perception +14; darkvision
Languages Common, Diabolic, Osiriani
Skills Achaekek Lore +13, Acrobatics +15, Athletics +16, Deception +15, Society +13
Str +8, Dex +7, Con +6, Int +3, Wis +6, Cha +5
AC 25; Fort +12, Ref +15, Will +10
HP 260; Immunities death effects, disease, doomed, drained, fatigued, healing, nonlethal attacks, paralyzed, poison, sickened, unconscious; Resistances physical 15 (except adamantine); Weaknesses cold 15
Evasion When Silver Saber rolls a success on a Reflex save, they get a critical success instead.Faith Bound (divine) Silver Saber can't attack a creature that openly wears or displays Achaekek's religious symbol unless that creature uses a hostile action against Silver Saber first. They can also attack a creature they believe isn't faithful to Achaekek or who wears the religious symbol as a ruse (typically after succeeding at a Perception check to Sense Motive).Reflect Truths (aura, divine, mental, visual) 20 feet. A creature that enters the area must succeed at a DC 19 Will save or they see their own visage in Silver Saber's reflective face looking back at them. For 1 minute, that creature can't speak any deliberate and intentional lies and takes a –2 status penalty to Deception checks. On a critical failure, the status penalty is increased to –4.
Speed 40 feet, climb 30 feet
Melee [one-action] leg +15 [+10/+5] (magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 3d10+16 slashing plus 2d6 persistent bleedRanged [one-action] spike +15 [+10/+5] (magical, range 30 feet), Damage 3d6+16 piercingFocus Gaze [one-action] (aura, divine, incapacitation, mental, visual) Silver Saber focuses their gaze on a creature they can see within 30 feet. The target must immediately attempt a Will save against Reflect Truths. If the creature was already so affected, it becomes stunned 1. After attempting its save, the creature is then temporarily immune until the start of Silver Saber's next turn.Liquefy [one-action] Silver Saber becomes fully liquid and amorphous. They gain immunity to precision damage but take double cold damage. The only actions they can use while liquefied are move actions and spike ranged Strikes. They can resume their normal form by taking this action again.Mirror [one-action] (concentrate) Until the next time they act, Silver Saber appears to be a mirror. They have an automatic result of 53 on Deception checks and DCs to pass as a mirror.Silver Strikes Silver Saber's leg and spike Strikes count as silver weapons.Swift Steps Silver Saber is permanently quickened, but they can use the extra action only to Step or Stride.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Life As A Mirror

Silver Saber has watched the followers of Achaekek for centuries, sitting silently in their gold frame and pretending to be a mirror. They know more about the secret lives of the Red Mantis than has ever been recorded in the Sarzari, but their objective isn't to record history, it's to function as a guardian—no more, no less.