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Wihsaak
These gaunt, insectile sahkils torment their foes by focusing on a widespread fear of insects and creeping, crawling vermin. Unlike their more subtle cousins, wihsaaks don't lurk in the periphery and instead directly engage their targets, using their unnerving buzzing to disorient and terrify. When encountering multiple foes, wihsaaks attempt to spread fear to everyone before slashing at them with their devastating claws. Many wihsaaks bear heads that resemble the body of a locust, but some may appear as other widely feared insectile creatures.Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 22
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WihsaakCreature 6
Medium Fiend Sahkil Unholy Source Monster Core 2 pg. 275
Perception +14; darkvision
Languages Chthonian, Diabolic, Empyrean, Requian; telepathy 100 feet
Skills Acrobatics +13, Deception +15, Intimidation +15, Stealth +15
Str +4, Dex +5, Con +4, Int +1, Wis +2, Cha +3
Easy to Call A sahkil's level is considered 2 lower for the purpose of being conjured by the binding circle ritual (and potentially other rituals, at the GM's discretion), but it's always free to attack or leave instead of negotiate unless the primary caster's check is a critical success.
AC 24; Fort +14, Ref +15, Will +14
HP 105; Immunities fear; Weaknesses holy 5
Swarmwalker Swarms of animals and other unintelligent creatures instinctively leave a wihsaak alone. A wihsaak is immune to the damage from and effects of swarms with an Intelligence of –5.
Speed 30 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +17 [+12/+7] (finesse, magical, unholy), Damage 2d10+7 slashing plus 1d4 spiritDivine Innate Spells DC 23; 4th suggestion; 3rd fear, vomit swarm; 2nd blur, see the unseen; Cantrips (3rd) detect magic
Droning Distraction [one-action] (auditory, divine, incapacitation, mental) Effect The wihsaak beats its wings rapidly, creating a buzzing drone that numbs creatures' minds. Each creature within 100 feet must attempt a DC 23 Will save. They are then temporarily immune for 1 minute.
Success The creature is unaffected.
Failure The creature is confused and stupefied 1 for 1 round.
Critical Failure The creature is confused for 1 round and stupefied 2 for 1 minute.Skip Between [one-action] (divine, teleportation) The sahkil moves from the Universe to the Ethereal Plane or vice-versa. While in the Ethereal Plane, they're unable to affect anything in the Universe, and they cannot be seen by beings or abilities in the Universe, unless these have an ability that can gaze into the Ethereal Plane. While on the Material Plane the inverse is true for anything on the Ethereal Plane. A summoned sahkil can't use Skip Between.
All Monsters in "Sahkil"
| Name | Level |
| Chakanaj | 14 |
| Esipil | 1 |
| Ijhyeojin | 14 |
| Kimenhul | 20 |
| Nenchuuj | 19 |
| Nucol | 4 |
| Pakalchi | 9 |
| Penqual | 15 |
| Tumblak | 18 |
| Wihsaak | 6 |
| Ximtal | 17 |
Sahkil
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 274Ages ago, when this cycle of the multiverse was in its adolescence, a coterie of psychopomps who felt bored and restrained in their role of ushering souls to their ultimate resting place rebelled against their station. It was this violation of the cycle of souls that transformed these former psychopomps into the first sahkils.
These fiends have drastically changed from their dedicated psychopomp predecessors. Ambivalent to the prescribed order of the multiverse and hateful toward all mortals, sahkils delight in spreading fear and unease to all, clogging up the metaphysical cycle with anxiety-ridden mortals too scared to achieve their potential. They're creatures of spite and torment, fear and disgust. They exploit both the most common and rarest fears for their own perverse satisfaction, utilizing whichever is most effective for their current victim. They want nothing more than to frighten mortals into a distraught and wretched state that makes them question the very reasons for their existence and will utilize all the tools at their disposal in pursuing this goal.
Most sahkils lurk on the Ethereal Plane, but they frequently invade the Universe to torment mortal targets and spread terror. They use their innate ability to slip between the veils of the Ethereal Plane and the Universe effortlessly, often stalking their prey for days or weeks before enacting their devious plots.
Check with Players
Sahkils are creatures of fear and terror. Roleplaying encounters with sahkils could be troubling to some players, and delving deep into the kinds of traumas sahkils relish in unleashing could have unintentional effects on your game and friends. Before introducing sahkils into your game, talk with your players to learn about any particular phobias or limits to determine what content you bring to the table, and consider that on your own behalf as well. Some specific elements to be aware of are the ximtal’s abilities around sensory deprivation and social isolation, as well as the kimenhul’s trauma-related abilities and themes.
Feeding on Fear
Sahkils are immortal planar beings and don’t require material sustenance, but they do seem to gain some semblance of nourishment from the fear they spread. Whether this is psychological or biological remains to be seen, but their obsession with frightening other creatures is clear. Sahkils recognize that they’re already feared, so it could be that they’re simply fulfilling what they believe is their ultimate purpose.
Planar Relations
Sahkils collaborate with divs to corrupt mortals. Velstracs, who appreciate their depredations, sometimes work with these fiends to enact terrible horrors. Nihilistic and disaffected, daemons tolerate sahkils but view them as useless provocateurs. Sahkil Tormentors
The most powerful among sahkils are the sahkil tormentors. These deific beings rule over sahkils as a whole, and many personally direct the actions of their lesser cousins. Others fall into ambivalent routines, focusing more on personal acts of torment rather than launching widespread, ambitious depredations upon unsuspecting mortals. War Against Hope
Sahkils and coatls are eternal enemies. Each creature vies for the souls of mortals, but from different sides of a single ideological coin. Sahkils wish to instill only fear into mortal hearts, trying to reduce them into useless piles of flesh who accomplish little. Coatls work to light the fires of hope, inspiring mortals to rise up and achieve their potential.
Xibalba
Within the ghostly realm of the Ethereal Plane, sahkils inhabit a terrifying domain known as Xibalba. The Land of Dread is a realm of nightmares made manifest. At the center of this demiplane is a tiered structure known as the Black Pyramid, where the sahkil tormentors rule their brethren and sow fear throughout the mortal realm.
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