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Pech

The riotous clamor of stone against stone in the First World often heralds the presence of a hidden pech quarry. While peches may use tools and their innate magic for mining and construction, such is the extent of their practicality. These subterranean fey are otherwise wholly committed to using their bodies alone to refine earthen bounty, crushing stone bare-handed and cutting gemstones against their muscles to create art. To chisel and polish their muscles of stone, peches pursue their crafts with near obsession, honing their skills—and physiques—to the highest possible pinnacle. Their sequestered settlements give them the privacy to pursue their ascetic lifestyles, though peches are surprisingly unperturbed by well-meaning visitors. They're aware of the great effort needed for a mortal to reach their abodes and acknowledge those who accomplish such a feat, especially outsiders who express interest in stonecraft or bodybuilding. Peches might even honor an especially skilled guest with a gift: one of their highly coveted stone crafts, created through years, if not decades, of labor. For outsiders who cause trouble, however, peches offer only the full force of their supernatural strength.

Peches are short-statured humanoids with chiseled, stony physiques that become increasingly polished as they grow more skilled in their trades. Their stony skin naturally grows patches of moss, which resembles hair, and many peches cultivate this moss in various styles to complement the presentation of their muscles.

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PechCreature 12

Small Earth Fey 
Source Feybound pg. 139
Recall Knowledge DC 30 • Fey (Nature)
Perception +24; darkvision, light blindness, tremorsense (imprecise) 90 feet
Languages Fey, Petran, Sakvroth; speak with stones
Skills Athletics +28, Crafting +28, Intimidation +25, Mining Lore +28, Nature +22, Stealth +20, Survival +25
Str +7, Dex +4, Con +6, Int +4, Wis +6, Cha +4
Items +1 striking pick
AC 33; Fort +25, Ref +19, Will +22; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 190; Immunities bleed, petrified, poison; Resistances physical 10 (except adamantine or cold iron); Weaknesses cold iron10
Speed 20 feet, burrow 25 feet; earth glide
Melee [one-action] fist +24 [+20/+16] (agile, magical, nonlethal, unarmed), Damage 3d8+15 bludgeoningMelee [one-action] pick +25 [+20/+15] (fatal d10, magical), Damage 3d10+15 piercingPrimal Innate Spells DC 29; 4th shape stone (at will); Constant (5th) speak with stones
Earth Glide A pech can Burrow through earthen matter, including rock. When they do, the pech moves at their full burrow Speed, leaving no tunnels or signs of their passing.Intimidating Flex [free-action] Requirements The pech’s last action was to knock a creature prone; Effect The pech flexes menacingly, attempting to Demoralize a target other than the required creature. This Demoralize attempt has the visual trait instead of the auditory trait and doesn’t take a penalty if the target doesn’t share a language with the pech. On a success, the target also becomes off-guard to the pech until the start of the pech’s next turn.Rock Solid Stunner [two-actions] (incapacitation) The pech drives a foe into the ground where it belongs. The pech Leaps up to 25 feet, making a melee Strike at any point during the jump. This movement doesn’t trigger reactions. On a successful Strike, the target must attempt a DC 32 Fortitude save.
SuccessThe target is unaffected.
FailureThe target is knocked prone and stunned 1.
Critical FailureAs failure, but stunned 2.
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Sidebar - Related Creatures Basilik Brawlers

Wrangling and taming wild basilisks is a popular pech pastime, and larger settlements even dedicate space to train these creatures as mounts and companions. Peches make a sport of wrestling particularly large specimens in rings at the center of their communities, with the most dedicated enthusiasts training basilisks to be their partners in tag-team matches. An unintended consequence of domesticating these beasts is that visitors run the risk of petrification by simply entering a pech settlement, where the average denizen might have a pet basilisk relaxing in a corner of their abode. However, pech hosts are usually considerate enough to provide cures.
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