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Skinstitch
Skinstitches' hulking frames are made from flayed humanoid skin stuffed with straw and poisonous insects. The dark god
Norgorber
grants the secrets for creating these monstrosities in disturbing dreams to select followers, informally referred to as skinstitchers.
While most skinstitches have vaguely humanoid shapes, they often appear monstrous due to various modifications their creators have made to their bodies. Some skinstitches' arms, for instance, may bear jagged metal blades or blunt iron rods. The most talented skinstitchers rarely bother with the humanoid form at all and instead opt to craft skinstitches that resemble other creatures sacred to Norgorber, such as scorpions, centipedes, or especially spiders. There are rumors of skinstitchers who can build skinstitches using exotic materials such as steel,
daemon
flesh, or even magical shadows.
The rotting materials used to build skinstitches tend to attract vermin, which may in turn make a hive or nest within the skinstitches' bodies. Skinstitchers consider such occurrences as a sure sign of Norgorber's approval.
Recall Knowledge - Construct
(
Arcana
,
Crafting
)
: DC 22
Skinstitch
Creature 5
Uncommon
N
Large
Construct
Mindless
Source
Pathfinder #158: Sixty Feet Under pg. 84
Perception
+12;
darkvision
Skills
Athletics
+15
Str
+6,
Dex
+3,
Con
+5,
Int
-5,
Wis
+0,
Cha
+0
AC
22;
Fort
+16,
Ref
+14,
Will
+7
HP
95;
Immunities
bleed,
death
effects,
disease
,
doomed
,
drained
,
fatigued
,
healing
,
mental
,
necromancy
,
nonlethal
attacks,
paralyzed
,
poison
,
sickened
,
unconscious
;
Weaknesses
fire 5
Pest Haven
The rotting hides and molding straw stuffing of skinstitches are ideal nesting grounds for vermin and insect swarms. Any
animal
swarm
sharing a space with a skinstitch gains fast healing 3. Additionally, if a creature deals at least 10 piercing or slashing damage to the skinstitch, the swarm can use its swarming bites Strike (or similar attack) against the attacker as a reaction.
Speed
25 feet
Melee
blade +15 [
+11/+7
] (
agile
,
sweep
),
Damage
2d4+8 slashing
Melee
cudgel +15 [
+10/+5
] (
forceful
,
reach 10 feet
),
Damage
2d8+8 bludgeoning
Flay
The skinstitch makes a blade Strike against an
animal
or
humanoid
. On a success, the skinstitch slices a long strip of flesh from the target; if the skinstitch dealt damage, it deals an additional 1d6
persistent bleed damage
.
Stitch Skin
(
manipulate
)
Requirements
The skinstitch hasn't used this ability since the last time it successfully used its Flay ability;
Effect
The skinstitch sews flayed flesh to its body to seal tears and rents. The skinstitch regains 8 Hit Points.
Skitterstitch
Skitterstitches are eight-legged skinstitches crafted to resemble giant spiders. These elite skinstitch variants have different attacks from the standard
skinstitch
, including a deadly poison. Skitterstitches always house
spider swarms
within their bodies, which scuttle forth when their host is destroyed.