Xulgath Stoneliege
Level 8Attacks
Abilities
30 feet. A creature entering the aura must attempt a DC 24 fortitude save. On a failure, the creature is Sickened 1, and on a critical failure, the creature also takes a –5-foot status penalty to its Speeds for 1 round. While within the aura, the creature takes a -2 circumstance penalty to saves to recover from the sickened condition. A creature that succeeds at its save is temporarily immune to all xulgaths' stench for 1 minute.
Effect: Xulgath Stench
Frequency once per round
Effect The stoneliege commands nearby earth to attack a foe. The stoneliege makes a claw Strike against a creature that is within 60 feet of the stoneliege and 10 feet of an earthen surface, such as dirt, mud, stone, or sand. The Strike originates from the surface's square and has a reach of 10 feet. On a critical hit, the target is also knocked Prone.
Frequency once per minute
Requirements The stoneliege is standing on or next to at least 10 cubic feet of dirt, stone, or other earthen material
Effect The stoneliege creates a violent wave of roiling earth. Creatures in a 15-foot area take 7d8 bludgeoning damage (DC 26 reflex save; on a critical failure, creatures are also knocked Prone).
The stoneliege turns their own body into solid stone like a statue and immediately becomes Petrified. Any creature grabbed or restrained by the stoneliege becomes Immobilized; to get free, the creature must damage the statue enough to break it or succeed at a DC 28 acrobatics check to Escape.
Stonelieges are xulgaths magically infused with living earth—the very bones of the world. They are created through a process xulgaths call stone-binding, which can be performed with complex alchemy, powerful psychic magic, or Abyssal rituals. Their scales are like stone slabs, and their bones are as dense as bedrock, so they are among the hardiest and longest-lived xulgaths. To stonelieges, earth is as mutable as water, and their innate power to shape the soil and stone beneath their feet makes them integral members of xulgath society (as well as formidable combatants).