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 "markdown": "<title level=\"1\" pfs=\"Standard\">[Nabasu (Gluttony Demon)](/Monsters.aspx?ID=600)</title>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"medium\" flex=\"1 1 400px\">\r\n\r\nNabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the [Abyss](/Planes.aspx?ID=13), an invasive infestation that releases the newly formed and ravenously hungry demons directly into the midst of their favored prey: mortal life. Nabasus feed on sapient creatures, but they never quite manage to sate their eternal hunger, even as they grow more and more powerful. Once they have sufficiently feasted, the demons become worthy to make the return trip to the Abyss, where they undergo a vile transformation, finally digesting their accumulated meals and deforming further into powerful [vrolikais](/Monsters.aspx?ID=603).\n\nNabasus form from the souls of evil gluttons, particularly from cannibals, blood-drinkers, and those who prefer the tang of undead flesh.\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n**[Recall Knowledge - Fiend](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**\r\n([Religion](/Skills.aspx?ID=13)): DC 24\r\n\r\n**[Unspecific Lore](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**: DC 22\r\n\r\n**[Specific Lore](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**: DC 19\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"medium\">\r\n<image src=\"/images/Monsters/Demon_Nabasu.png\" />\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n<title level=\"2\" right=\"Creature 8\">[Nabasu](/Monsters.aspx?ID=600)</title>\r\n\r\n<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"CE\" url=\"/Rules.aspx?ID=95\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Medium\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Demon\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=42\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Fiend\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=70\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Bestiary 2](/Sources.aspx?ID=32) pg. 66 <sup>2.0</sup></row>\n\n**Perception** +17; [darkvision](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=12)\r\n\r\n**Languages**\r\n[Abyssal](/Languages.aspx?ID=12), [Celestial](/Languages.aspx?ID=16), [Draconic](/Languages.aspx?ID=2); [telepathy 100 feet](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=37)\r\n\r\n**Skills**\r\n[Acrobatics](/Skills.aspx?ID=1) +18, [Arcana](/Skills.aspx?ID=2) +16, [Religion](/Skills.aspx?ID=13) +16, [Stealth](/Skills.aspx?ID=15) +18, [Survival](/Skills.aspx?ID=16) +17\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Str** +6\r\n\r\n**Dex** +4\r\n\r\n**Con** +6\r\n\r\n**Int** +2\r\n\r\n**Wis** +3\r\n\r\n**Cha** +4\r\n</row>\n\n</column>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**AC** 27 \r\n\r\n**Fort** +19 \r\n\r\n**Ref** +16 \r\n\r\n**Will** +16 \r\n\r\n+1 to all saves vs. magic\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n**HP** 165\n\n**Weaknesses**\r\n[cold iron](/Equipment.aspx?ID=272) 5, good 5\r\n\r\n**Death-Stealing Gaze** ([aura](/Traits.aspx?ID=206), [divine](/Traits.aspx?ID=48), [necromancy](/Traits.aspx?ID=117), [visual](/Traits.aspx?ID=163)) 30 feet. When a non-demon ends its turn in the aura, it must attempt a DC 23 Fortitude save. If it fails, it becomes [drained 1](/Conditions.aspx?ID=10).<br />**Starvation Vulnerability** A nabasu denied food suffers painful backlash as their demonic nature feeds on their own corrupted spirituality. If a nabasu's Consume Death is disrupted (such as by a fighter using [Disruptive Stance](/Feats.aspx?ID=401)) or a creature resists the effect with a critical success, the nabasu takes 4d6 [mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106) damage.\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n**Speed** 25 feet, fly 50 feet\r\n\r\n**Melee**\r\n<actions string=\"Single Action\" />\r\njaws +20 ([Evil](/Traits.aspx?ID=64), [Magical](/Traits.aspx?ID=103)),\r\n**Damage** 2d12+9 piercing plus 1d6 evil\r\n\r\n**Melee**\r\n<actions string=\"Single Action\" />\r\nclaw +20 ([Agile](/Traits.aspx?ID=170), [Evil](/Traits.aspx?ID=64), [Magical](/Traits.aspx?ID=103)),\r\n**Damage** 2d8+9 slashing plus 1d6 evil\r\n\r\n**Divine Innate Spells** DC 26\r\n- **4th**\r\n[Dimension Door](/Spells.aspx?ID=69) (at will), [Grim Tendrils](/Spells.aspx?ID=141), [Paralyze](/Spells.aspx?ID=213), [Vampiric Touch](/Spells.aspx?ID=354)\r\n- **5th**\r\n[Dimension Door](/Spells.aspx?ID=69)\r\n\r\n**Rituals** DC 26\r\n\r\n- **1st**\r\n[Abyssal Pact](/Rituals.aspx?ID=21)\r\n\r\n**Consume Death** <actions string=\"Single Action\" /> ([Concentrate](/Traits.aspx?ID=32), [Divine](/Traits.aspx?ID=48), [Necromancy](/Traits.aspx?ID=117), [Visual](/Traits.aspx?ID=163)) The nabasu focuses their death-stealing gaze upon a single target they can see within 30 feet. The target must immediately attempt a Fortitude save against death-stealing gaze. <br />**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected and the nabasu suffers starvation vulnerability. <br />**Success** The creature is unaffected. <br />**Failure** The creature is affected by death-stealing gaze and becomes [drained 1](/Conditions.aspx?ID=10). If the creature was already drained 1 by the death-stealing gaze before attempting the save, a failed save increases the value of the drained condition by 1, to a maximum of drained 4. The nabasu gains 10 temporary Hit Points, and the drained creature is temporarily immune until the start of the nabasu's next turn. <br />**Critical Failure** As failure, but the creature increases the amount of drain by 2.\r\n\r\n**Stolen Death**   A creature that dies while suffering drain from a nabasu's death-stealing gaze rises as a [ghoul](/Monsters.aspx?ID=218) the next midnight.\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n<aside>\r\n<title level=\"2\" noclass=\"true\" icon=\"\">Nabasu Growth</title>\r\n\r\nA nabasu stores their stolen deaths until they finally become satiated. For most, this occurs after consuming death from at least 100 mortals, but the exact timing is left to the GM. The demon then travels to the [Abyss](/Planes.aspx?ID=13) and transforms into a [vrolikai](/Monsters.aspx?ID=603).\r\n</aside>\r\n\r\n<document level=\"2\" id=\"creature-family-28\" />",
 "name": "Nabasu",
 "npc": false,
 "perception": 17,
 "pfs": "Standard",
 "rarity": "common",
 "reflex_save": 16,
 "release_date": "2020-05-27",
 "resistance": {},
 "search_markdown": "<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"Demon\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=42\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Fiend\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=70\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<additional-info>\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Bestiary 2](/Sources.aspx?ID=32) pg. 66 <sup>2.0</sup></row>\r\n\r\n**Creature Family** [Demon](/MonsterFamilies.aspx?ID=28)\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**HP** 165\r\n\r\n**AC** 27\r\n\r\n**Fort** +19\r\n\r\n**Ref** +16\r\n\r\n**Will** +16\r\n\r\n**Perception** +17\r\n</row>\r\n</additional-info>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<summary>\r\nNabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the  Abyss , an invasive infestation that releases the newly formed and ravenously hungry …\r\n</summary>",
 "sense": " darkvision ",
 "sense_markdown": "[darkvision](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=12)",
 "size": [
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  "Religion +16",
  "Stealth +18",
  "Survival +17"
 ],
 "skill_markdown": "[Acrobatics](/Skills.aspx?ID=1) +18, [Arcana](/Skills.aspx?ID=2) +16, [Religion](/Skills.aspx?ID=13) +16, [Stealth](/Skills.aspx?ID=15) +18, [Survival](/Skills.aspx?ID=16) +17",
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  "Bestiary 2"
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  "Bestiary 2 pg. 66"
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 "source_category": "Rulebooks",
 "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Bestiary 2](/Sources.aspx?ID=32) pg. 66 <sup>2.0</sup></row>",
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  "land": 25,
  "max": 50
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 "speed_markdown": "25 feet, fly 50 feet",
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 "spell": [
  "Dimension Door",
  "Grim Tendrils",
  "Paralyze",
  "Vampiric Touch"
 ],
 "spell_markdown": "[Dimension Door](/Spells.aspx?ID=69), [Grim Tendrils](/Spells.aspx?ID=141), [Paralyze](/Spells.aspx?ID=213), [Vampiric Touch](/Spells.aspx?ID=354)",
 "stealth": "18",
 "strength": 6,
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  "fort",
  "fortitude"
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 "summary": "Nabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the  Abyss , an invasive infestation that releases the newly formed and ravenously hungry …",
 "summary_markdown": "Nabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the  Abyss , an invasive infestation that releases the newly formed and ravenously hungry …",
 "text": " Nabasu (Gluttony Demon) Nabasus are birthed directly into the Material Plane from the Abyss, an invasive infestation that releases the newly formed and ravenously hungry demons directly into the midst of their favored prey: mortal life. Nabasus feed on sapient creatures, but they never quite manage to sate their eternal hunger, even as they grow more and more powerful. Once they have sufficiently feasted, the demons become worthy to make the return trip to the Abyss, where they undergo a vile transformation, finally digesting their accumulated meals and deforming further into powerful vrolikais. Nabasus form from the souls of evil gluttons, particularly from cannibals, blood-drinkers, and those who prefer the tang of undead flesh. Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 24 Unspecific Lore : DC 22 Specific Lore : DC 19 Nabasu Source Bestiary 2 pg. 66 2.0 Perception +17; darkvision Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic; telepathy 100 feet Skills Acrobatics +18, Arcana +16, Religion +16, Stealth +18, Survival +17 Str +6 Dex +4 Con +6 Int +2 Wis +3 Cha +4 --- AC 27 Fort +19 Ref +16 Will +16 +1 to all saves vs. magic HP 165 Weaknesses cold iron 5, good 5 Death-Stealing Gaze (aura, divine, necromancy, visual) 30 feet. When a non-demon ends its turn in the aura, it must attempt a DC 23 Fortitude save. If it fails, it becomes drained 1. Starvation Vulnerability A nabasu denied food suffers painful backlash as their demonic nature feeds on their own corrupted spirituality. If a nabasu's Consume Death is disrupted (such as by a fighter using Disruptive Stance) or a creature resists the effect with a critical success, the nabasu takes 4d6 mental damage. --- Speed 25 feet, fly 50 feet Melee Single Action jaws +20 (Evil, Magical), Damage 2d12+9 piercing plus 1d6 evil Melee Single Action claw +20 (Agile, Evil, Magical), Damage 2d8+9 slashing plus 1d6 evil Divine Innate Spells DC 26 - 4th Dimension Door (at will), Grim Tendrils, Paralyze, Vampiric Touch - 5th Dimension Door Rituals DC 26 - 1st Abyssal Pact Consume Death Single Action (Concentrate, Divine, Necromancy, Visual) The nabasu focuses their death-stealing gaze upon a single target they can see within 30 feet. The target must immediately attempt a Fortitude save against death-stealing gaze. Critical Success The creature is unaffected and the nabasu suffers starvation vulnerability. Success The creature is unaffected. Failure The creature is affected by death-stealing gaze and becomes drained 1. If the creature was already drained 1 by the death-stealing gaze before attempting the save, a failed save increases the value of the drained condition by 1, to a maximum of drained 4. The nabasu gains 10 temporary Hit Points, and the drained creature is temporarily immune until the start of the nabasu's next turn. Critical Failure As failure, but the creature increases the amount of drain by 2. Stolen Death A creature that dies while suffering drain from a nabasu's death-stealing gaze rises as a ghoul the next midnight. Nabasu Growth A nabasu stores their stolen deaths until they finally become satiated. For most, this occurs after consuming death from at least 100 mortals, but the exact timing is left to the GM. The demon then travels to the Abyss and transforms into a vrolikai. ",
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 "vision": "Darkvision",
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  "cold_iron": 5,
  "good": 5
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 "weakness_markdown": "[cold iron](/Equipment.aspx?ID=272) 5, good 5",
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