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  3. "alignment": "NE",
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  9. "Thoughtsense",
  10. "Psychogenic Secretions",
  11. "Divert Thoughts",
  12. "Consume Knowledge"
  13. ],
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  15. "dexterity": 3,
  16. "exclude_from_search": false,
  17. "fortitude_save": 31,
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  21. "intelligence": 4,
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  23. "Abyssal",
  24. "Common",
  25. "Daemonic",
  26. "Draconic",
  27. "Undercommon",
  28. "<%UMR%37%%>telepathy<%END> 100 feet"
  29. ],
  30. "language_markdown": "[Abyssal](/Languages.aspx?ID=12), [Common](/Languages.aspx?ID=1), [Daemonic](/Languages.aspx?ID=31), [Draconic](/Languages.aspx?ID=2), [Undercommon](/Languages.aspx?ID=11); [telepathy](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=37) 100 feet",
  31. "level": 20,
  32. "markdown": "<title level=\"1\" pfs=\"\">[Kirosthrek](/Monsters.aspx?ID=2142)</title>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"medium\" flex=\"1 1 400px\">\r\n\r\nA cunning historian and summoner from a line of [xulgaths](/MonsterFamilies.aspx?ID=102) who retain the psychic might of their fearsome ancestors, Kirosthrek serves [Sarvel Ever-Hunger](/Monsters.aspx?ID=2143) in the hopes of gaining the power she needs to restore the xulgaths' ruined Darklands empire. \n\n[Thoughtmaw xulgaths](/Monsters.aspx?ID=982) are larger, more intelligent, and more powerful than others of their kind, and Kirosthrek has long embraced that truth. Where many of her kin heard only fanciful legend and exaggerated myth in the tales told by her clutch's elders, those recountings of powerful xulgaths ruling the Darklands resonated with Kirosthrek. Most of her kin feared the spirits of the past and looked only to the present and the future, but Kirosthrek dug into that past, hunting through the ruins of the long-dead xulgath empire around her for fragments of lost lore and forgotten secrets.\n\n Bit by bit, Kirosthrek expanded her knowledge. From ancient texts, she began to piece together even more powerful spells and rituals. Others in her clutch came to fear the ancient magic she commanded, and so she found herself with followers willing to do her bidding if she spared their minds. She took her elders' place, telling not mere tales but true histories of their people, of the Darklands vault they once ruled and the abrupt end of that empire. The thoughtmaws were the true descendants of that empire, she insisted, and some day they would rule it again.\n\n The isolated clutch she led was too small to retake an empire single-handedly, so Kirosthrek sought allies. This search brought to her attention a high priest of [Zevgavizeb](/Deities.aspx?ID=82) calling himself Sarvel Ever-Hunger, leading a fierce conquest in the upper Darklands. He was a lesser xulgath, but one infused with fiendish might and the blessings of a demon lord, and so Kirosthrek led her clutch to join forces with this new conqueror, hoping to subjugate the priest into furthering her own goals.\n\n Sarvel was not easily subjugated, however, and while he welcomed the thoughtmaws' addition to his might, Kirosthrek was forced to adjust her own plans and serve as Sarvel's chief advisor. The priest's interests were not so different from her own, she found; furthermore, he held his own scraps of knowledge about the ancient empire Kirosthrek so admired. From him, she learned that the vault they ruled had been known as Vask, and that some sudden tragedy had darkened the life-giving suns of that realm. She took that name to her daemonic allies, seeking to learn more about that catastrophe, and from them, she learned about Aroden's theft. For Kirosthrek, this revelation was a clear directive: she would go find the sun-orbs Aroden had stolen and reclaim them, using their power to rebuild the empire of old.\n\n And for a time, it seemed Sarvel shared her goals. The conquering high priest fixed his sights on the surface world, organizing an operation with enough subtlety and savvy that Kirosthrek began to consider him a suitable leader. But Sarvel's true goal with the orbs is now clear to her: rather than reclaim the orbs, he wants them destroyed. Hoping to make the most of a plan gone wrong, Kirosthrek continues to aid Sarvel, but only from a lack of better options; her opinion of the priest now calling himself the Apocalypse Prophet continues to sour. \n\n<title level=\"2\" right=\"\">Campaign Role</title> Kirosthrek is not the heroes' ally, but neither is she an unreasonable zealot. She fights alongside Sarvel and views the heroes as soft-skinned surface dwellers who don't deserve the privileges that have benefited them throughout their lives. But she is a quick thinker and a survivor; if the odds are obviously stacked against her, she doesn't hesitate to prioritize her own self-preservation. She doesn't like the heroes, but she respects their power, and she is no stranger to bartering with powerful beings for their aid.\n\n Should the heroes defeat Sarvel while Kirosthrek lives, she loses all interest in the surface campaign. Her first instinct is to flee, but if the heroes offer a truce, she's also willing to negotiate with them. She doesn't limit her opening requests, however: she wants the _aeon orbs_ so she can restore the xulgath empire in the Vault of the Black Desert. She also isn't any kinder or gentler than other xulgaths, and she makes no attempt to hide her intentions of subjugating and enslaving other peoples in the areas she intends to claim (such as the [urdefhans](/MonsterFamilies.aspx?ID=158) and [drow](/MonsterFamilies.aspx?ID=37) that now live in what she considers xulgath lands). Even so, the heroes may feel they owe the xulgaths some form of reparations for Aroden's theft millennia ago, and Kirosthrek is willing to entertain reasonable offers to benefit her people, in lieu of the _aeon orbs_. The details and repercussions of such an arrangement are beyond the scope of this adventure.\n\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n**[Recall Knowledge - Humanoid](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**\r\n([Society](/Skills.aspx?ID=14)): DC 50\r\n\r\n**[Unspecific Lore](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**: DC 48\r\n\r\n**[Specific Lore](/Rules.aspx?ID=563)**: DC 45\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n<title level=\"2\" right=\"Creature 20\">[Kirosthrek](/Monsters.aspx?ID=2142)</title>\r\n\r\n<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"Unique\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=161\" />\r\n<trait label=\"NE\" url=\"/Rules.aspx?ID=95\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Medium\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Humanoid\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=91\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Xulgath\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=244\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet](/Sources.aspx?ID=36) pg. 88</row>\n\n**Perception** +36; [darkvision](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=12), thoughtsense (imprecise) 60\r\n\r\n**Languages**\r\n[Abyssal](/Languages.aspx?ID=12), [Common](/Languages.aspx?ID=1), [Daemonic](/Languages.aspx?ID=31), [Draconic](/Languages.aspx?ID=2), [Undercommon](/Languages.aspx?ID=11); [telepathy](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=37) 100 feet\r\n\r\n**Skills**\r\n[Arcana](/Skills.aspx?ID=2) +36, [Deception](/Skills.aspx?ID=5) +33, [Diplomacy](/Skills.aspx?ID=6) +41, [Intimidation](/Skills.aspx?ID=7) +33, [Medicine](/Skills.aspx?ID=9) +38, [Occultism](/Skills.aspx?ID=11) +38, [Stealth](/Skills.aspx?ID=15) +37\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Str** +3\r\n\r\n**Dex** +3\r\n\r\n**Con** +1\r\n\r\n**Int** +4\r\n\r\n**Wis** +4\r\n\r\n**Cha** +7\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n**Thoughtsense** ([divination](/Traits.aspx?ID=47), [mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106), [occult](/Traits.aspx?ID=120)) Kirosthrek senses a creature's mental essence at the listed range.\r\n\r\n**Items**\r\n_+2 [greater resilient](/Equipment.aspx?ID=279) [studded leather](/Armor.aspx?ID=5)_, _[planar ribbon](/Equipment.aspx?ID=670)_, [true elixir of life](/Equipment.aspx?ID=91)\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**AC** 45 \r\n\r\n**Fort** +31 \r\n\r\n**Ref** +33 \r\n\r\n**Will** +36 \n\n</row>\r\n\r\n**HP** 375\n\n**Resistances**\r\n[mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106) 20\n\n**Psychogenic Secretions** ([aura](/Traits.aspx?ID=206), [mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106)) 30 feet. A creature that enters the emanation must attempt a DC 42 Will save. On a failure, the creature is [stupefied 1](/Conditions.aspx?ID=37) for 1 minute (stupefied 2 and also [paralyzed](/Conditions.aspx?ID=28) for 1 round on a critical failure). A creature that succeeds at its save is temporarily immune to psychogenic secretions for 1 minute.<br />**Divert Thoughts** <actions string=\"Reaction\" /> ([mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106)) **Trigger** Kirosthrek attempts a saving throw against a spell; **Effect** Kirosthrek diverts some of the spell's energy, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to the saving throw or +4 if the spell has the [mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106) trait. If she critically succeeds at the saving throw, she can use the Cast a Spell action on her next turn to cast the triggering spell at the same level without expending any spell slots.\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\r\n\r\n**Speed** 25 feet, fly 35 feet (from [_fly_](/Spells.aspx?ID=125))\r\n\r\n**Melee**\r\n<actions string=\"Single Action\" />\r\njaws +34 ([Magical](/Traits.aspx?ID=103)),\r\n**Damage** 4d8+6 piercing plus 4d6 mental\r\n\r\n**Melee**\r\n<actions string=\"Single Action\" />\r\nclaw +34 ([Agile](/Traits.aspx?ID=170), [Magical](/Traits.aspx?ID=103)),\r\n**Damage** 4d4+6 slashing plus 4d6 mental\r\n\r\n**Occult Spontaneous Spells** DC 42\r\n- **Cantrips (10th)**\r\n[Daze](/Spells.aspx?ID=61), [Forbidding Ward](/Spells.aspx?ID=126), [Message](/Spells.aspx?ID=190), [Shield](/Spells.aspx?ID=280)\r\n- **1st**\r\n[Fear](/Spells.aspx?ID=110), [Sleep](/Spells.aspx?ID=288), [True Strike](/Spells.aspx?ID=345)\r\n- **2nd**\r\n[Invisibility](/Spells.aspx?ID=164), [Mirror Image](/Spells.aspx?ID=197), [Silence](/Spells.aspx?ID=287) (3 slots)\r\n- **3rd**\r\n[Enthrall](/Spells.aspx?ID=104), [Haste](/Spells.aspx?ID=147), [Paralyze](/Spells.aspx?ID=213) (3 slots)\r\n- **4th**\r\n[Invisibility](/Spells.aspx?ID=164), [Modify Memory](/Spells.aspx?ID=200), [Suggestion](/Spells.aspx?ID=315) (3 slots)\r\n- **5th**\r\n[Hallucination](/Spells.aspx?ID=144), [Mind Probe](/Spells.aspx?ID=193), [Synaptic Pulse](/Spells.aspx?ID=327) (3 slots)\r\n- **6th**\r\n[Phantasmal Calamity](/Spells.aspx?ID=218), [Scrying](/Spells.aspx?ID=268), [Wall of Force](/Spells.aspx?ID=363) (3 slots)\r\n- **7th**\r\n[Phantasmal Killer](/Spells.aspx?ID=219), [Visions of Danger](/Spells.aspx?ID=358), [Warp Mind](/Spells.aspx?ID=369) (3 slots)\r\n- **8th**\r\n[Confusion](/Spells.aspx?ID=48), [Disappearance](/Spells.aspx?ID=73), [Maze](/Spells.aspx?ID=187), [Wall of Force](/Spells.aspx?ID=363) (3 slots)\r\n- **9th**\r\n[Foresight](/Spells.aspx?ID=127), [Synesthesia](/Spells.aspx?ID=328), [Weird](/Spells.aspx?ID=375) (3 slots)\r\n- **10th**\r\n[Alter Reality](/Spells.aspx?ID=8), [Summon Fiend](/Spells.aspx?ID=323) (2 slots)\r\n\r\n**Occult Innate Spells** DC 42, attack +34\r\n- **Cantrips (10th)**\r\n[Telekinetic Projectile](/Spells.aspx?ID=334)\r\n- **2nd**\r\n[Telekinetic Maneuver](/Spells.aspx?ID=333) (at will)\r\n- **5th**\r\n[Telekinetic Haul](/Spells.aspx?ID=332) (at will)\r\n- **8th**\r\n[Phantom Pain](/Spells.aspx?ID=220) (at will)\r\n- **Constant (10th)**\r\n[Fly](/Spells.aspx?ID=125), [True Seeing](/Spells.aspx?ID=344)\r\n\r\n**Occult Rituals** DC 42\r\n\r\n- **2nd**\r\n[Inveigle](/Rituals.aspx?ID=14)\r\n- **5th**\r\n[Call Spirit](/Rituals.aspx?ID=5)\r\n- **6th**\r\n[Planar Binding](/Rituals.aspx?ID=17)\r\n\r\n**Consume Knowledge** <actions string=\"Two Actions\" /> ([Divination](/Traits.aspx?ID=47), [Mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106), [Occult](/Traits.aspx?ID=120)) The thoughtmaw invades the mind of a creature within 100 feet and attempts to swallow its capacity for higher thought. The creature must attempt a DC 42 Will save. Using Consume Knowledge immediately ends any of the ability's previous effects on a different creature. <br />**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected. <br />**Success** The creature is [slowed 1](/Conditions.aspx?ID=35) for 1 round. <br />**Failure** The creature is slowed 1 and can take no actions other than [basic actions](/Rules.aspx?ID=439) for 1 minute. <br />**Critical Failure** As failure, and the thoughtmaw is [quickened 1](/Conditions.aspx?ID=32) for 1 minute. It can use this extra action to Stride, Strike, or Cast a Spell if the target had prepared spells or a spell repertoire.\r\n\r\n</column>",
  33. "name": "Kirosthrek",
  34. "npc": false,
  35. "perception": 36,
  36. "rarity": "unique",
  37. "reflex_save": 33,
  38. "release_date": "2020-06-24",
  39. "resistance": {
  40. "mental": 20
  41. },
  42. "resistance_markdown": "[mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106) 20",
  43. "resistance_raw": " mental 20",
  44. "search_markdown": "<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"Unique\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=161\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Humanoid\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=91\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Xulgath\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=244\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<additional-info>\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet](/Sources.aspx?ID=36) pg. 88</row>\n\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**HP** 375\r\n\r\n**AC** 45\r\n\r\n**Fort** +31\r\n\r\n**Ref** +33\r\n\r\n**Will** +36\r\n\r\n**Perception** +36\r\n</row>\r\n</additional-info>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<summary>\r\nA cunning historian and summoner from a line of xulgaths who retain the psychic might of their fearsome ancestors, Kirosthrek serves Sarvel …\r\n</summary>",
  45. "sense": " darkvision , thoughtsense (imprecise) 60",
  46. "sense_markdown": "[darkvision](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=12), thoughtsense (imprecise) 60",
  47. "size": [
  48. "Medium"
  49. ],
  50. "skill": [
  51. "Arcana +36",
  52. "Deception +33",
  53. "Diplomacy +41",
  54. "Intimidation +33",
  55. "Medicine +38",
  56. "Occultism +38",
  57. "Stealth +37"
  58. ],
  59. "skill_markdown": "[Arcana](/Skills.aspx?ID=2) +36, [Deception](/Skills.aspx?ID=5) +33, [Diplomacy](/Skills.aspx?ID=6) +41, [Intimidation](/Skills.aspx?ID=7) +33, [Medicine](/Skills.aspx?ID=9) +38, [Occultism](/Skills.aspx?ID=11) +38, [Stealth](/Skills.aspx?ID=15) +37",
  60. "source": [
  61. "Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet"
  62. ],
  63. "source_raw": [
  64. "Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet pg. 88"
  65. ],
  66. "source_category": "Adventure Paths",
  67. "source_group": "Extinction Curse",
  68. "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet](/Sources.aspx?ID=36) pg. 88</row>",
  69. "speed": {
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  71. "land": 25,
  72. "max": 35
  73. },
  74. "speed_markdown": "25 feet, fly 35 feet (from [_fly_](/Spells.aspx?ID=125))",
  75. "speed_raw": "25 feet, fly 35 feet (from fly )",
  76. "spell": [
  77. "Alter Reality",
  78. "Summon Fiend",
  79. "Foresight",
  80. "Synesthesia",
  81. "Weird",
  82. "Confusion",
  83. "Disappearance",
  84. "Maze",
  85. "Wall of Force",
  86. "Phantasmal Killer",
  87. "Visions of Danger",
  88. "Warp Mind",
  89. "Phantasmal Calamity",
  90. "Scrying",
  91. "Hallucination",
  92. "Mind Probe",
  93. "Synaptic Pulse",
  94. "Invisibility",
  95. "Modify Memory",
  96. "Suggestion",
  97. "Enthrall",
  98. "Haste",
  99. "Paralyze",
  100. "Mirror Image",
  101. "Silence",
  102. "Fear",
  103. "Sleep",
  104. "True Strike",
  105. "Daze",
  106. "Forbidding Ward",
  107. "Message",
  108. "Shield",
  109. "Phantom Pain",
  110. "Telekinetic Haul",
  111. "Telekinetic Maneuver",
  112. "Telekinetic Projectile",
  113. "Fly",
  114. "True Seeing"
  115. ],
  116. "spell_markdown": "[Alter Reality](/Spells.aspx?ID=8), [Confusion](/Spells.aspx?ID=48), [Daze](/Spells.aspx?ID=61), [Disappearance](/Spells.aspx?ID=73), [Enthrall](/Spells.aspx?ID=104), [Fear](/Spells.aspx?ID=110), [Fly](/Spells.aspx?ID=125), [Forbidding Ward](/Spells.aspx?ID=126), [Foresight](/Spells.aspx?ID=127), [Hallucination](/Spells.aspx?ID=144), [Haste](/Spells.aspx?ID=147), [Invisibility](/Spells.aspx?ID=164), [Maze](/Spells.aspx?ID=187), [Message](/Spells.aspx?ID=190), [Mind Probe](/Spells.aspx?ID=193), [Mirror Image](/Spells.aspx?ID=197), [Modify Memory](/Spells.aspx?ID=200), [Paralyze](/Spells.aspx?ID=213), [Phantasmal Calamity](/Spells.aspx?ID=218), [Phantasmal Killer](/Spells.aspx?ID=219), [Phantom Pain](/Spells.aspx?ID=220), [Scrying](/Spells.aspx?ID=268), [Shield](/Spells.aspx?ID=280), [Silence](/Spells.aspx?ID=287), [Sleep](/Spells.aspx?ID=288), [Suggestion](/Spells.aspx?ID=315), [Summon Fiend](/Spells.aspx?ID=323), [Synaptic Pulse](/Spells.aspx?ID=327), [Synesthesia](/Spells.aspx?ID=328), [Telekinetic Haul](/Spells.aspx?ID=332), [Telekinetic Maneuver](/Spells.aspx?ID=333), [Telekinetic Projectile](/Spells.aspx?ID=334), [True Seeing](/Spells.aspx?ID=344), [True Strike](/Spells.aspx?ID=345), [Visions of Danger](/Spells.aspx?ID=358), [Wall of Force](/Spells.aspx?ID=363), [Warp Mind](/Spells.aspx?ID=369), [Weird](/Spells.aspx?ID=375)",
  117. "spoilers": "Extinction Curse",
  118. "stealth": "37",
  119. "strength": 3,
  120. "strongest_save": [
  121. "will"
  122. ],
  123. "summary": "A cunning historian and summoner from a line of xulgaths who retain the psychic might of their fearsome ancestors, Kirosthrek serves Sarvel …",
  124. "summary_markdown": "A cunning historian and summoner from a line of xulgaths who retain the psychic might of their fearsome ancestors, Kirosthrek serves Sarvel …",
  125. "text": " Kirosthrek A cunning historian and summoner from a line of xulgaths who retain the psychic might of their fearsome ancestors, Kirosthrek serves Sarvel Ever-Hunger in the hopes of gaining the power she needs to restore the xulgaths' ruined Darklands empire. Thoughtmaw xulgaths are larger, more intelligent, and more powerful than others of their kind, and Kirosthrek has long embraced that truth. Where many of her kin heard only fanciful legend and exaggerated myth in the tales told by her clutch's elders, those recountings of powerful xulgaths ruling the Darklands resonated with Kirosthrek. Most of her kin feared the spirits of the past and looked only to the present and the future, but Kirosthrek dug into that past, hunting through the ruins of the long-dead xulgath empire around her for fragments of lost lore and forgotten secrets. Bit by bit, Kirosthrek expanded her knowledge. From ancient texts, she began to piece together even more powerful spells and rituals. Others in her clutch came to fear the ancient magic she commanded, and so she found herself with followers willing to do her bidding if she spared their minds. She took her elders' place, telling not mere tales but true histories of their people, of the Darklands vault they once ruled and the abrupt end of that empire. The thoughtmaws were the true descendants of that empire, she insisted, and some day they would rule it again. The isolated clutch she led was too small to retake an empire single-handedly, so Kirosthrek sought allies. This search brought to her attention a high priest of Zevgavizeb calling himself Sarvel Ever-Hunger, leading a fierce conquest in the upper Darklands. He was a lesser xulgath, but one infused with fiendish might and the blessings of a demon lord, and so Kirosthrek led her clutch to join forces with this new conqueror, hoping to subjugate the priest into furthering her own goals. Sarvel was not easily subjugated, however, and while he welcomed the thoughtmaws' addition to his might, Kirosthrek was forced to adjust her own plans and serve as Sarvel's chief advisor. The priest's interests were not so different from her own, she found; furthermore, he held his own scraps of knowledge about the ancient empire Kirosthrek so admired. From him, she learned that the vault they ruled had been known as Vask, and that some sudden tragedy had darkened the life-giving suns of that realm. She took that name to her daemonic allies, seeking to learn more about that catastrophe, and from them, she learned about Aroden's theft. For Kirosthrek, this revelation was a clear directive: she would go find the sun-orbs Aroden had stolen and reclaim them, using their power to rebuild the empire of old. And for a time, it seemed Sarvel shared her goals. The conquering high priest fixed his sights on the surface world, organizing an operation with enough subtlety and savvy that Kirosthrek began to consider him a suitable leader. But Sarvel's true goal with the orbs is now clear to her: rather than reclaim the orbs, he wants them destroyed. Hoping to make the most of a plan gone wrong, Kirosthrek continues to aid Sarvel, but only from a lack of better options; her opinion of the priest now calling himself the Apocalypse Prophet continues to sour. Campaign Role Kirosthrek is not the heroes' ally, but neither is she an unreasonable zealot. She fights alongside Sarvel and views the heroes as soft-skinned surface dwellers who don't deserve the privileges that have benefited them throughout their lives. But she is a quick thinker and a survivor; if the odds are obviously stacked against her, she doesn't hesitate to prioritize her own self-preservation. She doesn't like the heroes, but she respects their power, and she is no stranger to bartering with powerful beings for their aid. Should the heroes defeat Sarvel while Kirosthrek lives, she loses all interest in the surface campaign. Her first instinct is to flee, but if the heroes offer a truce, she's also willing to negotiate with them. She doesn't limit her opening requests, however: she wants the aeon orbs so she can restore the xulgath empire in the Vault of the Black Desert. She also isn't any kinder or gentler than other xulgaths, and she makes no attempt to hide her intentions of subjugating and enslaving other peoples in the areas she intends to claim (such as the urdefhans and drow that now live in what she considers xulgath lands). Even so, the heroes may feel they owe the xulgaths some form of reparations for Aroden's theft millennia ago, and Kirosthrek is willing to entertain reasonable offers to benefit her people, in lieu of the aeon orbs . The details and repercussions of such an arrangement are beyond the scope of this adventure. Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 50 Unspecific Lore : DC 48 Specific Lore : DC 45 Kirosthrek Source Pathfinder #156: The Apocalypse Prophet pg. 88 Perception +36; darkvision, thoughtsense (imprecise) 60 Languages Abyssal, Common, Daemonic, Draconic, Undercommon; telepathy 100 feet Skills Arcana +36, Deception +33, Diplomacy +41, Intimidation +33, Medicine +38, Occultism +38, Stealth +37 Str +3 Dex +3 Con +1 Int +4 Wis +4 Cha +7 Thoughtsense (divination, mental, occult) Kirosthrek senses a creature's mental essence at the listed range. Items +2 greater resilient studded leather , planar ribbon , true elixir of life --- AC 45 Fort +31 Ref +33 Will +36 HP 375 Resistances mental 20 Psychogenic Secretions (aura, mental) 30 feet. A creature that enters the emanation must attempt a DC 42 Will save. On a failure, the creature is stupefied 1 for 1 minute (stupefied 2 and also paralyzed for 1 round on a critical failure). A creature that succeeds at its save is temporarily immune to psychogenic secretions for 1 minute. Divert Thoughts Reaction (mental) Trigger Kirosthrek attempts a saving throw against a spell; Effect Kirosthrek diverts some of the spell's energy, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to the saving throw or +4 if the spell has the mental trait. If she critically succeeds at the saving throw, she can use the Cast a Spell action on her next turn to cast the triggering spell at the same level without expending any spell slots. --- Speed 25 feet, fly 35 feet (from fly ) Melee Single Action jaws +34 (Magical), Damage 4d8+6 piercing plus 4d6 mental Melee Single Action claw +34 (Agile, Magical), Damage 4d4+6 slashing plus 4d6 mental Occult Spontaneous Spells DC 42 - Cantrips (10th) Daze, Forbidding Ward, Message, Shield - 1st Fear, Sleep, True Strike - 2nd Invisibility, Mirror Image, Silence (3 slots) - 3rd Enthrall, Haste, Paralyze (3 slots) - 4th Invisibility, Modify Memory, Suggestion (3 slots) - 5th Hallucination, Mind Probe, Synaptic Pulse (3 slots) - 6th Phantasmal Calamity, Scrying, Wall of Force (3 slots) - 7th Phantasmal Killer, Visions of Danger, Warp Mind (3 slots) - 8th Confusion, Disappearance, Maze, Wall of Force (3 slots) - 9th Foresight, Synesthesia, Weird (3 slots) - 10th Alter Reality, Summon Fiend (2 slots) Occult Innate Spells DC 42, attack +34 - Cantrips (10th) Telekinetic Projectile - 2nd Telekinetic Maneuver (at will) - 5th Telekinetic Haul (at will) - 8th Phantom Pain (at will) - Constant (10th) Fly, True Seeing Occult Rituals DC 42 - 2nd Inveigle - 5th Call Spirit - 6th Planar Binding Consume Knowledge Two Actions (Divination, Mental, Occult) The thoughtmaw invades the mind of a creature within 100 feet and attempts to swallow its capacity for higher thought. The creature must attempt a DC 42 Will save. Using Consume Knowledge immediately ends any of the ability's previous effects on a different creature. Critical Success The creature is unaffected. Success The creature is slowed 1 for 1 round. Failure The creature is slowed 1 and can take no actions other than basic actions for 1 minute. Critical Failure As failure, and the thoughtmaw is quickened 1 for 1 minute. It can use this extra action to Stride, Strike, or Cast a Spell if the target had prepared spells or a spell repertoire. ",
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