Ability

Create Shadow Sanctuary

Frequency: once per day

Effect: The deculi creates an extradimensional space adjacent to itself in any 10-foot-by-10-foot area of darkness and enters it. To non-deculis, the extradimensional space looks like an ordinary area of darkness (though effects such as true seeing can see through this illusion). The deculi's infrared vision functions normally between this extradimensional space and the area outside its confines, allowing the deculi to sense what is going on around it, and its innate darkness spell also extends to the area around the shadow sanctuary. Attacks cannot be made into or from the extradimensional space. The deculi can Dismiss this effect to emerge from its shadow sanctuary, but the space it emerges into must be in darkness and must be unobstructed. If the area is obstructed, the deculi is shunted to the nearest available space and takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 5 feet shunted. If the area overlaying the shadow sanctuary becomes illuminated by magical light, the extradimensional space can no longer be accessed and the deculi is trapped within until the area is once again in darkness. The deculi can try to extinguish a magical light effect obscuring its sanctuary once per day by attempting to counteract the light effect with its darkness innate spell. If a deculi dies (including from hunger, thirst, or asphyxiation) while within the extradimensional space, the shadow sanctuary immediately ends and the deculi's corpse is expelled. If the area is illuminated, the corpse is not expelled until the sanctuary entrance is in darkness once again.

 

Ability

Infrared Vision

A deculi can detect infrared radiation as a precise sense.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 32; 6th darkness (at will)

 

Ability

Shadow Strike

Circumstance: The deculi is in its shadow sanctuary.

The deculi Dismisses its shadow sanctuary. It Strides, Climbs, or Flies up to its Speed, then makes a fangs Strike that deals an additional 4d6 precision damage.

 

Ability

Walk in Shadow

When the deculi is Hiding in darkness and Sneaks, it can move up to its full Speed instead of half its Speed.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

fangs +24 [+19/+14], Damage 3d12+11 piercing

 

Trait

Beast

A creature similar to an animal but with an Intelligence modifier of -3 or higher is usually a beast. Unlike an animal, a beast might be able to speak and reason.

 

Immunity

visual

 

Language

can't speak any language

Undercommon

 

Perception

infrared vision 60 feet

no vision