Action

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) cold damage.

 

Action

Claw

Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.

 

Action

Multiattack

The ankou makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

 

Action

Reaper's Breath (Recharge 5-6)

The ankou exhales cold fire in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 44 (8d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Undead creatures automatically fail the saving throw and treat all damage dealt by this breath weapon as radiant instead of cold.

 

Legendary Action

Usher of Souls

The ankou can transport itself and up to eight creatures in contact with it to another plane of existence. This works like the plane shift spell, except dead or incorporeal creatures can be transported and don't have to be willing. The ankou can't use this ability to banish an unwilling creature.

 

Special

Aura of Necromancy's Bane

When an undead creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the ankou, the undead must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

 

Special

Cloak of Shadows

As a bonus action while in dim light or darkness, the ankou becomes invisible. The cloak of shadows ends when the ankou chooses to end it as a bonus action, when the ankou dies, or if the ankou ends its turn in bright light.

 

Special

Death Ascended

The ankou has the celestial type in addition to the dragon type.

 

 

Action

2 claws

14 (1d6+8)

 

Action

tail slap

9 (1d8+4 plus

 

 

Special

|Bleed|Cold Iron Killer|Shadow Doubles

You can cause wounds that continue to bleed, inflicting additional 1d6 acid damage each round at the start of the affected creature's turn. This bleeding can be stopped by a successful Heal skill check or through the application of any magical healing.

 

Special

|Bleed|Cold Iron Killer|Shadow Doubles

All of an ankou's natural weapons are treated as cold iron.

 

Special

|Bleed|Cold Iron Killer|Shadow Doubles

Once per day as an action, an ankou can conjure up to four shadowy duplicates, which appear anywhere within 60 feet of the ankou and last a number of rounds equal to the ankou's Charisma modifier. These shadow doubles are identical to the original in all respects except that when conjured they have a number of hit points equal to 20% of the true ankou's total hit points. The doubles have all of the true ankou's melee attacks and abilities, except they can't create more shadow doubles or use the ankou's spell-like abilities except for deeper darkness. Any creature that interacts with a shadow double can attempt a Spell save to disbelieve the duplicate. Against a creature that recognizes a shadow double for what it is, the double functions as a shadow. Shadow doubles take double damage from spells with the light descriptor. If the true ankou is slain, is rendered unconscious, or is ever more than 120 feet from a shadow double, the duplicates instantly vanish.

 

 

Action

Feat 1

Blind-Fight

 

Action

Feat 2

Combat Reflexes

 

Action

Feat 3

Dodge

 

Action

Feat 4

Flyby Attack

 

Action

Feat 5

Improved Initiative

 

Action

Feat 6

Lightning Stance

 

Action

Feat 7

Wind Stance

 

Action

Melee 1

2 claws +14 (1d6+8)

 

Action

Melee 2

tail slap +9 (1d8+4 plus bleed)

 

Action

Melee 3

2 wings +9 (1d8+4 plus bleed)

 

Special

1/day

circle of death (DC 23), discern location, prismatic spray (DC 24)

 

Special

3/day

dimensional anchor, greater teleport, true seeing

 

Special

At will

deeper darkness, ray of exhaustion (DC 20), silence (self only)

 

Special

Cold Iron Killer (Su)

All of an ankou's natural weapons are treated as cold iron for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

 

Special

Shadow Doubles (Su)

Once per day as a free action, an ankou can conjure up to four shadowy duplicates, which appear anywhere within 60 feet of the ankou and last a number of rounds equal to the ankou's Charisma modifier (typically 7 rounds). These shadow doubles are identical to the original in all respects except that when conjured they have a number of hit points equal to 20% of the true ankou's total hit points (26 hit points if conjured by an ankou with full hit points). The doubles have all of the true ankou's melee attacks and abilities, except they can't create more shadow doubles or use the ankou's spell-like abilities except for deeper darkness. Any creature that interacts with a shadow double can attempt a Will save to disbelieve the duplicate (DC 10 + 1/2 the ankou's Hit Dice + the ankou's Charisma modifier, typically DC 24). Against a creature that recognizes a shadow double for what it is, the double functions as a shadow conjuration (Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 340). Shadow doubles take double damage from spells with the light descriptor. If the true ankou is slain, is rendered unconscious, or is ever more than 120 feet from a shadow double, the duplicates instantly vanish.

 

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 34, attack +26; 8th discern location; 7th prismatic spray, teleport; 6th true seeing; 4th darkness (at will), dimensional anchor; 2nd silence; 1st ray of enfeeblement

 

Ability

Shadow Doubles

Frequency: once per day

Effect For each action spent to use this ability, the ankou creates one shadowy duplicate of themself anywhere within 60 feet of themself. Shadow doubles have the same statistics as an ankou, but they have the summoned trait, have 84 Hit Points, can't use Shadow Doubles or innate spells, and have an attack bonus of +25 for their Strikes. A shadow double that attempts a saving throw against a light effect can't get a result better than failure. Each double remains for 1 round, until it's reduced to 0 Hit Points, or until it moves further than 120 feet from the ankou, whichever comes first. Each round thereafter, the ankou can spend a single action that has the concentrate trait to extend the duration of surviving duplicates by 1 round, to a maximum duration of 1 minute. The ankou can see through the eyes of all of the shadow doubles at once. A character who Seeks can identify an ankou as real or a shadow double with a successful DC 39 Perception check.

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

An ankou's Strikes deal an additional 2d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

claw +29 [+25/+21] (agile, cold iron), Damage 3d6+15 slashing

 

Trait

Fey

Creatures of the First World are called the fey.

 

Language

(can't speak any languages)

Aklo

Common

Sylvan

telepathy 100 feet

 

Perception

lifesense 120 feet

low-light vision

 

Weakness

cold iron 10

 

Ability

Ability

Variant ankou

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 38, attack +30; 9th massacre; 8th darkness (at will), dimensional anchor, discern location; 7th prismatic spray, silence, teleport; 6th ray of enfeeblement, true seeing

 

Ability

Shadow Doubles

Frequency: once per day

Effect: For each action spent to use this ability, the ankou creates one shadowy duplicate of themself anywhere within 60 feet of themself. Shadow doubles have the same statistics as an ankou, but they have the summoned trait, have 110 Hit Points, can't use Shadow Doubles or innate spells, and have an attack bonus of +27 for their Strikes. A shadow double that attempts a saving throw against a light effect can't get a result better than failure. Each double remains for 1 round, until it's reduced to 0 Hit Points, or until it moves further than 120 feet from the ankou, whichever comes first. Each round thereafter, the ankou can spend a single action that has the concentrate trait to extend the duration of surviving duplicates by 1 round, to a maximum duration of 1 minute. The ankou can see through the eyes of all of the shadow doubles at once. A character who Seeks can identify an ankou as real or a shadow double with a successful DC 43 Perception check.

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

An ankou assassin's Strikes deal an additional 3d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

claw +33 [+29/+25] (agile, cold iron), Damage 3d8+16 slashing

 

Trait

Fey

Creatures of the First World are called the fey.

 

Language

Aklo

Common

Sylvan

 

Perception

lifesense 120 feet

low-light visionLanguages Aklo

 

Weakness

cold iron 15