Action

Feat 1

Animal Affinity

 

Action

Feat 2

Dodge

 

Action

Feat 3

Flyby Attack

 

Action

Feat 4

Iron Will

 

Action

Feat 5

Lunge

 

Action

Feat 6

Mobility

 

Action

Feat 7

Stealthy

 

Action

Melee 1

2 incorporeal claws +17 (5d8 plus bleed)

 

Special

1/day

magic jar (animals only, DC 21)

 

Special

3/day

charm animal (DC 17)

 

Special

At will

animal trance (DC 18), speak with animals, veil (self only, as animal with backward feet; DC 22)

 

Special

Blood Drain (Su)

As a standard action, a bhuta can suck blood from an adjacent opponent that is taking bleed damage. The target takes 1d6 points of Constitution damage (Fort DC 23 for half). The bhuta heals 5 hit points when it drains blood.

 

Special

Cold Iron Weakness (Su)

A cold iron weapon is considered to be magical when used against a bhuta. A magic cold iron weapon always functions as a ghost touch weapon when used against a bhuta.

 

 

Ability

Bound

Bhutas are bound to a natural area or feature where they died and must remain within 120 feet of that anchor. A bhuta can only leave if invited to travel with living companions, an invitation bhutas often seek to obtain via trickery. While traveling, the bhuta must remain within 120 feet of at least one of the living creatures who invited them. If all members of the group die, the bhuta must return to their bound area by midnight the same day or be destroyed.

 

Ability

Change Shape

(concentrate, occult, polymorph, transmutation) The bhuta takes the form of a Large, Medium, or Small animal common to their bound area. This doesn't change the bhuta's Speed or attack and damage modifiers with their Strikes but might change the damage type their Strikes deal. No matter what form the bhuta takes, their feet remain backward and they cast no shadow. A bhuta in animal form is still incorporeal, though that isn't obvious just by looking at it.

 

Ability

Possess Animal

The bhuta attempts to possess an adjacent animal. They cast 9th-level heightened possession with the following changes: since the bhuta has no physical body, they're unaffected by that restriction. On a critical failure, the duration extends to 1 full day. While possessed by a bhuta, the animal casts no shadow.

 

Ability

Primal Corruption

4 circumstance penalty to saves against the bhuta's Possess Animal ability, the bhuta's charm innate spell, and the bhuta's command innate spell.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 30, attack +22; 9th nature's enmity (only while within the area to which the bhuta is bound); 6th summon animal; 5th command (animals only), vampiric touch; 4th charm (animals only); 3rd animal vision; Cantrips (6th) daze, tanglefoot; Constant (2nd) speak with animals

 

Ability

Shadowless

A bhuta casts no shadow.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

fangs +24 [+19/+14] (finesse, magical), Damage 2d12+13 piercing plus 1d8 persistent bleed

 

Trait

Incorporeal

An incorporeal creature or object has no physical form. It can pass through solid objects, including walls. When inside an object, an incorporeal creature can't perceive, attack, or interact with anything outside the object, and if it starts its turn in an object, it is slowed 1. Corporeal creatures can pass through an incorporeal creature, but they can't end their movement in its space. An incorporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against physical creatures or objects—only against incorporeal ones—unless those objects have the ghost touch property rune. Likewise, a corporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against incorporeal creatures or objects. Incorporeal creatures usually have immunity to effects or conditions that require a physical body, like disease, poison, and precision damage. They usually have resistance against all damage (except force damage and damage from Strikes with the ghost touch property rune), with double the resistance against non-magical damage.

 

Trait

Undead

Once living, these creatures were infused after death with negative energy and soul-corrupting evil magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by positive energy, are healed by negative energy, and don't benefit from healing effects.

 

Immunity

death effects

disease

poison

precision

unconscious

 

Language

Common

Necril

speak with animals

 

Perception

darkvision

 

Resistance

all damage 10 (except force

ghost touch

or positive

 

Weakness

cold iron 5