Creatures in "Herecite" Category

AC 24, touch 19, flat-footed 20 (+4 Dex, +5 natural, +5 profane)

hp 138 (12d8+84)

Fort +11, Ref +10, Will +11

DR 10/good

Immune undead traits

SR 20 (24 vs. divine spells)

Speed 40 ft.

Melee +2 unholy heavy mace +19/+14 (1d8+10/19–20 plus faith-stealing strike), slam +12 (1d8+5 plus faith-stealing strike) or 2 slams +17 (1d8+8 plus faith-stealing strike)

Special Attacks faith-stealing strike

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 10th; concentration +15)

Aura desecration (30 ft.)

CMB +15 CMD 34

Str 22,, Dex 19,, Con —,, Int 14,, Wis 9,, Cha 21

Base Atk +9

Feats Combat Casting , Improved Initiative , Improved Iron Will , Iron Will , Power Attack , Skill Focus (Perception)

Skills Bluff +17, Intimidate +20, Knowledge (planes) +14, Knowledge (religion) +17, Perception +20, Sense Motive +14

Languages Common, Infernal

SQ cabal, herecite domains (Fire, Trickery), profane insight, unleash heresy

Cabal (Ex) Multiple herecites can form a cabal to gain increased magical abilities and defenses. A cabal consists of two to five herecites. The ritual to form a cabal (or to welcome new herecites into an existing cabal) requires 24 hours of worship, prayer, and vile sacrifice, after which point the herecites become bound to the area in which the ritual was performed (this area can be no larger than one 50-foot cube per herecite in the cabal, to a maximum of five 50-foot cubes for a cabal of five herecites). If any one member of a herecite cabal leaves this area, it and all other herecites in the cabal lose all of the shared abilities granted by their cabal and they must perform the ritual once again to regain these abilities. All herecites in a cabal gain the spell-like abilities granted by each individual herecite’s domains (in the case of duplicate domains, no additional spelllike abilities are gained—most herecite cabals consist of herecites with individually different domains). All herecites in a cabal share one mind, can communicate telepathically, and gain a +4 bonus on initiative checks and Perception checks. If at least one herecite in a cabal disbelieves an illusion, all other herecites in the cabal are considered to disbelieve the illusion. If one herecite is aware of combatants, all other herecites in that cabal area also aware of those combatants, and if one member is injured or killed, all remaining herecites are aware of it. As long as the cabal exists, all herecites in the cabal gain fast healing 10.

Desecration Aura (Su) A herecite’s very existence is an embodiment of desecration, and as such it exudes a 30-foot-radius aura of desecration. It and all undead within this area gain a +2 profane bonus on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws, and the DC to resist negative channeled energy in the area increases by 6. The herecite itself gains 2 hit points per Hit Die (+24 hit points for most herecites). All of these benefits are calculated into the above stats, and while they do not stack with those granted by desecrate spells, neither do they vanish if the herecite enters an area under the effect of a consecrate spell.

Faith-Stealing Strike (Su) A nonevil divine spellcaster struck by a herecite’s slam attack or by its favored weapon must succeed at a DC 21 Will save or be unable to cast any divine spells for 1 round. Once a creature successfully saves, it is immune to further faith-stealing strikes from that particular herecite for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Herecite Domains A herecite is associated with one evil god, and is always of the same alignment as that god. The herecite selects two domains granted by that god, gaining both domain’s 1st-level spells as at-will spell-like abilities, the 2nd-level spells as 3/day spell-like abilities, and the 3rd- and 4th-level spells as 1/day spell-like abilities. Inappropriate spells granted by domains, or spells that duplicate the herecite’s existing spell-like abilities, are replaced with inflict spells of the same level. For example, a herecite with access to Healing would swap out all four of its cure spells for the inflict versions, while a herecite with access to Glory would swap out bless weapon for inflict moderate wounds , searing light for inflict serious wounds , and holy smite for inflict critical wounds . The herecite above is a herecite of Asmodeus with the Fire and Trickery domains. These spell-like abilities are in addition to the herecite’s base spell-like abilities ( detect good , see invisibility , and unholy blight ).

Profane Insight (Su) A herecite adds its Charisma bonus (+5 for most herecites) to its AC as a profane bonus. It is proficient with the favored weapon of its associated deity, and if it wields its deity’s favored weapon, that weapon gains the unholy weapon ability. Against divine spells, the herecite’s SR increases by 4.

Unleash Heresy (Su) When a herecite is destroyed, it explodes, dealing 3d6 negative energy damage to all creatures in a 30-foot radius (Reflex DC 21 half). Any nonevil creature damaged by this energy must also succeed at a DC 21 Will save or be affected by the herecite’s faith-stealing strike. The save DC is Charisma-based.