Kurobozu

AC 20, touch 20, flat-footed 16 (+4 Dex, +2 monk, +4 Wis)

hp 76 (9d8+36)

Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +10

Immune undead traits

Speed 50 ft.

Melee unarmed strike +12/+7 (1d8+5 plus sage’s bane) or flurry of blows +13/+13/+8 (1d8+5 plus sage’s bane)

Special Attacks disease, sage’s bane, steal breath

CMB +11 CMD 34 (38 vs. trip)

Str 21,, Dex 18,, Con —,, Int 10,, Wis 18,, Cha 12

Base Atk +6

Feats Defensive Combat Training , Power Attack , Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike , Lightning Reflexes , Stunning Fist , Weapon Focus (unarmed strike)

Skills Acrobatics +13, Climb +12, Perception +16, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +16

Languages Common

SQ echo of life, sage’s bane

Disease (Su) Black apoxia: Steal breath— inhaled; save Fort DC 18; onset 1 day; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Con damage and exhausted; cure 2 consecutive saves.

Echo of Life (Su) A kurobozu retains some the same disciplined training it had in life. It gains the monk’s evasion, AC bonus, stunning fist, and flurry of blows class features and unarmed strike damage as a monk of equal level to its Hit Dice. A kurobozu’s stunning fist lasts 1 round longer than normal. In addition, a kurobozu replaces its Constitution modifier with its Wisdom modifier instead of its Charisma modifier.

Sage’s Bane (Su) Any target struck by a kurobozu’s unarmed strike takes 1d4 points of Wisdom damage and loses an equal amount of ki (Fortitude DC 18 negates both). For every point of Wisdom damage a kurobozu deals, it heals 5 hit points. Hit points received in excess of the creature’s normal total are treated as temporary hit points and dissipate after 1 minute. The save DC is Wisdom-based.

Steal Breath (Su) As a standard action, a kurobozu can steal the breath from a stunned or helpless target, as per the spell suffocation , except it never causes the victim to die. Regardless of whether it successfully saved, the victim can’t speak for 1 minute, and its breath reeks of carrion. This also exposes the victim to the kurobozu’s disease.