ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 7
  con_mod: 7
  dex_mod: 6
  int_mod: 2
  str_mod: 5
  wis_mod: 4
ac: 39
ac_special: null
alignment: NE
automatic_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: 30 feet. An astradaemon draws power from the souls of the recently
    slain. If a Small or larger living creature dies within its aura, the astradaemon
    gains 5 temporary Hit Points and a +1 status bonus to attack and damage rolls
    for 1 round, unless the creature was slain by an astradaemon's Devour Soul ability.
    Incorporeal undead and living spirits traveling outside the body take 1d8 force
    damage each round within the daemon's aura from the spiritual pressure as the
    astradaemon pulls in fragments of their soul.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Soul Siphon
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Soul Siphon** (__aura__, __divine__, __force__, __necromancy__)
    30 feet. An astradaemon draws power from the souls of the recently slain. If a
    Small or larger living creature dies within its aura, the astradaemon gains 5
    temporary Hit Points and a +1 status bonus to attack and damage rolls for 1 round,
    unless the creature was slain by an astradaemon''s Devour Soul ability. Incorporeal
    undead and living spirits traveling outside the body take 1d8 force damage each
    round within the daemon''s aura from the spiritual pressure as the astradaemon
    pulls in fragments of their soul.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - aura
  - divine
  - force
  - necromancy
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: An astradaemon bends light, appearing shifted from its true position,
    though still in the same space. Creatures targeting the astradaemon must attempt
    a DC 11 flat check, as if the astradaemon were hidden, even though it remains
    observed. Effects such as the Blind-Fight feat and halfling's keen eyes that apply
    on the flat check against hidden creatures also apply against a displaced astradaemon.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Displacement
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Displacement** (__divine__, __illusion__, __visual__) An astradaemon
    bends light, appearing shifted from its true position, though still in the same
    space. Creatures targeting the astradaemon must attempt a DC 11 flat check, as
    if the astradaemon were hidden, even though it remains observed. Effects such
    as the Blind-Fight feat and halfling''s keen eyes that apply on the flat check
    against hidden creatures also apply against a displaced astradaemon.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - illusion
  - visual
  trigger: null
description: 'These unnerving, almost reptilian daemons represent death by direct
  assault against a soul or life-force—the same numbing death they bring with their
  fell touch. Rarely seen on the Material Plane, astradaemons spend most of their
  time hunting the pathways between the living world and the afterlife. There, they
  capture migrating souls, snatching them from their rightful rewards or punishments
  and dragging them to Abaddon as tribute to their undying masters. These horrifying
  predators of the dead can also be found stalking the banks of the River of Souls
  in the Astral Plane, where they constantly hunt for new victims. Psychopomps have
  a particular hatred of astradaemons as a result, and clashes between them and these
  eerie hunters of the recently departed are indeed the stuff of legend.




  Not all astradaemons limit their hunt to souls. The most notorious of their kind
  serve the Horsemen themselves as assassins.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Fiend__ (__Religion__)**: DC 35'
hp: 240
hp_misc: null
immunities:
- death effects
- negative
items: null
knowledge_checks:
  dc: 35
  skills:
  - Religion
languages:
- Common
- Daemonic
- telepathy 100 feet
level: 16
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 3d8+9
    type: piercing
  name: jaws
  plus_damage:
  - formula: 1d6
    type: evil
  - formula: null
    type: essence drain
  - formula: null
    type: Grab
  to_hit: 32
  traits:
  - evil
  - magical
  - reach 10 feet
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 3d6+9
    type: slashing
  name: claw
  plus_damage:
  - formula: 1d6
    type: evil and Essence Drain
  to_hit: 32
  traits:
  - agile
  - evil
  - magical
  - reach 10 feet
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 3d10+9
    type: bludgeoning
  name: tail
  plus_damage:
  - formula: 1d6
    type: evil and Essence Drain
  to_hit: 32
  traits:
  - evil
  - magical
  - reach 15 feet
name: Astradaemon
perception: 28
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: null
  effect: The astradaemon hasn't used an action with the attack trait yet this turn.
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Devour Soul
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Devour Soul**   (__divine__, __incapacitation__, __necromancy__)
    **Requirements** The astradaemon hasn''t used an action with the attack trait
    yet this turn. **Effect** The astradaemon draws out and consumes the soul of a
    living creature it has grabbed. The creature must succeed at a DC 35 Fortitude
    save or instantly die. If it dies, the astradaemon gains 10 temporary Hit Points
    and a +2 status bonus to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute, or for 1 day if
    the victim was 15th level or higher. A victim slain in this way can be returned
    to life normally. A creature that survives is temporarily immune for 1 minute.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - incapacitation
  - necromancy
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: When an astradaemon hits with its claw, jaws, or tail, it drains the
    target's spiritual and vital essences. The target takes 2d10 negative energy damage
    and the astradaemon regains an equal number of Hit Points. The target must succeed
    at a DC 37 Fortitude save or become __doomed 1__ and __drained 1__. If the target
    was already drained or doomed, it instead increases both conditions' value by
    1, to a maximum of 4.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Essence Drain
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Essence Drain** (__divine__, __necromancy__, __negative__) When
    an astradaemon hits with its claw, jaws, or tail, it drains the target''s spiritual
    and vital essences. The target takes 2d10 negative energy damage and the astradaemon
    regains an equal number of Hit Points. The target must succeed at a DC 37 Fortitude
    save or become __doomed 1__ and __drained 1__. If the target was already drained
    or doomed, it instead increases both conditions'' value by 1, to a maximum of
    4.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - necromancy
  - negative
  trigger: null
ranged: null
rarity: Common
resistances:
- amount: 15
  type: good
ritual_lists: null
saves:
  fort: 27
  fort_misc: null
  misc: +1 status to all saves vs. magic
  ref: 30
  ref_misc: null
  will: 26
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities: null
senses:
- Perception +28
- darkvision
- lifesense 30 feet
- true seeing
size: Large
skills:
- bonus: 28
  misc: null
  name: 'Acrobatics '
- bonus: 33
  misc: null
  name: 'Intimidation '
- bonus: 26
  misc: null
  name: 'Religion '
- bonus: 28
  misc: null
  name: 'Stealth '
- bonus: 26
  misc: null
  name: 'Survival '
source:
- abbr: Bestiary
  page_start: 73
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 60
  type: Land
- amount: 60
  type: fly
spell_lists:
- dc: 37
  misc: null
  name: Divine Innate Spells
  spell_groups:
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 8
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: discern location
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: finger of death
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 7
    spells:
    - frequency: x2
      name: plane shift
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 5
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: dimension door
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 4
    spells:
    - frequency: at will
      name: dimension door
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 1
    spells:
    - frequency: at will, good only
      name: detect alignment
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: 6
    level: -1
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: true seeing
      requirement: null
  to_hit: null
traits:
- NE
- Large
- Daemon
- Fiend
type: Creature
weaknesses: null