ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 5
  con_mod: 4
  dex_mod: 2
  int_mod: 1
  str_mod: 5
  wis_mod: 6
ac: 26
ac_special: null
alignment: NG
automatic_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: 20 feet. Creatures in the balisse's aura are subject to __zone of truth__
    (DC 23). Additionally, if these creatures choose to honestly express their own
    conflicted feelings, the aura makes it easier for them to put words to those feelings.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Confessor's Aura
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Confessor''s Aura** (__aura__, __divine__, __enchantment__,
    __mental__) 20 feet. Creatures in the balisse''s aura are subject to __zone of
    truth__ (DC 23). Additionally, if these creatures choose to honestly express their
    own conflicted feelings, the aura makes it easier for them to put words to those
    feelings.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - aura
  - divine
  - enchantment
  - mental
  trigger: null
description: 'Balisses, or confessor angels, seek to assist mortals ensnared by moral
  dilemmas or crises of faith. Balisses prefer to guide people to their own decisions
  rather than demand obedience to a higher cause, as intrinsic belief is even more
  powerful than blind obedience. While most balisses are fundamentally honest, they
  use their guardian angel ability to seem less intimidating and decrease the chance
  the mortal will simply acquiesce to the opinion of an obviously divine being. Balisses
  often form from souls of those who performed evil acts but were redeemed. Many serve
  the goddess Sarenrae, but they can serve other good deities and empyreal lords as
  well.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Celestial__ (__Religion__)**: DC 24'
hp: 145
hp_misc: null
immunities: null
items:
- +1 striking scimitar
languages:
- Celestial
- Draconic
- Infernal
- tongues
level: 8
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 2d6+8
    type: slashing
  name: flaming scimitar
  plus_damage:
  - formula: 1d6
    type: fire and 1d6 good
  to_hit: 20
  traits:
  - fire
  - forceful
  - good
  - magical
  - sweep
name: Balisse
perception: 18
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: Two Actions
  critical_failure: The duration is permanent.
  critical_success: The creature is unaffected.
  description: null
  effect: 'The balisse marks an evil creature within its confessor''s aura as irredeemable.
    It can only do so after a failed attempt to convince the creature to repent. The
    touched creature takes a -1 status penalty to AC and saves, reduces its resistances
    by 2, and gains weakness 2 to good damage. The duration depends on the target''s
    DC 26 Will save.


    '
  effects: null
  failure: The duration is 1 day.
  frequency: once per day
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Brand of the Impenitent
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Brand of the Impenitent** [Two Actions]  (__curse__, __divine__,
    __evocation__) **Frequency** once per day; **Effect** The balisse marks an evil
    creature within its confessor''s aura as irredeemable. It can only do so after
    a failed attempt to convince the creature to repent. The touched creature takes
    a -1 status penalty to AC and saves, reduces its resistances by 2, and gains weakness
    2 to good damage. The duration depends on the target''s DC 26 Will save.


    **Critical Success** The creature is unaffected.


    **Success** The duration is 1 round.


    **Failure** The duration is 1 day.


    **Critical Failure** The duration is permanent.'
  requirements: null
  success: The duration is 1 round.
  traits:
  - curse
  - divine
  - evocation
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: Any weapon gains the effect of a __flaming__ property rune while a
    balisse wields it.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Flaming Armament
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Flaming Armament** (__divine__, __evocation__) Any weapon gains
    the effect of a __flaming__ property rune while a balisse wields it.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - evocation
  trigger: null
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: While invisible, a balisse can spiritually attach itself to a non-evil
    mortal. When it does so, it merges with the mortal's body and is unable to use
    any of its spells and abilities other than to interact with the mortal. It must
    use Guiding Angel again to leave the mortal. While merged with the mortal, the
    balisse can take a form of its choice that only the mortal can see, such as a
    small angel on the mortal's shoulder. Alternatively, it can communicate with the
    mortal using a bodiless voice only the mortal can hear.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Guiding Angel
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Guiding Angel**   (__divine__, __transmutation__) While invisible,
    a balisse can spiritually attach itself to a non-evil mortal. When it does so,
    it merges with the mortal''s body and is unable to use any of its spells and abilities
    other than to interact with the mortal. It must use Guiding Angel again to leave
    the mortal. While merged with the mortal, the balisse can take a form of its choice
    that only the mortal can see, such as a small angel on the mortal''s shoulder.
    Alternatively, it can communicate with the mortal using a bodiless voice only
    the mortal can hear.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - transmutation
  trigger: null
ranged: null
rarity: Common
resistances:
- amount: 15
  type: fire
ritual_lists:
- dc: 26
  misc: null
  name: Divine Rituals
  spell_groups:
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 4
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: atone
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 3
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: geas
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 1
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: angelic messenger
      requirement: null
  to_hit: null
saves:
  fort: 16
  fort_misc: null
  misc: +1 status to all saves vs. magic
  ref: 12
  ref_misc: null
  will: 18
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities: null
senses:
- Perception +18
- (+20 to detect lies and illusions)
- darkvision
size: Medium
skills:
- bonus: 14
  misc: null
  name: 'Acrobatics '
- bonus: 17
  misc: null
  name: 'Diplomacy '
- bonus: 18
  misc: null
  name: 'Religion '
source:
- abbr: Bestiary
  page_start: 18
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 30
  type: Land
- amount: 40
  type: fly
spell_lists:
- dc: 26
  misc: null
  name: Divine Innate Spells
  spell_groups:
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 4
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: divine wrath
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: heal
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: paralyze
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: remove curse
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: remove disease
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 3
    spells:
    - frequency: at will
      name: remove fear
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 2
    spells:
    - frequency: at will, self only
      name: invisibility
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 1
    spells:
    - frequency: at will, evil only
      name: detect alignment
      requirement: null
  to_hit: null
traits:
- NG
- Medium
- Angel
- Celestial
type: Creature
weaknesses:
- amount: 10
  type: evil