ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 2
  con_mod: 2
  dex_mod: 4
  int_mod: 2
  str_mod: 6
  wis_mod: 4
ac: 27
ac_special: null
alignment: N
automatic_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: The creature is frightened 4.
  critical_success: The creature is unaffected by the presence.
  description: 20 feet, DC 22
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: The creature is frightened 2.
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: A creature that first enters the area must attempt a Will save.
    Regardless of the result of the saving throw, the creature is temporarily immune
    to this monster's Frightful Presence for 1 minute.
  name: Frightful Presence
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Frightful Presence** 20 feet, DC 22 A creature that first enters
    the area must attempt a Will save. Regardless of the result of the saving throw,
    the creature is temporarily immune to this monster''s Frightful Presence for 1
    minute.

    Critical Success The creature is unaffected by the presence.

    Success The creature is frightened 1.

    Failure The creature is frightened 2.

    Critical Success The creature is frightened 4.'
  requirements: null
  success: The creature is frightened 1.
  traits:
  - aura
  - emotion
  - fear
  - mental
  trigger: null
- action_cost: Reaction
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: null
  effect: You lash out at a foe that leaves an opening. Make a melee Strike against
    the triggering creature. If your attack is a critical hit and the trigger was
    a manipulate action, you disrupt that action. This Strike doesn't count toward
    your multiple attack penalty, and your multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to
    this Strike.
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Attack of Opportunity
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Attack of Opportunity** [Reaction] **Trigger** A creature within
    your reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or
    leaves a square during a move action it''s using. **Effect** You lash out at a
    foe that leaves an opening. Make a melee Strike against the triggering creature.
    If your attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, you
    disrupt that action. This Strike doesn''t count toward your multiple attack penalty,
    and your multiple attack penalty doesn''t apply to this Strike.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits: null
  trigger: A creature within your reach uses a manipulate action or a move action,
    makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using.
description: 'Protecting the __Boneyard__ are the stern and resolute guardians of
  the dead known as vanths, psychopomps who resemble skeletons with raven-like wings
  and a mask resembling a vulture''s skull. Vanths carry black scythes to fight against
  those who would disturb the natural progression of souls, and they consider any
  visitor to the Boneyard a potential troublemaker. When the psychopomp armies go
  to war, vanths serve as front-line soldiers. They rarely speak and even more rarely
  show any emotion other than a grim adherence to duty.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Monitor__ (__Religion__)**: DC 23'
hp: 105
hp_misc: null
immunities:
- death effects
- disease
items:
- +1 scythe
languages:
- Abyssal
- Celestial
- Infernal
- Requian
level: 7
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 1d10+8
    type: slashing
  name: scythe
  plus_damage:
  - formula: null
    type: spirit touch
  to_hit: 18
  traits:
  - deadly d10
  - magical
  - trip
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 1d6+8
    type: slashing
  name: jaws
  plus_damage:
  - formula: null
    type: spirit touch
  to_hit: 17
  traits:
  - agile
name: Vanth
perception: 15
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: A vanth's scythe is its symbol of office and gains a measure of its
    personal power. This scythe becomes a +1 scythe and is treated as if it were __adamantine__
    while the vanth wields it. A vanth whose scythe is taken or destroyed can infuse
    a new one with an hour of work.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Infuse Weapon
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Infuse Weapon** (__divine__, __evocation__) A vanth''s scythe
    is its symbol of office and gains a measure of its personal power. This scythe
    becomes a +1 scythe and is treated as if it were __adamantine__ while the vanth
    wields it. A vanth whose scythe is taken or destroyed can infuse a new one with
    an hour of work.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - evocation
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: An vanth's Strikes affect __incorporeal__ creatures with the effects
    of a __ghost touch__ property rune and deal 2d6 negative damage to living creatures
    and 2d6 positive damage to undead.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Spirit Touch
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Spirit Touch** An vanth''s Strikes affect __incorporeal__ creatures
    with the effects of a __ghost touch__ property rune and deal 2d6 negative damage
    to living creatures and 2d6 positive damage to undead.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits: null
  trigger: null
- action_cost: Two Actions
  critical_failure: As failure, but the effect is permanent.
  critical_success: The target is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Vanth's
    Curse for 24 hours.
  description: null
  effect: "The vanth bestows a curse on a creature by touching it with its scythe.\
    \ The creature must attempt a DC 25 Will save. \n\n"
  effects: null
  failure: The target becomes morose and glum as it accepts its own inevitable fate.
    For 1 hour, the target is stupefied 2. Each time the target gains the dying condition,
    the stupefied condition value increases by 1, to a maximum value of stupefied
    4.
  frequency: three times per day
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Vanth's Curse
  range: null
  raw_description: "**Vanth's Curse** [Two Actions]  (__curse__, __divine__, __enchantment__,\
    \ __misfortune__) **Frequency** three times per day; **Effect** The vanth bestows\
    \ a curse on a creature by touching it with its scythe. The creature must attempt\
    \ a DC 25 Will save. \n\n**Critical Success** The target is unaffected and is\
    \ temporarily immune to Vanth's Curse for 24 hours. \n\n**Success** The target\
    \ feels a momentary shudder of doom and is __stupefied 1__ for 1 minute by the\
    \ distracting sensation. \n\n**Failure** The target becomes morose and glum as\
    \ it accepts its own inevitable fate. For 1 hour, the target is stupefied 2. Each\
    \ time the target gains the __dying__ condition, the stupefied condition value\
    \ increases by 1, to a maximum value of stupefied 4. \n\n**Critical Failure**\
    \ As failure, but the effect is permanent."
  requirements: null
  success: The target feels a momentary shudder of doom and is stupefied 1 for 1 minute
    by the distracting sensation.
  traits:
  - curse
  - divine
  - enchantment
  - misfortune
  trigger: null
ranged: null
rarity: Common
resistances:
- amount: 10
  type: negative
- amount: 10
  type: poison
ritual_lists: null
saves:
  fort: 15
  fort_misc: null
  misc: +1 status to all saves vs. magic
  ref: 13
  ref_misc: null
  will: 17
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities: null
senses:
- Perception +15
- darkvision
- lifesense 60 feet
size: Medium
skills:
- bonus: 17
  misc: null
  name: 'Acrobatics '
- bonus: 17
  misc: null
  name: 'Athletics '
- bonus: 15
  misc: null
  name: 'Boneyard Lore '
- bonus: 15
  misc: null
  name: 'Intimidation '
- bonus: 13
  misc: null
  name: 'Occultism '
- bonus: 13
  misc: null
  name: 'Religion '
- bonus: 17
  misc: null
  name: 'Stealth '
source:
- abbr: Bestiary 2
  page_start: 210
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 25
  type: Land
- amount: 40
  type: fly
spell_lists:
- dc: 22
  misc: null
  name: Divine Innate Spells
  spell_groups:
  - 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: 3
    spells:
    - frequency: ×3
      name: locate
      requirement: null
    - frequency: ×3
      name: searing light
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 2
    spells:
    - frequency: at will, self only
      name: invisibility
      requirement: null
  to_hit: null
traits:
- N
- Medium
- Monitor
- Psychopomp
type: Creature
weaknesses: null