Vesper Hound

Source: Starfinder #12: Heart of Night

CR: 10 XP: 9,600

LE Medium outsider (extraplanar)

Init.: +5 Senses: blindsight (vibration) 60 ft. Perception: +19

Defense

HP: 165

EAC: 23 KAC: 25

Fort: +12 Ref: +12 Will: +11

Offense

Speed: 30 ft.

Melee: claw +23 (2d10+18 P; critical 1d6 bleed)

Offensive Abilities: prison of chains

Statistics

Str: +8 Dex: +5 Con: +2 Wis: +0 Int: +0 Cha: +3

Skills: Acrobatics +19, Athletics +24, Intimidate +19, Stealth +24

Languages: Common, Infernal (can’t speak any language)

Ecology

Environment: any (Shadow Plane)

Organization: solitary or clutch (2–5)

Special Abilities

Faceless (Ex) A vespers hound has no discernible facial features. It is immune to sense-dependent effects, as well as effects that target standard senses, such as gaze attacks. Prison of Chains (Su) As a standard action, a vespers hound can attempt to trap a single creature within 30 feet by lashing out with the length of chain that makes up its spine. The target must succeed at a DC 19 Reflex saving throw or become entangled and knocked prone. At the beginning of each round the target is entangled, the chains try to strangle the target, dealing 2d8 bludgeoning damage. A trapped victim can attempt a DC 30 Acrobatics check to end the entangled condition. Alternatively, an adjacent ally can pull the chains off he victim with a full action that requires no check. The vespers hound can’t move more than 30 feet from a target it entangles in this way until the trapped victim escapes or is set free, or until the vespers hound releases the victim as a move action. Slip through the Shadows (Su) As a standard action, a vespers hound can travel between shadows, as dimension door. The vespers hound must begin and end this movement in areas of dim light or darker, and it cannot bring any other creatures with it. It can jump a total of 100 feet per day; this amount can be split among many jumps, but each jump less than 10 feet counts as a 10-foot jump for the purpose of this total.