Monster: Scribe Servilis

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Servilis, Scribe
An ugly, hunched imp with tentacles for beard and feathers instead of hair. It wears a dirty frock covered with ink stains.

CR 1/3; XP 135
NE Small Outsider (evil, extraplanar, servilis)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +1

Defense
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+1 Dex, +1 size)
hp 6 (1d10+1)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3
DR 2/good; Immune disease, poison; Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, sonic 5

Offense
Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 claws +1 (1d3–1)
Ranged quill +3 (1d3–1)
Special Attack breath weapon (3/day, DC 11, blindness for 1d4 rounds)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +0)
Constant—comprehend languages
At Will—arcane mark, erase, mending

Statistics
Str 8, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9
Base Atk +1; CMB –1; CMD 10
Feats Endurance^B, Skill Focus (Linguistics)
Skills Knowledge (arcana) +5, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +5, Knowledge (nature) +5, Knowledge (planes) +5, Knowledge (religion) +5, Linguistics +8, Profession (scribe) +5
Languages understands Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, Protean; comprehend languages; doesn't speak
SQ fiendish copyist

Ecology
Environment any (evil planes)
Organization solitary, pair, or team (3–10)
Treasure standard

Breath Weapon (Su) A scribe servilis can spew a 10-ft. cone of ink three times per day, blinding all creatures that fail their Reflex saving throw (DC 11) for 1d4 rounds. Any invisible creature within the area that fails its saving throw becomes visible until the ink is washed off (or erased). The saving throw DC is Constitution based.

Fiendish Copyist (Ex) A scribe servilis can copy written text and drawings with excellent accuracy as long as it has direct access to the source material. They can also write down whatever it is dictated to them, transliterating it into any one writing system they know as accurately as it is possible. Each scribe has an unlimited supply of quills that it can pull from its heads and unlimited supply of ink produced by its tentacled beard.

Quills (Ex) A scribe servilis has quills instead of hair. It can pull them to use as  a writing implement or throw them like darts with range increment of 20 ft. The quills regrow quickly after being pulled, though the very act of pulling them out causes visible discomfort to the scribe.


Serviles (sing. servilis) are petty fiends formed of excess spiritual residue of the lower planes. They are submissive, groveling, cowardly, and mix laziness and desire to please powerful masters in an unpredictable degree. They are receptive to bribes and prone to malice and petty vindictiveness when not subdued with terror. When properly coaxed to work, they can be quite competent in their narrow field of expertise, though, despite all their complaints and attempts to evade hard work.

Scribe serviles serve greater fiends and evil casters writing down and copying whatever they are ordered to, mystical or mundane. They can also handle taking care of libraries and other collections of written lore. They tend to be eternal complainers, often showing their disdain for superiors that are not powerful or threatening enough by asking for repeats and spelling the words for them.