Monster: Stonewraith

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Stonewraith
A translucent-grey figure with glowing red eyes emerges from a stone statue.

CR 11; XP 12,800
NE Medium Undead (incorporeal)
Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., stonesight 60 ft.; Perception +19

Defense
AC 23, touch 23, flat-footed 15 (+5 deflection, +7 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 114 (12d8+60)
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +14
Defensive Abilities anchor-stone, channel resistance +4, incorporeal; Immune undead traits

Offense
Speed fly 30 ft. (perfect)
Melee 2 petrifying touches +16 melee touch (1d6 Dex damage, 19–20/×2)
Special Attacks necrotic petrification

Statistics
Str —, Dex 24, Con —, Int 11, Wis 19, Cha 21
Base Atk +9; CMB +9; CMD 26
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Critical (petrifying touch), Improved Initiative, Iron Will
Skills Fly +15, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +12, Knowledge (engineering) +12, Perception +19, Stealth +22
Languages Common, Dwarf, Terran
SQ incorporeal

Ecology
Environment ruins, underground
Organization solitary, pair
Treasure standard

Anchor-Stone (Ex and Su) Each stonewraith is linked to its petrified body, reforming its incorporeal form fully healed 1d10 days after being destroyed within its anchor-stone. The stonewraith's petrified body has hardness of 10 and 600 hit points. If the stonewraith's anchor-stone is destroyed or turned back into flesh, the first creature the stonewraith manages to petrify afterwards becomes its anchor-stone after 24 hours (and dies despite being petrified—this is a death effect). A stonewraith can hide within its anchor-stone and take a standard action to heal a number of hit points equal to number of petrified creatures within 60 feet (including its anchor-stone).

Necrotic Petrification (Su) A creature rendered helpless by a stonewraiths Dexterity damage becomes petrified.

Stonesight (Su) A stonewraith can see through 60 feet of stone or masonry as if it was transparent.


Creatures turned into stone are neither dead nor alive, usually. In rare circumstances, a sapient creature might be petrified exactly at the moment of its death. If such demise happens to be caused by necromantic powers, a stonewraith might form. Such undead is purely focused on maintaining its tainted existence forever, viewing mortals as source of more statues in which it might hide.

Occasionally, a mortal being may deliberately taint oneself with necrotic energies before facing a threat capable of turning flesh to stone, in misguided desire for eternal existence. Sometimes they even succeed in becoming stonewraiths...