Fantasy Monster: Infernal Valet

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Devil, Infernal Valet

There is something weird about this valet, despite his impeccable attire, and neatly slicked hair. It's like the proportions of his limbs were just slightly off, his patronizing smile was too wide, his pronounced forehead just a bit too bumpy...

CR 3; XP 800

LE Medium Outsider (devil, extraplanar, evil, lawful)

Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., see in darkness; Perception +12

Defense
AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 33 (6d10)

Fort +5; Ref +3; Will +6

Defensive Abilities stoic facade; DR 5/silver or good; Immune fire, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10

Offense
Speed 30 ft.

Melee 2 slams +7 (1d6+1)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th, concentration +9)

Constant—mage armor, tongues

At Will—detect poison (by touch or taste), ignite, locate person (employer only), mage hand, mending, open/close, prestidigitation

3/day—dimension door, infernal healing, vanish

Statistics
Str 12, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 17
Base Atk +6; CMB +7; CMD 18

Feats Alertness, Nimble Moves, Skill Focus (Profession [valet])

Skills Bluff +12, Diplomacy +12, Knowledge (nobility) +10, Perception +12, Profession (valet) +13, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +10

Languages Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal; tongues

SQ calling chime, vigor tonic

Ecology
Environment urban, ruins
Organization solitary, pair, or a team (3–6)
Treasure standard

Calling Chime (Su) Each infernal valet is bound to a hand-held bell. When the bell is rung as a standard action, the infernal valet is teleported to nearby position in 1d4 rounds. The infernal valet appears just behind a nearby door, curtain, or otherwise outside of view of people present, if remotely possible.

Stoic Facade (Su) An infernal valet alignment reads as lawful neutral to divination effects, their lies can't be detected, and they can't be compelled to tell truth.

Vigor Tonic (Su) Once a day, an infernal valet can prepare an alcoholic drink that will suppress any disease afflicting the drinker for 24 hours, grant +4 profane bonus to saving throws against poison (but not narcotic drugs), and either enhance or diminish drinker's libido.

Infernal valets are lesser devils, barely above the level of imp familiars, that are contract-bound to serve notable mortals—younger aristocrats, barristers, wealthy middle class aspiring to join upper echelons of society, bastards of important aristocrats, and such—while subtly manipulate them to serve interests of hell, or at least taint their souls.

These devils might not be exceptionally intelligent, but they are quite cunning and witty, with dry, deadpan humor, often directing subtle or not so subtle stabs at their employers and other people from their society—in fact they often use their humorous  comments, both disparaging and praising, to shape their employers opinions—indirectly mocking compassion and virtue, while lauding social climbing, hierarchy and disdain for disadvantaged.

Infernal valets have a sort of running rivalry with infernal consorts, often disparaging each other, and vying for attention of their shared master employer. While they are not of high opinion of mortal sexuality, and don't engage in sex themselves, they do help their employers with organizing liaisons, the more illicit the better—though at other times, they quietly sabotage their employers' relationships if they feel that resulting frustration and anger, will serve the goals of the valet and the hell more.

Unlike consorts, infernal valets are physical cowards, and their contracts explicitly exempt them from fighting for their employers, though they can happily arrange for a few thugs to deliver violence in their name.