Fantasy Monster: Words-In-Stone

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Words-In-Stone

A monolithic slab of polished black stone, engraved and enameled with golden glyphs.

CR 20; XP 307,200
LN Large Construct

Init +10; Senses darkvision 120 ft., domain of law 100 miles, low-light vision; Perception +27

Defense
AC 36, touch 26, flat-footed  (+6 deflection, +10 Dex, +1 dodge, +10 natural, –1 size)
hp 405 (30d10+240); fast healing 30
Fort +22; Ref +32; Will +27

Defensive Abilities enhanced durability 6, enhanced protection 6, hardness 20; Immune construct traits

Offense
Speed fly 60 ft. (perfect); overland flight

Space 10 ft.; Reach 60 ft.

Special Attacks punishing arcs (20d10, Will DC 27 negates)

Statistics
Str 30, Dex 30, Con —, Int 11, Wis 21, Cha 11
Base Atk +30; CMB +41; CMD 61 (can't be tripped)

Feats Ability Focus (punishing arcs), Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Initiative, Lightning Stance, Mobility, Run, Skill Focus (Perception), Skill Focus (Sense Motive), Toughness, Wind Stance

Skills Fly +16, Perception +45, Sense Motive +45

Language understands all languages; telepathy 100 ft.

Ecology
Environment any
Organization solitary
Treasure standard (rare metals and magical inks)

Special Abilities

Domain Of Law (Su) Each words-in-stone bears a commandment, a (presumably) divine instructions, a course of action, law, proscription, or taboo, that the words-in-stone are bound to enforce. Whenever anyone, willingly or accidentally, knowingly or not, violates the commandment within 100 miles, words-in-stone become aware of it and starts pursuing the offender. While the entity has a general idea of location and identity of the perpetrator, it can be deceived with enough effort and loses track and memory of the perpetrator of violation if the perpetrator manages to move beyond the hundred miles range.

Judgement Of Law (Su) Any living sapient creature reduced to 0 hit points by words-in-stone's punishing arcs enters a timeless mindscape, where a phantom figure informs of the commandment borne by the particular words-in-stone, and demands that creature submitted itself to the words and followed them strictly – there is subjective time for the creature to ask details and clarifications about the commandment, though the creature can't negotiate its way out. If the creature agrees to submit, it wakes up with 1 hit point, with a permanent, exceptionally potent (–6 penalty to ability scores per infraction, with no limit on total penalty accumulated) geas to obey the commandment and permanent vulnerability (+50% damage) to the punishing arcs of that words-in-stone. If the creature defies the words, it immediately petrifies into a stone statue. Only freedom, miracle, or wish (or equivalent magic) can free the petrified victim, and only miracle, wish or destruction of the words-in-stone can remove the geas.

Overland Flight (Ex) Out of combat, words-in-stone can maintain flight speed of 30 miles per hour.

Punishing Arcs (Su) Words-in-stone unleashes arcs of crackling power that can target one creature within the 60-ft. reach as a standard action, or as an attack of opportunity, or any number of targets within reach as a full attack. Targeted creatures suffer 20d10 points of damage from (presumably) divine power on a failed Will saving throw (DC 27). The saving throw DC is Constitution-based.

Words-in-stone are embodiment of (presumably) divine commandments, each one guarding one commandment and enforcing it mercilessly. It is debatable if the commandment carved into words-in-stone are truly divine, though, for many of them seem rather weird, overcomplicated, whimsical, contradictory, or even outright incomprehensible to mortal minds, with little to no rational explanation for them.